SARRUKH

Humanoid

Forgotten Realms

The Sarrukh were a race of reptilian humanoids. They were one of the five progenitor, or Creator Races. Eons ago, they built and maintained empires across most of the continent. In present-day, these ancient and evil creatures were almost extinct. Most sages who knew of the sarrukhs' past glory simply referred to them as the Saurians, the Sauroids, or the Progenitors of the Scaled Ones.
Description: Sarrukh were shape shifters, though not to the same extreme as doppelgangers or lycanthropes. They were known to have two forms: One with a bipedal form and one with a more serpentine form. In their more serpentine form, they resembled certain YUAN-TI abominations, with snake-like bodies and heads as well as powerful arms that end in vicious claws. The bipedal form of sarrukh had a humanoid upper torso, humanoid arms and legs, and a scaly lower body. All sarrukh had distinctive, gleaming red eyes that can strike fear into other races. It was because of the sarrukhs' dual form that they created a vast amount of reptilian creatures in a variety of different forms.