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user-inactivated  ·  3484 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: If centaurs were to exist, what behaviour, culture, and lifestyle would you expect them to have?

Ah, an idea comes to mind. Have you ever watched Xena? Might be why my perception of centaurs may be different from yours.

Also, I think they'd develop a new sub economy based on centaur taxi drivers/city transport, tour guides.





Grendel  ·  3484 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Also, I think they'd develop a new sub economy based on centaur taxi drivers/city transport, tour guides.

I think they'd be too proud to let a human ride them.

Elisza  ·  3484 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, I haven't watched Xena, but I'll see how I can remedy that. Is centaur and human love considered immoral? Of different race?

user-inactivated  ·  3484 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In Xena, most plot/story lines have centaurs in conflict with Amazons, or Xena's thug pals back when she was evil, and they're hearty, awkward warriors. A sub theme involves them being killed, their lands encroached upon, and so forth. Portrayed mostly in browns and greys, living in dusty environments and rickety wooden fences. I think in an ideal world Xena-story centaurs just want to be left alone.

If you ever get the chance, there's an episode of Xena where Gabrielle is producing a play in a popular city, and a rather pretentious centaur auditions, and it's hilarious.

edit: Found the episode. The centaur character's scene starts at approx 12:35, and he's in another small scene starting approx 18:20--