Minotaur

The Minotaur are a playable race of Desert Lords, who are quick to anger, hyperactive, and passionate allies.

Bulls in China Shops:
Minotaur are hyperactive, they enjoy anything that raises their heartrate and throws them into adrenaline fuelled states. Some assume this is because Minotaur used to be a prey race, and so they developed an enormous adrenal gland so they can maintain speed as they run from their predators. A Minotaur hates standing still and patience, instead preferring the more dangerous option, or the one more likely to put them in a peril. Reckless, headstrong and energetic, it’s no wonder they form a majority populace in the land of Rai’kor.

Minotaur tend to worship Barathrum, a Minotaur deity that holds the title of the god of ‘the chase’, high speeds and adrenaline. This simply encourages their fits of passionate hyperactivity even further, prompting them to sprint in place of jog, and prepare in place of rest.

Horns and Hooves:
Minotaurs are barrel-chested humanoids with heads resembling those of bulls. Their horns range in sizes from about 1 foot long to great, curling weapons easily three times that length. They often ornament their horns with metal rings or sheathe them in metal to protect them from damage.

Manes of shaggy fur extend down minotaurs' necks and powerful backs, and males have long tufts of hair on their chins and cheeks. Their legs end in heavy, cloven hooves. Minotaurs are born with long, tufted tails. A Minotaur becomes of age in their society when they are able to break through a stone wall constructed by the local mason using nothing but their heads.

Desert Lords:
Minotaurs are known to be the dominant race on Rai’Kor, due to their aggressive nature and tendency to vent outrage with violence. Though not generally quick to anger, when a Minotaur is enraged it’s easy to mistake a scream of anger to a war cry. Minotaur make amazing barbarians as a result. However, their aggression is simply a manifestation of their huge amounts of passion. They make steadfast friends, loving partners, and fierce allies. A minotaur is not sad, they are devastated, and instead of being angry they are enraged.

Minotaur live in and around large stony outcrops, or hills, in the deserts of Rai’Kor. They use the shade of the hills, or shelter of the cave to stay warm throughout the blistering desert days. Meanwhile they are most active at night, where they can exert their bodies in relative cool comfort, without fear of overheating.

Hoofing it:
Minotaur treat Centaur like cousins from a far off land. The Centaur’s competitive spirit always resonates well with Minotaur, who enjoy nothing more than giving into passion, and letting loose every now and then.

Most Minotaur around Rai’Kor travel to the ‘Gauntlet’: a yearly series of events held by a Centaur Caravan that encompasses several events, including races and blood-sport.