Vol-Trä

Vol-Trä are consummate survivors, heirs to an empire lost a thousand years ago. Vol-Trä 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 vol-trä 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, vol-trä usually prefer equipment that is not easily damaged by moisture, eschewing leather and metal for gear made of stone, ivory, glass, and bone.

Vol-trä 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. Vol-trä 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.

Vol-trä are raised communally from the moment they break from their shells. They have an oral tradition stretching back a thousand years, brought to life through epic poems, evocative carvings, and ancestral rites performed among fields of fossilized bone. According to this lore, the vol-trä were created by Banestrid at the dawn of the Second Era to fight his war. However, the millennia since his death, the vol-trä worship of dragons has slowly given way. Many are now passionate astrologers with one eye on the future.