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LIZARDFOLK

ANCESTRY

UNCOMMON

MEDIUM

HUMANOID

LIZARDFOLK

Hit Points 8

Size Medium; Speed 25 feet

Ability Boosts Strength, Wisdom, Free; Ability Flaw Intelligence

Languages Common, Iruxi

Additional Languages equal to your Intelligence modifier (if it’s positive). Choose from Amurrun, Aquan, Boggard, Draconic, Elven, Jotun, Sylvan, and any other languages to which you have access (such as the languages prevalent in your region).

Claws Your sharp claws offer an alternative to the fists other humanoids bring to a fight. You have a claw unarmed attack that deals 1d4 slashing damage and has the agile and finesse traits.

Aquatic Adaptation Your reptilian biology allows you to hold your breath for a long time. You gain the Breath Control general feat as a bonus feat.

Lizardfolk are consummate survivors, heirs to empires considered ancient even by the elves.

Lizardfolk move through the societies of other humanoids with the steely reserve of born predators. They have a well-deserved reputation as outstanding rangers and unsentimental fighters. Though lizardfolk have adapted to many different environments, many of them still prefer to remain near bodies of water, using their ability to hold their breath to their advantage. As a result, lizardfolk usually prefer equipment that is not easily damaged by moisture, eschewing leather and metal for gear made of stone, ivory, glass, and bone.

Physical Description

Lizardfolk vary depending on their environment, but share toothy snouts and long and powerful tails. Those from temperate or desert regions tend toward gray, green, or brown scales that aid in camouflage, while those from tropical climes are brightly colored. Many sport dorsal spikes or garish neck frills that hint at their clan lineage. Lizardfolk reach physical adulthood at age 15 and live up to 120 years. The average lizardfolk stands 6 to 7 feet tall, but grows throughout their lifetime, gaining strength and size with age.

You Might...

  • Demonstrate extreme patience, even when pressured to act.
  • Hold your people’s history in high regard and look to the past for solutions to present problems.
  • Strive to adapt perfectly to your environment while also keeping your culture and traditions intact.

Others Probably...

  • Assume you are beholden to tradition and have ancient knowledge.
  • See you as cold-blooded and callous due to your subdued physical reactions.
  • Respect your impressive strength and your knowledge of natural areas.

Society

Known among themselves as iruxi, lizardfolk are raised communally from the moment they break from their shells. They have an oral tradition stretching back thousands of years, brought to life through epic poems, evocative carvings, and ancestral rites performed among fields of fossilized bone. Lizardfolk are passionate astrologers with one eye on the future. If they seem slow to act, it is because their long history has taught them the value of patience.

The simple villages most outsiders associate with iruxi are the homes of migrants in outlying regions. True iruxi settlements are often overlooked, as they are partially or mostly submerged in water. These glass and stone complexes bear the mark of every generation of lizardfolk that lived within them, and lizardfolk bones often adorn the walls, as many lizardfolk believe these remains can be animated by ancestral spirits when the residents are in danger.

Alignment and Religion

Most iruxi are unconcerned with heavy questions of morality and are therefore usually neutral in alignment. Adventuring iruxi who leave their people to travel might have any number of reasons for doing so and can be of any alignment. Iruxi religion plays a large role in their culture, but it is heavily practical, blending animism and ancestor worship with druidic rites. Of the gods, only Gozreh is commonly revered, but lizardfolk may call upon other powers devoted to ancient wyrms, astrology, nature, rivers, and might of arms, from kindly Desna to cruel Hanspur and certain demon lords.

Names

Lizardfolk names come from their ancient language and tend to be traditional. Names are typically chosen by the clan’s astrologer in accordance to omens and which star signs are ascendant when an iruxi egg hatches, though occasionally an iruxi’s parents may name a hatchling for an ancestor or a beloved historical hero.

Sample Names

Arasheg, Barashk, Essaru, Enshuk, Gishkim, Hazi, Inishish, Kutak, Nasha, Shulkuru, Tizkar, Utakish, Zelkekek

TABLE 1: LIZARDFOLK HERITAGES
Exclusive Heritages Description
cliffscale lizardfolkLOCG Your toes are adapted for gripping and climbing.
cloudleaper lizardfolkLOAG Your body is light with flaps of skin along your limbs that catch the air that passes beneath you.
frilled lizardfolkLOCG You can flare your neck frill and flex your dorsal spines, Demoralizing your foes.
sandstrider lizardfolkLOCG Your thick scales help you retain water and combat the sun’s glare.
unseen lizardfolkLOCG You can change your skin color to blend in with your surroundings, making minor shifts with a single action and dramatic changes over the course of an hour.
wetlander lizardfolkLOCG Your family is descended from the most common lizardfolk heritage, and you are accustomed to aquatic environments.
woodstalker lizardfolkLOAG You move easily through thick forest and jungle, using every branch or bush.
Versatile Heritages Description
AasimarAPG You descend from celestials or were touched by the celestial realms, gaining an air of awe and grace, as well as features distinctive to your celestial forebears.
AphoriteLOAG You were born with a connection to Axis, the Plane of Law.
ArdandeRE Your elemental heritage is reflected in the oils and fragrances of plants, in tree resin that fossilizes into amber, or in the gentle smell of a flower.
BeastkinLOAG The blood of a beast flows through your veins, granting you the ferocity and might of animals.
ChangelingAPG Your mother was a hag.
DhampirAPG You are the scion of a vampire, half living and half undead, gifted with uncanny charm and grace, a bloodless pallor, and elongated incisors.
DuskwalkerAPG Thanks to an ancient bargain, your soul has been reborn as a duskwalker, a planar scion with a connection to psychopomps and the Boneyard.
GanziLOAG Your blood is touched by primal chaos.
IfritLOAG You descend from fire elementals or bear the mark of the Inner Spheres, and your features illustrate the influence that elemental fire has over you.
OreadLOAG An earth elemental ancestor has influenced your bloodline, and your features highlight this elemental planar connection.
ReflectionDA You were created as a duplicate of another creature, intentionally or accidentally, though you might not know of your origins.
SuliLOAG You are descended from a janni or otherwise embody a dichotomy of opposing elemental planar forces.
SylphLOAG You are descended from air elementals or were born under the element’s influence.
TalosRE Your physical features reflect the influence a zuhra or other metal elemental has had over your bloodline.
TieflingAPG You descend from fiends or bear the mark of the fiendish realms, manifesting as some unusual feature that belies your heritage, such as horns or a tail.
UndineLOAG A water elemental ancestor influences your bloodline.
draconic scionBAD You possess the power of dragons, whether you descended from dragons, learned from dragons, were transformed by exposure to draconic energy, or reincarnated from a past life as a dragon.
TABLE 2: LIZARDFOLK ANCESTRY FEATS
Level 1 Lizardfolk Feats Prerequisites Benefits
Bone MagicLOAG — Your connection to your iruxi ancestors manifests as a simple primal spell that you cast using a fragment of an ancestor’s bones.
Consult the StarsLOAG — You find wisdom in the movements of the heavens.
rLet’s Try That AgainSG-04 — You feel a sense of deja vu when you’ve made a mistake, almost as if you weren’t so careless in a past life and could certainly do better if given another chance.
Lightning TongueLOAG — Your tongue darts out faster than the eye can see to retrieve loose objects.
rLike a RoachSG-04 — Living with the bare necessities isn’t terribly hard for someone who has defied death, and like a cockroach, you always know how to survive.
Lizardfolk LoreLOCG — You listened carefully to the tales passed down among your community.
Marsh RunnerLOCG You have a swim Speed. You are adept at moving through marshy terrain.
Parthenogenic HatchlingLOCG — You were hatched from an unfertilized egg during hard times for your people, and you are a biological copy of your mother.
Razor ClawsLOCG — Your have honed your claws to be deadly.
Reptile RiderLOAG — To you, crocodilians, giant lizards, and dinosaurs are loyal steeds, not monsters.
Reptile SpeakerLOCG — You hear the sounds of reptiles as language.
Sharp FangsLOCG — Your teeth are formidable weapons.
Tail WhipLOCG — By birth or through training, your tail is strong enough to make for a powerful melee weapon.
rWeight of ExperienceSG-04 — The experience you’ve accumulated over multiple lifetimes envelops you like a weighted blanket, providing comfort and bestowing confidence under pressure.
rWisdom From Another LifeSG-04 — You absorbed a wide variety of facts before you died, and your soul still remembers slivers of this precious knowledge.
Level 5 Lizardfolk Feats Prerequisites Benefits
rAnimal Soul SiblingsSG-04 — Your eyes have been opened to the spiritual essence suffusing the world.
rEmpathy IncarnateSG-04 — Reincarnation has given you a compassionate perspective and enabled you to relate to almost everyone you speak with, putting them at ease and quickly generating trust.
Envenom FangsLOCG Sharp Fangs You envenom your fangs.
rFey InfluenceLOIL — You have been exposed to powerful fey magic.
Flexible TailLOAG — You can perform simple Interact actions with your tail, such as opening an unlocked door.
Gecko’s GripLOCG cliffscale lizardfolk You stick to walls with a preternatural grip.
Guided By the StarsLOAG — The stars grant you insights that guide your actions.
Iruxi GlideLOAG cloudleaper lizardfolk heritage You glide slowly toward the ground, 5 feet down and up to 25 feet forward through the air.
Iruxi Unarmed CunningLOCG — You make the most of your iruxi unarmed attacks.
rI’Ve Had Many JobsSG-04 — Finding and excelling at odd jobs is child’s play to one who has worked many occupations during many lives.
rReincarnated RidiculerSG-04 — You’ve practiced the art of taunting an enemy, ensuring they know death will only make you stronger.
Shed TailLOCG Tail Whip You can shed your tail to escape.
rSleep of the RebornSG-04 — Philosophers compare the cycle of life, death, and rebirth to sleeping, dreaming, and waking.
Swift SwimmerLOCG wetlander lizardfolk You swim faster than most iruxi.
Tongue DisarmLOAG trained in Athletics, Lightning Tongue You lash out with your tongue to disarm your foe.
Level 9 Lizardfolk Feats Prerequisites Benefits
Bone CallerLOAG — Using a mixture of dinosaur bones and the bones of your ancestors to focus your magic, you animate lizards and dinosaurs to carry messages or serve as mounts.
DangleLOAG Flexible Tail You can hang by your tail from any suitable anchor point, such as a tree branch, balcony, or rocky outcropping (subject to the GM’s discretion), typically while climbing.
rDrain EmotionLOIL Fey Influence You touch an adjacent creature and attempt to draw out its excess emotion.
rFey AscensionLOIL Fey Influence The fey influence on your form and features grows even more powerful and notable.
rLingering EchoesSG-04 — Not everyone is reincarnated, and you feel a strong connection with the spiritual echoes of those who didn’t receive the same opportunity as you.
rPlant Soul SiblingsSG-04 Animal Soul Siblings You’re now able to connect with the spirits present in the greenery of the natural world.
rRapid RetrainingSG-04 — Some feel trapped by their choices and have a tough time reinventing themselves.
Read the StarsLOAG trained in Astrology Lore or Occultism You’re incredibly skilled in iruxi astrology, and you can gain useful (if cryptic) hints from the stars’ alignment.
Terrain AdvantageLOCG — You can take advantage of the terrain to bypass foes’ defenses.
rYou Seem Somewhat FamiliarSG-04 — You fought hundreds of foes in your various past lives, and now and then, something about a new opponent tugs at your memory, almost as if you defeated their grandparent long ago.
Level 13 Lizardfolk Feats Prerequisites Benefits
Bone InvestitureLOAG — You encase yourself in spiritual dinosaur bones to become a Huge dinosaur.
rCannibalize MagicLOIL Fey Influence The fey magic inside of you is a vital part of your body, and you can steal other sources of magic to replenish yours.
rClinging to LifeSG-04 — This life still holds much for you, and you aren’t ready to fall back into the River of Souls just yet.
rEldritch CalmLOIL Fey Influence Your fey heritage has altered your mindset to more resemble the uncanny perspective of the fey.
rGlamourLOIL Fey Influence You unlock a new level of fey power and can manipulate the perceptions of others using a font of First World magic.
rI Sense MalevolenceSG-04 — Your time in theRiver of Souls has given you deep insight into the machinations of those who refuse to move on.
Iruxi Spirit StrikeLOAG — Your iruxi unarmed attacks channel the spiritual energy of your ancestors.
rLinguistic RevivalSG-04 — You achieved fluency in different languages with each reincarnation, and your brain remembers much of the grammar, idioms, and obscenities that you spouted in old lives.
rPain Is TemporarySG-04 — Sangpotshi practitioners know that suffering is a fleeting sensation that ultimately strengthens the soul and prepares it for a new reincarnation.
Primal RampageLOCG Iruxi Unarmed Cunning You tap into the unstoppable, primeval strength of your ancient kin.
rStone Soul SiblingsSG-04 Plant Soul Siblings Your connection with nature’s spirits has progressed to the point where you can even have casual conversation with pebbles and boulders.
rUnbreakable ResolveSG-04 — The experience of coming back after death has granted you a strong sense of resolve; devilish words, slick spells, and conniving trickery can’t easily catch you off guard.
Level 17 Lizardfolk Feats Prerequisites Benefits
Bone RiderLOTME — Using your ancestors’ bones, you manifest their spirits around you in a fossilized form, terrifying your foes.
rBoneyard AcquaintanceSG-04 — Before your soul returned to the Material Plane, you interacted with a host of other souls on their way to the Boneyard.
rFey TranscendenceLOIL Fey Influence You become a powerful fey creature, gaining strengths tied to the First World but also some of the weakness against which all fey must contend.
rIndomitable SpiritSG-04 — Your soul has accumulated countless particles of quintessence over myriad deaths and rebirths, and for one moment, this raw material from the Great Beyond envelops you and your comrades.
rRelease the LightSG-04 — Many people report seeing a bright light before their death.
Scion TransformationLOAG — You go into hibernation for 24 hours and perform a ritual dedicated to your ancestors, undergoing a one-time metamorphosis.
rSee You in HellSG-04 — You aren’t sure if you’ll be reincarnated again, so you might as well take this foe with you.
rThis Time, Bring the BodySG-04 — Death sends a soul into the River of Souls.