Dunhoof centaurs are a species of equine humanoids, capable of swift travel and known for their skill in textiles. Each herd is made up of several family units, the individual make-up of each is fluid. It is possible for a centaur to be born to one family, be fostered raised by another, then to join the family of a close friend or lover. Each family provides comfort and care to one another, share a common abode (typically a timber lodge), and resources among them are pooled and shared.

The centaur herds maintained their territories with neighboring dragon clans through diplomacy and trade. The raw materials provided by dragons can be turned into a variety of textiles, preserves, and fine metal work, benefiting both parties. The alliances made between centaurs and dragon clans have created close ties between individual herds and elemental flights; many dragon clans have taken promising young centaurs "under their wing", and tutoring them in the ways of the elements. While not innately tied to the elements as dragons are, through years of practice, meditation, and the guiding hand of a dragon mentor, many centaurs have begun to tap into the elemental energies around them.

As time has moved on, the warring among dragonkind has inadvertantly pulled the dunhoof herds into their conflict, pitting centaur against centaur as each herd struggles to honor the alliances that they have made.

A growing number of Dunhoof have begun to defect from established herds, citing dragonkind as a bane to the world and all centaurs. Defectors have created new herds, abandoning the Dunhoof name and taking on the names of their warleaders. These new herds are increasingly martial in focus, intending to use both weapons and the elemental magics against the dragon clans, driving them from their lands. It is believed that only when the last dragon has perished and the gods are forced to slumber again will the beastclans know peace.



Known Centaur Territory

The following areas are known to be populated by the Centaur Beastclan:

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