Dracknaught

The dracknaughts are an uncommon race for most humans, save those who dwell in or on the periphery of northern Bahuna or the wilds of northern Pytharnia, and for this reason, they remain alive in folklore. Dracknaughts are a humanlike-dragon hybrid race, the body of a dragon with the upper torso of a draconic human. Although uncommon, their wide dispersal upon the face of Asdar implies their origins reach into the mists of history, long before the Flood of Aturyanda. Adult male dracknaughts are 2.60m (8'6") tall on average and have great, batlike wings that spread as much as 14m wide (45 feet). They live much longer than humans and the oldest members of their kind advance well into their fourth century of age. In battle, dracknaughts employ great skill with bladed weapons, included pole-arms and axes. Without arms, their clawed hands, fanged mouths, and fiery breaths make ample weapons. Dracknaughts are not capable fliers, but can glide and hover with reasonable ability.

The two most well known nations of dracknaughts are those of northern Bahuna and in northern Pytharnia, with those in northern Pytharnia being less known and possibly less populous. Dracknaughts of Bahuna are well-organized but apparently suffer from much rivalry among their rulers. They are a constant threat to the Zephasian city-states and during the Middle Ages, required the Khamifa of Shanjahar to field an army for his empire's defense. They often enslave tribes of gargots who hold them in great esteeem. The dracknaughts of northern Pytharnia keep the woods which prevail in the region and form small kinship groups. They are known in legend as exacting tribute from humans and other humanlikes when enslaving them is not practical.

Dracknaughts speak the language of dragons and worship the old gods of the dragons.

See Also

• Zephasia