Turtles

One of the few creatures familiar to the newcomers, as they existed much the same on Telur.

They are known to exist in the swamps to the south of the place of arrival. Those in the swamp have a mutual bond with the Crocodiles of the area. Most other beasts of the area view them as prey, such as Keelbills, Monkeys, and Swamp Cats. Some of these turtles are Flame-Touched. They form community groups called Bales.

Sierra-Michi and Matthias met one named Baurii who sought to be transformed by Keraunoss due to this predation & gave them multiple examples.

The dragon granted Baurii's request and returned the transformed dragon to his Bale. The transformed Turtle requested Keraunoss to change some of his friends. The capricious dragon obliged again and due to his current fascination with the humans he made them humanoid turtles.