Mantaur (5e Race)

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Mantaur

The Mantaur..... Half man, half OTHER MAN

Physical Description

By Ewwgin

The mantaur is a centaur-bodied creature with a human half... and a human other half. Their latter half is a human body as well, with arms and legs. Because human legs are longer than their arms, mantaurs do not have an equal elevation and their front will always dip down. Their hands that are legs are also weaker than their actual legs. Due to their spinal alignment, they also cannot stand upright on their legs and are confined to a rather awkward trot. However, this gives them the advantage when climbing over traditional centaurs with their hooves. Interestingly, mantaurs also have two sets of lungs, two hearts, and two stomachs. These are split between the upper and lower body.

History

Wizards really should learn to stop trying every single fancy that comes to mind. According to the books recording magical mishaps, the mantaur was originally a curse made by some amateur wizards as an idea to punish prisoners. It was submitted to the council for torture along with exploding eyeballs and forced conjoined Siamese ritual spells. The mantaur idea lost against the "floor is lava" paranoia potion. For the exhibition, some mantaurs had been made as a sort of prototype project to showcase the humiliating form of torture. Like all irresponsible wizards do, these prototypes were released to the wild, expected to be disposed of by wilderness and her savagery. Suffice to say, they didn't die off as intended and now have a strange nudist colony in the woods.

Society

While they managed to survive, mantaurs are still basically awkward, naked human monstrosities. They depend heavily on communal efforts to avoid predators and maintain food sources. Like humans, mantaurs fashion tools to aid in the fact that they do not have natural weapons. Mantaurs are also nudists because clothing has become little more than a hampering restriction on their bodies due to their strange physical orientation. They also have become a rather disturbing sight for eyes are generally seen as horrible creatures by many humanoids. So, they can't just waltz into town looking for actual fitted clothes.

Mantaur Traits

Man and man make mantaur.
Ability Score Increase. Your ability scores each increase by 1.
Age. They typically mature around the same time as a human, but can only live to be 70 or so due to the strain of their mutated bodies and overall health issues that can come about because of their weird anatomy.
Alignment. Mantaurs tend to be chaotic, especially when it comes to romping around nude. However, in terms of morality, they are as varied as humans are.
Size. Mantaurs stand around 5 or 6 feet tall and 3 feet in girth. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Monstrous Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push or drag.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
5′ 00''	+1d12	220 lb.	× (1d6) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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