Minotaur (creature)

For other uses of Minotaur, see Minotaur (disambiguation)

Minotaur
skill	8-9
stamina	8-9
Habitat	Dungeons, Ruins
Number Encountered	1
Type	Humanoid
Reaction	Hostile
Intelligence	Average

A Minotaur was a creature with head of a bull or cow, and the body of a human.

Origins and Distribution

In Kazan, minotaurs were considered to be mighty creatures considered sacred to the Uruz tribe, and that dwelt within their maze.

Notable Minotaurs

• The Minotaur of Mellizand was a rather weak minotaur, that possessed the ability through its nose ring to breathe poisonous gas.

Other Media

• The Minotaur was one of a series of officially licensed Fighting Fantasy Ornaments made by Clarecraft Design.

Further Information in Canon

More information can be found at:^Source
The Fighting Fantasy 10th Anniversary Yearbook (paraCover*, pg29)
Out of the Pit (Large) (pg28#, pg83#*, pg126)
Blacksand! (pg170, pg204)
The Warlock's Way (para61)
The Warrior's Way (para471#*)
Dungeoneer (pg389#)
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (para179#*, para258)
Deathtrap Dungeon (para40#)
Caverns of the Snow Witch (para52, para150, para200)
Stealer of Souls (para268, para274*, para314)
Daggers of Darkness (para28*, para95#, para324#, para366)
The Trolltooth Wars (pg224-225, pg226*, pg227-230, pg250-251)
The Riddling Reaver (pg44, pg49, pg51, pg52*, pg53-54#, pg70)
The Tasks of Tantalon (Hardback)'(pg5, pg20, pg21*)
Warlock Issue 1 (pg5*)
Warlock Issue 2 (pg4#, pg5, pg13 (281#*), pg14 (298), pg35 (66), pg38 (96, para102))
Warlock Issue 5 (pg11)

Notes

# - denotes a reference with statistics
* - denotes a picture

See Also

• Shaggy Horn-Man

Appendix

Gallery

Two minotaurs guarding the entrance to the maze of Uruz.

A stone golem in the shape of a minotaur, an elf lying killed at its feet.

Appearances

Adventures

• Daggers of Darkness (book)
• Deathtrap Dungeon (book)
• Deathtrap Dungeon (d20)
• The Riddling Reaver (book)
• The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (AFF)
• The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (book)
• The Warrior's Way

Sourcebooks

• Heroes of Titan (mentioned)
• Out of the Pit

Video Games

• Deathtrap Dungeon (computer game)
• The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (Tin Man Games)

References