The Serpent

Initiative: +9

Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)

Armor Class: 20 (+5 natural, +5 dex), touch 15, flat-footed 15

Base Attack/Grapple: +13/+7/+1; +16/+10/+4

Attack: Claw +18 melee(1d4+3) or by weapon

Full Attack: 2 Claws +18 melee (1d4+3) and Bite +17 (1d6 +1 and poison)

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Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks: Charm Aura (Major), Fear (Great), Poison Attack (See below)

Special Qualities: Divine Aura (Great), Major Resistance - Magic, SR 12, Long Life (Great), Major Regeneration (Great), Regeneration (Great), Darkvision 60 ft, Scent

Saves: Fort +15, Ref +11, Will +13

Abilities: Str 16, Dex. 20, Con 16, Int 17, Wis 13, Cha 20

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Skills: Bluff +12, Climb +7, Concentration +15, Intimidate +26, Knowledge (Arcana) +15, Knowledge (Religion) +15, Lead +19, Profession (Sailor) +5, Swim +14, Spellcraft +15, Warcraft +17

Feats: Arcane Sanctum (Masetium Tunnels), Battle Caster, Blind Fight, Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Empower Spell, Improved Initiative, Leadership, Persuasive, Still Spell, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (Bite)

Initiative: +8

Speed: 20 ft (6 squares), Cimb 20 feet, Swim 20 feet.

Armor Class: 17 (+5 natural, +4 dex, -2 huge), touch 12, flat-footed 13

Base Attack/Grapple: +13/ +30

Attack: Bite +23 melee (2d6 +13, poison)

Full Attack: Bite +23 melee (2d6 +13, poison)

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Space/Reach: 20 ft./15 ft.

Special Attacks: Charm Aura (Major), Fear (Great), Poison Attack (See below), Constrict 2d6 +13, Improved Grab, Swallow Whole

Special Qualities: Divine Aura (Great), Major Resistance - Magic, SR 12, Long Life (Great), Major Regeneration (Great), Regeneration (Great), Darkvision 60 ft, Scent

Saves: Fort +19, Ref +10, Will +13

Abilities: Str 28, Dex 18, Con 24, Int 17, Wis 13, Cha 20

If a character is bitten by the Serpent in either his humanoid or serpent form, a saving throw vs. Fort must make a DC 30. If the initial saving throw is failed the character takes 1d8 +1 Constitution damage and if the secondary saving throw is failed then the character is subject to a domination spell.

Spells Used: As a twelfth level spellcaster, the Serpent regularly prepares/casts the following spells:

0-level: Detect Magic (x2), Light, Read Magic

1st Level: Alarm, Hold Portal, Mage Armor, Comprehend Languages, Charm Person, Color Spray, Shield

2nd Level: Blur, Invisibility, mirror Image, Bear?s Endurance, Bull?s Strength, Whispering Wind, Arcane Lock, Resist Energy

3rd Level: Deep Slumber, Suggestion, Displacement, Haste, Clairaudiance/Clairvoyance

4th Level: Stoneskin, Charm Monster, Fire Shield, Confusion, Crushing Despair, Phantasmal Killer, Contagion

5th Level: Dominate Person, Dream, Nightmare, Waves of Fatigue, Baleful Polymorph, Break Enchantment

6th Level: Mass Suggestion, Geas, Greater Dispel Magic, Mislead

note: The Serpent can not cast spells while in Huge Constrictor form.

The Serpent, while he was a mere mortal human, commanded Azrai's navy at the Battle of Mount Deismaar.
After the battle he was imbued by Azrai's divine blood and quickly, using his new powers, he took control of his ancestral island home.
Soon after he started to create his web of power, planning to slowly become the undisputed ruler of his area.
Among his many plots he managed, using an assassin, to kill el-Arrasi.
Now he's one of the most famous and most powerful awnsheghlien in all of Cerilia, and he claims Masetian royal blood and, indeed, his island home is the last refuge for the remnants of the Masetian people.
With the exception of the Gorgon, he is the closest to assuming true divine power, while his followers already believe he's a god.

The Serpent is an awnshegh that stands out as something truly extraordinary, something more than half-monster and less than half-man. If he is forced into combat, he can fight as a serpent-headed humanoid, using claws and fangs, or he can shapechange into a huge constrictor serpent, the likes of which have never been seen before in Cerilia.