Zaterran Slave
Reptile is Zaterran, one of the reptiloid race which lives on Outworld’s fringes.
Like other reptiles, Zaterrans can camouflage themselves. But Reptile possesses a unique mutation: one which allows him to shift shape to appear human.
Bullied mercilessly by Zaterrans for this ability, Reptile left home to make his future elsewhere.

After fleeing Outworld, I hadn’t expected to return. But then I also hadn’t expected the new Empress to make me an offer I couldn’t refuse.
To thank me for helping stop General Shao’s rebellion, she asked me to be her emissary to the Zaterrans.
Going home, bearing the seal of the royal house, I would show, once and for all, that my mutation wasn’t to be feared. That it wasn’t a source of shame.
To my surprise, I was welcomed. But those warm smiles hid a dark secret.
I stumbled upon a trove of official records which showed that my shape-shifting ability isn’t unique. Many Zaterrans are born with it, but are killed by their government to keep it from spreading.
Who started this barbaric policy, who is now enforcing it, is unknown.
But I will find out. And I will put an end to this madness.