Homebrew Naga Species Details

Found in an isolated empire on distant coastal islands, Naga are a proud, vain race. They appear to have humanoid upper bodies that meld into snake bodies at the waist. The women tend to be unnervingly beautiful, with thin, slender features and charming eyes while the men tend toward the serpentine aspect of their ancestry, and may have snake-like hoods, long faces, serpentine eyes. All have forked tongues and a preference for fine, richly colored shirts and tunics adorned with gorgeous, often magical jewelry.

Naga names tend to be long, complicated, and difficult for non-Naga races to pronounce. They rely on a lot of "s" and "sh" sounds, and usually have upwards of three syllables per name. Naga names are organized as follows:

[Personal Name] [Family Name] [Father's Name] [Mother's Name] [Father's Father's Name] [Father's Mother's Name] [Mother's Father's Name] [Mother's Mother's Name] etc....

They also pride themselves on having many, many titles, either inherited or earned. A Naga might take the title "Lord of the Southern Ports," "Master of Fine Wines," "Teller of Grand Tales," "Slayer of Enemies," etc. A Naga's full presentation name might take thirty minutes to read at least, and several days at most.

Naga society is sprawling and incredibly political. Massive galas and parties are excellent mixing grounds for parents trying to arrange an advantageous marriage for their children and for businessmen and women to strike up generations-long trade deals. They're ruled by an Emperor with many wives and many, many children, and therefore there's a massive network of nobles in Naga society. The chances are, if you meet a Naga, they'll flaunt their noble blood.

Naga Traits

Your Naga character has the following traits

Poison Immunity

You are immune to the poisoned condition and resistant to Poison damage.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.

Age

Nagas mature at the same rate as humans, but tend to live slightly longer, up to 150 years or more.

Size

Naga are long, from tail tip to the crowns of their heads about 15-20 feet long. Most of that length is in their tail, though, which remains firmly on the ground to support them. Standing up straight, Naga are roughly 7-10 feet tall. Your size is considered Medium for carrying, pushing, and dragging.

Well-Spoken

Naga are trained in societal pleasantries from birth. You have proficiency with Persuasion Deception. You also have advantage on rolls made against Deception.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Abyssal, and Draconic.