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Dracotaurs

Dracotaurs Tribes of Tiamat. Dracotaurs lead a nomadic lifestyle and rarely
stay in one place for too long. Most tribes number less than 30,
The dracotaur is a large, 7-foot tall creature with the upper torso,
comprised chiefly of warriors and archers, led by a chieftain
arms, and head of a reptilian humanoid, and the lower body of who keeps a retinue of priests, shamans, and war casters. Some
a wingless dragon with a long spiked tail. Tough scales cover its
dracotaur tribes also occupy ancient ruins, using the site as a
body, with the scales' color ranging from green, brown, and red. A
worship place to chromatic dragons and to Tiamat, who they see
crimson or purple dorsal crest runs from the top of its head down
as the one true god. While they dislike being in the presence of
to its spine. The dracotaur's powerful tail is prehensile and is used
creatures that aren't dragons or reptilians, they have been known
by the creature in combat like a spiked flail. to tolerate working with nonreptilian members of the Cult of the
Exceptional Warriors. Dracotaurs are incapable of showing
Dragon and the Church of Tiamat.
compassion and expect none in return from their opponents.
Ruthless Predators. Dracotaurs consider bariaurs and centaurs
They fear and respect power above anything else and consider
as sport, and the thought of devouring the flesh of such creatures
a warrior's worth based on its raw brute strength and magical
is enough to drive dracotaurs into a frenzy. They hate and hunt
ability. They are master strategists and use their numbers, ranged metallic dragons and other creatures that seek to oppose the
abilities, and magic to overwhelm their enemies. Before they
dominance of chromatic dragons. Dracotaurs can live anywhere
charge into battle with their pikes, they break enemy ranks by
but they prefer mountainous regions with warm or tropical
spitting globs of saliva that ignite when exposed to air and explode
climates.
upon impact, spraying fire to other creatures within the immediate
vicinity of its target.
Dragon Soldiers. Dracotaurs are often encountered in the Dracotaur Champion of Tiamat
company of dragons and other reptilians. They bully and enslave If a dracotaur tribe has been particularly successful in defeating
bullywugs, firenewts, gatorfolk, kobolds, and lizardfolk, and they enemies of Tiamat, the Dragon Queen would sometimes gift them
serve powerful dragonborns, nagas, and yuan-ti as mercenaries. with a champion, a dracotaur born with great strength and blessed
Dracotaurs consider chromatic dragons to be demigods and are with supernatural dragon-like abilities. The Champion of Tiamat
often willing to offer their lives in servitude to them. They make serves as the tribe's war leader and the chieftain's general, until at
forays into civilized settlements to capture slaves and plunder which point the Champion sees itself more deserving of being the
treasure that will be offered to their dragon master. chieftain.
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