Qnassi

The Qnassi are coastal dwellers and excellent fishermen, but also live in bogs and swamps, living in grass huts, caves, and simple homes. Often considered uneducated, they tend to have a close connection and understanding of the world around them. Their villages, towns, and cities are almost always built around a central stepped pyramid. Qnassi are unusual in that a male Qnassi can be almost twice as tall as a female Qnassi; the males being as tall as 8 feet, and the females rarely getting up to 5 feet. They all resemble lizards, with the females resembling closer to skinks and geckos, but with crests on their heads and sometimes down their spine as well. Male lizards are a little closer to monitors or carnivorous dinosaurs. Qnassi have no hair. Their eyes tend toward dark colors, and their scaly hides run the palette of colors, but most are greens and browns. Some clans of Qnassi can change the color of their hides, as well as this being a common trick for their spellcasters. Qnassi have the capability to be absolutely ferocious fighters, however their culture instills a respect for the spiritual in them, and the fact that they never die of old age encourages them to avoid conflict whenever possible. Qnassi magic revolves around transformation, both of themselves, and the world around them.