The minotaurs eventually ended up in Ygg-Chall with the dark elves, but there is some confusion as to how exactly that happened. According to their in-game description in Heroes of Might and Magic V, the minotaurs fled from the Silver Cities hid underground to escape the wizards. They ended up in Ygg-Chall, where the dark elves enslaved them and used them for the most degrading and tedious tasks. The minotaurs hoped to earn their freedom through hard work and loyalty, while the dark elves feared that they would one day seize it instead.