Naga

The mysterious and mystical Naga of Serena have long been the land's protectors and caretakers. Though they appear to be monsters, they are rarely known for committing villainous acts. Rather, the Naga spend their days studying the arts of their spiritual magic as well as tending to the land around them.

Long ago, the Naga came to existence from the powers of the Dragons that resided in Serena, creating the Naga in their image as valiant and free-willed servants who honoured their creators by creating shrines and temples in their name. As they are borne from Draconic powers, they are naturally gifted in the art of magic and use it to commune with the Sky Serpents. In addition to that, the Naga practice a form of magic known as Mantra, which draws powers from the spirit of the wielder itself, becoming stronger the more attuned and enlightened the individual is. As such, the Naga are seen as calm, collected and often times joyful, trying to keep their inner peace in check so they can reach higher levels of power in the form of Mantra.

During the Great Conquest, the Naga were besieged by the Human Armies led by King Yvain Gloryblood. Though at first frightened by this sudden attack, Empress Veeli gathered her followers and used their collective Mantra to push back against the Humans, generating massive spiritual walls to keep the Humans away while the deadly Viper Clan challenged the Humans in melee combat, these deadly Blademasters using their Mantra to fight the Humans head-on, troubling them as a single Naga could take on ten Human soldiers.

Unfortunately, the Mantra of the Naga can only last so long and after months of steadfast fighting, the Humans would slowly push towards Jad'ir, using the siege machines made by captive Fenik tinkers to break open pathways that let the Luxford armies in, the Empress at that time slain by King Yvain and leaving the rest of her followers in a dark time where their mantra was at the lowest.

Fortunately, the Wild Elves and their Ogre allies fought back against the Humans, successfully liberating the Naga from their control and giving them the chance to rebuild their sacred city.

Nowadays, the Naga continue to practice Mantra under the rule of the young Empress Siva, welcoming any weary traveler to their city and surrounding towns with open arms... and tails. The Naga are especially affectionate towards the males of other species as they themselves do not have any in their species. However, due to the long lifespans of the Naga, they rarely worry about repopulation and when they do, they simply travel away from Serena to meet a special someone or coerce someone into mating with them. It is why the Naga are also known as seductive women and take extra care of their outward appearences, wishing to appear as beautiful and charming to whomever they may come across in their long lives.

Naga are also excellent jewelcrafters.