Physical Attributes & Behavior:
A few
Minotaurs can cause great havoc, if they're up to raid cities. Their skin is
made of very thick leather, which is already an efficient armor against many
things, especially projectiles like arrows. So when they are equipped with
heavy armor, very few creatures can hope deals significant damage to them. Each
of them has also the strength of a half-dozen humans, which make them nearly
unstoppable as well. Fortunately for other civilized races, Minotaurs raids are
very rare. They are not expansionists and they generally don't want to have
many interactions with other races, on any level (be it diplomacy, trade or
war). However, they are very territorial. If some people enter their domain
without being invited, they will learn soon enough what "Minotaur's
Wrath" means, the painful way.
Sexuality:
While
Minotaur females are never seen outside their cities, Minotaur males are known
to be particularly attracted by humanoid females, especially human and elven
ones. In fact, this is mainly the most common topic of discord, starting a
conflict with other races: as their own females are always welcoming males when
they want to mate, they don't understand why females of other races are so shy or
reluctant about it. Combine that with the fact they have incredible sexual
stamina, and this create cases of rape, often leading to a tragic end for the
human or elf female, exhausting her to death during the sexual act. However, in
the rare case the female survives (whether because she was of strong
constitution or being rescued before the Minotaur has satisfied completely his
urges), it has been documented that Minotaurs mating with a human or elf female
can generate offspring. When this happens, it appears the child is mostly of
Minotaur lineage. He might get a few physical features from his mother, but he
will be mostly a Minotaur every time.
