Minotaur

The Minotaur is a race of half-bull, half-man creatures that likely descended from a similar species found in Ancient Rome. Unlike their ancestors, the modern Minotaur is an intelligent creature, capable of forming crude tools and using language. Minotaurs will often form complex tribes, roaming mountainous territories to strike out a place to call their own. Due to centuries of negative stereotyping, the Minotaur often avoid humans and human settlements.

Appearance
Minotaurs appear as they always have; half-man, half-bull creatures. Legs are double-jointed, with hooves rather than normal feet. They are often covered in a thick fur that can range in color, from brown to black to white. Minotaur are often seen with an exceedingly immense musculature, likely due to intense physical labor and frequent, nomadic journeys. The head is of a bull, with two horns of various sizes and an elongated face.

Diet
Minotaur are considered to be omnivores, eating whatever they can find. This usually includes whatever grows in mountain areas, as well as local wildlife. They are natural born hunters; they make traps and have extensive knowledge about how to get the most from a fresh kill. Due to their rigid moral codes, Minotaur refuse to steal from anyone and anywhere; even if tempted, they would never steal any livestock or food from local settlements. The Minotaur tribes believe it to be weakness to have to resort to such acts, and it further contributes to the negative stereotype already placed upon them by mankind. Thus, many tribes have been able to thrive on little to no sustenance, able to go weeks without eating. If rearing their young, older Minotaur may intentionally starve themselves just to ensure that their children are well-fed.

Habitat
As Minotaur refuse to stray anywhere near human settlements, the locations that they reside in are often remote and isolated. This mostly includes mountainous territories like those seen in Eden and Magna Roma. Minotaur tribes will hole up inside the various cave systems that mountains provide, often leaving behind crude cave drawings as a warning to anyone who dares to come too close into active Minotaur territory. The Minotaur is known to be a nomadic sort as well, and will constantly move about from place to place. To see a tribe anywhere near a human settlement is rare; more than likely, that tribe is either in transit, or for some unknown reason, has been unable to move on from their current location.