Nagani

Nagani (s and pl) are a subgroup of Lizardfolk that are specialized for life in a jungle or wetland environment. They prefer warm, humid environments, with large amounts of flora, especially near rivers or lakes, and are equally comfortable on land and in water.   Physiologically, they have much in common with snakes, having shorter and rounder snouts than their cousins, longer tongues, shorter and thinner arms and fingers, and most significantly, no legs, having instead a broad and thick lower body that tapers smoothly into a long tail. They travel by rectilinear locomotion, tend to bunch or coil their tails when resting or standing still, and often roll into a ball while sleeping. They are by far the longest-bodied of their kind, but their tails drag on the ground and are not included in height measurements.   Whereas the Sahani prefer large and dense population clusters and the Carani are found in small and widely-spread groups with little interaction between them, Nagani society has a low density, but its members are well-connected, not only keeping in regular contact with their neighbors, but also corresponding with colleagues across the land. Messenger services running to and from Mitok ensure that the people are well aware of current events and the deeds of their leaders.   Though the Nagani have lived throughout the Northern and Southern Continents, wherever favorable environments were to be found, they long since formed a civilization unto themselves on Kinteki, which was both homogeneous and isolationist, and about which little is known historically by outsiders. The Isles were invaded by Senyan settlers in the 19th century BC, and eventually coagulated into the Kinteki Allegiance, of which the Nagani are still the major population.  

Transformation: Coatl

A Nagani who reaches great age and power becomes a Coatl, a winged serpent. This transformation is held in great reverence, and those who achieve it maintain a high status, and are the default leaders of their people. It is usually achieved by a lifetime of meditation and asceticism, and most who manage it set out to do so at an early age. Most Coatls live in Makaw, composing the highest councils of Kinteki's Reptilian leadership, though some travel throughout the land, observing the state of the country.