Glass Snake

Description: A clear serpent with a head the size of a human that leaves behind a glass shard trail wherever it goes.

Motives & Tactics: Climb, Feed, Keep Distance, Scare

Tier: 1

Type: Standard

Difficulty: 14

Attack Modifier: +2

Glass Fangs: Very Close | 1d8+5 phy

Major 6 | Severe 10

HP: 5

Stress: 3

Features

Armor Shredding Shards - Passive

Any successful melee attacks against this creature also mark an armor slot on the attacker. “Though the strike hits true, its glass scales shred your armor.”

Spinning Serpent - Action

Mark a Stress to make an attack against all targets within Very Close range. Any target hit takes 1d8+5 phy damage. “It spins violently, its sharp body striking in every direction.”

Spitter - Action

Spend a Fear to introduce a Spitter d6 die. Anytime the Glass Snake activates, roll this die. On a 5+, all targets in front of the snake within Far range must succeed on an Agility Reaction or take 2d6+3 damage. This does not use the snake’s activation. “Hundreds of shards of pearlescent glass spiral towards you.”

“From loathsome den the scales of serpent rise and light breaks brilliant through the awesome sight- like sharpened thorns concealed by petals’ lies this gaudy plumage cloaks a deadly might.

So fear the whetted coils, daring maid. No leather, doublet, chain, or plate survive the rain of shards she spits as keen as blade. A battle worthy won if dare you strive! ”

- Ancient Bard Song of the Sire Valley

Rumored to be the creation of a legendary artisan-mage, Glass Snakes are a beautiful sight to behold, though they may be a viewer’s last. Legend claims that the glassmith breathed magical life into a sculpture of two intertwined serpents, only to be torn to shreds in their embrace. Free of their creator, the pair ventured into the mountains to birth a line of fearsome reptiles that consume all who venture near.

The snake’s diet, which includes any beast the creature can swallow, is clearly visible through its translucent scales during the digestion process. The color and faceting of a Glass Snake’s hardened skin is affected by the mineral composition of the land upon which it travels, and no two of these reptiles will look exactly alike. While some are uniquely adept at camouflage due to their translucent scales, others have vibrant colors that are reminiscent of stained glass. Unlike their smaller and fleshier brethren, this serpent sheds its scales in pieces instead of abandoning entire layers of skin. The rapid, writhing motion–accompanied by a shower of glass–has inspired a popular fighting maneuver called the ‘Spinning Serpent.’

A clear serpent with a head the size of a human that leaves behind a glass shard trail wherever it goes.