As a Yuan-ti you were raised to be emotionless and taught that your race is completely completely superior to humanoids. Your were told that there are only three categories of creature: threat, yuan-ti, or meat. Threats are powerful creatures such as demons, dragons, and genies. Yuan-ti are any of their own kind, regardless of caste; although a rival yuan-ti might be dangerous, and a weak or dead one might be potential food, it is first and foremost one of the true people and deserving of some respect. Meat includes any creature that is neither a threat nor a yuan-ti, possibly useful for a base purpose but not worthy of other consideration.
As an exile from your people, you struggle to find your way among the lesser races while coming to terms with why your were exiled. Perhaps you lost in a political power struggle and accepted exile over death. perhaps you began to believe the Meat were not as unworthy as you were lead to believe. in any case you now need to understand the other races and find a way to interact with them in a beneficial way.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Perception
- Tool Proficiencies: Any one musical instrument or gaming set of your choice, likely something native to your homeland
- Equipment: One set of traveler’s clothes, any one musical instrument or gaming set you are proficient with, poorly wrought maps from your homeland that depict where you are in Faerûn, a small piece of jewelry worth 10 gp in the style of your homeland’s craftsmanship, and a pouch containing 5 gp
Your accent, mannerisms, figures of speech, and perhaps even your appearance all mark you as foreign. Curious glances are directed your way wherever you go, which can be a nuisance, but you also gain the friendly interest of scholars and others intrigued by far-off lands, to say nothing of everyday folk who are eager to hear stories of your homeland.
You can parley this attention into access to people and places you might not otherwise have, for you and your traveling companions. Noble lords, scholars, and merchant princes, to name a few, might be interested in hearing about your distant homeland and people.
Suggested Characteristics
These are the suggested characteristics for Yuan-ti Exile.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I see omens in every event and action. The serpent gods continue to advise us. |
| 2 | I have very high standards for food, drink, and physical pleasures. |
| 3 | I prefer to be alone rather than among other creatures, including my own kind. |
| 4 | I sometimes become consumed by philosophy. |
| 5 | I believe I am superior to others of my caste. |
| 6 | I am driven by wanderlust and want to explore lands far from our cities. |
| 7 | I am interested in modern human culture, even as primitive as it is. |
| 8 | I await the day when we again conquer lands by force, as we did in the old times. |
| d8 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inquisitive. Everything is new, but I have a thirst to learn. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Aspiration. I strive to follow the path toward becoming an anathema. (Evil) |
| 3 | Unity. No leader shall put personal goals above those of our race. (Any) |
| 4 | Kinship. My allegiance is to my caste and my city. Other settlements can burn for all I care. (Any) |
| 5 | Inspiration. My actions set an example for the lesser castes to emulate. (Any) |
| 6 | Power. Everything I choose to do is determined by whether it will make me smarter and stronger. (Evil) |
| 7 | Cunning. Though I may not know their ways, neither do they know mine, which can be to my advantage. (Evil) |
| 8 | Suspicious. I must be careful, for I have no way of telling friend from foe here. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I will see our empire rise again and, in so doing, win the favor of the serpent gods. |
| 2 | I am enamored with the culture and trappings of another society and wish to be part of it. |
| 3 | I respect my superiors and obey them without question. My fate is theirs to decide. |
| 4 | I have an interest in an unsuitable mate, which I can’t suppress. |
| 5 | I’m fascinated by the beauty and wonder of this new land. |
| 6 | Though I had no choice, I lament having to leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day. |
| d8 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am secretly (or not so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this foreign land. |
| 2 | I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have. |
| 3 | I don’t take kindly to some of the actions and motivations of the people of this land, because these folk are different from me. |
| 4 | I consider the adherents of other gods to be deluded innocents at best, or ignorant fools at worst. |
| 5 | I feel twinges of emotion, and it shames me that I am imperfect in this way. |
| 6 | I frequently overindulge in food and wine, and I am impaired and lethargic for days afterward. |
| 7 | I worship a forbidden god. |
| 8 | If I could get away with it, I would gladly kill and eat a superior yuan-ti. |
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