Naa'gaea (Nahg A ah)
A race of serpentine beast folk, the Naa'gaea or Cuo'Blorda Piis live in many of the warm climates across Eveynjar, being known as shrewd merchants, powerful hedge mages, and amazing tacticians. There is always something more than meets the eye with a Naa'gaea, so most are wary of them.
Serpent Folk
All Naa'gaea possess serpentine body plans, having a snake-like head, long necks, and no legs. Despite this snake-like body plan, they still possess quite dexterous arms, with which they generally use bows, slings, and spears with. With the body of a snake, comes its senses as well. All Naa'gaea have an incredible sense simply known as heat sense, which they use in conjunction with their eyes and nose to easily pinpoint prey. Additionally, due to their noodley bodies, these people can fit into incredibly narrow spaces, so long as there is room for their shoulders.Shrewd Tacticians
Sly to a fault, most Naa'gaea are incredibly deft at social encounters. However, do to their jaw structure, most Naa'gaea have a tendency to prolong consonants and slightly drawl their words, making their speech sound Southern or Cajun in dialect. Despite their slyness and seemingly ulterior motives, Naa'gaea thoroughly enjoy the urban lifestyle, enjoying the company of any and all peoples.Ancient Rites
Once being leaders of an older nation that devoted its belief to a snake god, the Naa'gaea held the entirety of Urrudea, Yandaijar, and Hallojar for a 1000 years, which is often referred to as the Millenia of Serpents. However, at its end, the Naa'gaean Priests attempted to summon the serpent god to aid them against Kalthic and Naaludiri invaders from the south and west, only for the serpent god to destroy their civilization instead. Few still dedicate themselves to those belief, but those who do are said to be highly insular and don't take kindly to any who are not of serpent blood.Basic Information
Anatomy
Each ethnicity of Naagaea possesses different morphology
- Pythoeus: Pythoeus are a tribe on Non-venomous Naagaea native to the warm, tropical sub-tropical regions of Eveynjar. Resembling Pythons and Boas, they are the strongest of the tribes, able to squeeze the life out of any enemy caught in their coils. Due to their amazing and great size, Pyotheus have a passive Intimidation and they know it.
- Colupoulos: Colupoulos are a tribe of slightly-venomous to highly-venomous Naagaea native to all temperate, tropical, and arid regions of Eveynjar. Due to their resemblance to colubrid snakes, they smaller than other Naagaea, and are rear-fanged. With this in mind, when they bite and try to swallow food or an enemy's arm, they can inject a paralytic poison into the flesh of an enemy.
- Elapipuli: Elapipuli are a tribe of highly-venomous Naagaea native to tropical and arid regions of Eveynjar. Due to their resemblance to elapid snakes (like cobras, coral snakes, death adders, and sea kraits), Elapipuli can have different structures that give them advantage. Cobra-esc Elapipuli have massive hoods that give them a threatening aura, as well as the ability to spit venom at enemies. Coral snake and sea krait Elapipuli are adept at swimming and deal additional poison damage with any attack that deals poison damage. Death adder Elapipuli can cause paralysis to enemies who are injected with its venom.
- Vipecotl: Vipecotl are a tribe of highly-venomous Naagaea native to all temperate, tropical, and arid regions of Eveynjar, With their resemblance to vipers and pit-vipers, Vipercotl are lightning-fast, and they can bite as a reaction if need be, but only a number of times per long rest. Some Vipercotl possess structures on their tails, such as rattle-snake rattles or lures to attract prey. They also have a heat-sense ability that allows them to detect targets that possess endothermy.
- Xenotsuchi: Xenosuchi are a tribe of non-venomous Naagaea native only to Kalukkenjar. With their resemblance to Xenopeltid snakes, their scales appear dragon-like and possess an iridescent hue, however this is rarely seen due to their nocturnal disposition. With this in mind, they often are seen as merchants and cooks who work only at night.
- Madtsoraka: Madtsoraka are a tribe of non-venomous Naagaea native to tropical and arid regions of Eveynjar and Northern Valoreum. These Naagaea resemble Madtsoiid snakes, which somewhat resemble pythons and boas with little legs. These limbs often appear as nubs, but can sometimes be fully formed and able to semi-support the Naagaea. Of all the tribes, Madtsoraka are the rarest to see in Eveynjar.
Growth Rate & Stages
Naagaea are born from leathery eggs and have an incubation period similar to human gestation. Naagaea mature around age 15 and live a lifespan similar to humans.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Naagaea mostly require live food that they swallow whole. When this prey is domesticated, they are often gut-loaded so the Naagaea gets the most nutrition out of a meal. This can sustain a Naagaea for up to a month.
Additional Information
Facial characteristics
seprentine
Average Intelligence
Human
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Different ethnicities of Naagaea possess different naming traditions:
- Pythoeus & Coloupolos (male): Astacos, Basileios, Astrabacus, Troezenus, Lydus, Euthydemos
- Pyotheus & Coloupolos (female): Psyche, Eurydice, Persephone, Kassandra, Andromeda, Agathe
- Elapipuli (male): Vikramaditya, Rhitanshu, Aman, Raj, Kunal, Om
- Elapipuli (female): Priya, Jaya, Rani, Arya, Krishnaa, Manasa
- Vipecotl (male): Cuicapin, Iccauhtli, Tezozomoc, Namacui, Amoxtli, Eleuia
- Vipecotl (female): Zaniyah, Tlachinolli, Noxochicoztli, Ihuicatl, Meztli, Ixchel
- Xenotsuchi (male): Munesada, Hisakage, Hiromune, Yasunaka, Narinori, Akikiyo
- Xenotsuchi (female): Isa, Rin, Kaede, Onako, Tsuchi, Sumi
- Madtsoraka (male): Iktan, Ah-Pekku, Kan, Xipil, Hun-Chowen, Ah-Xoc-Xin
- Madtsoraka (female): Xoc, Yatzil, Citlali, Ixik, Nenetl, Chen
Major Organizations
Like most other beast races, Naagaea align themselves with a tribal community, often incorporating the tribe name as their familial or last name, though they rarely know the difference. Other than in Hallojar, however, do they make up a significant part of any major city.
History
Descended from Druimaeic ancestors, Naagaea are one of the main colonizers of Hallojar, and once supported an sprawling empire in the early days after the Fall of Valoreum. However, as other peoples in the area became more advanced and powerful, the Naagaean empire quickly collapsed, with the remnant of that once great empire being the modern Hallojar, the Land of the Snakes.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Origin/Ancestry
Druimae
Lifespan
70-90 years
Average Height
6-8ft
Average Weight
2-300 lbs
Average Length
15-20 ft
Average Physique
slim
Geographic Distribution
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