Centaur

Powerful and curious, quick to act and knowledgeable of the wider world, centaurs seek to experience life’s boundless bounty. The centaurs of Theros are divided into two groups: members of the far-traveling Lagonna band and the proud raiders of the Pheres band. These bands occupy territories situated between the three major human poleis, making them common sights to those who travel human lands. Not ones to settle in permanent homes, though, centaurs might be found wherever there are wonders to be witnessed and adventures to be had.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Lagonna centaurs tend to favor names of three or four syllables, often borrowed from cultures they have met during their travels. Pheres centaurs tend to have shorter, sharper sounding names, often appended with an honorific gained in battle.

Major Organizations

Lagonna Merchant Families
Lagonna centaurs travel in small merchant family bands called guri. These groups frequently trade with Meletis, which provides the biggest market for their wares, but they also do business with Setessa and smaller communities within Akros’s lands.

Pheres Raiders
The Pheres roam the wild lands between Setessa and Akros in small raiding herds. These herds are voluntary associations, in contrast to the family groups of the Lagonna. When necessary, several small bands join together in a larger herd to target particularly dangerous but resource-rich targets—be they humanoid traders or roving, greedy monsters. Bands also join together to defeat common threats or to hunt for game.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Centaurs can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.

Origin/Ancestry

Fey

Lifespan

Centaurs mature and age at about the same rate as humans.

Average Height

Centaurs stand between 6 and 7 feet tall, with their equine bodies reaching about 4 feet at the withers. Pheres centaurs tend to be slightly larger than Lagonna centaurs.

Average Weight

650 lb.

Average Length

6 to 7 feet

Geographic Distribution

• Meletis
• Nessian Wood
• Setessa

Related Ethnicities

• Lagonna
• Pheres

Size Modifier
Here’s how to determine Centaur height and weight randomly, starting with rolling a size modifier:
Size modifier = 1d10
Height = 6 feet + size modifier in inches
Weight in pounds = 600 + (2d12 × size modifier)

MOoT

Centaur

ability score increase: Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

age: Centaurs mature and age at about the same rate as humans.

alignment: Centaurs are inclined toward neutrality. Lagonna centaurs tend to be more lawful, while Pheres centaurs are more often chaotic.

Size: Medium

speed: 40 ft.

Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.

race features:
Fey. Your creature type is fey, rather than humanoid.
Charge. If you move at least 30 feet straight toward a target and then hit it with a melee weapon attack on the same turn, you can immediately follow that attack with a bonus action, making one attack against the target with your hooves.
Hooves. Your hooves are natural melee weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Equine Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push or drag.
In addition, any climb that requires hands and feet is especially difficult for you because of your equine legs. When you make such a climb, each foot of movement costs you 4 extra feet instead of the normal 1 extra foot.
Survivor. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Medicine, Nature, or Survival.