Heroes 5 Citadel - fan faction concept

Lizardmen faction is very iconic for Heroes 3 but it sadly did not appear in any future Heroes of Might and Magic game. I wanted to theorycraft how they would look like if they were added in a DLC for Heroes 5.

Because Heroes 5 takes place in different setting of Ashan, I had to think how to include lizardmen and other creatures of the swamp in new story. In Heroes 5 canon, there is a distinct group of wizards called House Chimera. They are known for creation of orcs and various beastmen so they felt like an obvious origin to swamp creatures. In various fluff texts it was implied that these wizards even created their own nation on Agyn Peninsula which has swamps. While in Might and Magic X said place does not really feel like a den of beasts, Heroes 5 is several centuries later in the chronology so there could be many reasons for House Chimera to fill their new kingdom with new creatures.

I tried my best to use design language of Heroes 5 but also take some inspirations from other canon designs from this setting. My greatest difficulty was making up two upgrades for each creature.