5e D&D Character Idea - Minotaur

Idea for your next character, an NPC, members of an adventuring party or a backup character
They are associated with goring horns, honour, rage, battle and boats. From Ravnica and Theros, they can charge foes with their horns, are never unarmed and knock them backwards in melee.

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Thyrogog is a male minotaur Barbarian

Background - Urchin
Family - You were raised by humans and knew only one other minotaur growing up. Two adopted siblings left home alongside you and seek fame and glory

Trait - In battle I sing old songs praising my ancestors
Ideal - Savagery. Bloody deeds are needed to keep the world in motion
Bond - Out there is a powerful monster I have sworn to defeat
Flaw - I am easily provoked

Trinket - An amulet of ivory and long hairs, etched with a demon's face
Horns - One of your horns is larger than the other
Possible Pet - Misty is an awakened cat. They love playing with new toys


Nikavros is a minotaur Barbarian

Background - Acolyte
Family - You were raised by humans and knew only one other minotaur growing up. Two adopted siblings left home alongside you and seek fame and glory

Trait - I am always talking about how one of my ancestors was a dragon
Ideal - Zeal. Nothing is more important that the righteous path I tread for my belief
Bond - I work to protect a place sacred to those I value most
Flaw - I don't believe I can ever get lost

Trinket - Two leather caps for a pair of horns
Horns - In combat your horns take on a reddish glow
Possible Pet - Chief is a plump cactus. They love to play games


Sarovnek is a minotaur Sorcerer

Background - Soldier
Family - Your parents were slain in battle when you were young. Their spirits sometimes haunt your dreams and talk of an unfinished quest you or your siblings must finish

Trait - I am eager to share the wisdom of the ancestor I was named after
Ideal - Pride. I will do anything to be the best there is
Bond - I have a growing collection of trophies from the challenges I overcome
Flaw - I've never satisfied with what I have

Trinket - An iron flask with a riddle in Minotaur
Horns - One of your horns is larger than the other
Possible Pet - Shadow is a transparent giant poisonous snake. They think they are a different type of creature and they were a gift from a lover


Magrath is a minotaur Rogue

Background - Hermit
Family - You were raised by your grandmother. you have three older brothers and one younger brother. You had to contend with being born of violence

Trait - I laugh at insults. The better the insult the more I laugh
Ideal - Discipline. The path to betterment is through mastery of self
Bond - I have left my family driven by visions of a greater destiny
Flaw - I am hunted by a rival family of bloodthirsty minotaurs

Trinket - An amulet of ivory and long hairs, etched with a demon's face
Possible Pet - Cure is a dirty pteranodon. They are missing a limb or body part and are covered in scars


Fainn is a female minotaur Rogue

Background - Acolyte
Family - You family life was dominated by...quarrel with family member. you have one twin brother

Trait - I am eager to share the wisdom of the ancestor I was named after
Ideal - Pride. I will do anything to be the best there is
Bond - I work to protect a place sacred to those I value most
Flaw - My zeal sometimes blinds me to the horrors around me

Trinket - A knife sheath that you found because of a vision
Horns - One of your horns is larger than the other
Possible Pet - Flower is a strange shrieker. They are always getting muddy