Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Firenewts reach maturity around age 14 and rarely live longer than 60 years.

Most lizardfolk are neutral. They see the world as a place of predators and prey, where life and death are natural processes. They wish only to survive, and prefer to leave other creatures to their own devices.

Firenewts are a little leaner and taller than humans. Your size is Medium.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Your fanged maw is a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing and fire damage equal to 2d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

As part of a short rest, you can harvest bone and hide from a slain beast, construct, dragon, monstrosity, or plant creature of size Small or larger to create one of the following items: a shield, a club, a javelin, or 1d4 darts or blowgun needles. To use this trait, you need a blade, such as a dagger, or appropriate artisan’s tools, such as leatherworker’s tools.

You can hold your breath for up to 15 minutes at a time.

You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Nature, Perception, Stealth, and Survival.

You have tough, scaly skin. When you aren’t wearing armor, your AC is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield’s benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor. You're immune to fire damage, but weak to cold damage.

In battle, you can throw yourself into a vicious feeding frenzy. As a bonus action, you can make a special attack with your bite. If the attack hits, it deals its normal damage, and you gain temporary hit points (minimum of 1) equal to your Constitution modifier, and you can’t use this trait again until you finish a short or long rest.

You spit fire at a creature within 10 feet of it. The creature must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

You can speak, read, and write Common, Draconic and Ignan.