Glossary of Fluff Terms
Flora and Fauna
I deliberately left out really obvious entries like "Stegadon"
"Animals and Plants of Interest in Lustria"]
Antok: Antoks are swift footed antelope-like mammals that dwell in Lustria. First appeared in
The Red Day.
Culchan: A flightless bird common to the Culchan Plains south of the Lustria jungles. Vaguely similar to an aggressive emu or ostrich. Sometimes tamed as mounts for Skinks.
@The Sauric Ace has been
developing them further.
Death Flies: Very large flies (twice the size of a real world horse fly) that are attracted to fresh corpses.
Derelethi: “Paradox spiders”. Their poison is deadly in and of itself, but if it’s mixed with nearly any other poison it will neutralize both poisons. Derelethi venom is collected by Skinks to use as an antidote against many poisons (and it’s how they eat something brought down with poisoned shooting). Derelethi spiders are roughly as wide as a human hand when their legs are spread out.
Horned One: A slightly faster, somewhat smarter sub-breed of Cold One with slightly less raw ferocity. More common in the Southlands than in Lustria. Southlands Lizardmen field whole units of Skink Cavalry mounted on Horned Ones. In Lustria Horned Ones, are generally only used for rare and potent individuals. General Skinks of high rank or Saurus with keen minds.
Huagerdon: A small quadruped lizard with a keen sense of smell and a flexible pack instinct. Best described as the Lizardmen’s equivalent to a dog.
Itxi Grubs: These specially prepared dried grubs give a temporary boost to Skink priests or Slann when casting spells. It is unknown whether this would work for other wizards as the Lizardmen don't share these.
Kroloqs: Small scavenger lizards that feed on carrion or even droppings.
Lacrey: A large dung beetle. It shows up in the First’s equivalent of Aesop’s Fables as a metaphorical talking animal for illustrative purposes since lacreys are are viewed as clumsy and foolish.
Lurkerdons*: Aquatic dinosaurs about twice the size of horse. In the Southlands they are occasionally used as cavalry mounts for very brave Beast caste Skinks.
Rot Flower: A flower that’s petals really stink. Its nectar is used like smelling salts to induce consciousness.
Rylok: A large avian scavenger similar to a turkey vulture.
Talisaurus: Long-necked dinosaurs that reach maturity at the size of a Clydesdales and can grow to the size of a young elephant. While not being defenseless, they are one of the most common large sized prey species in Lustria.
Xiliqua Root: “Fire blood root.” Xiliqua root gum will artificially warm the blood of those who chew it. Allowing Lizardmen to function somewhat normally in areas colder than they would normally prefer without relying on magic.
