Xhotl, also called the "City of Destiny," was a temple-city of the Lizardmen which fell to the Daemonic onslaught of the Great Catastrophe, during which time the famed Saurus Oldblood Kroq-Gar valiantly led the defence. Kroq-Gar had been serving his temple-city for only a few centuries when the Great Catastrophe occurred.[1a]
Although Kroq-Gar and his spawn-kin fought many epic battles and destroyed entire armies of Daemons, the never-ending onslaught eventually caused the defenders to take refuge within their temple-city of Xhotl. There, the magical barriers of the Slann mage-priests saved them for a time, but eventually collapsed under the constant assault.[1a]
Taking advantage of the surge of uncontrolled magical energy erupting from the shattered remains of the Old Ones' Polar Gates, Daemons manifested themselves inside the temple-city, butchering the Slann before Kroq-Gar could ride to their aid. So did the full power of Chaos swarm over Xhotl.[1a]
Although his temple-city was in ruins, Kroq-Gar and the surviving Lizardmen army fought their way out, buoyed by their own rage and the last blessings of their mage-priests. En route to their freedom, they sent many Daemons back to the abyss. For centuries thereafter, Kroq-Gar carried on a running battle in the jungle, the last army of Xhotl dwindling around him.[1a]