Kossith

The Kossith are one of the Votan races.

Biology
Kossith are taller and considered to be more physically robust than humans. They have skin of varying metallic colors (such as gold, bronze, and silver), white hair, pointed ears, and vivid eyes with colors like violet, red, silver, or yellow.

Most Kossith have horns, the horn itself has no nerve endings and can be painlessly removed much like human nails or hair, they can still become irritated however so they have several types of balms. But once a horn is cut off, it will not grow back. Most Kossith have one pair of horns while others have two pairs of horns, one big and one small one.

Hornlessness
Hornlessness is a rare genetic variation in Kossith, akin to red hair in humans. Those born without horns are considered special and are often given prestigious roles in Kossith society.

Culture
Kossith who follow the animistic gods are a largely peaceful people. They wear face painting known as Vitaar as a symbol of their clan. At times of mourning, animistic Kossith have been known to wear black gloves.

Koslun Kossith see society as a living entity, whose well-being is the responsibility of all. Each person is like a drop of blood in the veins of the being, and they must not do what is best for them, but what is best for the creature. A corpse is considered an insignificant husk that is no longer the individual that it once was and thus is afforded no special treatment, rather disposed of whatever manner is most practical.

Both kinds of Kossith do not have a concept of "family units". While Animistic Kossith believe that their children belong to the entire clan, Koslun Kossith do not marry, choose partners, or even know to whom they are related. A father's role ends at conception. A mother's ends at birth. A Koslun Kossith's "family" consists of his or her peers, called brothers and sisters.

Religion
The Kossith religious base is heavily divided between two separate faiths.

One Kossith religion focuses around the worship of animistic gods.

Another is a pantheistic faith known as Koslun, which says that the Kossith people are a Triumvirate of mind, body and soul.

Language
The Kossith language is known as Koslit.