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Lizardmen are truly an intriguing species, they seem to be sapient humanoid reptilians, which seem to have an unhealthy obsession with Dragons that they call their Scaled Gods. I don't know much about them yet but from what Kraxka has told me, they're very intelligent, and seem to not be at all like the humanoid monsters we have encountered inside dungeons, which are produced as a daily basis. Goblins, Ogres, and these Yetis are all stupid to the core.
I think they're less bright than monkeys and only innately know what to conjure spells and use weapon techniques because they're already given an assortment of abilities when they're born (summoned by the dungeon). Anyways, lizardmen are popularized as a savage race of lizard monsters that are only good at destroying villages, killing, and eating people. But these guys seem completely decent, and even the savage lizardmen from here doesn't seem to be as savages, as they have formed their own tribes and are well organized, enough to have hundreds of people as their population.
I think they're not as savage as the Pastoralists believe, but because of their ways of speech and acting, they might seem savage to them… But what are Lizardmen, really? If they're not savages, and they're just people, then why are they seen as monsters? Even some common slave races are still not treated as monsters such as beast-kin.
I guess it is because unlike them they lack any human-like face? Lizardmen are more lizard than men, that's for sure, it is more as if they were big lizards that started walking with two legs. They got strong human-like torsos and stronger legs to walk, while their arms are usually slimmer than the legs, they also got flexible legs, and very much look like reptilian people.
I would dare say they're more alien-like than a fantasy race, but I guess that's it. I suppose there might be other races of more beast-like that could be closer to beast-kin, perhaps people with wolf or cat heads? I have yet to see people like those. But this world is vast, so there might be the possibility for them to exist somewhere.
These Pastoralists are not the only ones that are this civilized, there might be more peaceful-like races of Lizardmen around the entire jungle, we have yet to find them, that's all. So we have to just search for them and we'll eventually find these people, after finding them, we'll ask them what are they up to, if they got problems, I could use such problems to help them and then gain their favor, and maybe unify these small tribes of lizardmen together.
That sounds like a plan.
Kraxka seemed like a decent man, he was very strong-willed and also a powerful life-attribute magician healer who constantly healed his people and maintained them healthy and unified, without his magic, the lizardmen of this tribe would have dispersed even more than they have already had.
"Our people ended splitting off after the death of my father, dozens of years ago we were way more than this group of people…" He said. "But all of this ended quite quickly after the death of my father… I am still sad that he passed away and I mourn his death every day. His death caused a big commotion between our people, all those that left us went to join other tribes in the depths of the jungles, and had the desire to kill the people that did this to my father… I wouldn't blame them for that, I also would want to kill them…"
"You do? So you still want revenge?" I sighed.
It seemed that Kraxka still wanted to avenge his father even after this long, and quite honestly, I wouldn't mind bringing him the bastard that did this, I have already seen him and his face is well saved inside the database of my mind, I can easily recall him and search for him, an old Rank 3 bastard from the Sect of the Frost Tear Kingdom, a Disciple with way too many foolish ideas such as invading this wild jungle for more territory to plant vegetables and raise cattle, which is a stupid idea because he would get killed instantly by the monsters and the hundreds if not thousands of lizardmen, there is much that a single arrogant man can do without enough power.
However, going against my own thoughts, Kraxka reveals to me that he cannot do so.
"I would but… My father left to me the task of taking care of our people, it is a duty which prohibits me from taking revenge of my own father, I must prioritize the safety of my tribe, and that means that I cannot foolishly provoke those people that are so aggressive and strong… It would go against what he taught to me because it would risk our tribe's safety and the life of many…"
"I see…" I said. "Your father was an intelligent man, I know he raised a good man."
"L-Lord Drake…! I am honored to receive such words of praise…" He said. "But I really don't deserve them, I am just barely hanging on a tight rope with my people, we didn't had anywhere to go other than this place, risking their lives just for a hope…"
"Well, that hope became real, man, cheer up for now." I said. "I will assist your people with a few resources, but the rest of your survival is up to you. I might come to help you and see you with my people as well, but I also want something in exchange for this help I am offering."
"Yes! Of course! As the Scaled God, please ask away anything." He said.
"Scaled God… What's that anyways? This is one of my greatest questions since I got here…" I said. "Why is everyone calling me a Scaled God?"
"Ah… That's because Scaled Gods are Scaled Gods, Dragons!" Said the chief. "They're Gods covered on scales all over their bodies, and resemble us…"
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