Mungarak

The Pyromancer
Mungarak is a minotaur with the unique ability to summon the power of fire. Mungarak was the creation of a wizard who dabbled into the forbidden arts of magic. This wizard was obsessed with its destructive properties. The Wizard cast a powerful ritual spell summoning a fire demon lord as a result. The Wizard made a deal with the demon. If it would grant him the gift of fire, he would aid the demon in its own quest. The demon agreed almost too quickly. Little did the Wizard know that the power from the demon would consume his very existence.

The demon became part of the wizard from then on. This bond even granted access to its powerful fire capabilities. However, the more the Wizard used these newfound powers, the more the fire would consume his body. Once the soul was gone, the demon would be free within the body of the Wizard. The Wizard realized this betrayal too late for his own good. The Wizard made a last-ditch effort to save himself. He found a minotaur that made its home close to his tower. He used his abilities to subdue the creature and brought it back to the tower. Here he performed the last ritual spell he would ever cast.

The ritual would consume the magical energy from the Wizard and cast the demon into the minotaur leaving the Wizard to become powerless. Realizing the intent of the Wizard, the demon had other plans. As the connection was made during the ritual, the demon purged the wizard with fire. The fire consumed the wizard and the demon attached itself to the Minotaur instead. Unfortunately for the demon, it did not anticipate the ramifications of the ritual being interrupted. The Minotaur gained the ability to sustain the use of the powers of the fire demon and also the intellect of the Wizard. Now the MInotaur became a menace with the rage of the demon coursing through its veins. Although trapped, the demon could still manipulate the minotaur enough to complete its will.

The Salamara
The Salamara was a biped lizard species who worshipped the volcano. They saw it as a giver of life and resurrection along with death and destruction. The chieftain of the Salamara discovered a crimson stone deep within the magma of the volcano. Claiming it as his own, he discovered the powers that be. Using the stone, he commanded the Salamara. That is until the stone itself consumed him. The crimson stone consumed energy to power its abilities and thus the Salamara began to rebel against the chieftain. He used its powers against them but ultimately, it consumed him with it. The stone was later found by a spectral minotaur called Mungarak. His unique connection to the spirit world afforded him the ability to resist the consumption of the crimson stone. He used this as the conduit for his campaign on the island Leandros.