Thornwork is the dedicated community built around cosmetic horn, antler, and cranial ridge geneware — modifications that range from small decorative nubs to elaborate branching antler structures requiring structural reinforcement of the skull. Unlike broader geneware communities, Thornwork has developed its own dense aesthetic language: the shape, size, and adornment of horns signal status, identity, and affiliation within the community. Horns are never hidden — concealment is considered shameful. Members 'dress' their horns with hand-wrapped cord, metalwork, small offerings, and seasonal adornments in a practice called 'crowning.' The community's spiritual dimension emerged organically, centered on the concept of growth as identity.