Editing Girtablilu (section)

==D&D==
There have been numerous different forms of Scorpion Man throughout the editions of [[Dungeons & Dragons]]; for more details, see the [[Manscorpion]] page.

The oldest scorpion men (if we don't count [[WGR3: Rary the Traitor]]) are the scorpion men of Nimmuria, in ''Princess Ark'' and then [[Red Steel]]. These grotesque albino monsters conquered the land of Nimmuria by betraying its original occupants, the [[Enduk]]s after they were welcomed into the region and then usurping the trappings of Enduk society for themselves. For this, they were cursed with albinism/translucent flesh, forcing them to hide in the [[Underdark]].

The other scorpion-man race of D&D is the Tlincalli of the [[Forgotten Realms]]. These scorpion-men lack the normal pincers of their kind; instead, their hands crudely resemble pincers, having only two fingers and a thumb. They are believed to be the descendants of an ancient civilization of [[human]]s who fell into evil behavior and were ultimately cursed for their malice; they now inhabit inverted cities built into the [[Underdark]] below desert regions, where they enslave surfacers - mostly humans and [[dwarves]] - to handle manual labor and finer detailing that their stiff and inflexible digits hamper.

Because "MAN-Scorpion!" just sounded too <strike>gay</strike>sexist, 3.5 floated "Scorpionfolk" in Monster Manual 2. This had them as a desert-dwelling people who have been marginalized by other races, with an appearance not too dissimilar to PF's Girtablilu; a human upper torso replacing the head of a giant scorpion, with both human arms and the pincer-bearing arms of a giant scorpion coming from roughly where their hips would be if they were bipeds. They are described as typically Evil, mostly because of their willingness to raid other races for vital supplies. Their most unique trait is the presence of some spell-like abilities; Major Image 1/day and Mirror Image 2/day, giving them a weird knack for the [[illusionist]] role. They are, theoretically, playable races, but this just amounts to a side-bar noting that their [[Favored Class]] is [[Ranger]] and they have a [[Level Adjustment]] of +16. For some reason they, unlike the rest of MM2, were released under the [[OGL]].

Finally, there are the [[Scorrow]] of [[Eberron]]; arrogant and haughty predatory [[drow]]-scorpion hybrids who believe themselves to be blessed by the drow god [[Vulkoor]], and a counterpoint to the [[Drider]]s of more traditional settings.