Cervitaur

Cervitaur, alongside the Minotaur and Centaur, make up one of the three most common races in the Confederacy of Sages. Smaller than the centaur, their close cousins, the Cervitaur are a race with humanoid upper bodies and the lower bodies of deer.

Appearance

Cervitaurs' humanoid upper bodies exhibit a complexion ranging from golden through brown. A form of inverse freckling is common, as is the ordinary sort of freckling (particularly among the lighter-skinned examples of the species). Cervitaur also appear to bear similarities to a variety of different cervid species.

Cervitaur males develop annual racks of antlers which are shed at the onset of winter. Traditionally these antlers are used for sparring and courtship rituals, but owing to their entanglable nature and direct connection to the skull and scalp are not favoured in mortal combat.

Variants

While most cervitaur hail from the western and central Lordless Lands, Bastonian sailors in the north report rare sightings of cervitaur-like beings more akin to moose, the Inaaki.

History

Cervitaur history is the history of the Confederacy of Sages. It is said to have been a cervitaur ancestor, Mayaa Hapathea, who called the first Convocation of Sages and promulgated the Great Law among the Minotaur, Centaur, and Cervitaur, effectively founding the confederacy. The cervitaur are also responsible for the promulgation of much of the Confederacy's knowledge of astronomy and astrology.

Habitat and Society

Within the Confederacy of Sages, the Cervitaur tribes favour woodland areas, forming travelling tribal groups of several connected families.

Statblock for Pathfinder 1st Edition

As the cervitaur are not an established creature type within Pathfinder, let alone a playable race, it was necessary to create one.

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