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bignightcat ([personal profile] bignightcat) wrote in [community profile] monstrousfiling2024-03-08 06:50 pm

NAGA

Naga are snakelike creatures with an impressive strike range and a flair for the dramatic.
[example species: all snakes, worms, caterpillars, etc.]

✧ MANDATORY ✧
✦ Feeding: Flesh.
✦ Two large venom-producing fangs that can fold back up against the roof of the mouth when not in use.
✦ A snake tail from the waist down as opposed to legs.
✦ Snake-like eyes.
✦ Sharp claws.
✦ Immunity to toxins.
✦ Cold-blooded. Naga are naturally more active in warmth and more sluggish and weak in cold.
✦ Increased speed when striking. Bite strike range is nearly the length of their entire body.
✦ Sharper senses. Nagas can 'taste' the air and can also see in infrared (heat-vision).
✦ Nagas are strong swimmers and climbers.

✧ OPTIONAL ✧
✦ Travel form. Naga may take the form of a mundane animal to travel more quickly and stealthily at the cost of being more vulnerable.
✦ Scales or animal-based skin on any other part of the body.
✦ A rattle on the end of the tail that can mesmerize targets.
✦ A cobra hood.
✦ Any animal features such as forked tongue, snout/muzzle, etc.
✦ Loss of hair or hair made from several smaller snakes.
✦ Stone stare. Nagas can immobilize targets and turn them to stone with extended eye contact.
✦ Spitting venom. Nagas may expend their venom in ranged sprays or spits rather than as an injected bite.
✦ Mirrors may crack or shatter in their presence.

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