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Yuan-ti

2020-03-23T00:13:43Z

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[[File:Yuan-ti 3e.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A Yuan-Ti Pureblood and Abomination.]]
'''Yuan-ti''' are a race of monsters from [[Dungeons & Dragons]] based on the [[serpentfolk]] archetype, although somewhat more flexible in terms of being human/snake mishmashes than is usual.

They are of particular prominence in the [[Forgotten Realms]] setting, where they used to rule the world, or at least are one of the direct successors to a pre-humanoid empire, and in [[Eberron]], where they have coatl-based good-aligned counterparts who serve the Silver Flame . In generic D&D, they are usually portrayed as descendants of mad serpent-worshipping witch-cults that fused and interbred with snakes in order to "evolve" into superior beings. Perhaps as a result of this, yuan-ti are commonly portrayed as having not only unusual, snake-based magical spells, but a natural talent for [[psion]]ics.

[[Zehir]] is their racial deity. Unusually this wasn't revealed till late 3.5 and he's not actually in any ''books'' from that era. His debut was as the ultimate antagonist of ''Storm of Zehir'', the second expansion pack of ''Neverwinter Nights 2'', which means there is plenty of Yuan-ti stuff in the campaign. Before this retcon, they originally worshiped [[Merrshaulk]], but later switched to Sseth, who was later replaced without the Yuan-ti realizing it by Set, although currently it seems that Set and Zehir were the same god all along.

According to the book [[Serpent Kingdoms]], the Yuan-ti were originally created as a servant race by an older race of snake people called the [[Sarrukh]], who also created several other [[Scalykind]] races, but the Yuan-ti rebelled and nearly drove them to extinction. This was only canon to [[Forgotten Realms]] and has been ignored in later editions. Some heretical Yuan-ti claim that their creator actually was the [[Elder Evils|Elder Evil]] [[Sertrous]].

There are six tiers of Yuan-ti, ranked based on their proportion of snake features (with the exception of broodguards).

''Purebloods'' are mostly human, with minimalistic serpentine traits that are easy to conceal (a forked tongue, snake-like eyes, a body covered in very pliant scales colored like human skin, a vestigial tail, snake fang-like canines, small patches of visible scales etc). Because yuan-ti worship snakes, these guys are actually on the bottom of the pecking order in their own society, although they are useful for infiltrating humanoid societies. In 5th edition, the fact they spend a lot of time around humans, where they have much more freedom and respect than they do at home, was used as an excuse to give them PC stats. In Third Edition, they were made a playable race without any attempt at an excuse, because [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition races|Third Edition would let you play as fucking ANYTHING]], including a [[unbodied|flying ghost brain]] or [[Ixitxachitl|demonic stingray]].

''Malisons'' are more drastically serpentine, which boosts them above Purebloods in the pecking order. This subspecies exemplifies the mutability of the yuan-ti; in 5th edition, at least, there are five recognized "forms" of malison, and many variations within those form archetypes. One type looks a lot like the "common" vision of a [[lamia]], having a human upper torso and a giant snake's body in lieu of legs. Two other types look like humans with either serpent heads or serpent tails in place of arms (the mouth-handed ones are higher up the pecking order). One type looks like a human with a snake's head. And the last known type, lowliest of all, simply looks like a human with scaly skin.

[[File:1523327729064.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Seghulerak, a female abomination from [[Elder Evils]]. [[Furry|Yes, they canonically have boobs.]]]]

''Abominations'' are the most iconic and, in their own culture, favored of their breed. These look like either giant snakes with humanoid arms or lamias with [[beastfolk|scaly skin and a snake-like head]]. These guys are the undisputed top of the totem pole... except for one last class;

''Anathemas'', are essentially a [[hydra]] version of abominations; bigger, claw-fingered, and with six snake's heads in place of one. Anathemae are worshipped as demigods. Depending on the setting, they are either the rulers of the entire race, or they may just be the leaders of their own small cults because their presence is destabilizing to Yuan-ti society so they are cast out of Yuan-ti cities. The 4th edition version of the anathema instead looks like a large snake's head attached to a body made out of numerous smaller snakes. They were once the rulers of the Yuan-ti race before all of them went insane and were locked up.

There also are two other types of Yuan-ti called ''brood guards'' and ''tainted ones'' that are below even Pureboods. Both of these are created by transforming humans using a potion made of Yuan-ti venom. Brood guards are ugly and unintelligent reptilian creatures that the Yuan-ti use for guarding their eggs. Tainted ones are 100% human, with only their minds being warped by the potion, so they are used as infiltrators.

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Yuan-ti

2020-03-23T00:13:10Z

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[[File:Yuan-ti 3e.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A Yuan-Ti Pureblood and Abomination.]]
'''Yuan-ti''' are a race of monsters from [[Dungeons & Dragons]] based on the [[serpentfolk]] archetype, although somewhat more flexible in terms of being human/snake mishmashes than is usual.

They are of particular prominence in the [[Forgotten Realms]] setting, where they used to rule the world, or at least are one of the direct successors to a pre-humanoid empire, and in [[Eberron]], where they have coatl-based good-aligned counterparts who serve the Silver Flame . In generic D&D, they are usually portrayed as descendants of mad serpent-worshipping witch-cults that fused and interbred with snakes in order to "evolve" into superior beings. Perhaps as a result of this, yuan-ti are commonly portrayed as having not only unusual, snake-based magical spells, but a natural talent for [[psion]]ics.

[[Zehir]] is their racial deity. Unusually this wasn't revealed till late 3.5 and he's not actually in any ''books'' from that era. His debut was as the ultimate antagonist of ''Storm of Zehir'', the second expansion pack of ''Neverwinter Nights 2'', which means there is plenty of Yuan-ti stuff in the campaign. Before this retcon, they originally worshiped [[Merrshaulk]], but later switched to Sseth, who was later replaced without the Yuan-ti realizing it by Set, although currently it seems that Set and Zehir were the same god all along.

According to the book [[Serpent Kingdoms]], the Yuan-ti were originally created as a servant race by an older race of snake people called the [[Sarrukh]], who also created several other [[Scalykind]] races, but the Yuan-ti rebelled and nearly drove them to extinction. This was only canon to [[Forgotten Realms]] and has been ignored in later editions. Some heretical Yuan-ti claim that their creator actually was the [[Elder Evil]] [[Sertrous]].

There are six tiers of Yuan-ti, ranked based on their proportion of snake features (with the exception of broodguards).

''Purebloods'' are mostly human, with minimalistic serpentine traits that are easy to conceal (a forked tongue, snake-like eyes, a body covered in very pliant scales colored like human skin, a vestigial tail, snake fang-like canines, small patches of visible scales etc). Because yuan-ti worship snakes, these guys are actually on the bottom of the pecking order in their own society, although they are useful for infiltrating humanoid societies. In 5th edition, the fact they spend a lot of time around humans, where they have much more freedom and respect than they do at home, was used as an excuse to give them PC stats. In Third Edition, they were made a playable race without any attempt at an excuse, because [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition races|Third Edition would let you play as fucking ANYTHING]], including a [[unbodied|flying ghost brain]] or [[Ixitxachitl|demonic stingray]].

''Malisons'' are more drastically serpentine, which boosts them above Purebloods in the pecking order. This subspecies exemplifies the mutability of the yuan-ti; in 5th edition, at least, there are five recognized "forms" of malison, and many variations within those form archetypes. One type looks a lot like the "common" vision of a [[lamia]], having a human upper torso and a giant snake's body in lieu of legs. Two other types look like humans with either serpent heads or serpent tails in place of arms (the mouth-handed ones are higher up the pecking order). One type looks like a human with a snake's head. And the last known type, lowliest of all, simply looks like a human with scaly skin.

[[File:1523327729064.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Seghulerak, a female abomination from [[Elder Evils]]. [[Furry|Yes, they canonically have boobs.]]]]

''Abominations'' are the most iconic and, in their own culture, favored of their breed. These look like either giant snakes with humanoid arms or lamias with [[beastfolk|scaly skin and a snake-like head]]. These guys are the undisputed top of the totem pole... except for one last class;

''Anathemas'', are essentially a [[hydra]] version of abominations; bigger, claw-fingered, and with six snake's heads in place of one. Anathemae are worshipped as demigods. Depending on the setting, they are either the rulers of the entire race, or they may just be the leaders of their own small cults because their presence is destabilizing to Yuan-ti society so they are cast out of Yuan-ti cities. The 4th edition version of the anathema instead looks like a large snake's head attached to a body made out of numerous smaller snakes. They were once the rulers of the Yuan-ti race before all of them went insane and were locked up.

There also are two other types of Yuan-ti called ''brood guards'' and ''tainted ones'' that are below even Pureboods. Both of these are created by transforming humans using a potion made of Yuan-ti venom. Brood guards are ugly and unintelligent reptilian creatures that the Yuan-ti use for guarding their eggs. Tainted ones are 100% human, with only their minds being warped by the potion, so they are used as infiltrators.

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Obyrith

2020-03-22T18:39:28Z

2601:203:480:4C60:F53A:B90:66A9:4A85: Undo revision 645319 by ZeroSD (talk) gay baby jail is a reference to something.

The '''Obyrith''' are pre-primordial demons in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''. They are all unfathomably [[Alignment|chaotic and evil]] extradimensional horrors that existed long before the [[tanar'ri]] came into being and very likely existed before the universe itself. They take heavy inspiration from the cosmic horrors found in [[Lovecraft]]'s [[Cthulhu Mythos]].

Obyrith first appeared in 2006's ''Fiendish Codex I'' sourcebook for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition|''D&D'' 3.5]], which dealt with the [[Abyss]] and all its horrific denizens. Here they were introduced as one of the three types of demons alongside the [[tanar'ri]] and [[loumara]]. Two types of obyrith were detailed, the [[ekolid]] and [[sibriex]], as well as [[Dagon|Dagon, Prince of the Darkened Depths]] who was a fully fledged obyrith [[Demon Prince]]. Over the next year a few more types of obyrith would be trickled out in supplemental online postings, magazines and ''[[Monster Manual]] V'', while Dagon himself would get a much more posh write-up in ''[[Dragon Magazine|Dragon]] #349''.

But it was [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition|4th Edition]] that really shoved obyrith more into the spotlight. Confirming their identity as having come from a universe before the current one, the Obyrith actually won the war of Order versus Chaos! The absolute mad<s>men</s>things! They devoured and twisted reality so badly that their own universe was finally unmade, collapsing into a singularity of pure spite and hatred for existence. But this Shard of Pure Evil™ somehow managed to pierce the veil into [[Greyhawk|a different universe]] that was just beginning to take form, and inside of it about a dozen Obyrith managed to survive making the leap.

'''And they were pissed!''' Here they were, just getting done finally destroying existence, and now there's another one being created! Luckily for them, their shard was found by one of the new neutral [[god]]s who was starting to tidy up the chaotic elemental afterbirth, [[Tharizdun]], and they were able to instantly and so thoroughly corrupt him that he created the [[Abyss]] at their behest. Now free to exact their hate on a new universe, they began to battle other primordial entities for control of the newly minted Abyss.

Meanwhile, all the other gods stopped doing whatever it was that they were doing and placed Tharizdun in the ''D&D'' equivalent of gay baby jail for all of eternity. These lore changes would also [[retcon]] several established Demon Princes to actually have been obyrith ''the whole time!'' Most notable are [[Pazuzu]] and [[The Queen of Chaos]].

The Queen of Chaos would be the main leader of the forces of chaos as they attacked the forces of law and order; however, infighting would eventually lead to a fracturing between the obyrith and the tanar'ri they created to be their footsoldiers. Chaos gonna chaos. This opening allowed the [[Upper Planes]] to invade the Abyss and righteously buttfuck the obyrith to the brink of extinction.

===Types of Obyrith===
* Draudnu: Strange round demons with three long spider-like legs at the top of their body. Their body tapers towards the bottom, ending in a red eye surrounded by three wicked clawed arms.
* Ekolid: Vile insectoid horrors, combining all the worst aspects of ants, scorpions, spiders and anything else you wouldn't want to get bitten or stung by. They typically exist in swarms, but on the 663rd layer of the Abyss they construct massive hives as complex as cities.
* Golothoma: Long and wormlike with a single red eye at their anterior end surrounded by three scything claw-like appendages. These claws can reach through dimensions to attack other creatures. They don't have a mouth, so they feed through their own shadow.
* Laghathti: Like a disgusting slimy, black octopus, laghathti lurk within the [[River Styx]] and steal memories from souls that pass by.
* Sibriex: These resemble enormous and grotesque floating humanoid heads that are shackled to the ground by hooks and chains. Said to have a knack for flesh-crafting, the creation of the tanar'ri is likely their doing.
* Uzollru: Similar to colossal aquatic centipedes, but with flippers instead of legs. Their head has a single red eye surrounded by feeder tentacles. They mostly serve Dagon in the 89th layer of the Abyss, Shadowsea.
* Verakia: XBAWKSHUEG [[dragon]]-esque obyriths which exist in the 88th layer of the Abyss, which is [[Demogorgon]]'s pad. They are mindless marauding abominations; anyone who would even look upon one is driven to homicidal fury.

The [[qlippoth]] of ''[[Pathfinder]]'' are basically a knock-off of these nasty bastards since obyrith, much like the tanar'ri, are not available for use under the [[Open Gaming License]].

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