‭Reptile-Men (+2 STR, -1 MIND), as they are called by Humans, are most prevalent in the Steppes of Arachine and the Great Desert but can be found in any plain, desert, or swamp area. “There they live in small, savage tribes. Reptile Men are decidedly carnivorous.

“Reptile Man tribes do not appear to practice any kind of religion as men…understand it. Of course few have ever really gotten close enough to find out without becoming lunch. However, a few civilized Reptile Men can be found in big cities, usually working as bodyguards, mercenaries or slaves. The Reptile Men of al-Haz follow a strict and intolerant form of Islam. They are an insular community, dealing with humans only as necessary, and their reaction to infidels of any species is very hostile…Most folk give them a wide berth, and the clannish xenophobic Reptile Men seem to prefer it that way. Christian Reptile Men are extremely rare.

“Those Reptile Men who choose to live among men must be, in order to be accepted, ‘more human than human.’ These rare individuals are usually extraordinarily devout followers of the local religion, literate and very cultured. Such a Reptile Man is liable to become quite popular among the local aristocrats, his status as a curiosity making him a favorite party guest. Few indeed are the Reptile Men who can stomach this treatment.”

Quoted text from GURPS Fantasy, 2nd Edition, p. 39.