Well, the main thing there is that the horns also function as a natural attack. ^^;<br/><br/>Also, for her build, would you prefer the ‘wields an oversized shield two-handed as both offense and defense’ build, or the ‘wears a ring of force shield and wields an oversized longsword’ build?  The former option will involve investing quite a lot in terms of both feats and her starting wealth in whatever shield she gets, while the latter will be a lot more flexible build-wise, and thus also probably a bit stronger in the end, though certainly much less visually distinct.<br/><br/>Edit: And said mino-girl being an escaped slave could certainly work.