Minotaur

Though less common than many of their beastfolk cousins, the Minotaur tribe has spread across Arith and become a regular sighting in many of the largest cities on the continent. Lorain and Trale, Kyanthor and Bloom, these large bull-men make fine workers, respectful neighbors, and premier warriors. They are most often seen in Hogar living with the Bovitaur, a relationship born of chance that has stood the test of time. Despite the many jokes bards tell comparing the two and questioning what children between them would look like, the Minotaur have settled into life on the March. They perform tasks their quadrupedal cousins cannot, and act as liaisons to the more "civilized" imperials in Bloom who have taken a liking to them. They have become synonymous with Imperial Culture, with the recent depictions of Judicator Velka VII taking on the appearance of a minotaur and becoming the standard for a premier soldier. Minotaur soldiers and mercenaries find themselves in high demand both in the Empire and out, often hired to train special combat units and elite forces for upcoming battles. Due to this popularity in the east, many minotaur have begun crossing the Voletarian Mountains from Lorain to Bloom, leaving behind their ways of ancestor worship to instead call out Our Lady In Platinum's name before battle. This has formed a schism between the traditionalist minotaur who still pray to the totem they were bound with during the Night of Beasts and those living in the Imperial cities, worshipping the Platinum Lady or other members of the pantheon. Within Lorain, the tribe still practices the art of ritual facial scarring and horn carving to symbolize their accomplishments and milestones reached in life. Those within imperial society often forgo these rites, choosing to leave their faces unmarked and their horns uncarved. They instead hire artisans to create golden caps and rings for their horns and ears, falling even more in line with imperial fashion and customs.