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Corr’daga are unique reptiles known to only one area of [[Hadaria]], that being the Minoor Isles. First encountered immediately upon the arrival of the [[Altalar]] settlers fleeing the degradation of the [[Allorn Empire]], the species ability to run on water, and easily climb trees in a corkscrew fashion has made them a useful tool by the [[Minoor]] ~~people~~. Known for their great migrations, and lethargic nature, the Corr’daga is also brightly colored and leaves a mark on all who encounter one.

Corr’daga are unique reptiles known to only one area of [[Hadaria]], that being the Minoor Isles. First encountered immediately upon the arrival of the [[Altalar]] settlers fleeing the degradation of the [[Allorn Empire]], the species ability to run on water, and easily climb trees in a corkscrew fashion has made them a useful tool by the [[Minoor]] military. Known for their great migrations, and lethargic nature, the Corr’daga is also brightly colored and leaves a mark on all who encounter one.

==History==

The Corr’daga were some of the first creatures ever encountered by what was to become the Minoor Altalar, though their first interaction was disastrous at best, cataclysmic at worst. When the colonists reached the densely jungled lands, now known as the Minoor Isles, several of their ships broke off from the group to find another landing site nearby, to spread out their population and not overwhelm the capacity of a single island. This small group of ships is now called the Massacre Fleet for what happened next. Sailing between two of the region’s islands, there was a sudden surge of water and what seemed to be reptilian beings moving toward them. The ship’s crew and passengers panicked that something was coming to attack them from the island. Knowing of the [[Allar]] from their servant populations, but long associating them with savagery, the group’s few mages stepped up to set out a barrage of withering magical fire to drive off these threats. However, the creatures kept on coming, but then they hit the ships, literally. Dozens of the large reptiles slammed headfirst into the wood, instantly sinking, while others scrambled to find purchase, and the colonists desperately fought them off, turning the water red. What few creatures did make it up the deck shocked the passengers, as they were not sentient foes coming to kill them, but large, brightly colored reptilian animals acting on almost pure instinct. The creatures beelined across the ships, and then leaped back into the water; now able to see them from behind, the Altalar were able to see that the creatures somehow ran over the water’s surface.

This was the first, and so far only, disastrous meeting of a Corr’daga Run and the Altalar, but it marked the animal as one of note in the area. The Massacre Fleet’s actions, while technically justified, would later be revealed to have almost culled half of the Minoor Isles of any Corr’daga. In the generations following this, the locals adapted and came to admire the strange creatures, especially given their calmness to the presence of others. Their large size seemingly denied them the ability to get skittish around creatures smaller than themselves and, over time, Ailor slaves came to form slow bonds with the reptilians. Ultimately, when the slave populations were freed across the islands, some [[Ailor]] now sought to complete the slow process that had begun with their ancestors, and tamed, then domesticated certain Corr’daga populations. The creature, while not used for grunt labor, still became a mount for movement across the tropical region, and when the conflict first began to emerge with the outside world, as ~~shocking~~ war mounts that startled the first foes the Minoor peoples faced. In the modern-day, while the Corr’daga Runs may be smaller than they once were, they still take place and are now regional events where Minoor pull up to watch the creatures make their signature movements.

This was the first, and so far only, disastrous meeting of a Corr’daga Run and the Altalar, but it marked the animal as one of note in the area. The Massacre Fleet’s actions, while technically justified, would later be revealed to have almost culled half of the Minoor Isles of any Corr’daga. In the generations following this, the locals adapted and came to admire the strange creatures, especially given their calmness to the presence of others. Their large size seemingly denied them the ability to get skittish around creatures smaller than themselves and, over time, Ailor slaves came to form slow bonds with the reptilians. Ultimately, when the slave populations were freed across the islands, some [[Ailor]] now sought to complete the slow process that had begun with their ancestors, and tamed, then domesticated certain Corr’daga populations. The creature, while not used for grunt labor, still became a mount for movement across the tropical region, and when the conflict first began to emerge with the outside world, as war mounts that startled the first foes the Minoor peoples faced. In the modern-day, while the Corr’daga Runs may be smaller than they once were, they still take place and are now regional events where Minoor pull up to watch the creatures make their signature movements.

==Physical Appearance==

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-Corr’daga are unique reptiles known to only one area of [[Hadaria]], that being the Minoor Isles. First encountered immediately upon the arrival of the [[Altalar]] settlers fleeing the degradation of the [[Allorn Empire]], the species ability to run on water, and easily climb trees in a corkscrew fashion has made them a useful tool by the [[Minoor]] people. Known for their great migrations, and lethargic nature, the Corr’daga is also brightly colored and leaves a mark on all who encounter one.
+Corr’daga are unique reptiles known to only one area of [[Hadaria]], that being the Minoor Isles. First encountered immediately upon the arrival of the [[Altalar]] settlers fleeing the degradation of the [[Allorn Empire]], the species ability to run on water, and easily climb trees in a corkscrew fashion has made them a useful tool by the [[Minoor]] military. Known for their great migrations, and lethargic nature, the Corr’daga is also brightly colored and leaves a mark on all who encounter one.
 ==History==
 The Corr’daga were some of the first creatures ever encountered by what was to become the Minoor Altalar, though their first interaction was disastrous at best, cataclysmic at worst. When the colonists reached the densely jungled lands, now known as the Minoor Isles, several of their ships broke off from the group to find another landing site nearby, to spread out their population and not overwhelm the capacity of a single island. This small group of ships is now called the Massacre Fleet for what happened next. Sailing between two of the region’s islands, there was a sudden surge of water and what seemed to be reptilian beings moving toward them. The ship’s crew and passengers panicked that something was coming to attack them from the island. Knowing of the [[Allar]] from their servant populations, but long associating them with savagery, the group’s few mages stepped up to set out a barrage of withering magical fire to drive off these threats. However, the creatures kept on coming, but then they hit the ships, literally. Dozens of the large reptiles slammed headfirst into the wood, instantly sinking, while others scrambled to find purchase, and the colonists desperately fought them off, turning the water red. What few creatures did make it up the deck shocked the passengers, as they were not sentient foes coming to kill them, but large, brightly colored reptilian animals acting on almost pure instinct. The creatures beelined across the ships, and then leaped back into the water; now able to see them from behind, the Altalar were able to see that the creatures somehow ran over the water’s surface.
-This was the first, and so far only, disastrous meeting of a Corr’daga Run and the Altalar, but it marked the animal as one of note in the area. The Massacre Fleet’s actions, while technically justified, would later be revealed to have almost culled half of the Minoor Isles of any Corr’daga. In the generations following this, the locals adapted and came to admire the strange creatures, especially given their calmness to the presence of others. Their large size seemingly denied them the ability to get skittish around creatures smaller than themselves and, over time, Ailor slaves came to form slow bonds with the reptilians. Ultimately, when the slave populations were freed across the islands, some [[Ailor]] now sought to complete the slow process that had begun with their ancestors, and tamed, then domesticated certain Corr’daga populations. The creature, while not used for grunt labor, still became a mount for movement across the tropical region, and when the conflict first began to emerge with the outside world, as shocking war mounts that startled the first foes the Minoor peoples faced. In the modern-day, while the Corr’daga Runs may be smaller than they once were, they still take place and are now regional events where Minoor pull up to watch the creatures make their signature movements.
+This was the first, and so far only, disastrous meeting of a Corr’daga Run and the Altalar, but it marked the animal as one of note in the area. The Massacre Fleet’s actions, while technically justified, would later be revealed to have almost culled half of the Minoor Isles of any Corr’daga. In the generations following this, the locals adapted and came to admire the strange creatures, especially given their calmness to the presence of others. Their large size seemingly denied them the ability to get skittish around creatures smaller than themselves and, over time, Ailor slaves came to form slow bonds with the reptilians. Ultimately, when the slave populations were freed across the islands, some [[Ailor]] now sought to complete the slow process that had begun with their ancestors, and tamed, then domesticated certain Corr’daga populations. The creature, while not used for grunt labor, still became a mount for movement across the tropical region, and when the conflict first began to emerge with the outside world, as war mounts that startled the first foes the Minoor peoples faced. In the modern-day, while the Corr’daga Runs may be smaller than they once were, they still take place and are now regional events where Minoor pull up to watch the creatures make their signature movements.
 ==Physical Appearance==