Centaur

Centaurs are misshapen, mutated creatures. They are a by-product of infection by the Forced Evolutionary Virus, and were created by tossing a varied mix of humans, dogs, and other types of animals into an FEV nutrient vat to be infected by the virus and then see what mutant chimera emerged as the virus produced rapid and unpredictable mutations. As a result, centaurs can differ quite radically in physical appearance from one another. However, all known centaurs are somewhat humanoid in appearance, however they have no legs, but 6 arms that they use as legs.

Centaurs of all known varieties are not harmed by radiation, but rather seem drawn to it, and are often found in heavily irradiated environments.

Background
In the Core Region, centaurs were created by the Master and frequently travel in packs with floaters. They encompassed a large bulk of the Master's armies and are commonly found with the nightkin and other remnants of the Master's army who roam Northern California and the Mojave Wasteland.

Like their western counterparts, the East Coast centaurs it is possible they were created by infection with the FEV along with the super mutants, so their birthplace is Vault 87. In contrast to this, its far more likely that radiation and FEV combined created the centaurs. It is more likely that it was the radiation because of their attack, there is no possible way FEV could have caused a human to develop the power to spit radiation at someone, so it has to be a mix of possibily a Glowing One and FEV.

Two-headed centaur
Physically, these centaurs are around the size of a bear, with a large, misshapen torso and six humanoid arms that serve as legs. A cluster of wriggling fleshy tentacles bloom out from their underside, scrabbling at the ground around them. Branching from their front halves are a pair of long, thick necks, with a canine head on the left and a humanoid one on the right. The canine head has a thick metal collar around its neck adorned with spikes, not unlike an ordinary dog collar.

So far, the two-headed centaurs have only been encountered on the West Coast, in the Core Region.

One-headed centaur
In this type of centaur, only the human-like head remains, and the feelers on the back are replaced by 3 long, tentacle-like tongues. Unlike its two-headed "cousins", this kind of centaur uses a ranged attack: a high-arcing, slow-moving saliva projectile that can carry lethal doses of radiation. Oddly enough, it is capable of igniting lingering gas vapors as well, so beware if fighting one in an area with gas leaks. Centaurs are known to accompany super mutants as "guard dogs", so if you see one, expect to find super mutants ahead.

These centaurs can be found both in the West and in the East, accompanying both Vault 87 and Marmiposa super mutants.

Evolved centaur


As the name suggests, they are a bigger and stronger variant of a centaur. having been exposed to much more radiation than regular centaurs, they have significantly more muscle mass as well as thick clusters of tumors growing from their backs.

Giant evolved centaur
An even bigger variety, the giant evolved centaur is the largest and most dangerous variation of the centaur yet be discovered so far.

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