Minotaur

Minotaurs are hulking humanoid bovines, standing 2.2 to 2.8 meters (7’2” to 9’2”) tall and weighing over 140 kg (309 lbs). Their lean, heavily muscled bodies are covered in short, sparse hair, with males also capable of growing facial hair. They reach adulthood at 17 years and can live up to 200 years. Minotaurs have whip-like tails measuring 60 to 100 cm (24” to 39”), ending in a tuft of coarse hair known as a switch. Their bovine heads feature bull-like horns in males, and their plantigrade legs end in cloven hooves, providing stability, durability, and endurance, particularly on rough terrain.

Minotaur societies are tight-knit and hierarchical, with the strongest typically holding leadership. They value strength, courage, honor, and wisdom and are highly territorial, responding aggressively to challenges. Despite their ferocity, they are generally stoic and introspective, excelling in problem-solving and strategic thinking, making them natural scouts, warriors, and tacticians.

Minotaurs are primarily carnivorous but supplement their diet with local flora.

The races of minotaurs are:

• Bluehair Minotaur

• Brownhair Minotaur

• Grayhair Minotaur

• Redhair Minotaur

• Whitehair Minotaur

Bluehair Minotaurs

Bluehair minotaurs have brown, tan, beige, yellow, or blue skin and hair in shades ranging from light sky to deep midnight blue. Their thicker hair, an adaptation to the cool winds of Praetoria’s northern seas, sets them apart from other minotaur races. Their eyes are typically brown or blue. They have cornidelantero horns, which extend outward and downward before curving sharply forward.

Bluehair minotaurs prefer coastal environments and are primarily found in northeastern Praetoria, particularly the Northeast Machair and Northeast Coastal Steppes.

Brownhair Minotaurs

Brownhair minotaurs have brown or tan skin and hair in shades ranging from light beige to dark chocolate, an adaptation to their woodland habitat. Their eyes are typically brown, amber, or green. They have corniapretado horns, which extend horizontally before curving sharply upward and slightly inward.

Brownhair minotaurs prefer woodland environments and are primarily found in western Praetoria, particularly the Western Lowlands.

Grayhair Minotaurs

Grayhair minotaurs have brown or black skin and gray hair ranging from pale silver to deep charcoal. Their eyes are typically gray, blue, or green. They have gacho horns, which extend from the sides of the head, curving symmetrically forward and inward.

Grayhair minotaurs prefer wetland-adjacent environments and are primarily found in southern Praetoria, particularly the Fenmoor Basin.

Redhair Minotaurs

Redhair minotaurs have brown, tan, beige, or red skin and hair in shades of red, from pink to maroon, an adaptation to their volcanic habitat. Their brown eyes and corniapretado horns, which extend horizontally before curving sharply upward and slightly inward, distinguish them from other minotaur races.

Redhair minotaurs prefer volcanic environments and are primarily found in eastern Praetoria, particularly the Great Plains and Lower Flats.

Whitehair Minotaurs

Whitehair minotaurs have tan, beige, or white skin and thick, snow-white hair, an adaptation to their arctic habitat. Their pastel-colored eyes and playero horns, which extend horizontally before curving upward and outward, distinguish them from other minotaur races.

Whitehair minotaurs prefer arctic environments and are primarily found in northwestern Praetoria, particularly the Frigid Coasts.