Centaur The Centaur's are half man, and half horse. They have the body of a horse but, in place of the horse's head the have the torso, head and arms of a man. Most are wild and savage, known for lustfulness and drunkeness. Unlike other intelligent social beings, they do not form cities or even villages, but instead live in isolated family dwellings.
Many centaurs spend their youth soldering and acting as scouts for various armies.
Their strength and speed makes them prized mercenaries in almost every army the world over. The pivotal event in the history of the Centaurs was their war with the Lapiths. King Peirithous of the Lapiths inherited part of Thessaly from his father Ixion. The Centaurs as grandsons of Ixion claimed they were entitled to part of the land. After a first round of fighting a peace was arranged.