Saaur is the name given to the nomadic warrior race of lizard-men from the world of Shila. They were created by the Alma-Lodaka in the time before the Chaos Wars along with their brother/sister race the Pantathians. They were forced to abandon their home world of Shila when it was overrun by demons from the Fifth Circle of Hell, they sought refuge on Midkemia being transported there by the Pantathians to fight in the Serpentwar. When betrayed by the Pantathians at the end of the war they were freed from their bond and were transported to the continent of Wiñet to the upper plateau of Ethel-Duath by the magician Pug.