Naga
Most naga resemble enormous snakes with shoulders, arms, and a torso that resembles a humanoid form. They typically hold their heads and torsos off the ground while moving, but they can increase their speed by lowering their bodies and using their hands for extra propulsion. They adorn their torsos with armor, jewelry, and a vague nod toward the clothing worn by other races. Male naga have broad hoods, wider than their shoulders, while females have narrower hoods and longer faces. Some Naga are known as half bloods the resemble a regular humanoid with long serpentine tails. Half bloods come into being when a female naga mates outside of the naga race. Statistically they are still naga but social hierarchy they find themselves much lower.
- Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and another trait of your choice increases by 1.
- Age. Like humans, naga reach adulthood in their late teens. They show no signs of aging beyond that point except for growing larger, so in theory, a naga could live well over a century. With the oldest known being around 200.
- Alignment. Most naga are either neutral or neutral evil in alignment.
- Size. Naga stand about 5 feet tall when upright, but the total length of their bodies, head to tail, ranges from 10 to as much as 20 feet. Your size is Medium.
- Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
- Speed Burst. By lowering your body to the ground and propelling yourself with your arms, you can move more quickly for a time. As a bonus action on your turn, if you have both hands free, you can increase your walking speed by 10 feet until the end of your turn.
- Natural Weapons. Your fanged maw and constricting serpentine body are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with your bite, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, and your target must make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier). On a failed save, the target takes 1d4 poison damage.
- If you hit with your constrict attack, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, and the target is grappled (escape DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and you can’t constrict another target.
- Poison Immunity. You are immune to poison damage and can’t be poisoned.
- Poison Affinity. You gain proficiency with the poisoner’s kit.
- Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Naga, and Anikin.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Naga resemble snake humanoids. All naga have long serpentine tails each one in the colorings and patterns resembling common snakes. True nagas are covered in scales from tip to tail; with snake like facial features. Male true naga often have hoods as well with intricate patterns displayed within them. Half Blood Naga often only have their tails and the rest of them resembles the common humanoid. All naga have eyes of blue or green.
Genetics and Reproduction
Naga are compatible with other naga, Lizardfolk, Viashino, and Kobold. Children from this group will favor the mothers race with naga being born this way being True Naga.
Naga are also compatible with most other races, and the children from this group will favor the mothers race, but with naga being born this way being Half Blood Naga.
Naga lay eggs.
Growth Rate & Stages
Naga start out being born in eggs. They stay in this form for 6 months before hatching. When hatched they have all of the faculties of a toddler. They reach maturity at 20 and can live to be about 200.
Ecology and Habitats
Naga typically build up underground encampments in extremly hot climates such as: Desserts, Plains, Savannahs, Bad-Lands, and Scrub Lands. Some naga have built new age settlements in the mud of Swamps and Jungles. Naga can adapt to live almost anywhere with them avoiding the cold as much as possible.
Behaviour
Naga seemingly have a knack for hatred and rage. Naga come across as aggressive and demanding, even when they intend to be nice.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Naga naming traditions seem to follow a middle eastern style name. Many names include hyphens and sharp vowels.
Common Male Names: Abdul-Ahami; Aja-komin; Ojit-Til
Comon Female Names: Farah-Amal; Kona-Yion, Uin-Sol
Beauty Ideals
Unique scale and hood patterns is a driving trait for beauty. Nagas also find beauty in ones connection to the heavens or to their strength as a warrior or mage.
Gender Ideals
Male Naga are expected to be bastions of masculinity. Powerful, Strong, Silent, Demanding. While Females are expected to be protective, smart, head strong.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Naga learn to speak their mother tongue before anything else. Common is picked up as a second language in order to communicate with as many people as possible. Some naga learn anikin to connect to the other Ani-races they find themselves around.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Within naga culture it is known that their is a hierarchy. At the top of the hierarchy is the brood mother, a prolific female naga who has bore many children and leads the group as their family encompasses the majority. Below her is the Hooded Knights which is all True Naga men who have reached maturity. Just below them are the True Naga women who are all True naga women regardless of age. Below them are Hatchlings, a group comprised of all unmatured True Naga men. At the bottom of the hierarchy are Half Bloods. This group holds any Naga born as a half blood regardless of age or gender.
Common Taboos
Taboos within naga society are very straight forward. Never associate with a Yaun-ti or Malison. And Half Bloods are not True Naga.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Naga detest the Yaunti- and Malison they compete with eachother trying to prove which one is the true serpent race. Which one is superior, and which one was directly descended from Yveltal the Snake God. When it comes to other races naga seem far to aggressive and rude to work with regularly. Often naga find themselves being treated poorly by other races, but due to their demeanor most naga see it as common etiquette.
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