CENTAUR
Of all the monsters put together by the Greek imagination
the Centaurs (Kentauroi) constituted a class in themselves.
Despite a strong streak of sensuality, in their make-up,
their normal behaviour was moral, and they took a kindly
thought of man's welfare. The attempted outrage of Nessos on
Deianeira, and that of the whole tribe of Centaurs on the
Lapith women, are more than offset by the hospitality of
Pholos and by the wisdom of Cheiron, physician, prophet,
lyrist, and the instructor of Achilles. Further, the
Centaurs were peculiar in that their nature, which united the
body of a horse with the trunk and head of a man, involved
an unthinkable duplication of vital organs and important
members. So grotesque a combination seems almost un-Greek.
These strange creatures were said to live in the caves and
clefts of the mountains, myths associating them especially
with the hills of Thessaly and the range of Erymanthos.
Mythology of all races, Vol. 1, pp. 270-271
Name: forest centaur
Difficulty: 8
Base level: 5
Base experience: 66
Speed: 18
Base AC: 3
Base MR: 10
Alignment: -1
Frequency: Very rare
Genocidable: Yes
ATTACKS:
Projectile as weapon, or if in range, uses melee weapon for 1d8
Kick: 1d6
Weight: 2550
Nutritional value: 600
Size: large
Resistances: None
Resistances conveyed by eating: None
A forest centaur is humanoid. It is an omnivore.
Name: mountain centaur
Difficulty: 9
Base level: 6
Base experience: 84
Speed: 20
Base AC: 2
Base MR: 10
Alignment: -3
Frequency: Very rare
Genocidable: Yes
ATTACKS:
Projectile as weapon, or if in range, uses melee weapon for 1d10
Kick: 1d6
Kick: 1d6
Weight: 2550
Nutritional value: 500
Size: large
Resistances: None
Resistances conveyed by eating: None
A mountain centaur is humanoid. It is an omnivore.
Name: plains centaur
Difficulty: 6
Base level: 4
Base experience: 51
Speed: 18
Base AC: 4
Base MR: 0
Alignment: 0
Frequency: Very rare
Genocidable: Yes
ATTACKS:
Projectile as weapon, or if in range, uses melee weapon for 1d6
Kick: 1d6
Weight: 2500
Nutritional value: 500
Size: large
Resistances: None
Resistances conveyed by eating: None
A plains centaur is humanoid. It is an omnivore.