Cleft Lords of the Thoraso Cracks


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Alright so I was flipping through First World: Realm of the Fey today for some research and it's been a good while since I've looked at this book because something stood out to me that didn't catch my attention before.

On page 49 there's an image of a humanoid creature that I'm not familiar with, dressed as a mounted knight, riding a dinosaur into battle armed with a lance. The creature is vaguely saurian itself with no nose, just nostril slits, a wide mouth, and three horns coming out of a crest, it's face resembling(to my eyes) that of a sauropod dinosaur.

This creature is never explicitly identified beyond a mention of "Cleft Lords" who rule "meager holdings" in the Thoraso Cracks, an ancient area of the First World. They aren't more specifically identified, the book doesn't cite any other source they're from, and they aren't statted out in this particular book itself.

Who and what are these guys? Are they statted out in a bestiary and I'm blanking on them? Were they meant to be included in this book and their entry was cut for space? Will they feature more in the future? Is there any info about them outside of this particular book at all?


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The artist’s upload says their art direction was “A reptilian warlord with a lance, riding a feathered dinosaur,” which makes me wonder if it was unused art for Droon, the lizardfolk dino-taming nation in southern Garund?

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Its pretty cool art though


keftiu wrote:
The artist’s upload says their art direction was “A reptilian warlord with a lance, riding a feathered dinosaur,” which makes me wonder if it was unused art for Droon, the lizardfolk dino-taming nation in southern Garund?

I mean I always figured Droon had just, straight up, lizard folk where as the cleft lord is very distinct from that.

And well, the use of the lance & style of armor lacks a certain African flavor I'd expect of something associated with Garund that I'd imagine would be included in the art direction if that was the intention.

I'm irrationally frustrated these things aren't a statted race.

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