Naga

Nagas were a race of intelligent snake-like immortals with widely differing abilities and alignments.

Description
They resembled giant snakes, some with humanoid heads and some with more snake-like heads, both of which had a certain amount of spellcasting power.



Diet
They were known to eat the flesh of humans, orcs, and other races.

History
Nagas were created, along with yuan-ti, by the reptilian Creator Race, the sarrukh.

Religion
Most nagas worshiped the naga creator goddess Shekinester and her son Parrafaire, except for dark nagas, who venerated Sess'innek.

Magic
Lesser kiira, or "lore gems", were commonly created and used by nagas.

Realms
Nagas of every subspecies were found across the length and breadth of Faerûn. Most favored ancient ruins of long-fallen empires as lairs. Dark nagas were most common in the Serpent Hills and the Dalelands region, whereas guardian nagas favored lost ruins along the Sword Coast and the northern shore of the Shining Sea. Spirit nagas inhabited marshes in the lands around the Sea of Fallen Stars and mangrove swamps on the Chultan Peninsula. Large numbers of water nagas laired in the depths of the Nagaflow and the Nagawater.

Types of Naga

 * Bone naga: A unique type of undead naga.
 * Banelar naga: Lawful evil nagas that were named after their alliance with the priests of Bane.
 * Bright naga: These chaotic evil naga could mock sorcerous spellcasting.
 * Celestial naga: These good snakes were pure gold, and had frills.
 * Dark naga: Lawful evil nagas who worshiped Sess'innek.
 * Guardian naga: Lawful good nagas.
 * Ha-naga: Colossal and powerful naga lords.
 * Spirit naga: These evil creatures reeked of death, and they were purple and black striped.
 * Water naga: Neutral, animal-like water snakes.
 * Iridescent naga: Chaotic good, sun-reflecting naga.
 * Nagahydra: Neutral, swimming nagas with multiple heads resembling a hydra.
 * Primordial naga

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Temple Hill: Lhasha Moonsilver and Corin "One-hand" are ambushed at the fortress of the Cult of the Dragon by a naga.