Medusa

Medusae are monstrous women with attractive, shapely bodies that are covered in fine, delicate scales. Rather than hair, they have a writhing mass of serpents growing from their scalp. The eyes of a medusa are feared. To look a medusa in the eyes is to invite death, as one’s body is instantly transformed into lifeless stone.

Medusae are the progeny of Stheno and Euryale – the surviving sisters of the Medusa of legend. These creatures – sometimes called gorgons – live in isolated ruins away from civilization. They are hunted creatures; feared and hated for their poisonous bite and ability to petrify with the slightest glance. This fact drives most medusae to be evil, hunting down and slaying mortals with their gaze and poison. The lair of a medusa is often adorned with the statues of petrified enemies.

All medusae are female. They will interact with a male humanoid when they desire to mate and give birth. The medusa is careful to not slay her lover… at least, not until after she has conceived.