Troglodytes of Helca (whip-tails)

Steel Realms

The Troglodytes of Helca are a Newtling of Helca and the progeny of the Draconis of the Steel Realms. They are a form of the universal Troglodyte of the iVerse.

The troglodytes have a whip like thin and long tail that can do the same damage as a claw. Sometimes the more organized clans have been known to put a wooden or soft metal spike over it. These creatures are extremely hardy, existing in filthy swamps and out of the way places with murky water. They are known to employ a nasty poison made from feces and organic matter. They most often move in single file and through water to hide their numbers. The breed faster than the Weighty tails as they are less intelligent and more violent so their attrition is higher.

Locales: They generally do not go farther north than the Vale of Dunstrand or Oerdney area due to their reliance on heat for their cold-bloodedness.

Combat: These creatures are known to make mud and clay towers of up to 7m tall and organize into large bands. They use stone and wood tools & weapons, rarely make armor, and employ poisons and insect swarms. They also prefer to carve out soft limestone caves in marshes and bogs. They cultivate poisonous plants and bacteria, and breed large insects – all of which keep outsiders away from their habitat and affect them not at all, due to their own stench and mucous-like coatings. They dislike fire as it dries them out, and they suffer greatly when in a dry state – much more so than their lizard folk cousins.

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Chronicle of the Troglodytes of Helca

THIS IS MOSTLY PRIOR TO THE COMING OF THE BLOOD OF SAEMON

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