Sharptooth The Sharptooths ( also Sharp - tooths ) were a tribe of lizardfolk dwelling in the Vast Swamp of Cormyr . Base of Operations . The Sharptooths had territory around the northern part and source of the Darkflow River , in the center of the Vast Swamp . History . The Sharp - tooth tribe was known to live in the Vast Swamp around 1367 DR . In the Year of Lightning Storms , 1374 DR , the Sharptooths were attacked by a new tribe — the Shadowscales , strange , shadow - shrouded undead lizardfolk who were the horribly transformed remnants of the former Dragonslayer tribe . The Sharptooths could not resist them ; many were slain , more captured and carried off to the Lost Refuge . Worse , those who were captured eventually came back as Shadowscales themselves , attacking their own kin . In one raid before autumn , the Shadowscales captured a number of lizardfolk , including Ashala , Gruss , Kurash , Sithen , and even the Sharptooths ' old chieftain , Gathan . They were missing and thought dead . However , the lowly Kessessek , priest of a forgotten god and mate of Ashala , proved himself by turning away some of the Shadowscales , and the leaderless Sharptooths acclaimed him as their new chieftain , rather than risking the old tradition of having the strongest battle for dominance . Uncomfortable and inexperienced as a chief , Kessessek adopted an aggressive but canny strategy against the mightier Shadowscales . He made an alliance between the Sharptooths and the Blackscale s and Poison Dusk s — other tribes attacked by the Shadowscales — and so they survived against further raids . Then , in early Eleint , he led a war party of Sharptooths , Blackscales , and Poison Dusks into Shadowscale territory around the Skull Staff . They hoped to slay some of their Shadowscale foes or their Shar - worshiping allies , or else capture some of the " dream walkers " — the mind - controlled petitioners of a false Temple of Mystra — that regularly passed that way to a ruined keep called the Lost Refuge . Kessessek and his kin recognized that these dream walkers were innocents under a spell and compelled to journey to the enemy , and hoped to capture them , free their minds , and deny this resource to their shared enemy . In fact , the next group to pass that way were actually adventurers in service to Mystra investigating the false temple and Sharrans ' activities . This unfortunate misunderstanding was eventually resolved in parlay with Kessessek at the Sharptooth encampment among hot geysers , over snail - and - eel soup . Kessessek tested , treated , and spoke with them , realizing they shared a common foe and could be key to the fight against the Shadowscales . Telling what he knew of events in the Vast Swamp and about the Lost Refuge , he sought the adventurers ' aid in freeing Ashala , Gathan , and the others , promising all his treasure and magic in payment . However , he would not risk more lizardfolk lives , believing the forces inside the keep were too great . An attack on the camp by seven Shadowscales and a grell seeking to kill Kessessek saw the priest - chief paralyzed and the Sharptooths flee , but the adventurers prevailed , for which the Sharptooths were grateful . Later , when the adventurers eventually returned from the Plane of Shadow , having ended the Shadowscale and Sharran threats , they found the Sharptooths had taken over the Lost Refuge . The Sharptooths celebrated with a feast of wild boar roasted over fire , wreathes of swamp flowers placed over the heroes ' necks , and wild dances . In the following weeks , after War Wizards investigated the Lost Refuge , the kingdom of Cormyr made an alliance with the Sharptooth tribe . Limited trade even began between lizardfolk and human , and the Vast Swamp lost a little of its mystery and dread in Cormyrean eyes . Relationships . Around 1367 DR , Sharptooth territory bordered the lands of the Blood Moon orc tribe and the Scimitar goblin tribe . From 1374 DR , the Sharptooths were allied with the Blackscale and Poison Dusk tribes , and even with the kingdom of Cormyr . Possessions . Sharptooth warriors fought with club s , heavy wooden shields , net s , and javelin s .