Brute

Basic description:

Big dumb muscle. The young, dumb, and ugly. Presumably formed as cannon fodder in the eugenics wars, maybe. Sacrifices a lot of charisma and intelligence for enhanced strength and constitution.

Physiology:

Brutes resemble humans except for the fact that they are often bigger, with more larger and more developed muscles, and more bulky in terms of weight. Often called a 'glandular problem' or 'hygiene problem', but it's tied to the brute metabolism, they also sweat more with a worse body odor than humans but it gives them heightened temperature regulation as well as allows them to exercise more, thus helping them to develop their bodies. The Brute brain is also 'wired' differently than the human brain, with low impulse control including with less endorphins released on a task that features delayed gratification, instead releasing more endorphins when it comes to instant gratification, adrenaline and reward chemicals are also released when it comes to fighting or witnessing explosions, executions, and other acts of violence.

History:

Brutes didn't appear one day, their mutation was carefully engineered and at first, locally dispersed into the gene pool by various factions, now long extinct, in a conflict called the eugenics wars. It is believed that these factions existed in each region of what is now Merika as well as a couple places in what is now Yndonesia played a role in this war as well. While the factions are unknown, it is believed that the genetic code for the Brute was released into the areas these factions controlled and then they were swept up when they were considered of military age to fight as shock troops and front line forces for each of these forces to create genetic superiority. The war ended and these factions destroyed themselves or were destroyed, but the mutation for the Brute lived on...

Culture:

Brutes often appear in the areas of others, acting and even relishing in roles of acting as hired muscle and enforcers for others. It's not good to employ them as bouncers, shop/medical security, or where discretion is needed as their love for gore and violence may result in things getting out of hands very quickly which often means the brute will start acquiring a kill count. Brutes who have some measure of intelligence and study history are often known to read up (Or more likely... get audio) on things like knights, soldiers, warlords, samurai, etc. and will often try to emulate that like wearing samurai armor and wield large swords