Koz'gorag

Vhah Xardos, a Koz'gorag in the United Heaven-Hell Navy

**Koz'gorag** were extradimensional reptiliomorphs. They had dark red skin and yellow eyes.

## Characteristics

Koz'gorag could have 2 or 4 eyes, and 2 or 4 arms. 4 eyes and 2 arms were dominant traits. Rarely, Koz'gorag could be born with 3 eyes or arms, but this occurred in less than 0.5% of births.

Koz'gorag eyes were yellow to yellow-green with thin, reptillian pupils. They had flat noses with slit-like nostrils.

They had tails that were usually around 30-40 cm in length. It is thought that the Koz'gorag were evolving shorter tails; Zernun-era Koz'gorag could have tails up to a meter in length.

Koz'gorag are one of two native species of the Afterlife, the other being Angels. They are native to the subplane known today as Hell, although sections of their original territory have been absorbed into other sections of the afterlife used by other deities.

Koz'gorag had an indefinite lifespan; none seemed to die due to old age. They could still be killed by injury and disease, however.

### History

Modern Koz'gorag first appeared around 900,000,000 years before the Crossover. For much of their history, they had a rivalry with the Angels.

Between 900,000,000 and 400,000,000 years before the Crossover, the Heaven and Hell subplanes were strongly connected to Earth ℵ256 and Earth ℵ616. Koz'gorag built colonies deep underground on these planets.

On Earth ℵ256, during the Zernun Dark Ages, the Koz'gorag made contact with the Zernun and the Voidwalkers, forming trade agreements between the three species. These agreements lasted until about 6000 years after the Waqrahti Invasion, when influence from Ghrywcnnyeb'hylloth caused Ghelak-worshipping organizations to permeate Koz'gorag society and government.

For several thousand years following this, the Koz'gorag were in constant conflict with the Zernun. The following are all wars between the two species:

* First Hell War
* Second Hell War
* Trilemma War
* Splinter War
* Koz'gorag Invasion
* War for the New Empire
* Third Hell War

 During the Third Hell War, 400,000,000 years before the Crossover, the Angels cut off access between the Hell subplane and planes ℵ256 and ℵ616, locking Hell in the same plane as Heaven. The Angels had voluntarily cut off Heaven after the Trilemma War.

The Angels and the Koz'gorag were at war for hundreds of years before a peace agreement was signed. The Angels released the lock on the two planes, and they rejoined the rest of the afterlife. The connection with planes ℵ256 and ℵ616 wasn't as strong, however. Due to time differences between planes, the lock on the planes was released 1,500,000 years before the Crossover even though the conflict only took a few centuries.

Following this, the Koz'gorag were instrumental in developing modern Afterlife infrastructure. Led by Lucifer, they (alongside the Angels) became a dominant force in the Afterlife, as well as performing operations in the planes of the living.

## Notable Members

* Vhah Xardos
* Kyus Silgoroch
* Sadani Kage
* Korid Melran
* Mnod Haadu
* Elicil
* Raxus
* Zaril Sunripper
* Aggorad Duskcaller
* Zaiyis

## Appearances

* Not So Deadly
* Agents of Hell
* She Lives
* He Lives
* The Crossover
* Shards of the Apeirogon
* The Second Great Zernun Empire
* Silvertide