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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ancestry:

Dhazdoro is a female minotaur Barbarian

Background - Folk Hero
Family - You were very close to a grandparent growing up. With their dying breath they asked you to bury part of them in a place of legend

Trait - I ask everyone I meet for a joke or a story
Ideal - Aspiration. Some day others will take on my name as their own
Bond - I have a growing collection of trophies from the challenges I overcome
Flaw - I dislike everyone who is not like me

Trinket - A ram-shaped belt buckle that belonged to a famous warrior
Possible Pet - Torm is a transparent weasel. They wear a collar or other item with their name on


Prodos is a minotaur Paladin

Background - Soldier
Family - Your mother died when you were young Your father is a renowned warlock who ignores you. you have twin younger sisters

Trait - I'm good at defusing tensions with jokes or threats
Ideal - Greed. Wealth is it's own reward
Bond - My ancestor speaks to me in dreams and omens and guides my path
Flaw - I am hunted by a rival family of bloodthirsty minotaurs

Trinket - A petrified hand clutching part of a wooden haft
Possible Pet - King is a mastiff. They have an extra tail


Zataz is a male minotaur Druid

Background - Folk Hero
Family - You were very close to a grandparent growing up. With their dying breath they asked you to bury part of them in a place of legend

Trait - I am fascinated by complex puzzles, mazes and intricate things
Ideal - Courage. Nothing can turn me away from walking the hardest of paths
Bond - Where I grew up is my home, and I'll fight to defend it
Flaw - I let my need to win contests damage friendships and other bonds

Trinket - A ceramic funerary mask with the names of five heroes
Horns - One of your horns is larger than the other
Possible Pet - Ripper is a scorpion. They have one spectacular trick and are missing a limb or body part


Hallia is a female minotaur Ranger

Background - Soldier
Family - You have three siblings and many aunts and uncles. All of them are warriors and aspire to die in battle

Trait - My favorite thing is a relaxed drink with friends
Ideal - Adaptability. The world is in motion and we must move with it or be left behind
Bond - My ancestor speaks to me in dreams and omens and guides my path
Flaw - I let my need to win contests damage friendships and other bonds

Trinket - A tattered piece of a legendary war banner
Possible Pet - Smudge is a squid. They have an unusual coloration and you got them to replace another beloved companion that is no more


Thyrogog is a male minotaur Barbarian

Background - Guild Artisan
Family - You were raised by your adopted parents. you have one older brother and three younger siblings

Trait - I'm always loud and boisterous
Ideal - Glory. I must earn glory in battle, for myself and my clan
Bond - I have left my family driven by visions of a greater destiny
Flaw - If someone questions my courage I won't stop until I have proven it

Trinket - An amulet of ivory and long hairs, etched with a demon's face
Horns - Your horns jut to the sides and curve upwards
Possible Pet - Gith is a rabbit. They love playing with new toys and like lying in the sun