Blackspawn raider

This humanlike creature has black-scaled skin with glints of green. Two horns jut from the sides of its head, curving forward around its skull. It wields a falchion.

Blackspawn raiders are nomadic carnivores. They hunt to eat and aren’t picky about their prey. Rats, boar, elves—it doesn’t matter. Some creatures taste better than others, but they’re all edible. Beyond hunting for mere food, though, blackspawn raiders frequently kill for pleasure. Tracking, finding, and bringing down a challenging foe fulfills a primal desire. After a fight, they ritually sample the flesh of a fresh kill and drink a sip of its blood. One kind of prey thrills a blackspawn raider with the prospect of both the hunt and the great feast after: a good-aligned dragon. Besides hunting, blackspawn raiders are driven to reproduce. They do this through laying eggs. Females become fertile about four times a year and fight among themselves to choose mates. Gestation takes approximately four weeks. A female lays two to eight eggs at a time, each of which might have been fertilized by a different male. The eggs are durable, with thick, leathery shells. Each is about 6 inches in diameter. In order to hatch, the eggs must be kept warm and protected from violent motion, such as shaking. After about 4 weeks, Tiny hatchlings emerge. A hatchling develops into an adult in approximately one year.