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Iguandons are fierce masters of the desert. They are well adaptd for the harsh enviroments they live in. They are also well know for their excellent craftsmandship. Few can create the masterfull non-metal armors and weapons that are their trademarks.
Personality:
Iguandons have a tendency to be very stubborn and focused. They think everything out very carefully. Once they have decided on a course of action, or made up their minds on how they feel about something, it is virtually impossible to get them to change it. They rarely admit when they have chosen incorrectly. They are generally a very serious people and not often prone to frivality. They are oftn distrustful of outsiders.
Physical Descriptions:
Iguandons are normally larger then humans. They stand 6 to 7 feet tall and average around 350 pounds. They have tails that give them excellent balance despite their lack of dexterity and claws that they imploy for fighting when no weapons are available. They have an extra set of clear eyelids that protect their eyes and allow them to see, even in the fierce desert storms that cross their homelands. Their eyes are generally yellow, red , or pure black. They are covered in thick durable scales over their entire bodies and the males of the rspecies have a rdige of flexible scales that stadn upright. This ridge of scales run from the tops of their heads to the tip of their tails. Their scales can be blue, green, yellow or brown and define their place in society. Iguandons have the ablitity to live as long as 400 or 500 years but due to their harsh existance, they normally don't live that long.
Relations:
Iguandons are more excepting of other repilian races and races that thrive in harsh desert enviroments. They also get along will with dwarves as they see the dwarven stubborn nature as a good point in them. They feel dwarves are people who stick to their values. They are distrustful of any cold or water climate race.
Lands:
Iguandons rule the arid desert wastelands that most races don't want. It is rumored that thousands of years ago, the Iguandons dwelt in a lush tropical paradise but their homelands was destroyed and they were forced to adapt to the desert or perish. The green scaled Iguandons are the leaders and nobles of their society. They often dwell in vast sprawling cities and are very social with their own kind and group. The most powerful green is a sultan and has a vast harem of females of what every scale color he chooses. This is the only exception to the strict class structure they have. Blue scales are the mages and scholars. Yellow are the merchant class. Brown are general the serfs and slaves and are often treated little better then cattle.
Religions:
Their is a specific Iguandon god but they are also known to worship any god/goddess dealing with strength or battle.
Languages:
Iguandons can be versed in a variety of languages. They do have their own languaget that is relatively easy to learn, although it is very harsh sounding to the ears. They are often versed in other reptilian languages, dwarven and common. Very rarely to they bother to learn elven or any language dealing with a cold or water based race.
Racial Traits
* +2 STR, +2 CON, -2 DEX, -2 INT, -2 CHA
* Heat Vision
* Cold Blooded
* +6 Wilderness Lore(Desert) +2 Jump, +2 Intimidate
* +2 when creating non metal armors or weapons
* Bonus +4 to any saves involving heat based attacks
* -4 saves involving cold or water based attacks
* Don't need water, they get enough water from the food in their diets that they need no other source.
* +4 AC due to tough natural hide(scales)
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