kokskull

Kokskull is a fictional cranial morphology used in speculative fiction and worldbuilding to describe a distinctive skull type attributed to a hypothetical population or species. The term is not recognized by contemporary real-world anatomy or archaeology and is used as a narrative or design element rather than a scientific designation.

Features commonly described in sources that employ the term include a high, domed cranial vault with a pronounced vertex, shortened facial region, and occasionally thickened cranial bones. In some depictions, cranial sutures are shown as partially fused or differently patterned than in typical human skulls. These traits are often presented as either inherited lineage or adaptive modifications to particular environments or social roles within the story's world.

Context and use: In the fictional settings, kokskulls may signal elite status, ritual authority, or adaptation to extreme conditions. They may be interpreted as remnants of an ancient civilization or as ongoing phenomena within a living population. Authors and game designers typically treat kokskull as a worldbuilding cue rather than as a medical or biological description.

See also: Cranial deformation, Fossil anthropology, Worldbuilding terminology, Speculative biology.