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spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Tail. The sea serpent makes one Tail attack.
Bite (Costs 2 Actions). The sea serpent makes one Bite attackSea serpents rank alongside dragon turtles
Amphibious. The sea serpent can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the sea serpent fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Siege Monster. The sea serpent deals
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Amphibious. The sea serpent can breathe air and water.
Siege Monster. The sea serpent deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The sea serpent makes one Bite attack and one
restrained, and the sea serpent can’t constrict another target.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tail"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit
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a hulking fusion of draconic and bipedal characteristics, standing between 8 and 12 feet tall. As its original nature wanes, its draconic powers grow, giving it a thick layer of dragon scale armor
that covers the grafted areas of its body. A dragonflesh grafter can belch forth a gout of corrosive acid in a mockery of dragon breath.
As a universal effect of their experimentation, grafters become
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; Elminster
The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh
Ye cannot goad one of the serpent folk into hatred or fear, or evoke in it love or friendship. They may feign such things to cozen ye, but within they are always coldly, calmly calculating.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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.
Blessed with resistance to magical and poisonous effects by the rituals that created them, each of these yuan-ti manifests their serpentine heritage
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providing it with a caustic breath weapon. Its body is in a constant state of growth and change, allowing it to quickly heal from its wounds.
These creatures are most often found in abandoned dragon
lairs, temples to Tiamat, or other sites associated with the dragons they love.
Dragonflesh Grafters
Dragonflesh grafters practice forbidden rituals and risky experiments on themselves, modifying
Monsters
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d12;{"diceNotation":"1d12", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Champions Coats of Arms"}
Coat of Arms
1
Three lit candles on a purple field
2
Sea serpent coiled around a trident on a
white field
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Dragon skull supported on either side by dragon wings on a red field
7
Yellow chicken foot on a black field
8
Lightning bolt splitting a galley in two on a blue field
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gigantic serpent.
Usually found only on the Elemental Plane of Water, a leviathan sometimes swims through a portal to another world, where tritons, sea elves, and other aquatic folk attempt to contain it
. Nihilistic cults have also been known to perform arduous rituals to summon a leviathan to a world, with the aim of using the creature to destroy coastal communities. Those cultists often consider it
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chromatic dragon’s elemental power.
These gluttonous creatures’ appearance heralds disaster for any region they settle in, as they feed relentlessly—with each head demanding a feast
of its own. If left alone, they hunt the local fauna almost to extinction, then move on to threatening the folk of nearby settlements.
A dracohydra can sometimes be found in the service of the spellcaster who created it, kept obedient by the rituals of their creation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Yuan-ti: Snake People The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix
the serpent folk into hatred or fear, or evoke in it love or friendship. They may feign such things to cozen ye, but within they are always coldly, calmly calculating.
— Elminster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti 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. Blessed with resistance to magical and poisonous effects by the rituals that created them, each of these yuan-ti manifests their serpentine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Serpent Cults Some humans believe that not only are the yuan-ti superior to humans and worthy of emulation, but they are also the blessed emissaries of the serpent gods. From these entwined beliefs
are born the serpent cults, groups of devout mortals who serve the yuan-ti either directly or in foreign outposts. Fanatical in their ideals, these cultists are willing to die for the yuan-ti and their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragonborn of Bahamut 8 Eyedrake 8 Hoard mimic 8 Young emerald dragon 8 Young moonstone dragon 8 Young sea serpent 9 Young amethyst dragon 9 Young sapphire dragon 10 Young dragon turtle 11 Adult deep
dragon 11 Dracohydra 11 Dragonbone golem 12 Adult crystal dragon 13 Adult topaz dragon 14 Adult emerald dragon 14 Ancient sea serpent 15 Adult moonstone dragon 15 Adult sapphire dragon 16 Adult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Ancient Sea Serpent Ancient Sea Serpent
Gargantuan Dragon, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 170 (11d20 + 55)
Speed 20 ft., swim 60 ft.
STR
24 (+7)
DEX
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Amphibious. The sea serpent can breathe air and water.
Legendary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Young Sea Serpent Young Sea Serpent
Huge Dragon, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 123 (13d12 + 39)
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
12 (+1
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Amphibious. The sea serpent can breathe air and water.
Siege Monster. The sea serpent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Dragon Mask, and Leosin Erlanthar has recently learned that the dwarf Varram was seen in the trade settlement of Boareskyr Bridge, near the Serpent Hills. With the Harpers already spread far and wide on their intelligence-gathering missions, the adventurers are a perfect choice to pursue the wyrmspeaker.
Varram the White Varram the White is a close ally and confidant of Severin, but the Cult of the Dragon leader is unaware of how his old friend’s actions have threatened the cult’s plans. Varram’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the first yuan-ti, and once the news of how to perform these rituals spread to other leaders, the call for slaves to fuel the process increased. As the serpent gods began to demand more and more
. Conquered neighbors were allowed to keep their leaders and culture so long as they paid tribute, swore allegiance to the victors, and incorporated their conquerors’ serpent gods into their religions. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Dragon Mask, and Leosin Erlanthar has recently learned that the dwarf Varram was seen in the trade settlement of Boareskyr Bridge, near the Serpent Hills. With the Harpers already spread far and wide
Varram the White Varram the White is a close ally and confidant of Severin, but the Cult of the Dragon leader is unaware of how his old friend’s actions have threatened the cult’s plans. Varram’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Following the Trail Leosin Erlanthar contacts the party during a council session in Waterdeep. After filling them in on the rumors that Varram has lost the White Dragon Mask and gone abroad in search
Bridge to a forgotten Anaurian ruin in the Serpent Hills. The divination pool that Varram seeks is there—but so too is a clan of yuan-ti that are a threat to the wyrmspeaker and the adventurers alike.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Following the Trail Leosin Erlanthar contacts the party during a council session in Waterdeep. After filling them in on the rumors that Varram has lost the White Dragon Mask and gone abroad in search
Bridge to a forgotten Anaurian ruin in the Serpent Hills. The divination pool that Varram seeks is there — but so too is a clan of yuan-ti that are a threat to the wyrmspeaker and the adventurers alike.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Sea Serpents Sea serpents rank alongside dragon turtles as some of the most feared predators of the deep and inspire many sailors’ worst nightmares. Their strong fins propel them through the water
enough to demolish whole ships, then feed at leisure on helpless sailors in the water. At any age, a sea serpent attacks with terrible bites, a lashing tail, a constricting grip, and a frigid breath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-dwelling yuan-ti mystics called the Serpents of the Sands. These mystics worship Dendar the Night Serpent (see the yuan-ti entry in the Monster Manual for more information on this deity). Iymrith
wall (see “Dragon Bolt-Holes”). Unless Iymrith was drawn to the surface and defeated there, the ancient blue dragon is lurking under the pile of sand in the southeast corner of the room. Only her eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Stage 1 First Council of Waterdeep The characters are invited by NPCs they know and trust to the first session of the Council of Waterdeep. (If you played Hoard of the Dragon Queen, Leosin Erlanthar
captive by yuan-ti in the Serpent Hills, the characters can fight the yuan-ti and negotiate to take custody of the cultist. The Sea of Moving Ice Maccath the Crimson, a tiefling sorcerer of the Arcane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Stage 1 First Council of Waterdeep The characters are invited by NPCs they know and trust to the first session of the Council of Waterdeep. (If you played Hoard of the Dragon Queen, Leosin Erlanthar
captive by yuan-ti in the Serpent Hills, the characters can fight the yuan-ti and negotiate to take custody of the cultist. The Sea of Moving Ice Maccath the Crimson, a tiefling sorcerer of the Arcane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
shipwreck survivors, one of whom is the friend of a friend. The missing person—a priest named Devi—used Sending Stones to share that a dragon sank the ship. Monastery. After the dragon Skalanthas tries to
sink the characters’ ship, the characters arrive at the monastery. There they encounter friendly monks and find the shipwreck survivors alive and well. These NPCs explain that the dragon has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Severin’s plans. This section comprises two distinct chapters. In the first chapter, the characters track Varram, keeper of the White Dragon Mask, to an ancient crypt overrun by yuan-ti in the Serpent
Chapters 11 and 12: Death to the Wyrmspeakers From their first discovery of the dragon masks in Hoard of the Dragon Queen, the characters will have recognized the importance of the masks to the Cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
comprises two distinct but interrelated chapters. In the first chapter, the characters track Varram, keeper of the White Dragon Mask, to an ancient crypt overrun by yuan-ti in the Serpent Hills. In the
Chapters 11 and 12: Death to the Wyrmspeakers From their first discovery of the dragon masks, the characters likely recognized the importance of the masks to the Cult of the Dragon. Over the course
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon are unlikely to ever see the dragon’s treasures. Topaz Dragon Art Objects d8 Object
1 An ornate statue of a sea serpent that plays ocean sounds when its gemstone eyes are pressed
2
Topaz Dragon Treasures Topaz dragons despise anything made of bronze but love to hoard gold, as well as yellow and orange gems that coordinate with their scales. They also favor treasures with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
practice forbidden rituals and risky experiments on themselves, modifying their bodies and minds to emulate the dragons they revere. They collect dragon parts—scales, teeth, skin, flesh, wings, and bones
Dragonflesh Grafters The best way to identify one of these grafters is if you see someone running around chanting, “Look at me! I’m a dragon! I’m a draaaaaagon!”
-Fizban
Dragonflesh grafters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
many metallic dragons dwell in the Serpent Hills, and a clear rival for mates, wealth, and power — the green dragon known as Ralionate — lives in the nearby forest of Wyrms. A variety of advisors and
edge of the Trade Way, northeast of Boareskyr Bridge and southeast of the High Moor. The Winding Water flows through these lands, and its other main geographical features are the Serpent Hills, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the rituals that will open the portal between Tiamat’s home on Avernus and the Well of Dragons. Without the Red Wizards, Severin’s plan can’t succeed. The Red Wizards enlisted by Severin are among the
willing to do favors for those who supported her. In comparison to the feeble members of the Cult of the Dragon, who offer Tiamat devotion but little else, the Red Wizards who opened the gate for her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the rituals that will open the portal between Tiamat’s home on Avernus and the Well of Dragons. Without the Red Wizards, Severin’s plan can’t succeed.
The Red Wizards enlisted by Severin are among
willing to do favors for those who supported her. In comparison to the feeble members of the Cult of the Dragon, who offer Tiamat devotion but little else, the Red Wizards who opened the gate for her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Background The Cult of the Dragon has been active in Faerûn for centuries. It has focused on making undead dragons to fulfill a prophecy most of that time, but that’s changing. Dragon Masks The new
revealed the existence of five dragon masks to him—one for each chromatic dragon color. Individually, these ancient masks allow wearers to communicate with dragons. More importantly, a person who is erudite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
fleshy odors. To the west, a huge gong carved with snake patterns stands on a second balcony.
During rituals, the fane swells with yuan-ti, but the room is unguarded otherwise. When struck, the gong
can be heard throughout the temple complex. One strike announces the start of a serpent ritual: when sounded, all the yuan-ti within the temple complex arrive here within half an hour. Two or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Background The Cult of the Dragon has been active in Faerûn for centuries. It has focused on making undead dragons to fulfill a prophecy most of that time, but that’s changing. Dragon Masks The new
revealed the existence of five dragon masks to him—one for each chromatic dragon color. Individually, these ancient masks allow wearers to communicate with dragons. More importantly, a person who is erudite