MINOTAURS
Minotaurs are large humanoids, standing
between 7 feet and 8 1/2 feet tall. Their bodies are covered with long, matted
fur that hangs from their bodies. They have hoofed feet and strong, clawed hands.
Their heads have both bovine and humanoid qualities, and wide horns extend
horizontally from their temples.
Minotaur fur colors ranges from rust-colored to dark brown, and
black-furred minotaurs are very rare. Their eyes are red and seem to glow in
moonlight, and they sniff and snort as they walk along the streets and roads of
settlements.
Slaves
to the Wolf Spiders
In wildspace, minotaurs were introduced
as slaves of the neogi. Serving aboard their vessels, these were chained
beasts, lower than the valued umber hulks and allowed little latitude. Over the
years, the minotaurs began to gather in numbers and threw many rebellions
against their neogi masters. Some of these were successful, but just as many
resulted in terrible atrocities being committed upon the survivors.
Duty
and Honor
Minotaurs keep a code of honor that
others find difficult to understand. Even enslaved, they kept many of their own
traditions as their neogi masters were not interested in their personal
activities. This code of honor applies strongest to the duty of the individual
minotaur to their family and race.
Tradition
of Combat
One of the traditions of the minotaus
relates to personal combat and ritualistic dueling. If two minotaurs wish to
fight, tradition holds that they must declare a duel. Outnumbering an opponent
is considered dishonorable, so each side must have an equal number of
combatants. Larger brawls are less common than one-on-one duels, only because
it is rare to find a large number of minotaurs together in one place. This
tradition allows the minotaurs to remain true to their nature without pushing
their race further toward extinction.
Cultural
Details
Alignment: Minotaurs have an
inclination towards law, a fact that the neogi used to exploit them as slaves
under a never-ending contract.
Religion: There are few known minotaur
gods, though some wicked minotaurs venerate Baphomet, demon lord of beasts.
Language: The minotaur language is
rough and has a very strange concept for past tense.
Names: Despite being enslaved,
minotaurs carry a proud tradition in their names. Traditional minotaurs have a
family name prefixed by de- or es- followed by the name of their most
noteworthy ancestor. The prefix represents “male ancestor” (de-) and “female
ancestor” (es-). It is possible for a minotaur to start his or her own family
with their family name as their first name with the appropriate prefix in front
of it (Darot de-Darot for example).
Male Adult Names: Darot, Gaerth, Hybos,
Ilionus, Nolhan, Polik, Quan, Rajan
Female Adult Names: Ayasha, Calina,
Jarisi, Kyri, Mogara, Resdia, Tariki, Veria
Family Names: de-Goltyn, de-Kalgor,
de-Neros, es-Broga, es-Cura, es-Hestos, es-Kalin, es-Teskosa
Traits
As a minotaur, you have the following
racial traits.
Ability Score Adjustment: Your Strength
score increases by 1 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Size: Medium.
Speed: 30 feet.
Minotaur Weapon Training: You are
proficient with axes.
Illusion Resistant: You have advantage on any saving throw against illusion effects.
Darkvision: You can see in darkness
within 60 feet of you as if it were dim light. When you do so, your vision is
in black and white.
Cunning: You have advantage on any Wisdom
(Survival) check made to track an opponent.
Languages: You can speak, read, and
write Common and Minotaur.
