Centaur

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Centaurs are a four-legged race of creatures whose features combine equine and human elements. The centaurs of Tyria live in groups known as prides. There are four known prides: the Modniir of the Shiverpeaks, the Harathi of the Maguuma and the northern hills of Kryta, the Losaru of the Crystal Desert, and the Veldrunner of Elona. Within the prides of the centaurs exist various tribes - such as the Orshad Tribe of the Losaru. After many years with no contact with the beleaguered continent of Elona, it's unclear whether the centaurs of Elona and the Crystal Desert survived Palawa Joko's return and the rise of Kralkatorrik.

Centaurs have always been hostile to humans and when the flooding of the coasts necessitated human expansion in Kryta, the Harathi centaurs were pushed out of their homelands, plunging the two groups into a war for Krytan territory that is filled with constant raids. The Modniir have also had rough times for in the far north, the dragon Jormag has seemed to corrupt some centaurs, while those who are not corrupted wage war.

There have only been two known centaurs who have renounced their hatred for humans and went on to live a life of pacifism: Ventari and Ehrgen Windmane.