Yuan-Ti Malison

Yuan-Ti Malison CR: 3

Medium monstrosity (shapechanger, yuan-ti), neutral evil

Armor Class: 12

Hit Points: 66 12d8+12

Speed: 30 ft

STR

16 +3

DEX

14 +2

CON

13 +1

INT

14 +2

WIS

12 +1

CHA

16 +3

Skills: Deception +5, Stealth +4

Damage Immunities: Poison

Condition Immunities: Poison

Senses: Darkvision 60 ft, passive Perception 11

Languages: Abyssal, Common, Draconic

Challenge Rating: 3

Innate Spellcasting (Yuan-Ti Form Only). The yuan-ti's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13), The yuan-ti can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components.

At will: Animal Friendship (snakes only).

3/day: Suggestion.

Shapechanger. The yuan-ti can use it's action to polymorph into a Medium snake, or back into it's true form. It's statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It doesn't change form if it dies.
Magic Resistance. The yuan-ti has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Milson Types. The yuan-ti has has one of the following types:

• Type 1: Human body with snake head.
• Type 2: Human head & body with snakes for arms.
• Type 3: Human head and upper body with a serpentine lower body instead of legs.

Actions

Type 1:
Multiattack (Yuan-Ti Form Only). The yuan-ti makes makes two ranged attacks or two melee attacks, but can use it's bite only once.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack +5 to hit, reach 5 ft, one creature. Hit 5 1d4+3 piercing damage plus 7 2d6 poison damage.
Scimitar (Yuan-Ti Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack +5 to hit, reach 5 ft, one target. Hit 6 1d6+3 slashing damage.
Longbow (Yuan-Ti Form Only). Ranged Weapon Attack +4 to hit, range 150/600 ft, one target. Hit 6 1d8+2 piercing damage plus 7 2d6 poison damage.

Type 2:
Multiattack (Yuan-Ti Form Only). The yuan-ti makes makes two bite attacks with it's snake arms.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack +5 to hit, reach 5 ft, one creature. Hit 5 1d4+3 piercing damage plus 7 2d6 poison damage.

Type 3:
Multiattack (Yuan-Ti Form Only). The yuan-ti makes makes two ranged attacks or two melee attacks, but can constrict only once.
Bite (Snake Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack +5 to hit, reach 5 ft, one creature. Hit 5 1d4+3 piercing damage plus 7 2d6 poison damage.
Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack +5 to hit, reach 5 ft, one target. Hit 10 2d6+3 bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the yuan-ti can't constrict another target.
Scimitar (Yuan-Ti Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack +5 to hit, reach 5 ft, one target. Hit 6 1d6+3 slashing damage.
Longbow (Yuan-Ti Form Only). Ranged Weapon Attack +4 to hit, range 150/600 ft, one target. Hit 6 1d8+2 piercing damage.

Malisons are the middle caste of the Yuan-Ti, and come in many forms, though there is three more common than most.

Suggested Environments

Sub-tropical and Tropical.