Centaur (D&D)

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 **Alignment** | * Neutral Good
 **Homeland(s)** | * Feywild
 **Language(s)** | * Elven
* Sylvan
* Kentaur

The **centaur** is a large creature that lives in temperate forests. Centaurs are usually neutral good. Their favored class is the ranger.

## Ecology

### Description

Centaurs have the torso, arms and head of a humanoid and the primary body of a horse. Their humanoid features can have all the variations of normal bipeds and are often decorated with tattoos and jewelry whose designs tend to reflect clan affiliation, individual accomplishments, skills and status within the social hierarchy. At first glance, their faces are virtually indistinguishable from those of standard humanoids; closer inspection, however, would reveal pointed ears reminiscent of elves and a broad nose that would look peculiar among human. Their eyes and hair have the same color range as humanoids with hazel, auburn, brown and black being most common.

#### *Male*

The typical male stands about eight feet tall from hoof to crown, weighs between 900 and 1500 pounds and possesses the strength of three dwarven men. His torso is heavily built and his arms bulge with rippling muscle, and his prodigious strength allows him to wield weapons and don armor that a standard humanoid would struggle to lift. His equine body is even more heavily muscled, resembling a typical draft horse in build, and capable of crushing or decapitating standard humanoids with a single strike. From behind he appears the same as a feral stallion.

#### *Female*

The typical female stands about six feet tall from hoof to crown, weighs between 300 and 750 pounds and possesses the strength of three dwarven women. Her torso and arms are more lightly built than her male counterpart's, though she's still able to wield weapons and armor that a standard humanoid would struggle with. Her equine body is also more slight and resembles a standard sporting or riding horse, but could still inflict immense damage with one strike. From behind she appears the same as a feral mare.

### Society

Centaurs generally live in tribal hunter-gatherer societies. They have good relations with elves, being as they are both creatures of the forest. They generally despise humans and dwarves but aren't actively hostile to them. Centaurs warriors are usually equipped with composite longbows and longswords.

### Religion

Centaurs revere the sylvan god, Skerrit the Forester.

## Overview

In the 1200s DR, a plague affected the numerous centaurs in the Cormanthor forest, causing their left hind leg to be three inches (7.5cm) shorter than the others, and as a result, they could not easily escape from predators such as dragons. The elves and halflings of the forest refused to help, fearing that the dragons would turn on them too.

Today, only three tribes of centaurs remain in the forest, each containing around one dozen families, and they are nomadic (within the forest boundary). Their migrations follow the same route each year, spending the winter in the east starwood. In the early spring, they move west, around Myth Drannor, and south to the Semberholme area, where they spend the summer near Lake Sember. At the end of the summer they travel east, stopping for the autumn in the central starwood, before repeating the cycle.

Although the centaurs follow the same trails they have created over the years, these can be difficult for others to follow because they have been disguised with a hallucinatory terrain spell created by the centaur leaders' magical amulets. These amulets were donated by an unknown friendly human priest.

The centaurs of the Cormanthor forest are not as friendly towards other creatures as their counterparts elsewhere. They use falcons as scouts to warn them of nearby creatures, and are likely to attack on sight, with their bows. They are still respectful of their surroundings, and will protect the forest and its wildlife. They are known to enjoy pears and peaches in particular.

As of 1368 DR, centaurs inhabited the Chondalwood.