Naga

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Nagas (pronounced: /ˈnɑːgɑːz/ NA-gaz^[2]) were a race of intelligent snake-like immortals with widely differing abilities and alignments.^{[citation needed]}

DescriptionEdit

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.^{[citation needed]}

DietEdit

They were known to eat the flesh of humans, orcs, and other races.^{[citation needed]}

HistoryEdit

Nagas were created, along with yuan-ti, by the reptilian Creator Race, the sarrukh.^{[citation needed]}

ReligionEdit

Most nagas worshiped the naga creator goddess Shekinester and her son Parrafaire, except for dark nagas, who venerated Sess'innek.^{[citation needed]}

MagicEdit

Lesser kiira, or "lore gems", were commonly created and used by nagas.^[3]

Types of NagaEdit

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^{[citation needed]}

AppendixEdit

AppearancesEdit

Novels

• Temple Hill: Lhasha Moonsilver and Corin "One-hand" are ambushed at the fortress of the Cult of the Dragon by a naga.
• Red Magic: Asp was a spirit naga assistant of Maligor in Thay circa 1362 DR. She had or presented herself as if she had a human female upper torso. She was an accomplished spellcaster, lieutenant, and sadistic power-hungry agent of the Red Mage.

ReferencesEdit

SourcesEdit

• Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual 3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 191–193. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
• Ed Bonny, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter (September 2002). Monster Manual II 3rd edition. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 07-8692-873-5.
• Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 77–72. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.