Bound in Slumber (Passive)
- Zanaya cannot move or act freely—her power is locked inside the Jade Serpent Necklace.
- She exists only as a wraith-like projection, capable of whispering to those near her phylactery.
- Her voice and visions can manipulate the weak-minded but lack direct control.
Phylactery Dependency (Passive)
- If her phylactery (Jade Serpent Necklace) is damaged, Zanaya takes half the damage dealt to it.
- If the phylactery is purified (with holy magic), she loses her legendary resistances.
- If the phylactery is destroyed, she cannot revive and is permanently dead.
Whisper of the Serpent Queen
Effect: Once per round, she can whisper into the mind of a creature near her phylactery.
- The target must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or become charmed for 1 minute.
- If the target fails three saves over time, they become Zanaya’s willing servant (until freed by Remove Curse).
Lingering Curse (Recharge 5-6)
- Zanaya extends a wraith-like claw, sending a curse into her target.
- The target must make a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or suffer one of the following effects:
Venom of the Jade Fangs: Takes 3d6 necrotic damage at the start of each of their turns until healed.
Eyes of the Serpent: Their vision becomes distorted, giving them disadvantage on Perception and Attack Rolls for 1 minute.
Weight of the Grave: They become Slowed (as per the spell) for 1 minute.
Legendary Actions (1 per round)
Haunting Vision (Costs 1 Action): The image of Zanaya appears, forcing all creatures within 10 ft. of her phylactery to make a DC 14 Wisdom save or be frightened for 1 round.
Serpent’s Shadow (Costs 1 Action): Dark smoke shaped like a serpent coils around the battlefield, granting disadvantage on attacks against her phylactery for 1 turn.
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Description
Zanaya is a figure of both dread and allure, an undead deity whose very presence bends the veil between life and death. Once a powerful sorceress-queen, she defied the natural order, embracing undeath as evolution and ruling Cuetzan with serpentine cunning and overwhelming power. Now, even in her slumber, her influence lingers—an uncoiling shadow waiting to strike once more.
Her obsidian-black skin, flawless yet subtly cracked with ethereal fissures, speaks of a being that has transcended mortality, her very essence infused with dark arcane forces. Long, flowing raven-black hair cascades over her ceremonial robes, adorned with intricate jade and gold serpentine motifs, each scale gleaming with eldritch power. Her glowing jade-green eyes pierce through darkness, filled with the weight of centuries, a gaze that entices and unnerves in equal measure.
She moves with unnatural grace, every step measured, as if reality itself bends to accommodate her. The air around her is thick with silence, disturbed only by the faint scent of burnt copal, dried blood, and ancient incense, remnants of forgotten rituals. Even her whispers linger in the minds of those who stray too close, seductive and commanding, promising power, knowledge, or despair.
She was sealed away long ago, bound within the Jade Serpent Necklace, her cult scattered but unbroken, ever seeking to return her to full power. Her influence weaves through Cuetzan’s ruins like a ghostly specter, her name feared yet never forgotten. Some see her as a goddess, others as a tyrant, but all agree—Zanaya has not been defeated, merely waiting.
And when the omens align, when the veil weakens, and the Serpent Queen rises once more—the world will tremble at her return.
Lair and Lair Actions
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Lair Actions
On initiative count # (losing initiative ties), the [monster name] takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the [monster name] can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
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Regional Effects
The region containing a legendary [monster name]’s lair is [enter the effect description], which creates one or more of the following effects:
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If the [monster name] dies, these effects fade over the course of #d# days.
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