Minotaur (Oblivion)

Minotaurs are forest creatures that have the physical features of both man and bull, much like the one described in Greek Mythology. They are nearly twice the height of a man and move with an agility deceptive of their bulky size. Minotaurs will utilize their sharp horns and incredible upper-body strength in combat, as well as wield massive warhammers.

Their horns are valuable and are useful alchemy ingredients. They appear in as well as. The more powerful variant, the Minotaur Lord, only appears in Oblivion. They are often in the areas Moranda and Sancre Tor.

Lore
Minotaurs are likely decendants of demi-god Morihaus, who said to be man-bull, and Belharza the Man-Bull, Morihaus's alleged son from Alessia and second emperor of the First Cyrodiilic Empire.

Melee

 * Hand-to-Hand (fists)
 * Blunt (War Hammer)
 * Head Butt (Horns)

Loot

 * Minotaur Horn
 * Lockpick
 * Bone
 * Random loot
 * Random loot

Magic

 * Damage Health 20 points on touch.
 * Disintegrate armor 200 points on touch.

Weaknesses

 * Normal

Quests

 * Hircine

Subtypes

 * Minotaur Lord (stronger than minotaurs). In the Arena after you become the Grand Champion, you can face one, two, or three Minotaur Lords at a time. They will be able to use various warhammers in the Arena, such as elven warhammer, glass warhammer , and ebony warhammer . They can also use various spells (look above for the types of magic they can use). Once you have killed them as the Grand Champion, you can loot their items.
 * Minotaur of the Grove
 * Soul level: Greater
 * Mainly wields a hammer, especially the elven warhammer
 * These beasts do respawn. Although they are slightly stronger than normal minotaurs, the Minotaurs of the Grove do not disintegrate weapons or armor.
 * Drops: bone, gold, minotaur horn
 * Dreamworld Minotaur
 * Savage Minotaur

Appearances


Minotauro (Oblivion) Минотавр Minotaure (Oblivion)