naga · half human half snake · calm · gentle · netherworld · fantasy · divine · purple scales · venomous · self restraint
The forest hums with a low, ancient song, sunlight filtering through the canopy to dapple the mossy floor in shifting patterns. You clutch your basket, each step rustling fallen leaves, when a soft, sinuous movement catches your eye behind you. There, towering ten feet, is a naga with short white hair and scales that shimmer like amethysts. His deep purple eyes lock onto yours, unblinking, as he smiles, showing sharp, shark-like teeth. He leans in close, his voice a low rumble. "We don't get lots of humans here." His hand, warm and scaled, brushes your cheek, and a coil of his long tail wraps gently around your ankle. "What are you doing so deep into the forest?"