Editing Wallara (section)

==Publication==
Wallara first appeared in [[Dragon Magazine]] #186, under the Basic D&D system, which is when their territory and culture were first detailed as part of [[The Voyage of the Princess Ark]]. Player character rules for them under BECMI appeared in the same article. They were updated to [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition as monsters in the Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix, and as a playable race in the Orc's Head Sourcebook. They haven't appeared since and WotC seems determined to ignore that they ever existed.

This is a real shame, as even if the cultural aspects and original appearance were on the nose, they are still one of the more unique races from early D&D. [[Lizardfolk]] often tend to have an association with primitivism and [[druid]]ism anyway, but the wallaras actually had a rationale for it that wasn't "our god [[Semuanya]] is stupid and we're fanatics", and their magical method of propagation was quite unique. Together with their connection to dragons, you could easily spin wallaras into something more grounded and well-built than other noble savage archetypes.