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==Biology==
===Anatomy and physiology===
As a species, the Mikaeans are for the most part physically indistinguishable from their human neighbors, possessing the same external physical traits with few notable exceptions. The Mikaean body consists of a torso with two arms, two legs, and a head connected to the rest of the body by a neck. A Mikaean adult's body consists of about 100 trillion cells, not unlike that within a human, though a high proportion of their body consists of undifferentiated stem cells. Mikaean bodies are divided into a {{w|Nervous system|nervous}}, {{w|Cardiovascular system|cardiovascular}}, {{w|Circulatory system|circulatory}}, {{w|Digestive system|digestive}}, {{w|Endocrine system|endocrine}}, {{w|Immune system|immune}}, {{w|Integumentary system|integumentary}}, {{w|Lymphatic system|lymphatic}}, {{w|Musculosketetal system|musculoskeletal}}, {{w|Reproductive system|reproductive}}, {{w|Respiratory system|respiratory}}, and {{w|urinary system}}.
Physically-speaking, the generally ample and shapely build of a Mikaean female betrays their robust physical strength, of which they have in greater supply than the males of either species. They possess about
The average height for a Mikaean of both sexes is about
▲The average height for a Mikaean of both sexes is about 177.8 cm (5'10"), which has remained the norm within the species for the last four thousand years since their creation. Mikaeans do not suffer from shrinkage as they grow older, as they lack the same rate of senescence as recorded with humans. However, Mikaeans will generally not grow any taller than the norm of 177.8 cm, with anything greater than that deemed to be an abnormality within the individual. Regarding weight, as with height, Mikaeans as a species generally do not deviate from a well-defined norm set by their biology. Mikaean males will generally weight between 68.9-75.7 kg (152-167 lbs), while females within the species weight between 74.8-85.3 kg (165-188 lbs). Due to the uniquely rigid genetic and biological constraints within the species, the physical alterations expected within the majority of mammalian species due to the effects of diet and environment, are astonishingly absent throughout the entirety of the Mikaean population.
===Genetics===
===Life cycle===
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Based on this information, one can find the following features common within the Mikaeans. Brown, grey, and hazel eyes are the only three eye colors present within the Mikaean population, with grey eyes being the most common and brown eyes being the least common. Birthmarks such as {{w|freckle}}s and {{w|beauty mark}}s are present within both the male and female populations of the Mikaeans, and tend to follow a strict pattern throughout the entire race. Freckles only appear across the cheeks and nose of the individual, while beauty marks tend to form below the eyes and on either side of the lip. Hair on males grows to be short, coarse, and curly, while in females their hair tends to grow out into a straight or moderately curly pattern; likewise, the hair within the Mikaean population is universally black in color. Skin color within the Mikaeans is uniformly light brown in coloration, a description which has remained unchanged from the time the Mikaeans departed from Africa to their migration to their present homeland in North America.
Other traits found throughout the species is their congenital {{w|Near-sightedness|myopic}} {{w|astigmatism}}, a refractive error within the eye causing severe nearsightedness throughout the entire Mikaean race. This visual handicap has long been listed as part of reason the Mikaeans have been adverse to conflict, due to the inability to properly see opponents and defend themselves, the until the widespread use of {{w|corrective lens}} in their homeland during the mid-17th century. Because of this limitation, the Mikaeans as a species have heavily-relied on the use of
Despite their lack of genetic diversity, the Mikaeans have shown a remarkable level of resilience in adapting to new climates and environments throughout their history. It has long been theorized that the few instances of significant biological variety within the species has been the direct result of so-called "active breeding" by the Mikaean patriarchs, who proactively alter their offspring prior to birth to adapt to whatever needs they have deemed necessary for their clade. How this is accomplished by the males is remains unknown, but researchers have long surmised that the process may be instinctual, as a patriarch migrates into a new biome where he will actively spawn offspring with the best traits to thrive there within the limited genetic range available to the species. For example, the melanin levels within the Mikaeans appear to be influenced more by the patriarchs than external environmental factors, though Mikaeans have be known to darken (tan) when exposed to significant levels of UV radiation, however not so much as to produce the range of skin tones found within humans.
==Psychology==
===Sleep and dreaming===
===Consciousness and thought===
===Motivation and emotion===
As is the case within the human species, the motivations behind Mikaean behavior and emotions is poorly understood. What is known for a certainty is that the Mikaeans place the needs of their community above that of themselves individually, resulting in a society which is generally less prone to instability and violence. The Mikaeans are universally-documented as being meek
The average Mikaean tends to be an extremely thoughtful individual who typically tends to be a loving and altruistic person seeking out the welfare of others, and they appear to despise injustice and actively seek out ways to help others such as serving as volunteers and being charitable. However, it has frequently been surmised that the Mikaeans do this more for their own emotional well-being than that of others, as demonstrated by their constant flipping between being emotionally supportive to totally apathetic in a heartbeat. Mikaeans in truth only care about their family members and themselves, and show no hesitation to use violence to protect their own. This is commonly-cited to be driven partly or in whole by the biological need to protect the patriarchs who are solely responsible for the genetic legacy of their species. Regardless, the Mikaeans often appear to follow a bizarre moral compass where they will, for example, sympathize with the mentally-ill abused in an asylum, but show little to no concern for victims of rape or survivors of war. They will likewise become unreasonably hostile over seemingly minor actions, while becoming timid and indecisive in the face of more direct transgressions. What continues to shown, however, is that the Mikaeans themselves are fully-aware of their odd mental state, and do an excellent job at masking their poorly-understood emotional intelligence.
===Sexuality and love===
Given their background and upbringing, the overwhelming majority of Mikaeans will never see a child in their day-to-day lives outside of a creche, which in itself is an extraordinarily rare event as access to a creche is restricted only to creche personnel and high-ranking government officials such as the patriarchs. The bulk of a Mikaean's recollections from their time developing within a creche will be sparse and fleeting, much as is the case with humans attempting to remember their time as infants and toddlers, and thus their memory of what could be considered childhood are all intents non-existent. Consequently, the Mikaeans have an uneasy view of children, with many being noted as holding an innate {{w|fear of children}} and {{w|Tokophobia|childbirth}}, with the latter being especially terrifying to them as the predominately-female Mikaean race having knowledge of the biological truth that human females are responsible for the perpetuation of offspring within their species. The sight of pregnant human females is something which the Mikaeans find nauseating and unnatural, and their intense disdain for all things contrary to what the consider proper tends to flare up in the way of aggressive behavior, making them a direct threat to the safety of expecting mothers.
==Behavior==
===Gender roles===
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===Religion and spirituality===
{{main|Mikaeanism|Asranism}}
The Mikaeans are a deeply spiritual people, more so than their human counterparts, as the concept of atheism or doubt in a higher power are notably absent within their population. Uniquely, it has been found that the Mikaeans are heavily-reliant upon religiosity to function properly, and have been documented as being incapable of reconciling total disbelief in a divine force or a purpose in life as provided through a faith system. Consequently, this has historically meant that all Mikaeans regardless of background or life experiences, are religious to some extent or another. This is remarkable in its own right, as Mikaeans are often described - sometimes derisively - as needing "something" to belief in so as to remain mentally and emotionally sound. Naturally, this obsession with the spiritual has long resulted in acts of bigotry and zealotry among the ranks of the Mikaeans toward other religious groups in the world
Thus when the Mikaeans adopt a belief as their own, they believe in it to the fullest extent possible, and will defend their faith to whatever extent they deem necessary, up to and including violent religious extremism. These issues aside, the high degree of religiosity within the species has made the collection of data on the subject exceptionally easy to carry out, as most are very willing to share knowledge of their faith with others. Of particularly note is that the obsession with issues of spirituality have commonly taken many Mikaeans to a dark place, that most often associated with the occult and pagan rituals adopted from their ancient history. Indeed, the secret faith of [[Asranism]], which has been associated with witchcraft, fortune-telling, and even human sacrifices, is believed to be practiced by approximately a fifth of the Mikaean race.
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