Naga, Warden

Family: Nagas

Large monstrosity, lawful good

Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 285 (30d10+270)
Speed 40 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 20 (+5) 18 (+4) 18 (+4) 21 (+5) 20 (+5)

Saving Throws Dex +10, Con +9, Int +9, Wis +10, Cha +10
Skills Perception +10, Religion +9
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 25
Languages Celestial, Common
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)

SPECIAL TRAITS

ACTIONS

  • Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, 10 ft. reach, one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw, taking 81 (18d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
  • Spit Poison. Ranged Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, 15/30 ft. range, one target. Hit: The target must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw, taking 81 (18d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

ABOUT

Although ferocious in shape, with radiant scales, cobra-like hoods, and powerful serpentine bodies, warden nagas serve as dutiful protectors of places of fundamental power and sanctity. Their scales often bear elaborate patterns similar to those of exotic jungle snakes. A typical warden naga stretches 14 feet long and weighs approximately 350 pounds.

Guardians of Beauty. While many warden nagas adhere to the exotic practices of ancient or forgotten faiths, others are merely drawn to sites of innate wonder-towering waterfalls, natural spires, mountaintop temples-minding them out of their own senses of duty and reverence. Often these nagas join a living faith, serving as protectors of sanctuaries or ancient treasures. A pair of nagas might take up residence near a site they deem worthy of protection, hatching a brood and raising their offspring there. When the young grow to adulthood, they have the choice of departing to seek their own homes or staying to protect their elder’s charge. Sometimes, a warden naga protecting a ruin or temple is but the current protector in a line of sentinels stretching back centuries. Such sentinels often take the same name as their forebears to appear as a single, exceptionally long-lived figure.

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