Yuan-Ti
Yuan-Ti
The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh with that of snakes, producing a caste-based society of hybrids in which the most snakelike are the leaders and the most humanlike are spies and agents in foreign lands. What happens within their borders is wholly unknown, but most everyone agrees that they are corrupt and degenerate monsters.
ability score increase:
Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.
age:
Identical to humans
alignment:
Almost always Evil
Size:
Medium
speed:
30 ft
Languages:
Common, Abyssal, Draconic
race features:
- Darkvision: You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
- Innate Spellcasting: You know the Poison Spray cantrip. You can cast Animal Friendship an unlimited number of times with this trait, but you can target only snakes with it. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast Suggestion with this trait. Once you cast it, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
- Magic Resistance: You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
- Poison Immunity: You are immune to poison damage and the poisoned condition.
The appearance of Yuan-Ti varies greatly from nearly human-like to nearly snake-like, but all have some serpentine features. Scale colors are usually simple greens and browns, but more elaborate swirls, stripes, or diamond patterns are possible, even in blues and reds. Yuan-ti give off almost no scent that a human could detect, but animals can sense a dry, musty odor from their bodies. Only the most human-like forms wear clothing, but all varieties wield weapons if they have means to carry them.
The Yuan-Ti have existed as a secretive, seemingly unknowable race for many, many centuries, but the perception of "evil" did not come about until Kadamitas when they forsake the other inhabitants of Obpansare and entered an alliance with the Lizardfolk to forcibly and violently overtake the large island that would come to be known as Ominkana. Now they are simply known as cruel rulers and insidious spies.
