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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 2068123" data-attributes="member: 13966">Shocker lizards are favored pets in Eyros, and have become largely domesticated the same way as dogs and cats in other cultures.  Domestic dogs and cats are unheard of in Eyros, but foreign ambassadors sometimes bring such strange, weak little pets on their visits to Eyrdeyn, which amuses the Pillars as a sign of how weak the foreign powers are, to domesticate such mild and feeble beasts.  Wealthy Eyrian cities tend to suffer occasional, but mild, freak thunderstorms due to the presence of many shocker lizard pets in the city.  This is a boon in drought seasons, but too infrequent to be much help then.Shocker lizards are called dhazi (singular dhaz) in Eyros, the old orcish name for the critters, and Eyrians show off their pride and skill in lizard-taming by finding the biggest and most beautiful dhazi to make their pets.  However, they are difficult to tame in adulthood, so an Eyrian must find their ideal pet when it is a hatchling and raise it themselves.  Eyrians who manage to raise a particularly large and exquisite shocker lizard are considered to have a good eye for spotting potential and beauty, having spotted the difficult signs of such in a mere hatchling.Privelaged Eyrian children (as the poor ones can't afford a pet shocker lizard) enjoy racing their dhazi, while older Eyrians enjoy taking their pets on hunting trips.  The orc-blooded House of Taljik likes to make capturing a wild dhaz hatchling into a rite of passage to adulthood for their children, training the youths to be cunning, sneaky, or just plain fast as they try to steal a hatchling from a nest guarded by many adult dhazi.  They see this rite of passage as a point of pride showing their prowess and strength to the larger Houses.</blockquote>

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