Kolos (N male minotaur barbarian 3/fighter 2/expert 3) is the newest member of the Blood Council and the first nonhumanoid to earn a place there. A former slave who fought fiercely for years to earn his freedom, Kolos captured the heart of the crowd. He earned the title of champion by defeating Deathreaver, an ogre blackguard in the Zolark stable, undefeated for two years before Kolos laid him low.
Kolos harnessed his fame and fortune to start his own stable, called the Ivory Horn. The Horn is unique in that every bloodbound in it has a stake in its success. Every purse won is divided among the gladiators in Kolos’s care. He also keeps no slaves and is a vocal opponent of the use of slaves in the Red Ring, earning the displeasure of several of his colleagues who rely on slave stock to keep their stables running.
The minotaur champions the rights of nonhumanoid sentients as well. He maintains that these “monsters” are tortured for the entertainment of the viewing elite without receiving any consideration for their agony. His equitable treatment of races viewed as mere beasts or fodder by other stablemasters won several dangerous monsters to his stable and paved the way for his rise to power.
Kolos’s recent political maneuverings earned him a seat on the Blood Council but also many enemies. They want to see him eliminated or swept aside, but he is far too popular for obvious foul play. It is widely held that Malketh offered the minotaur a seat to increase the rancor other stablemasters already felt toward Kolos and potentially provoke one of them to plot the minotaur’s downfall.
Kolos is a powerhouse of a minotaur with brilliant crimson fur, shining eyes, and polished horns. He dresses in finery to look the part of a wealthy stablemaster. Close observation reveals frayed threads, patches, and missing buttons on his aristocratic attire, evidence that most of his money goes to his fellow bloodbound in the stable. He rarely covers his slave brand of the now defunct Serpent’s Fang stable, an ugly burn scar on his forearm. He prefers to leave it on display as a mark of his triumphs and as inspiration to other bloodbound, proof that any of them can fight their way to similar power and freedom.