Tronkarr

Huge lizardy people with shells. Try not to think ninja turtles. All Tronkarr are basically lizardmen; with two legs, two arms, a balancing tail and a predatory jawline, but they differ considerably from common lizardmen in that they have a hunchbacked posture and a series of interlocking, bony plates on their back that form a semi-flexible shell-like structure.

Juvenile Tronkarr are small (for their race) and nimble, with the lightest 'shell'. They are probably the most understandable to other races and the most adaptable of the three types.

Mature Tronkarr are the warrior-breed, they are slow-moving and incredibly strong, large even for Tronkarr and tend to be rather stoical and direct. Their 'shells' are much larger and heavier than that of a Juvenile and they have a number of spiked ridges. Their scales elsewhere are also heavier and tougher. All Juvenile Tronkarr eventually grow up to be Mature Tronkarr. Mature Tronkarr are about 9-10 foot ground-to-shell-top, and very broad - about five or more foot across. Younger Tronkarr are correspondingly smaller.

Elder Tronkarr are about the same size as Juvenile but retain the heavy 'shell' of the Mature type, although it has an even greater number of spikes and ridges. The Elders have powerful magical abilities and keen minds; regaining the mental aptitude of the Juvenile while retaining the strong will of the Mature. Only the brightest and best of the Tronkarr ever become Elders, with those who will oneday achieve this rank often marked out while they are still Juveniles. The transformation from Mature to Elder requires a ritual to be performed by the existing Elders.

The Tronkarr guide and translator assigned to the Knights of the Silver Cross during their stay with the Tronkarr was named Serstran'Erent'Ko'Arr'Ethtain'Choren'Karr.