Lizardfolk

**Lizardfolk** are a race of bipedal reptiles that are widespread across Pan-Nos.

## Origin

Chorasys is known as the original homeland of lizardfolk. While there are fossils belonging to a precursor species scattered across Hyperkara and Kentauria, the oldest skeletons determined to belong to lizardfolk proper have been discovered in the region of Shidi in eastern Chorasys.

From Chorasys, lizardfolk took the reverse path of their precursor species, moving west to populate Kentauria and Hyperkara across the Rhodon River.

## Appearance & Physical Traits

Lizardfolk experience extreme sexual dysmorphia, with greater variation between the two sexes than is found among any other race in Pan-Nos.

The traits shared by the sexes are as follows:

* All lizardfolk are coldblooded, requiring either significant external temperatures, extensive sun exposure, or artificial warming to fully function. In absence of these conditions, lizardfolk are lethargic, slower to move, and exhibit symptoms of confusion. In sufficiently cold environments, lizardfolk quickly cease activity and begin to freeze to death.
* All lizardfolk have scales, with colors extending across every chromatic color. Their scales shift shade in response to body temperature, becoming darker or lighter, respectively, in response to lacking or excessive body temperatures. In sufficiently extreme conditions, their scales will verge on pitch black, or pure white.
* They require extensive humidity, and function poorly in drier environments. A lizardfolk without water in a desert can experience severe dehydration in as little as fifteen minutes. In drier climates, lizardfolk are known to use steaming rooms regularly to maintain body humidity.
* They are conditionally aquatic, experiencing a near-innate ability to swim, and can hold their breaths for extended periods of time. Lizardfolk are capable of exceeding depths of a hundred meters when diving with sufficient practice. While tolerating saltwater, they typically prefer freshwater.
* They are strongly diurnal, with ranges of activity generally stretching from slightly after sunrise to shortly after sunset.

**Female Lizardfolk:**

* They are exceptionally tall, with average heights exceeding 215cm, and heavily muscular. Despite this, they possess a lean frame, with weights ranging from 115 - 180 kilograms.
* They are typically the rulers and warriors among the lizardfolk, and tend towards sedentary behavior.

**Male Lizardfolk**

* Male lizardfolk are short, stout, and wide faced. Their features are soft, with few hard angles, and large eyes. They are on average roughly 105 - 110cm tall, and weigh 20 - 30 kilograms.
* They are typically more social, in part owing to their unique role in colony foundation. Male lizardfolk tend greatly towards nomadicism, seeking out new homes upon reaching adulthood, though this can vary greatly in distance. Upon reaching a new home, some male lizardfolk are known to be able to independently lay eggs and begin a new colony.

## Habitation

Lizardfolk are one of Pan-Nos's most numerous and widespread races, second only to ratfolk.

While the bulk of their population is in Hyperkara and mainland Chorasys, significant lizardfolk population can be found from one corner of Pan-Nos to the other, as they inhabit the Aerizumer archipelago in the northeast and the swamplands of Dyskelris in the southwest.