The Serpent-Folk; sometimes called "Reptilians," are a mysterious race of humanoids who once ruled Nagendra; a vast empire located in the Sanjaara Jungle.
The capital of Nagendra was a city named S'serrak. Its ruins still exist today, deep within the Sanjaara Jungle. The Serpent-Empire even stretched across the Shining Sea, to an island chain known as the Serpent's Teeth. Here, the serpent-folk built a great city called A'Val on an island called Kalamos.
Biology
There are multiple sub-species of Serpent-Folk; all of whom possess varying degrees of human
Characteristics. Some Serpent-Folk look far more like actual snakes, while others appear nearly identical to humans.
There are three known variants of the Serpent-Folk race:
- the Abominations; who appear much like giant snakes with arms, and are considered the nobility of the species and the most closely aligned with the Serpent-Gods.
- the Malisons; who appear to have the head of snake with a dexterous and strong human shaped torso.
- the Pure Bloods; the most cunning and human-like of the species, who appear mostly human, with minor reptilian features, such as slitted eyes, a forked tongue, or patches of scales on their skin. These creatures serve as diplomats, infiltrators, and spies and use their deceptive appearance to blend into human society.
History
According to legend, many thousands of years ago, there was once a human tribe that lived on the continent of Azoria, deep inside the Sanjaara Jungle. These primitive peoples called themselves the "Na-Ja."
The Na-Ja tribe worshiped serpent gods with fanatic devotion, even resorting to sorcery, cannibalism and humanoid sacrifice. They founded the ancient settlement of S'serrak; which would one day grow into the capital of the fearsome Empire of Nagendra. Within the city was a magnificent temple to the "Serpent-Gods."
Eventually, Na-Ja priests desired to be so much like their serpent gods that they mated with actual snakes in a bizarre and horrifying ritual of sorcery. Thus was born the hybrid race of the Serpent-folk, or "Reptilians."
These creatures consider their transformation as a gift from their gods and look upon all other species with both hatred and disdain.
Society
The Serpent-Folk are creatures utterly without honor or remorse. They will often invite outsiders, typically humanoids, into their lairs so that they can later sacrifice them to the serpent gods, or feed upon them. The most powerful of the Serpent-Gods worshiped by the Reptilians is Dendar; a gigantic, terrifying serpent, that feeds upon the nightmares of living creatures.
