Editing Manscorpion (section)

==Scarred Lands==
The [[Scarred Lands]] setting is home to two races of manscorpions.

That first ''[[Creature Collection]]'' bugfest floated the '''Sandmaskers'''. These were (taking that leaf from Pryor) created artificially by a renegade [[Djinn|Exemplar]] named Tarkun, who used a black magical ritual to conjure the entire race into existence as a weapon against his fellows. Ever since that day, these scorpion [[centaur]]s have roamed the deserts, seeking to kill any Exemplars they encounter... but willing to settle for anyone else they encounter, as they are voracious predators. They lead swarms of giant scorpions as pets, and in battle they wield both claws, poisoned stings and weapons. They also have a number of magical abilities; they leave no tracks in sandy terrain, they can create mirages, and they can use Mirror Image (1d4 duplicates) twice per day. Also, they can sense the presence of a djinn from up to a mile away. Sandmaskers have the traditional manscorpion appearance; pincered scorpion body from the waist down, humanoid torso from the waist up.

The [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] revival revived those Sandmaskers... and a ''second'' manscorpion race: the '''Skerrai'''. The latter live in the ''arctic'', of all places!

Skerrai are the primary evil race plaguing the Frostlands of Fenrilik, and were introduced in the [[splatbook]] of the same name. They appear as bluish-white colored androgynous manscorpions whose faces sport multiple eyes and insectile mandibles for jaws. They appeared over 150 years ago, and have been a plague on the Frostlands ever since. Rumor has it that they were brought from some other world through eldritch portals in the [[Underdark]] and twisted into their present state, which might explain why they seem to be in search of something out there in the tundras and taigas. Of course, in the meantime, they are perfectly content to dominate and destroy whatever else they come across.

In a sense, skerrai could be considered Scarn's equivalent to [[illithid]]s; they possess a racial affinity for [[psionics]] and even have the illithid's Mind Blast ability, a telepathic stun-burst. They even go so far as to emulate the parasitic nature of illithids; the skerrai reproduce asexually by implanting eggs into victims with their sting, which subsequently hatch and eat their way out.

Skerrai society is bustling, industrious, and also a constant struggle for status and dominion, a complex and confusing caste structure meets meritocracy that ultimately boils down to "might makes right". They are also incredibly arrogant; the idea that a "lesser race" could defeat a skerrai is unthinkable, and those who manage to slay skerrai are prized above all others as hosts for skerrai eggs. Known skerrai castes include the brutish ''bonebreakers'', who act as slave overlords, and the powerful ''mindsingers'', who are the skerrai's most powerful [[psion]]s.

The primary slave race of the skerrai nests are the [[Krampek]], who are one of the playable races of Fenrilik.