Saurus

Another race native to Atlantea, mainly found round the swamplands of South East Atlantea, they have sworn themselves the enemies of all 'invaders' in their land and fight back, fiercely. They are covered in scales, possessing long tails and broad reptilian heads with wide set eyes and mouths. Their appearance varies drastically from one tribe to the next. When folk and fey first came to Atlantea in the middle of the Second Age, they found the Saurus tribes fiercely protective of their land, and from there a war erupted. Overtime, the explorers of the Allied Nations were able to push the Saurus tribes back into the deepest parts of the swamps and other parts of the continent.   Today, Sauruses don't tend to get along very well with other races, though some try. The humans who have colonised Atlantea still deal with Saurus attacks on their towns from time to time, though some tribes have signed a non-aggression treaty and have vowed to leave the humans alone as long as the humans leave them alone.   Despite their reptilian appearance, it's thought that Sauruses are actually descendants of the ancient, long extinct Mystimon species, Dinozaurs, which have been found to have had more bird characteristics than reptile. In fact, some Sauruses have feathers.