#centaur headcanon

[monstersflashlight]

How do you think a centaur wedding would go?

Centaur!boyfriend who is so nervous asking you to marry him that he drops the ring into the grass and you have to spend half an hour looking for it after you accept (and make out for a long time).

Centaur!fiancée who would be super into wedding planning, making sure everything is perfect and everything is adapted to all kinds of species attending the wedding. He would make sure the bathrooms are centaur-friendly, the chairs are monster-sized and there's enough food to feed a whole army. He turns into groomzilla as you watch him with warm eyes and soft smiles, his excitement meeting yours as you two together prepare the perfect event.

Centaur!fiancée who is so into tradition that he refuses to see you a week before the wedding, leaving your shared house and staying with his family until the day comes. He's so excited he's crying even before you arrive. But the second he sees you? His heart might be stopping as he watches you walking down the aisle looking so perfect he can't even breathe. He spends half the ceremony so enraptured by your beauty that he misses half the words out of the person officiating, not that he cares, because he hears your vows well enough (and he sobs at them).

Centur!husband who would look so happy when you walk out of the ceremony galloping on his back with everyone cheering around you. He would take you to your own house, spending at least an hour memorizing every single inch of your body on the special day before taking you back to enjoy the feast with all your guests.

[monstersandmaw]

whats your take on satyrs and centaurs etc? do you have personal hcs on them like centaurs personalities depending on them being hotblooded or warmblooded? or social routines of satyrs gathering to braid and groom each other's fleece? they're not always a particular favorite, but it is fun to dive into lore abt them

(sorry for sitting on this for so long!)

I like to think that there are as many variations to centaurs and satyrs etc. as there are to their real life inspirations in horses, deer, goats etc.

You get tough, stubborn Shetland centaurs and big, chill Shires and Belgian drafts, good all-rounder, easy-going Dutch Warmblood types, and highly strung Anglo-Arab centaurs etc. etc. Same goes for cervitaurs - hardy red deer and delicate fallow, tiny muntjac, and small but tough reindeer, plus some really big moose folk too. Goat satyrs who have a tendency to faint if surprised, as well as some shy sheep-based satyrs who have close family units...

I have a headcanon for centaurs that it's a huge deal for someone to be allowed to sit on their back and ride them (let alone put tack of any kind on them), and for some it's taboo or just too revolting to consider, while for others it's a sign of deep honour and trust. I mentioned a story idea I had a while ago for an elite messenger corps that uses centaurs who are paired with a rider, but I never did anything with it (yet?).

I think satyrs would have very strong family units, and cervitaurs and centaurs are traditionally nomadic, though they tend to stick to one large area and roam across it. They're wary of outsiders, but if you gain their loyalty, they'll do anything to protect you. Satyrs love music, and throw the best and wildest parties and they're also good at brewing and distilling fruit wines and cider and ales etc., while centaurs are more known for their herbalist lore and skills in medicine, and cervitaurs are caretakers of the forest and are the best at woodland management and coppicing etc. :).

The quadruped species in particular are used to having family members and close friends take care of them - mutual grooming and hoof-picking and stuff is all very natural to them - so they're not generally body shy, but they're also very in tune with people's body language, and are able to read if you're not comfortable with a situation very easily.

I'm sure I've got more thoughts on them, but for now, I hope that was fun to read :). Thanks for your patience, anon.

[ghostwrita]

Any headcannons for centaurs (sexual, romantic, or not)? You've mentioned them a few times in other posts but I didn't see anything centered on them in your masterlist.

Centaur Headcanons

They are constantly moving and rarely leave a trace. Centaurs at one point were often captured and used for war. As a means of self preservation, centaurs are very elusive. They do not stay in one place long. 

Orcs were the main group that helped centaurs resist. They often supplied centaurs with weapons and armors. Some orcs even went so far to teach centaurs these trades to help centaurs reach self reliance.

Centaurs as a species are somewhat traditional and more male led. However as time progresses, so do their values.

Polyamorous relationships are common amongst centaurs. Traditionally, much like horses, a centaur “herd” would consist of one male and his wives/children. As time progressed, it became more common to see herds made up of many smaller families. Now there are some herds with one female and her male partners.

Same gendered herds are a different thing altogether. All female herds are often herds of centaurs who are fleeing from something (poaching/slavery/ domestic abuse). Male herds typically are herds full of young males kicked out by a more traditional male herd leader. While not common, there have been instances of all male and all female herds migrating together for mutual benefit.

Grooming is a big aspect in centaur relationships. Centaurs do not show off their relationships in the way that other species do. One way that they do show off their relationships is through grooming. Braiding gifts into their partner’s tail is one way centaurs show relationships status.

Centaurs are very apprehensive about interspecies relationships. There are a lot of nuances to be mindful of due to centaurs' history. An example would be riding on a centaur’s back. It is something to never ask of a centaur, they should be the one asking you. Even then, it is a huge deal and seen as a sign of high respect.

[extramundane-beings]

Headcanon

A Baby Centuar has a rock collection due to a geologist happily talking about the differences between two different rocks. Since then, The Baby Centaur leaves a pretty rock near the edge of the forest for the Geologist to find