Medium monstrosity (shapechanger, yuan-ti), Neutral Evil
| Armor Class | 15 (bracers of defense) |
|---|---|
| Hit Points | 127 (17d8 + 51) reduced to 107; subtract 1 for each day that passes during the adventure |
| Speed | 30 ft. |
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 (+3) | 16 (+3) | 17 (+3) | 18 (+4) | 18 (+4) | 21 (+5) |
| Saving Throws | Con +6, Wis +7 |
|---|---|
| Skills | Deception +8, Persuasion +8, Religion +7, Stealth +6 |
| Damage Vulnerabilities | — |
| Damage Resistances | — |
| Damage Immunities | poison |
| Condition Immunities | poisoned |
| Senses | darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14 |
| Languages | Abyssal, Common, Draconic |
| Challenge | 7 |
Ras Nsi wears bracers of defense, wields a flame tongue longsword, and carries a sending stones matched to the one carried by the guide Salida (see chapter 1).
Ras Nsi can use his action to polymorph into a Medium snake or back into his yuan-ti form. His statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. He doesn't change form if he dies.
Ras Nsi has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Ras Nsi makes three melee attacks, but can use Constrict only once.
Melee Attack Roll: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage.
Melee Attack Roll: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and Ras Nsi can't constrict another target.
Melee Attack Roll: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage when used with two hands, plus 7 (2d6) fire damage.
Ras Nsi's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 16). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: animal friendship (snakes only)
3/day: suggestion
Ras Nsi is an 11th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks).
Ras Nsi has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips: chill touch, fire bolt, mage hand, mending, poison spray
Level 1 (4 slots): expeditious retreat, false life, magic missile, shield
Level 2 (3 slots): blindness/deafness, hold person, misty step
Level 3 (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball
Level 4 (3 slots): blight, polymorph
Level 5 (2 slots): contact other plane, geas
Level 6 (1 slots): create undead