Yuan-Ti

The yuan-tis are fantastic creatures malefic semi-man semi-snake, drawn from the universe of Donjons and Dragons . One often lends magic and unquestionable capacities to them attributes of the snakes (scaly skin, poisonous bite…).

Description

Racial differences

Yuan-Ti are distinguished by castes or lines.

thepure one have a completely human appearance, with some subtle features reptiliens, like a language fourchue, almond eyes or some scales. They are used as diplomats and infiltrateurs, being made pass for the human ones.

the Half-caste have a form humanoide reptilienne, with sometimes a tail of snake replacing the legs. They are covered with scales and some have a flange like the cobras, or of the snakes in the place of the arms. They are used as religious warriors and assistants.

the Abominations have a serpentine form, with some human features, like the arms or the face. They are venerated by the company yuan-Ti and act as priests.

In addition to these 3 big families, one can include:

Tried, of human, servants of yuan-Ti having voluntarily sudden a ritual of transformation. Their saliva is poisoned and they have capacities psionic. Their physical appearance remains human but one can decree certain attitudes making them resemble snakes (whistling voice, left language…)

the Guards of Brooded, so called histachii, are the human ones, servants of yuan-Ti having voluntarily sudden a ritual of transformation. But the process failed and transformed them into monsters glâbres and morons. Yuan-Ti employ them like servants and guards for their eggs (first appearance in Dragon US Magazine #151 in 1989).

the Holy Guards are a rare line of guards of temple. They obey the Abominations and their are used as dispach riders. They are of servile nature and never put question when they have a mission. They has a tail of snake in the place of the legs, and a head of snake.

the Killers of Magus are another rare type of yuan-Ti. The purpose of this line is the destruction of the enemies magicians of the species. Very good hunters and launchers of fates, they have a tail of snake in the place of the legs but preserve a human head.

the most powerful and alarming Anathemas asont by far of yuan-Ti, venerated like incarnations of Merrshaulk. Their body is that of a snake of 8m length, having a pair of arm, with each one three fingers griffus, like 6 heads. the Anathemas are much stronger than the Abominations, but they represent a chaotic facet of their company, also do not find them one in the cities yuan-Ti. They are venerated by deviating worships of Merrshaulk. They have as a practice to graft portions of body yuan-Ti on their human servants and slaves. The Anathemas are very rare. Only a handle would exist on Féérune.

Company

The final goal of Yuan-Ti, dictated by their démoniaque god Merrshaulk, is to destroy the world.

Creatures associated with yuan-Ti

One can quote several creatures close to the yuan-tis, but which do not form however part of the criteria of the race:

Extaminaars are the result of a crossing between yuan-Ti and the human ones. Their origin goes back to ancestral worships of admirers of gods snakes established close to Hlondeth. The members of the two groups, the House yuan-Ti SeSehen and the human ones of the Extaminos House, reproduced, giving rise to more and more yuan-Ti which quickly dominated the Extaminos House and the town of Hlondeth itself. To create an army of faithful soldiers, yuan-Ti Extaminos generated the extaminaars, a new race keeping the advantages of the two races. The extaminaars are born without scale and arm, the features of the face very little formed. While growing, they become the pale human ones with the black hair and the covered body of dark tasks. The extaminaars outside Hlondeth are used as interrogative diplomats, spies and for their creators yuan-Ti. They excel in tricks and frauds, and often form cells of actions to dismantle governments and organizations antipathetic with their Masters. The robbers extaminaars often find owners of the crime and merchants of information. Only the second generation of extaminaars of Hlondeth arrived at maturity, and other houses yuan-Ti start to create their clean extaminaars. Those initially appeared in the book Champions off Ruin of the Forgotten Royaumes .

Ti-khana are reptiles, such ace snakes, lizards, and dinosaurs, that cuts been altered by the yuan-Ti. Ti-khana intelligent are far more than the creatures from which they cruel are created, and possess both the psionic abilities and provision off to their yuan-Ti creators. They appear more snakelike than to their mundane ancestors, appearing somewhat elongated, with venomous fangs. The Ti-khana first appeared in the Third Edition version off the Fiend Folio, with has Ti-khana deinonychus showcased ace year example.
Ophidians are year unrelated race off snake-people who are nonetheless commonly associated with the yuan-Ti. In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, the ophidians are said to Be snake-worshiping human cultists who discovered has powerful yuan-Ti relic that transformed them into degenerate reptilian humanoids. Ophidians intelligent are not very, and are easily impressed by shows off power by yuan-Ti, evil nagas, and dragons, whom they frequently serf Slavic aces willing. Their most potent weapon is to their venom, which edge changes humans into degenerate ophidians. Most ophidians worship to their yuan-Ti masters ace gods.
Histachii are savage creatures who were ounce human prisoners, goal were transformed into reptillian-humanoids by to their yuan-Ti captors via the drinking off has potion off yuan-Ti venom mixed with other ingredients. The resulting savage and mindless creature serfs No purpose other than ace fodder for the yuan-Ti; to run headlock into opposing foes, to guard the brood chambers, to tear apart any not reptillian creature they see. Those too old gold stupid to Be off any uses, but those too powerful for the yuan-Ti to control, gold such, are left one the surface to belch and die.

Yuan-Ti in the Forgotten Realms Unintermitting length before humans dominated the off Faerûn, the Creator Races ruled Toril. The reptilian Creator Race, the sauroids, but sarrukh, were foremost amongst thesis and built up empires such ace Okoth, Isstosseffifil and Mhairshaulk. They bred the first yuan-Ti by magically experimenting with and breeding men with snakes. This way they also created nagas, and through has similar process, lizardmen. Pink The sarrukh eventually fell from power and the resourceful yuan-Ti up to claim to their Creators' power vacuum, even for while sustaining the empire off Mhairshaulk. Off the fragmented World Snake deity that the sarrukh had worshipped, the yuan-Ti venerated the strongest aspect, has cruel and despotic deity, distant Merrshaulk, who grew and aloof.

Ace the yuan-ti' S power became visible less one Faerûn, and they instead fell to infiltrating human and demihuman society through to their organizations (such ace the Coiled Cabal and the various tribes and Houses) and length-sighted studs, Merrshaulk had sunk into has slumber, ignoring his followers. Eventually, around the time off the collapse off the human empire off Netheril, Merrshaulk himself was also reborn ace has winged yuan-Ti misadventure named Sseth, who led the yuan-Ti into reclaiming the empire off Mhairshaulk ace has new yuan-Ti empire-Curve-became the yuan-ti' S new primary deity. In the end, though, Sseth too sank into somnolence.

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