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Minotaurs

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from TDM Project Resources
#This race is from The Era of Strife. Its coding and art were done by Jami, AI, Elrias, Lizard, Quietus, Espreon, Neorice and Various others.
introduction
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The Minotaurs are fearful creatures which are of ancient origin, they used to be humans which lived in the ancient times on the Great Continent, but a curse was placed upon the ancient civilization of these humans due to their disobedience towards their deity. However some of the cursed ones prayed to their deity for forgiveness and therefore were rewarded with the inability to die by aging and therefore could only be killed by other means.
A minotaur's body is basically a fusion between that of a bull and a human. They also possess immense strength and some possess magical abilities granted by a higher relationship with their deity. The minotaurs, even without a greater relationship with their deity, are very magical creatures and their bodies heal very quickly.
Minotaurs fight well in forests and mountains but fight poorly in open fields, and especially in water and most of them are very slow but sturdy..
History
• Origins (3500 BW)
Human settlement of Karkas, somewhere near the Flamebreath Desert, is struck by droughts and famine, resulting in a multitude of deaths. The humans find a sacred cattle and hunt: an action which causes their original deity to become infuriated and she curses the humans, transforming them into the Minotaurs, half-human and half-bull.
As a means of communicating with their god, their deity created 3 crystals: allowing only a Minotaur king or an apostle to use them and she tasked them with guarding the crystals.
Lake Aoir (3500 - 2700 BW)
The Minotaurs reside on the plains around the Lake Aoir.
• The Forgetten era (2700 BW - 3 YW)
A long period of nomad barbaric life with almost no official records.
• The First Kingdom era (3 YW - 120 YW)
Talok Ranorm, head of the Ranorm family is slain. His eldest son, Rilend, ascends as the new leader of the Ranorms and he uniting the land, he is granted the title of Rilend Iron-fist and made the first king of Lithia (where the Lithian codex and the three crystals are kept).
The Minotaur Elder Zeal becomes the first apostle sacrificing his sight to be able to see his creator through the crystals.
The Minotaurs' kingdom has a good relation with Drakes although the expansion of the Drakish empire. Together, they defeated many powerful threats.
• The Second Kingdom era (120 YW - 530 YW)
Answering the orders of their deity, the Minotaurs leave Lake Aoir for Shakaar mountains.
The Dark Elves (543 - 600 YW)
A mysterious race of Elves surfaced near Shakaar. It was confirmed that they are the succession of the ten commanders and they were named the Dark Elves. Grenn Ohn, the king of the Drakes, occasionally saved the Minotaurs struggling against this bloodthirsty foe. An act earned him their deep gratitude and his title: the Holder of the Crown of Light.
After that calamity, the war against with the Dark-Elves became more equal with the alliance between the Minotaurs and the High-Elves.
• The New Neighborhood (600 - ~ YW)
The Minotaurs accept the Drakes request for shelter and they gift Shakaar area to them as neighborhood and to help them guarding their territories. .
Geography
Shakaar Mountain is the actual homeland of the Minotaurs. A region of volcanic mountains and hills with rare forests. The region has a rich flora suitable to their gastronomy.
This area is located South-east of Kehshakaar Mountain (Drakes), east of Len Elns (High-Elves), south of The Swamps of Thousand Frogs (swamplike races) and close to the city of Mhregost (a free-market city)..
Politics
• Government
The Minotaurs' political system is a Theocratic system. The leaders of the three principal tribes (Ranorm, Turan, Kimmor) are shamans but with a vaster experience on battling, too. Thhe king is from Ranorm's tribe and he is tasked with protecting the sacred objects by any means. New Lithia (or simply Lithia) is the capitol and the holy temple for the Minotaurs.
• Foreign relations
The external politic seems to be limited. While war isn't really feared or hated, it is always for defense and rarelly offense.
The Minotaurs hold a good terms with Elves and Drakes .
Demographics
There is at least 50.000 Minotaurs in Shakaar, most of them are in the capitol or close to it.
• Languages
The Minotaurs use two languages (aside of the common language of the center of Irdya).
The old language heritable from their ancient origin:
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A derived language from the common language of the center of Irdya:
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#https://lingojam.com/aurebeshtranslator for translation
• Religion
NRIW
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