Centaurs

Centaurs live for the open plain, for the freedom to run endlessly. These nomadic beastfolk love to travel and roam across their vast territories, exploring every trail the wild has to offer.

Nature's Calvary
Centaurs have the upper bodies, down to the waist, of muscular humans, displaying all variety of skin tones and features. Their ears are pointed like that of a horse, and they have wide faces. Below the waist, they have the bodies of small equines, with a similar range of coloration - from various shades of chestnut or bay to dappled or even zebra-like striped patterns. Most centaurs style their hair and their tails in a similar way, from long flowing locks to short and spiky styles.

The upper bodies of centaurs are comparable to human tordos in size, and their lower equine bodies average about 4 feet tall at the withers. Though they are smaller than a human rider mounted on a horse, they fill similar roles as calvary warriors, messengers, outriders, and scouts.

Affinity For Nature
Centaurs have an affinity for the natural world. Centaurs celebrate life and growth, and the birth of a foal is always cause for festivities. At the same time, they revere the traditions of the past, and storytellers are treasured among their ranks. They feel a close kinship with wild animals, perhaps because of their own horse-like bodies, and delight in the feeling of running alongside herds and packs of other beasts.

Clans and Community
Centaurs sense the interconnectedness of the natural world. Thus, they celebrate family and community as microcosms of that greater connection. Their love of history and tradition also means that centaurs are likely to continue the ancient traditions practiced by their ancestors.

Centaur Names
Centaur’s given names are passed down through family lines. The name bestowed on a new foal is typically the name of the most recently deceased family member of the same gender, keeping alive the memory - and, the centaurs believe, some shard of the spirit - of the departed. Centaurs don’t use family names, but they wear symbols that represent their family membership. These symbols might include graphical representations of plants and animals, printed mottoes, braids and beads worn in the hair and tail, or even specific patterns of woven fabric.

Male names: Bonmod, Boruvo, Chodi, Drozan, Kozim, Milosh, Ninos, Oleski, Orval, Radovas, Radom, Rostis, Svetyos, Tomis, Trijiro, Volim, Vlodim, Yarog.

Female Names: Daiva, Dunja, Elnaya, Galisnya, Irinya, Kotyali, Layla, Litisia, Madya, Mira, Nedja, Nikya, Ostani, Pinya, Rada, Raisya, Stasolya, Tatna, Zhendoya, Zoria.