Lizardmen

**Lizardmen** (蜥蜴人リザートマン, *TokagebitoRizātoman*?), also known as **Lizardfolk** (リザードフォーク, *Rizādofōku*?) is a demihuman species.
They are reptilian humanoids.

## Overview

The lizardmen are part of the Dragon race kin group.

The race consist of both males and females.

Humans view the lizardmen as fiends.

In the Bandol Plain, there is a wetland where lizardmen and toadmen inhabit in the place facing toward the Azimide Bay.

There are lizardmen living in Ptah Kingdom and Sebek Kingdom.

In the West Continent, there are lizardmen settlements in the area beyond the desert to the south.

## Culture

They worship dragons. The lizardmen of Bandol Plain worships the ancient Azimide. The captured lizardmen in Ariadia Republic, worships Kuroki.

## Physical Attributes

They have the ability to camouflage with their surrounding.

The lizardmen of the Bandol Plain has blue-scales.

## Variations

### Crimson-Scaled Lizardmen

The **Crimson-Scaled Lizardmen** (紅鱗のリザードマン, *Kurenai uroko no rizādoman*?) are the kin of the Flame Dragon Lord of Crimson.

### Blue-Scaled Lizardmen

**Blue-Scaled Lizardmen** (蒼鱗のリザードマン, *Sōrin no rizādoman*?) are the kin of the Sea Dragon Lord of Azure.The blue-scaled Lizardmen can operate in the sea and has abilities similar to those of a mermen. Instead, they are extremely weakened in dry areas with no water. They also cannibalise each other as a ritual, and individuals that have cannibalised each other repeatedly moult to become more powerful.

### Black-Scaled Lizardmen

**Black-Scaled Lizardmen** (黒鱗のリザードマン, *Kuro uroko no rizādoman*?) are the kin of the Demonic Dragon Lord of Black.

### Green-Scaled Lizardmen

**Green-Scaled Lizardmen** (緑鱗のリザードマン, *Midori uroko no rizādoman*?) are the most numerous but they are not very strong, as they are not kin of the Dragon Lords. They worshiped the Dragon Lords and other dragons.

### Crocodilianman race

The **Crocodilianman race** (鰐人族, *Wanihito-zoku*?), also known as **Crocodilemen**, are part of the noble class species in the land of Gypshir. There are Crocodilianmen living in Gyptis Kingdom.

The Crocodilianmen are a variety species of Lizardmen.

### Dragonewts

The higher class species of Lizardmen are Dragonewts, they are also known as High Lizardmen.

## History

Just the night after the Hero of Light's Party fought the Dark Knight at Mount Holy Dragon. A flock of minotaurs attacked Ariadia Republic and released the gladiator fiends from the arena. The lizardmen were one of the escaped fiends. Kuroki found the lizardmen hiding in Lavuruntos, they worship him because they sensed him with the power of dragons.

When Khepler guided Totona and Kuroki to the drawing room in Ptah Kingdom, there were lizardmen bowing in respect to Khepler.

Eld Kingdom attempted to land reclamation of the wetland to make agriculture farmlands. However this made the indigenous blue-scaled lizardmen angry, as the wetlands were their sacred lands. The lizardmen offered sacrifice to ask for the help of the blue dragon Azimide.

## Etymology

**Lizardmen** (リザードマン, *Rizādoman*?) appear in fantasy and science fiction. There are Lizardmen in *Warhammer*. There are Lizardfolk in *Dungeons & Dragons*.

## Development

Takeru Nezaki changed the Lizardmen name to **Lizardfolk** (リザードフォーク, *Rizādofōku*?), but reverted back to Lizardmen.

## References

1. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 33 - Under The Blue Sky
2. ↑ *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Overview of Nagol's Deities
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 07 - The Wealthy Ariadia
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 29 - The Lizardmen
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 01 - The Great Sage
6. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero: Chapter 12 - The Goddess' Country
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 05 - The Gypshir's Magus
8. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 11 - Aarnak the Golden Capital
9. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Azure Demonic Sea: Chapter 03 - The Byrsa Queendom
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 *Dark Knight Story* - The Hero's Kingdom: Chapter 20 - The Dragon's Kin Group
11. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 18 - The Sniper
12. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 07 - The Gyptis Sphinx
14. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 07 - The Island of Aspidochelone