Being the byproduct of a war fought a long time ago with the winners and losers long faded into the annals of history, Maidenhands seek new purposes in life with their nanomachine-enhanced bodies. Their heritage gives them an inclination for violence and war, but they can reconfigure themselves to suit other roles. Their hardiness and tactical mind lends themselves well to labour-oriented and management jobs. When the work's over and done, they party hard; Finding new ways to overcome their enhanced resistance to poisons or push themselves to the limits.

Maidenhands have two families: Their immediate blood relatives, and their posse/squad. Once a Maidenhand achieves maturity, they leave their home and seek out a posse to roll with. This is thought to be a carryover of when young Maidenhands would be taken from their families and put into squads to fight, as a posse serves as a self-propelled family unit.

Each person in the posse looks out for each other. Posses are generally between 10 and 20 people, but larger communes or 'hand tribes' of up to 80 are not unheard of. To outsiders, this looks and functions like a very large share house, and as such they prefer share accommodation. Particularly close families are known to share the same living space together, or at least live in the same neighbourhood for convenience's sake, forming a family posse together.

In general, Maidenhands value loyalty to each other or a cause, conviction, and combat prowess. They spurn the ideas of peace without assurance, idleness, and senseless carnage. Families and Posses treat outsiders and guests with courtesy, but caution that should they fracture their goodwill, the retribution will be swift.

Maidenhands who aren't part of a posse are usually called 'Fingers' or 'Pariah', either choosing to go their own way in life and work with whoever pays the bills, or being cast out of a posse for bad behaviour. Fingers are viewed with a friendly distance but usually urged to move on once they've done their business, while Pariah are shunned by their peers and pushed away.

Maidenhands are better than their peers bodily, and they know it. When they're with clients or unfamiliar guests, they carry themselves as professionals, as they have a reputation as efficient soldiers and killers to maintain. However, in private or with friends, they are known as professional animals, usually the first to break out the beer kegs or exchange good natured banter.

Older Maidenhands prefer drab colours, camouflages, and wearing uniforms. Practicality is key over looks or style for the elderly Maidenhand. Contemporary Maidenhand posses buck the trend, incorporating animal motifs into their clothing and uniforms. The chosen animal is dictated by the posse's tastes, making minor cosmetic changes to their ears and eyes to imitate the posse's mascot animal.

To this end, they are fond of animal skins or animal skin prints, leathers, feathers, and beads. Piercings and small amounts of face paint are also common. Animal motifs for posses include Dogs, Cats, Wolves, Big Cats, Lizards, Snakes, Fish, Birds, and more. Maidenhand fingers and pariah dress however they please, usually blending in with whoever's around.

Maidenhands have absolutely no qualms sharing their living space with fellow Maidenhands, whether they're the immediate family or a posse. As such, many Maidenhand-built homes are open spaced, with low walls which allow occupants to overhear things or toss items to each other, save for the bathrooms. This is thought to be a carryover of when early Maidenhands lived in barracks and laboratories with little privacy from each other or their handlers.

What is the culture's main draw? What do they like using?

Being the products of war, Maidenhands are attracted to military technology such as guns, tanks, aerospace craft, bombs, and more. In recent times though, they have become fans of biological technology, medicine, genetics, and body modifications since they've had time to look at themselves and see what they're made of. In particular, Maidenhands are known to make good medics, in addition to purpose-made soldiers.

Since they are rendered artificial with their use of nanomachine technology, Maidenhands cannot harness magic at all. It is usually regarded as mere flash and sizzle by some Maidenhands, and they don't see the value in making pacts with weird things or reading books all day. However, they do value the application of combat magic by others, and are known to have a token Hagblood friend to fill the gap.

It is possible for a Maidenhand to be psionically sensitive, but it is rare due to the culture's focus on martial prowess over mental focus.

Does the society use psionics? How does it usually manifest? How does it affect their daily life?

Do they farm? What do they farm? How do they farm?

Do they have any sort of gardening/landscaping habits? Terraforming?

Do they keep animals? For food? For play? What kind?

Maidenhand cooking involves cooking large quantities with few different ingredients which can deliver a consistent flavour every time, while delivering all the major food groups. They have some trouble wrapping their head around the idea of cooking only enough for a single person, so you don't see many Maidenhands as chefs for restaurants. Fingers and Pariahs usually cook enough to last a week in one cooking session, freezing the remainder and thawing it out as need be, or otherwise preserving it.

Maidenhands describe a fifty foot tall, white haired, white eyed, and six armed goddess of war being responsible for their creation and subsequent deployment into a great battle. This goddess sets the example of how a Maidenhand should live, conduct themselves to the world, and revel when their work is over. This Goddess of War has no given name, and is said to be a furious and terrible person, vanquishing those who would do her subjects wrong without mercy.

The Goddess is believed to be an afterimage of whoever created the Maidenhand race originally, with some fanciful alterations in regards to size and number of limbs as time went by and the memory of this person and related records got hazy.

With a military background embedded in them, a strong sense of tradition comes naturally to them.

Once a year at the height of summer in their local system, Maidenhand Posses living close to each other come together and throw an enormous party around a bonfire outdoors. Each posse brings food, drink, and entertainment; Ranging from feats of strength and dexterity to competitive video games. In this friendly competition, ties between friendly posses are built upon. Multiple parties can be spotted across a neighbourhood.

During this party, stray Fingers may be invited to join a posse should they find present company pleasing, and Pariahs may declare that they have atoned for their misdeeds and rejoin their posse, provided they have credible witnesses in the party.

Often, the revelry leads to some injuries or the occasional brawl, so long as nobody is seriously injured or a weapon isn't drawn¹⁾ it is permissible. Members of other races are welcome to come and join in on the fun and share a meal, provided they can keep up with the Maidenhand appetite for fun.

How do they celebrate birth? Do they mourn the dead? Etc.

Deceased Maidenhands are buried or cremated with their weapons, so they have something to keep fighting with in the afterlife, should they encounter war there too.