Lamis

The Lamis are one of three native inhabitants of the Desert of Dunes, a vast desert stretching one of the many continents of Avarion. The Lamis are a powerful species of traders and rulers, whose castes are strictly enforced. At the top sit the Phaor, who are worshipped as near-divine beings. Challenging this system, however, is the fragile alliance known as the League of Cities, the closest thing the Lamis have to a unifiying state, set up by the traders of the Dunes. Lamis are well-known for eating other sentient races in religious ceremonies and have very little regard for non-Lamis species. Slavery is widely used within their cities and armies.