Zentaure

Erscheinung:
Die Zentauren sind eine Mischung aus Elf und Pferd. Sie sind groß und ragen aus den meißten Mengen heraus. Ihre Haut und Fellfarbe ist meißt sehr ähnlich in einem schwarz-, grau-, braun- oder blondton.
Demografie:
Aufgrund ihrer Nähe zur Natur und ihrer Liebe für freie Flächen sind die meißten Zentauren bestandteil der Selesnya Konklave oder der Gruul Clans. Zentauren gehen nur ungern in den Untergrund, da sie dieser zu sehr einengt.
Wissenswertes:
In der weitläufigen Stadt Ravnica, in der "offene Straße" wie ein Widerspruch erscheint und "offene Ebene" blanker Unsinn ist, haben sich Zentauren dennoch eine Liebe zu weiten Räumen und der Freiheit zu reisen bewahrt. So oft sie können, laufen Zentauren – auf weiten Plätzen, weitläufigen Parks und Weiten aus Schutt und Ruinen. Sie rasen mit donnernden Hufen und wehenden Schwänzen hinter ihnen her, bis die nächste Wand sich ihnen in den Weg stellt und sie zum Stehen bringt.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Centaurs have the upper bodies, down to the waist, of muscular humans, displaying all the human variety of skin tones and features. Their ears are slightly pointed, but their faces are wider and squarer than those of elves. Below the waist, they have the bodies of small horses, with a similar range of coloration—from various shades of chestnut or bay to dappled or even zebra-like striped patterns. Most centaurs style their hair and their tails in a similar way. Selesnya centaurs favor long, flowing hair. Gruul centaurs cut their hair in rough, spiky styles.
The upper bodies of centaurs are comparable to human torsos in size, and their lower equine bodies average about 4 feet tall at the withers. Though they are smaller than a human rider mounted on a horse, they fill similar roles as cavalry warriors, messengers, outriders, and scouts.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Centaurs sense the interconnectedness of the natural world. Thus, they celebrate family and community as microcosms of that greater connection. Among the Gruul, they have a strong clan identity, and Selesnya centaurs are fiercely loyal to their individual communities as well as the guild as a whole. Their love of history and tradition also means that centaurs are more likely than most other Ravnicans to join the same guild that their parents did.

Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms

Centaurs have an affinity for the natural world. Among the guilds that share that affinity, centaurs favor the rubblebelts of the Gruul Clans and the wide plazas of the Selesnya Conclave over the undercity tunnels of the Golgari and the laboratories of the Simic.
Centaurs celebrate life and growth, and the birth of a foal is always cause for festivities. At the same time, they revere the traditions of the past, and among both the Gruul and the Selesnya they are voices of memory and history, preserving old ways and keeping alive the legends of ancestral heroes. They feel a close kinship with wild animals, perhaps because of their own horse-like bodies, and delight in the feeling of running alongside herds and packs of other beasts.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Centaurs' given names are passed down through family lines. The name bestowed on a new foal is typically the name of the most recently deceased family member of the same gender, keeping alive the memory—and, the centaurs believe, some shard of the spirit—of the departed. Centaurs don't use family names, but they wear symbols that represent their family membership. These symbols might include graphical representations of plants or animals, printed mottoes, braids and beads worn in the hair and tail, or even specific patterns of woven fabric.
Male Names: Bonmod, Boruvo, Chodi, Drozan, Kozim, Milosh, Ninos, Oleksi, Orval, Radovas, Radom, Rostis, Svetyos, Tomis, Trijiro, Volim, Vlodim, Yarog
Female Names: Daiva, Dunja, Elnaya, Galisnya, Irinya, Kotyali, Lalya, Litisia, Madya, Mira, Nedja, Nikya, Ostani, Pinya, Rada, Raisya, Stasolya, Tatna, Zhendoya, Zoria

Lifespan

Menschlich

Average Height

1.8-2.1m

Average Length

1.2m