Naga

Naga are a serpentine race ative to the Nanj peninsula. With the build of large snakes, they’re colors range from green to gold to black and they are known for growing multiple heads.
Naga are naturally skilled in magic use and built up several petty Naja kingdoms in the peninsula over time. Early Naga cultures ranged as far north as the Kanna knot. The Knot itself was the site of first contact between Naga and other species. While Naga mouths cannot verbalize most other languages, their large size, intimidating features and mystical abilities led them to be seen as divine by several humans of the ancient Kif migrations. Said Humans would be integrated into the Nanj peninsula and built the Kingdom of Ivory as a state in service to them. The Naga exist as a sort of “state within the state” they are given tribute and support by the humans within the Kingdom that still worship them, and at times give followers magical boons in exchange but most of the time they keep to themselves. Naga magic and chemical knowledge was what let the early Soux immigrants to the peninsula's first domestication of Elephants, which have since become linchpins of Ivory culture.
Female Naga found the most attractive will assemble a cadre of male mates around themslevs. They often compete for the chance to breed in “Brood-Pits” while any given female may have up to dozens of male hangers on, she often will only allow a choice few the right to mate with her.
Naga have a deep seated resentment of Oni, dating back to a legendary conflict on the Kanna Knot between Oni and Nagas that led to the original split in the Kif Tribes of the Great Migration. The exact nature of this conflict has been interpreted in different ways across the Sou-Xi, Naga Worshiper and Oni religious traditions.
Naga Scales are embedded with magic that lets there large bodies stand upright, so they are often sold to humans in exchange for free labor and physical service, these in turn are trafficked from the Ivory Kingdom into the wider continent for the profits of the Kingdom’s elite.
Naga are sensitive to moisture and rain and ten to live in underground caverns supported by human labor. Step wells hold water for these plantain underground systems. Birds are seen as a delicacy amongst Nagas and Hellchicken and other jungle fowl are often bred by human servants for this purpose.
Hydras, a non-sentient related species were domesticated by Hydra for large scale manually labor. They have been mostly phased out in support of Human servants in modern times.
The current Naga queen is Mucalinda, a 450 year old “Nagaraja” that is worshipped as the god of the naga curls. Currently five headed, ti is said when she grows her sixth a new age of apocalypse will come to the world an the Naga gods will rule all.
Most Naga ont leave the KIngdom, as even the lowest among their culture and find a cadre of humans to serve there very whim and wish.
Currently the Naga religions is losing members and influence in the Kingdom as foriegn cultures continue to mix and gain influence, leading some Naga to which to push there influence of the humans of the kingdom even further.
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Category:Central Plains