Trogs

## History

Nobody knows exactly where Trogs originated from, but they are believed to be native to Macerus. Trogs have been seen across all of the lands of Macerus in a wide variety of biomes, suggesting that they have adapted to many different situations in their various clans.

## Characteristics

Trogs are amphibious bipedal creatures that generally inhabit caves (especially near or attached to bodies of water). Trogs form clans and follow their chieftains that are guided by their shaman. Because Trogs have a very low level of intelligence, generally the bigger and stronger Trogs with slightly more intellectual capacity make for chieftains of Trog clans. Trogs are skittish and untrustworthy, but the bigger and stronger Trogs are, the more aggressive they become.

Trogs speak in their own native tongue and have many different dialects given that the many Trog clans are across all of the lands of Macerus. Their language is primitive, as are their little minds, so humans generally hear Troggish as a mix of croaks, groans, and otherwise nonsensical sounds.

Given the simple nature of Trogs, they are fascinated by all things shiny. They're known to hoard things based on their shininess, which ultimately is what dictates value to them. People that have observed Trogs in the wild discovering various loot of interest have overheard them using simple words like "Shinies", "Shine-Shine", "Presh" (perhaps from "precious") which indicates that over many generations Trogs have actually picked up some language from Humans.

One power of Trogs is their ability to absorb power of gemstones, and they do so by ingesting them. When Trogs and Troglings come across "shinies", they bring them back to the shaman and chieftain of the clan. Given that Trog shaman are of slightly higher intelligence (which is not saying much) and have generally higher magical affinity, they are able to help "appraise" the value of "shinies". Of course, when a Trog chieftain spots gems he will immediately claim them to ingest, often not waiting for a shaman to even appraise them. Trog chieftains are acutely aware of the fact that gems give them extra power and thus secures their rule over their clan.

## Trog Variations

* Trogs/Trog
* Trogs/Troggling
* Trogs/Brute
* Trogs/Shaman
* Trogs/Chieftain

## Notable Trogs

The following is a list of the notable Trogs that inhabited the lands of Macerus.

* Lord Trogger
* Snootur

## Media Inspiration

Not official media, but external links strictly for inspiration. To later be replaced by our own media:

* Trogs
	+ (slightly too llizardy, perhaps want more fat) https://www.deviantart.com/deskridge/art/The-Lizard-Man-of-Scape-Ore-Swamp-871823603
	+ https://www.deviantart.com/vookasheen/art/Swamp-Creatures-602183184
	+ https://www.deviantart.com/sam-peterson/art/Bog-Creature-656545732
	+ https://www.deviantart.com/natehallinanart/art/Goron-Cave-Guard-425018620
	+ https://www.deviantart.com/kenbarthelmey/art/Alien-Creature-384613098
	+ (too alien-like but I like the head-shoulder tie in... no neck sorta thing) https://www.deviantart.com/maciejkuciara/art/albino-alien-329428287
* Brutes
	+ https://www.deviantart.com/themefinland/art/Dragonoid-beast-751273984
	+ https://www.deviantart.com/tsabo6/art/Swamp-giant-853208342
* Shaman
	+ (maybe a bit too sinister) https://www.deviantart.com/deniszhbankov/art/Swamp-demon-853736025
	+ (maybe a bit too "soft") https://www.deviantart.com/ursulav/art/Mother-Terrapin-34347345