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Ha-Naga
The malevolent ha-naga is a naga of immense size and is dark rituals gleaned from the materials given to them, hoping
venerated by all evil nagas. It appears as a 100-foot long colossal to gain more power. While most died or were driven insane as a
serpent with the head of a beautiful human that has slight reptilian result of the rituals, a few were successfully transformed into ha-
facial features. Its unique scales have no set colors; instead, they nagas. This handful of ha-nagas then divided and led the surviving
shimmer and fade, constantly adjusting to the colors and textures races and ruled over them, each building new civilizations that
of its surroundings, causing the naga to almost appear invisible. lasted for thousands of years until its eventual collapse. As time
Arcane Juggernaut. The ha-naga is a powerful being with several passed, the ha-nagas dwindled and were largely forgotten. This
supernatural abilities. Its mere presence alone can cause all those was deliberate though, as ha-nagas became increasingly paranoid,
near it to become enthralled by it. The ha-naga is also a potent isolated, and secretive, lurking deep within the ruins of the once-
magic-user, able to rain down spells of death and destruction. great cities they ruled. As they observed new nations rise and
Even though it has no wings, the ha-naga has the natural ability to advance to great lengths from afar, they seethed with anger and
fly, its body smoothly undulating through the air as if swimming envy, appalled at the ambitions of these young lesser races that
underwater. It uses its flight to maximum advantage, casting seem to mock and disrespect the ha-naga’s legacy.
spells from afar while remaining a difficult target thanks to its Scheming Tyrants. Due to their near god-like powers, the ha-
camouflaging scales. Against more powerful opponents, the ha- nagas have become arrogant, narcissistic, and oppressive. They
naga will wrap around them and constrict, squeezing the air out of perceive all other creatures as lesser beings to be consumed,
them while making them vulnerable to the ha-naga’s spells. dominated, and enslaved. It sees advanced nations like Thay, Amn,
Ancient God-Kings. While it is not clear where ha-nagas and Cormantyr and organizations such as the Lord’s Alliance and
originated from, it is rumored that they were once the most the Harpers as blasphemous threats and schemes with other evil
ambitious servants of an ancient god-like progenitor race. These creatures, such as dragons, fiends, other nagas, and yuan-ti, to
naga servants were entrusted with eons worth of secret magical bring them down.
research. After their masters died out, these nagas dabbled with
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