Minotaur (Oblivion)

Minotaurs are forest creatures that have the physical features of both man and bull, much like the one described in the Greek Mythological story of Ovid's. 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 Oblivion as well as Arena. 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 descendants 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.^[1]^[2]

Melee

Hand-to-Hand (Fists)
Blunt (Warhammer)
Head Butt (Horns)

Loot

Minotaur Horn
Lockpick
Bone
Random loot

Magic

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

Weaknesses

Normal

Quests

Hircine

Subtypes

Minotaur Lord
- In the Arena after the Hero of Kvatch becomes the Grand Champion, they can face one, two, or three Minotaur Lords at a time. The Minotaur Lords will be able to use various warhammers in the Arena, such as elven warhammer, glass warhammer, and ebony warhammer. Minotaur Lords can also use various spells. After the minotaur lords have been killed, the Hero of Kvatch as the Grand Champion may loot items from the minotaurs.
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

References

[1] The Imperial Library: Humanoid

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Creatures (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)
Animals	Bear Boar Deer Dog Horse Mountain Lion Mudcrab Rat Sheep Slaughterfish Unicorn Wolf
Creatures	Goblin Imp Land Dreugh Minotaur Ogre Spriggan Troll Will-o-the-Wisp
Daedra	Clannfear Daedroth Flame Atronach Frost Atronach Scamp Spider Daedra Storm Atronach Xivilai
Undead	Ghost Lich Skeleton Wraith Zombie
Shivering Isles	Baliwog Elytra Flesh Atronach Gatekeeper Gnarl Grummite Hunger Scalon Shambles Skinned Hound

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