Iguan

The Iguan are a race of Lizard-folk inhabiting Viridi. They share the continent with the the Onca, the only other species on Viridi. The Iguan are an extremely hostile species, and seem to only care about the expansion of their empire. They have conducted raids against Oncan villages since the 1st century, slowly pushing the Oncan into Northern Viridi, where the thick Jatehle Jungle has protected the Cat-folk.

Due to their hostility, study on Iguan culture comes purely from stories told by Oncan slaves and survivors of the Larith Massacre.

History
Iguan were released during the Fifth Awakening alongside the Oncan. It's not known why the Onca and Iguan were the only species released on Viridi. Popular theories suggest other Habitats being damaged by the expanding Jatehele, or an Angel interfering with the opening of other habitats.

Iguan began raids against the Oncan around ME 53. While only attacking isolated villages at first, Iguan raids moved to the more densely populated north around ME 79 as they continued expansion. These attacks at the heart of Oncan civilization prompted the Oncan to unite into four tribes; Patil, Laloc, Matal, and Ohtil. Though the southern tribe, Patil, launched a handful of counterattacks at Iguan settlements no major victory was achieved. According to enslaved Oncan, Iguan raids have fizzled out drastically with only a few taking place every year. Following the Larith Massacre, it's believed that they've begun expanding in other directions.

Culture and Society
Iguan culture and society is perhaps the most mysterious on Terra. It is thought that they are either a hive minded species like the Lyrac, or ruled by a single monarch or emperor.

The Onca believe they operate as a single consciousness. Iguan have been described as moving in near perfect unison. Survivors of Larith also described Iguan redirecting their attacks without verbal or visual communication. Contradicting this theory, the Darkbrand Kantu was said to have once fought a highly skilled Iguan acting as its own.

Three Iguan corpses recovered from Larith were found to each carry a medallion displaying an Iguan adorned in jewelry, thought to be some kind of king or possibly deity. Two of the corpses carried a bundle of leaves tied together and a piece of thin charcoal. Both of these "books" had different symbols on them, thought to be Iguanese letters. It's thought that these were journals, further disproving the Iguan acting as a single consciousness.

Language
Iguanese is the native language of the Iguan. It has no spoken words, instead utilizing hissing and facial expressions. Hisses are described as ranging in length and volume, with both likely distinguishing individual words.