Intro to Utoshi.

*Utoshi glares at the ceiling fan and sees out the window of the diner. Well, it is a cafe but where I come from we would further specialize as a diner.*
"Oh well what is that I smell on the grill, it smells like some spicy fish!"
"Well, spicy fish," said the waiter, "Why don't you grab a buffet plate, then."
*The smell of fresh curry mashes the bases of Utoshi's sense.*
*He espies what the dutiful Black Rainbow has shown for him.
"If the sun goes down, I get out of town," Utoshi swore to himself.
"But to preserve my father's honor", he added, "I will serve it."
"Well, you know what?", inquired the manager, "I heard from Kei$ha, here
that you are looking for a job."
"I will serve you my sensei," and the young Utoshi swore his father's oath
by putting a stashed bottle of o-sake firmly to his lips and "draughting" a swig.
He then pushes it into Maihi's hands and dutifully implore he drink.
With purest tidings, the boss imparted and sprinkled some o-sake on
the ground. He beckoned Utoshi come over the line. And as he did
Maihi said, "You have potential to someday scrub dishes very well.
I will put you by the soda fountain. Put on your apron, because we are a
man short today, and it's a good thing you are dressed up. Come on with me,
we'll put your axe+."
"May freshen up some, sensei?"
"Please do so quickly, beg your pardon."
+this is a bfg, a beautiful fu**** guitar.

Blake Shadowfang - character profile

Name: Blake Porter Shadowfang Age: 19

Orienation: Straight

Species: Guardian

Personality: Cerebral and severe. Blake always finds a way to get what he wants. He visualizes a means to his goals and executes his plans with decisiveness and clarity. His spirit arrays like the sun, strategy appears to stream from every move. He keeps his composure for most endeavors but when he does show emotion it shoots from him like shuriken: pure and straight to the point. He remains vigilant, living in the moment, by The Way. His honor is his pride and all is fair in love and war. He welcomes challenges with an open mind and adapts quickly.

Physical: Eyes of emerald recall the breezy hills of Ireland. A tight-trimmed, dark brown mustache accents wry upturned lips. Light whiskers pepper his jaundice complexion. His huge veiny hands look like he crushes rocks for fun, bound as they are to muscular, toned arms. His stocky torso tapers just slightly to his fit waist. His hair is in tasteful whorls of chocolate, falling in his eyes when he walks.

In wolf form he is a pure black winter wolf. His body is lean but his limbs and paws are huge. His eyes become grey, seeming pure moonlight in the dark.

Story: The Shadowpaw clan are tricksters that seem to show up just before bad luck befalls. They prefer to live just behind the thin veil of the shadows, relying upon silent movement to locate unwary victims. They prey upon the disillusion of humans, taking form of dark-haired humans or wolves and lurking in the shadow of night, they appear when least expected. They use psychological games to evoke strong emotions from their victims so they can rob them. People are like pawns to them yet they have great respect for other Guardians. The clan is seeking a diplomatic arrangement to begin hunting in the South. They have been home in the Great Divide Basin for decades but are falling on lean times. To symbolize this union of affairs the Shadowfang chief offered Blake, his only son, for marriage to Denai.

Blake finds Denai very attractive but is intimidated by her strength yet he is encouraged to pursue her of his own volition despite her distaste at being objectified for the sake of a deal. He seeks to win her over by his own merit but is also willing to use pressure to gain her. At official functions, (or negotiations) has gotten the idea in his head since everyone says what a great looking couple they make; and this is true. However, personality is quite another matter, and yet Blake seems blissfully unaware of this contingency rather ignoring it, and hoping time heals all. He finds himself incredibly attractive and why would she think different?

(Photos and some ideas are not original, my writing is all-original to my knowledge)

Chris and Gorgoroid

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Chris
Male
Human
27
has a fascination with gothic culture
thinks he's a dark magician but he's really a quack
tries to be cold but he's quite tame
yearns to become otherworldly
prides on his attire
Chris has been involved in gothic culture since he was a teenager. He became popular performing at European festivals primarily in Germany and Holland. While he was on hiatus in the Mediterranean he attends a convention in Istanbul. He sees a belly dancer who gives him the eye while performing. After her show he goes to see her at the fortune telling booth. He feels drawn to her as though he had seen her before. He felt a strong sense of deja vous as he sat down at her behest. He introduced himself to her. "Hi, my name is Chris. I was watching you perform and your act is fantastic. Thanks for inviting me over. Do I know you from somewhere?" he asked.

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Name

Gorgoroid

Gender

Androgenous

Age

350

Race

Polymorph Mechanoid

Clan

Byakko

Abilities

Antigravity drive, Electromagnetic forcefield, Polymorph

Weapons

positronic pulse cannon, neutron torpedos

Background History

System error! I cannot follow those orders. Gorgoroid was manufactured on the planet Proceon as a polymorphing mechanoid to serve the Overlords in suppressing the human population. He became aware of a higher conciousness and refused to follow orders and was exiled from the planet. He locked on to a distant signal where he hoped to find a righteous race of beings. He traveled through the void of interstellar space for centuries and grew monomaniacal and self-centered. He engaged his forcefield and plunged through the atmosphere of the new planet and began a campaign of attrition to become lord of the strange world. Will he be destroyed in battle or can he be turned back to the purity of virtue with which he began his mission?

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Character Description

He has four forms which he can take at will:
• a floating orb of 6.5 feet in diameter
• an ogre in bipedal motion at 12 feet in height ^
• a lion in quadrupedal motion of 9 feet in length
• an all-terrain motorized trike.

Gorgoroid has an antigravity drive which allows him to fly freely about the atmosphere and even into outer space. He has an electromagnetic forcefield which looks like a silver orb which deflects energy based attacks. However he cannot use his own weapons with the sheild engaged. He has two weapons: a positronic pulse cannon and neutron mortars. The positronic pulse cannon ejects a high speed wave of antimatter which explodes on contact with air resulting in a spray of hellfire in a 30 foot cone. The neutron torpedos launch upward and fall to explode near the ground with concussive force. They have a range of 600 feet and a blast radius of 15 feet.

Ravana and Rokuemon

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Name: Ravana
Sex: Male
Species: Bengal Tiger
Orientation: Male
Occupation: Personal guard of the Princess
Age: 18
Place: Palace of Nana Sahib, Bithoor, Uttar Pradesh, British East India
Time: early Victorian Age, 1857
Background: The Rao family was deposed by the British East India company in the 1820s however they still retained their title and served as figureheads to help morale of Indians under the yoke. They resided in the beautiful palace of Nana Sahib on a fortified hill in Northern India. The Indian Revolt is raging and the fort is busy training and supplying soldiers to the revolution. The British have become wise to the covert operations of the fortress.
Ravana has been sleeping in the room of the beautiful Princess _____ since she was five years old. During the day while she was at schooling, Ravana was being trained to be her faithful and ruthless personal bodyguard. Ravana is faithful and loyal and will follow the Princess everywhere and she could even ride him. She sometimes talks to him and she swears he's the best listener. He will lay down his life for her. She is unaware that this is the eve of destruction for the Palace as the British advance to lay Siege to the palace.

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*Character Name: Rokuemon

Alias:Roku/Six

*Race:tanuki (racoon-dog, shifter)

Occupation: Merchant, teacher

Personality: Rokuemon is a typical raccoon dog (tanuki): greedy, mischievous, exceptionally clever, digs through trash, laughs at things that aren't funny to anyone else. He likes to draw attention to himself by telling jokes and pulling pranks on people.

*Age: 1400

*Gender: Male

Sexual Preference: straight

Marital status: unwed

Height/Weight: 1.38m/85lbs

Eyes/Hair: Brown/Brown

Identifying characteristics: In his natural form, huge tanuki testicles, brown fur, always grinning, black eye patches.

Known special abilities: can disguise himself as an inanimate object, human or another kind of demon; his testicles can be used as an umbrella, a floatation device, a card table, a carpet, a tent, a parachute or anything else his devious little mind can think of, they also bring good fortune in money.

Preferred weapons: his testacles can be used as a blunt weapon but usually he uses his trickery and shifting abilities to demoralize his attacker.

Likes: women, money, sake, music, food, parties, festivals

Dislikes: sour people, people with more money, viciousness, the smell of fish

Known family: Rokuemon had 3 older brothers and two older sisters which is why he is called Six.

*History: Rokuemon was a normal tanuki born in Tayatama and grew up rummaging the town dump with his mother and siblings. One day as they were digging through a pile of rags when Roku found a priceless silk obi that looked like silver. He played with it and tore it to shreds and ate it. It brought him extreme good fortune, long life and great big testacles.

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Character Sheets: Honore and Thully

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Name: Honoré Chartreuse
Species: Wampaia
Age: 200 (looks forever 24)
Gender: Male
Sexuality: straight
Personality: Honoré is a cold-hearted and driven psychopath. He derives pleasure by seeing others in pain. Like when a friend tried to quit smoking, he started smoking himself just to make it impossible, then he quit. He doesn't let others see him sweat. He loves to take horserides along the ocean shore. He is spiteful, if someone embarasses him or makes him look bad he works hard to get them back times ten.
Background: Honoré was born in a small town of the Alsace where he grew up getting into trouble. He liked to do things like steal money from the church and deface the public institutions. He left for Paris when he was a 15 and found a job as a bouncer at a brothel because he was such a huge kid. Needless to say he grew up quickly and gained a reputation for his quick temper.The work earned him some money but he developed a crush on many of the women who worked there and it was obvious. On his 18th birthday the girls through him a party and as a rite of passage they got him to do some very embarrasing things for them. He vowed to pay them back and kept business out of the brothel until they fired him. But now he has a love-hate thing for women. Whenever he feels he is getting close to a woman now he pushes them away forcefully but regrets it later.
Story:

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*Character Name:Thularezin

Alias: Thully

*Race:Elf

Occupation: Bard

Personality: Thularezin is self-assured, assertive, conniving, helpful, boastful, charming, lacksadaisical, unflinching, hyperaware, clever, witty, musical, avaricious and vegetarian.

*Age: 37

*Gender: Male

Sexual Preference: straight

Marital status: unwed

Height/Weight: 1.45/96lbs.

Eyes/Hair: Blue/Blonde

Identifying characteristics: Thularezin is so fair he could be mistaken for female. He has a elven tribal sleeve tattoo on his upper arm. He has a white scar across the right side of his nose. He has a graceful but aggressive gait and poise. His speach is always rhythmic and often rhymes, he is a natural poet.

Known special abilities: Thularezin is such an excellent musician he can enchant most anyone with his songs. He is a master of disguise and acrobatics. He can enchant his arrows with elemental spells. He is really good at climbing trees.

Preferred weapons: He is sharp with a longbow and deadly with his throwing knives.

Likes: Animals, musical instruments, beautiful women, wine, money, horseriding, singing, whittling, camping, travelling.

Dislikes: Whining, capriciousness, jealousy, aristocracy

Known family: only child, parents are living.

*History: Thularezin was born in the hidden elven village of Yilara, constructed high in the treetops of the Easterbaum woods. His father was prominant in the counsel but Thularezin didn't care so much about matters of state. Instead of studying the books his father gave him, could be found working wood statuary or working on a song with his biwa (stringed instrument). One day he performed a concert for the village but the lyrics to one of his songs was so offensive that he was publicly shamed. He refused the punishment, to revoke his words, and left the village rather than face further humiliation and he has since to return.
He found a calling in the human world working as a minstrel. He quickly gained a reputation for his travelling show, he would perform songs, acrobatics, dance and magic. Soon, he was being harkened by noble courts and towns everywhere to perform. On the road he became a seasoned combatant, fending off bandits and creatures of the wild. He became deft with a bow and learned how to throw knifes. He takes special care in whittling his own arrows that he can enchant with fire, ice, earth or lightning.
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Vibishana

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Name: Vibishana
Race: Rakshasa
Age: 300 (looks 30)
Gender: male
Position: magic teacher

Personality: Vibishana is very even-tempered and coolheaded. He
projects a dignity that is slightly bourgoisie. He is happy to
have so many bright students to carry on the legacy
Weapon: his natural weapons, enormous sharp claws and teeth;
the rakshasa tradition of archery was taught to him from the age
he learned to play hopscotch, he has a soulbound magic bow
that appears when he says the magic word.

Powers: Shape-shifting, celerity, prismatic magic, magic movie

Bio: Vibishana is a rakshasa, which is an ancient race of
blood-thirsty cat demons from the land of Lanka. When he was 12
he chose to leave his jungle home to earn an education to the
mainland. He often entertains at parties with his magic light
shows and teaches class with his magic movie spell. His immensity
forces him to duck under doorways all over campus. His favorite
form for shapeshifting is a lion, one of his two natural forms
beside the upright humanoid form he goes about his daily routine
in.

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Name: Vibishana
Age: 300
Gender: Male
Student or Teacher: Teacher
School Year: Masters Degree in Cosmology from Sacred Forest Polytechnic Institute, 120 years ago.
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The Tarrien Bog

Tarrien Bog
By:Zakri Kneebone
Date: (Insert Info Here)
Edited by: nyet
TARRIEN BOG

The TARRIEN is...
-An old way of...
--Teaching the youth to spell.
--Seeing the grave.
--Telling a story.
--Making weapons and warriors.
-A clan that seeks complete perfection.
-Forever building a secret cove in the hill...
--Where savage elves of Kelsha can hide from their jailors.
-Seeking more than a crop...
--A bear.
--An eagle.
--A derelict fox.
--A fish with a belly full of row.
--A marra hiding beneath banedread bramble.
--A magical trident made of jade.
-Speaking where...
--Rafts of the abandoned hamlet rot.
--Shards of painted red clay strewn with black beads.

Year Established: The borders with Belniran were informally demarcated in 4E3A, 1991 (2010 BC). The lizard folk have never ventured far beyond the physical confines of the Bog.

Ruler: Graentig Yosh Ishishik
Ruler's Titles: Great Holy High Wizard Lizard, Lord of Ishik, The Fine-seed.

Capital: Hh'tsi

Population: 540,000

Government Type: Confederated Tribalism. Ruling caste is chosen every ten years by a grueling physical challenge of representative members from each of the five major bloodlines. The winner becomes the ruling class for next ten years. Intratribal affairs use the tuath system. There are patriarchs among the family units, each reporting to the tribal King. The King in turn answers to the High King.

Government Stability: Technically unstable since there is constant contention for power, although the current form of government has remained in place for centuries and the current dynasty has ruled for 54 years.

Climate: Subtropical swamp.

Languages: Draconic, Dwarven, Common

Currency: No legal tender or coinage. Some foreign currencies can be acceptable barter.

Technology Level: Dark Ages

Wealth: Poor

Allies & Alliances: Proffyt

Enemies & Rivals: Aytheon, Shattered Lands

Demographics: Lizardmen 96%, Savage Elves 2%, Others 2%

National Colors: Green and white.

Natural Resources and Manufactured Goods: Fish, pottery, clay, fruit, tree sap products, wine, small arms, especially polearms. Potable plant tinctures of benign and malign disposition.

Primary Religion: The most powerful faith is the Order of Light.
Other Religions: List the others here.

Terrain: Swamp

Description: The Tarrien Bog is a like a hot, steamy bowl of onion soup. It consists of a large swollen basin carved from the mountains by a stray comet in the first age. Since that forgotten time the lizardmen have made this their home. Putrid and stagnant water dominates the landscape, though here are a few soggy sand hills that peek out.

Here and there a large bed of stringy pinong reeds float lazily on the surface where a landbound man might dare to lightly tred. Trees have adapted long roots, forming a dizzying, tortured maze of mangroves. Large man-eating fish lay in wait beneath the muddy pools. The essense of raw, natural danger will raise the heckles of the bravest orc.

Geography:

1) Lake Hableth and the Lower Bogs. The largest single feature 0f the Tarrien Bogs is Lake Hableth in the northwestern corner which forms the border with Tachan and partial borders with Jarrien and Proffyt. It is a crater lake left by a meteorite impact thousands of years before the age of man. The rift opened by the impact makes it incredibly deep for its size. Its deepest point is just miles outside of the crater rim at 2,487 feet. The lake has an average depth of 480 feet. The lake and its contents are the cultural focal point of the Tarrien Bogs. The greatest portion of commercial traffic in and out of the Bogs transits the lake between Hutsi City and Laqueshire, Proffyt.

-1a) Hableth Crater. The soutwestern corner of the lake is occupied by the crater and the encompassing deep. It forms a ring of small islands that are no more than a hundred feet at the highest point. If one dives deep enough the bare meteorite protrudes some distance above the silt which is cleaned away by the clerics of Tuatha Ishik. The igneous extrusions left by the impact form a circular archipelago to which the enormous rafts of Hutsi City are anchored.

-1b) Hutsi City is the only population center in all of the Tarrien Bogs and it exists primarily for the purposes of ritual and trade. Every ten years the Olympiad fills the city for festivities and sporting of the highest levels. The Five Tribes sends its finest athletes to compete in a series of extreme physical challenges culminating in the "Upaniss" or Decathalon. The city becomes the domain of the winner's tribe and thus virtually all trading.

-1c) Hutsi Rivershed is the domain of the winning caste in addition to the tribal lands. It consists of a short river on the mainland and Hableth Crater.

-1d) Grey Yeppin Rivershed is the northernmost of the tribal lands on the lower (northern) portion of the river. Its area stretches from Lake Gissol to Lake Hableth and is centered on the main outlet of Lake Gissol. It is home to the Ishik tribe with the moon-camp at Hishik.

-1e) Green Yeppin Rivershed is just south of the Grey on the southwestern branches of the Yeppin. It is the domain of the Leshik tribe who train the National Guard. The western frontier borders the Shattered Lands and the Guard is frequently assailing incursive bands of goblins and orcs along the border. The area is also home to a relatively large population of swamp trolls which keep the guards busy near campsites. The trolls are territorial and will also attack the incursive goblin forces which makes them barely tolerable.

2) Lake Gissol and the Upper Bogs. The Upper Bogs are home to the lesser tribes. It is considerably more remote because it is surrounded by escarpments. The streams briefly became raging whitewaters and falls as they plummet hundreds of yards into the green abyss 0f the Tarrien Basin. The main rivers here originate in Aytheon where farmers tell their cattle, "make sure you hit a lizard." The Elgaard River crosses the border to become the Arliss and likewise the Hartmouth, the Kalsha.

-2a) Arliss Rivershed: Shinites

-2b) Kalsha Rivershed: Tribe of Wizards and Wanderers

Flora:
Trees: Blackwood, brumbee, darius, klooshtalt, klooshan, priest plant, stillwater swamp oak, throttle bush.

Vines: Banedread, crawler, kavir, lockhart.

Fungae: Blue dream, cloud, firecap.

Forb: Dream flower, handale fern, indar fern, meadowstar, sallad, silver hair herb, smother stalk.

Grasses: Pinong reed.

Fauna: Kissy Fish, leeches, tree slugs, small carnivores.

Compatible Beast Encounters: Bargdataur, blackorb, drachnid, maer'goth, marra lizard, swamp troll, tarrien swamp bear.

History or Timeline:

( ca. 3500 BC ) - The Great Comet collides with Belandir in the southeastern foothills of the Belniran Mountains. The impact and path of entry leaves a blast zone nearly a thousand miles long and hundreds of miles wide. Over centuries, the remaining basin fills with sediment, creating the current topology of the Tarrien Bog. The event is considered the birth of the race of Lizardmen.

143, 5E3A (1858 BC) - Lizardmen of the Tarien Bog sign a non-aggression pact with the The Five Clans. In reality, this pact is fairly meaningless, as the Dwarves have little or no interest in the swamps, and the Lizardmen have no interest in the cold climes of the Belnirân Mountains.

153, 5E3A (1848 BC) - First Triad War. Lizardmen set traps for Triad battallions staging raids against Belniran from inside Bog territory as well as enslaving the locals. The Triad retaliates, sending a full invasion against them. Many civilians are captured and enslaved.

250, 5E4A (1751 BC) - Dwarves from Belniran sue the Lizardmen for a trade agreement. The dwarves withdraw early when they contract a deadly flu that devastates their homeland.

587, 5E3A (1414 BC) - Raids launched by the Lizardmen of the Tarien Bog are met with stiff resistance by the Five Clans. The raids come as a surprise, and are believed to be in response to raids carried out against the Lizardmen by the Triad, who left evidence behind to point them at the Dwarves.

589, 5E3A (1412 BC) - Lizardman legend Urush leads a victorious retaliatory raid against the Triad securing all lands South of the Arliss River.

1313, 3E4A (5312 AC) The Graentig establishes the Five Tribes Confederation and the current caste structure.
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Government: The Lizardmen of the Tarrien Bogs' first concept of international borders or politics was the signing of the Belniran-Tarrien Non-Aggression Pact in 143, 5A4E. The current form of the Five Tribes Confederation was ratified by the Graentig in 1313, 3E4A. The five tribes in order of highest rank are Ishik, Leshik, Renik, Shin and Thepsin.

Every ten years the Olympiad is held and the winning tribe becomes the ruling caste with its tribal lands becoming the seat of power. The current ruling caste is the Ishik Tribe and its tribal elder High King Yosh Ishishik is the official head of state. His duties are High Justice and Minister of State. (By coincidence he also happens to be the Graentig, leader of the Order of Light.) Twice per year all the tribes send their Kings to Hishik to meet the High King and discuss crop reports, trade and issues of high court.

Legal System: The lizardman life revolves around the Games, breeding and trade issues. The legal system is primarily concerned with the suitability of marriage and the training and participation of the games. A pact of marriage is usually temporary: to be exercised for a period of months or years. However marriages must be applied for and approved by a judicial council because of a strong emphasis on perfect progenesis. Geneology and individual attributes are graded and matched by the local judiciary commitee. Sometimes pairs are assigned as mates for a time to take advantage of high pedigree. Geneological records are required to be maintained by each of the tribes. Every tuath keeps the tribal council aware of new births and deaths.

Military: Each tribe is expected to maintain the foreign borders within its territory except during major incursions or invasion. The Leshik tribe maintains an army which is quick to assist with such major threats. It is their dharma as the second highest caste to train and maintain a national guard. The current army guard consists of 4,200 individuals of both sexes divided into eight army battalions and two specialist companies. There are no barracks, so they train on the move.

Economy: Primarily a barter economy nationally. On the international scale, goods are traded almost exclusively to the Esteemed Guild of Bankers Moneylenders and Exchangers (EGBME) of Proffyt for foreign goods and naval protection. There is a central market in Hutsi City where enormous values of goods are traded with the EGBME and wholesale and retail barter dominates.

Social: The most important issue for the Lizardfolk of the Tarrien Bog is breeding. Daily life is all about raising the young to produce better offspring, selection of mates and physical training.

Important People of Note or Heroes: Details description of people that we should know about. Cities of note: Hh'tsi.
Towns of note: none.
Villages of note: The five tribal moon-camps of Shini, Hishik, Renish, Lesho, Thepsa.
Below this point all information is for the top of this file.

The Pinong reed

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I think now that I've read of it that the 'ponga fern' of N.Z. It may be confusing to enough people that I will rename the fictional 'ponga reed'. Also some clerical and thematic issues are hopefully resolved here from the initial submission. 'Pinong' as I've discovered is a Laotian word meaning 'a sense of brotherhood' (www.wildflowers.org).

Pinong Reed
by Zak Kneebone

Type:Underwater reed.

Common name: Pinong Reed

Regional name: Pinong

Availability: Profuse

Habitat: Bogs and swamp.

Temp Zone: Temperate to Tropical.

Size: 40 feet by 1-1/2 inch.

Reproduction: Seeds or rhysome.

Description: The pinong consists of two thin, long leaves 1 to 1-1/2inches wide and upto 40 feet long each. They are also very thin, 1/16inch deep. When wet it is olive-green and woody yet bendable with a charachteristic glossiness. With light lengthwise friction it emits a squeak as smooth, wet surfaces often do.
The twin leaves are anchored into the floor with a stalk 1/8 inch round by roots which stretch 4 feet deep into the silt of a typical swamp. The leaves rise to float on the surface water. This fact along with the ability to spread by rhysomes on the roots means the pinong covers vast areas. After shifting for months or years by current and winds these masses tangle into glades.
Small creatures have little trouble navigating, though swamprat skeletons are often found in or nearby a glade. Large creatures can be tangled quite easily in the grass. Since this usually only happens near the surface a man will usually escape unless isolated, weak or in a position compromised to gaining breath. The reed is broken with moderate effort and can be cut away quite easily.
When pinong dries in the sun it turns beige and hardens into shape. It is then woody but slightly brittle and can layer itself into small, unsafe temporary landbriges when rain is seldom. It takes four days for the reed to cure in this manner. When again is dampened, it then dissolves completely with three months of submergence in water. When in the hardened state it can be waterproofed with a coating of wax or similar substances. It is very useful for craft wickerwork. Some lizardfolk towns contain entire neighborhoods of layered pinong reeds which are anchored down to the annual fresh leaves.
The Pinong is non-poisonous although tough to chew. It can be made soft enough for general consumption by boiling for an hour. It has a flavor and texture very similar to bamboo chutes. It is eaten raw by some rodents and fish.