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Hunters attack a nest of yuan-ti in the thick jungles of the Chultan Peninsula. The yuan-ti took advantage of their great intelligence during battle, planning traps and making excellent use of their surroundings. They favored ambushes over direct attacks.
Purebloods were the most human-seeming of all true yuan-ti and one of three main breeds—the other two being the halfbloods and the abominations. [7] [5] Purebloods were described as human-like but with minor reptilian features, such as snake-like eyes, a forked tongue, and patches of scales on...
Yuan ti was the commanding officer of the Shou soldiers stationed at the Ginger Palace on the Dragon Coast of Faerûn. [1] A young man while in service to the empire, Yuan had a rounded face that had not hardened with age. [3] He was a dutiful and obedient soldier, [1] willing to carry out any...
Famous yuan-ti in the Forgotten Realms include Zstulkk Ssarmn of the ruthless trade and slaving consortium the Iron Ring; his nephew Nhyris D'Hothek, one time possessor of the Crown of Horns; the Serpent Sibyl, whose body was used as Sseth's avatar during the Time of Troubles; and the ruling House Extaminos family of Hlondeth.
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new people who mix characteristics of humans and snakes.
Yuan-Ti, Pureblood (CR 5) Medium Monstrous Humanoid. Alignment: Usually chaotic evil. Initiative: +5 (+1 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative); Senses: darkvision 60 ft., Listen +4, and Spot +4. Languages: Yuan-ti, Common, Draconic, and Abyssal.
The yuan-ti were once humans who thrived in the earliest days of civilization and worshiped serpents as totem animals. They lauded the serpent's sinuous flexibility, its calculated poise, and its deadly strike. Their advanced philosophy taught the virtue of detachment from emotion and of clear, focused thought.
