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Cnossi Species Details
I've always liked minotaurs and I wanted to create a minotaur character, but I also wanted to put my own spin on the concept, given that it's been around in various forms for over 2000 years. This is a semi-definitive guide to my thoughts on my own take on the minotaur race for my fantasy setting.
The basic ideas I wanted were:
-Overwhelmingly large and physically strong
-Low intellect
-Tribal, isolationist, minimal contact with other races
-Neutral in terms of good/evil, but extremely chaotic
-Berserking/battle rage as a cultural cornerstone
I settled on the species name "Cnossi", loosely derived from the city of Knossus, home of the origi