Ancient Guardians (Dracantropii Kingdoms)

....The halberdiers entered the lost Temple, right in the center of the Forsaken City. All was silent. The jungle governed every corner of it, and nothing but spiders and insects could be seen moving, occasionaly even some snakes. The humans' expedition had encountered some Light Dracantropii Infantry on its' way but met little resistance in all. It was like they didnt care to protect their temple.

They had entered it with caution. All of the sudden a monstrous creature appeared before them. Enormous, with a giant primitive looking weapon. He charged at their leader who raised his sword in a futile defense. He smashed the human captain down, making his sword fly away in pieces. Red drops kept spilling on the carved stone floor, with the humans regrouping and pointing their halberds against the enemy. They believed this creature was the one that protected the Temple. Maybe that's why the other Dracantropii had fled their posts. Little did the humans know, a few dozen more of these creatures had circled them. And the saliva kept drooling while watching the little men...