Minotaur
Minotaurs are imposing and powerful, with a reputation for ferocity that borders on monstrous. They display their achievements proudly by decorating their horns with engraved sigils and designs. If one is versed in minotaur custom, one can tell at a glance the achievements and prowess of a minotaur by examining the decoration on her horns. A minotaur who loses part or all of a horn suffers considerable stigma and must strive to prove their worth. Sometimes a “brokehorn” (a fighting insult to any minotaur) who manages to achieve great deeds earns the gift of having the missing horn magically restored by a temple. Beware any minotaur that willingly gives up or chooses not to restore a lost horn, for this is one of the world’s most driven and dangerous creatures.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Bi-pedal bull men, often having short coarse fur though this varied between sub-group along with a set of horns of various size and shape often resembling that of bovines. unlike many species on Kalarda; Minotaur boasted 3 fingers and a thumb
Biological Traits
Minotaurs mature a little earlier then humans, reaching adulthood at around 15
Additional Information
Social Structure
Many minotaurs often follow a Chieftain who leads the herd though this can vary from place to place with more nomadic minotaurs running in war-herds while some live in cities or follow no rules other then their own.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Minotaurs can be found all over the world of Kalarda, many can be found in coastal ports serving as navigators or mercenaries. Large warherds can be found in the Tulvanian steppe in shoula. as well as many can be found within the kingdom of Tauron in the southeast of Kalarda.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
The legends that recount the deeds of ancient minotaur heroes are full of other names as well: those of the retainers, allies, lovers, servants, enemies, and others who played roles, however small, in the lives of the heroes. Almost every minotaur name is drawn from that long list of minor characters of legend, so that those folk are never forgotten.
Minotaur Surnames often take from nature as well as great or terrible deeds done by that Minotaur or their family.
Male Names: Azok, Whetu, Garaddon, Koa, Jeddek, Manaaki, Rongo, Tane, Kaitoa, Ariki, Orazhan.
Female Names: Akra. Maia, Cica, Oakka, Drakisla, Eleska, Marama, lrnaya, jaska, Kauri, Makla, Amiria
Surnames: Thunderhoof, Stormhorn, Tidehoof, Stonebreaker, Seawalker, Blackhide, Tidehunter, Halfhorn.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Minotaurs speak their own language known as Taurok it is a guttural language of harsh syllables
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Minotaurs perhaps against type are natural sailors with some of the most renowned sailors being minotaurs, this has lead to a culture based on sea-fairing and maritime exploration and travel they are an absolute terror on the sea. Their corsairs have carved a tale of bloody blades and shattered hulls on the water, and even the world’s
mightiest navies have learned to respect them. The minotaur’s natural sense of direction makes them ideal navigators on sea as well as land. Cover of night,
fog thick enough to carve, and unfamiliar coastlines don’t phase the bull-folk.
History
Minotaurs originated like many of the bestial races, on Kalarda on the super-continent of Shoula in times long passed.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Minotaurs have a mixed opinion among the other races with some viewing them as honest sailors, guides and navigators; while some view them as pirates, mercenaries and scoundrels.
Genetic Descendants
Lifespan
100 years
Average Height
6'5-7'4 Feet
Average Weight
160-300 ibs
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
their fur coloring ranges beweem all the colors a bovine could have from white to black fur and many things in between.
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