Lizardfolk

Lizardfolk are a tall, brutish scaled bi-pedal lizard-like race in comparison to humans. They are one of the oldest races that live on the continent of Thanthris. Their ancestors lived in a complex tribal society and held multiple empires that expanded across all of southern Thanthris until the colonization of humans and elves alike.

## Appearance

Lizardfolk stand around a height of 6 to 7 feet tall and weigh roughly 200 to 250 pounds. They have various colored scales depending on the region with green being the most common of them all. When one is born with blue scales, it is typically seen as a sign of a promising future. Their eye color range from yellow, green, or orange. They also have impressively sharp teeth and claws, and a long tail.

## Culture

### Language

Lizardfolk speak a language called Draconic ever since the occupation of dragons during the Reign of Dragons. Before then lizardfolk spoke a derelict language simply known as Lizard-tongue. While a script does exist of Draconic, only seers and chief are privy to learning how to read and write.

## Religion

Lizardfolk mostly worship the dragons that once ruled over them known as Dragons of Old. In this practice, lizardfolk treat most ancient dragons as idols and worthy of worship. While most lizardfolk are followers of the Dragon of Old, some still worship their original ancient religion known as Old Lizard.

Dragons of Old worships two prime deities, the Chromatic Wyrm and the Metallic Wyrm. Lizardfolk tend to worship the Chromatic Wyrm as it was customary when dragons ruled over them. Finding lizardfolk who worship the Metallic Wyrm is not unheard of, however.

Old Lizard is the worship of a pantheon of old legendary lizardfolk who have ascended into godhood. Typically, to be considered for godhood, a lizardfolk who have to be known as a great conquerer.

## Society

During the Age of Mayhem, lizardfolk ruled their own empires that covered most of the southern part of Thanthris. Lizardfolk lived a completely different lifestyle during that time. However, with the fall of their empires at the hands of humans and elves, lizardfolk have been reduced to small familial tribes in the Black Mist Marshes.

### Age of Mayhem

People of these ancient empires lived in great empires and were prosperous. During this time, lizardfolk lived in a caste system. These empires were spearheaded by a God-King or God-Queen that ruled with absolute power. The following ranks of society are listed as follows; clergy, warrior-class, labor-class, and slaves. They constructed massive cities built entirely of stone and pyramid-like temples. Though ruined, these structures still exist in present.

### Present

With the eradication of most of the population of lizardfolk, their numbers now linger in the thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands. Lizardfolk, now, live in small tribes that are scattered across southern Thanthris. These tribes struggle to stay alive with human slavers and other threats in the Black Mist Marshes. Almost half of their population live as slaves of the Republic of Aedralis.

## History

### Reign of Dragons

The Reign of Dragons is the time that dragons ruled over most of Thanthris. Lizardfolk was one of the few races to readily accept the occupation of dragons even to the point of worship. Dragons even attempted to create a subrace of dragons out of their DNA and the lizardfolk, which gave birth to the dragonborns (who would eventually revolt against their creators).

### Age of Mayhem

After the fall of the Reign of Dragons, the native races of Thanthris began claiming territories and waging forever wars against each other and other races. Lizardfolk would war each other constantly, but more successful in establishing empires during this time.

### The Great Arrival

The Great Arrival, also known as the First Arrival, was the arrival of elves and gnomes on Thanthris. These people began colonizing territories by pushing out any lizardfolk. They also destroyed many temples and renovated their cities into their liking.

### The Great Immigration

The Great Immigration was the arrival of humans and halflings from Ja'ren and Thanthris during the War of the Thaumaturge Kings. The newly arrived humans began crushing many of the territories ruled by the Lizardfolk and destroyed many of their cities and temples. Shortly after, with the founding of Aedarlis, slavery of lizardfolk began as a common practice.