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The Serpent Whisperers of Grihoo have a natural kinship

with serpents. Through simple gestures and hissing sounds,
they can communicate with snakes and direct them to
perform simple tasks.
In addition to the anacondas, cobras, and other snake
varieties that exist on The Skeleton Key, the island is also
home to two unique serpents: lava cobras and needleblast
boas.
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Although the nameless mountain's three volcanoes haven't
erupted in centuries, magma still courses through The
Skeleton Key's veins. Slithering out of the Key's magma tubes
are lava cobras, 12-foot-long serpents that can breathe fire as
well as any Aegreyan half-blood.
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Grihoo Village. Combining some of the most dangerous for the upcoming Team Superhydra adventure
elements of the island's most poisonous snakes as well as its where these deadly snakes make their official
largest constrictors, a needleblast boa's bite is capable of debut.
blinding and incapacitating most humanoids.
The boas who live among the Serpent Whisperers subsist
on a steady diet of goats, chickens, and the occasional
violator of the Serpent Whisperers' code of law.
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Large beast, unaligned
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Large monstrosity, unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 30 (4d10 + 8)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 37 (5d10 + 10)
Speed 30 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 1 (-5) 10 (+0) 3 (-4)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 15 (+2) 14 (+2) 1 (-5) 10 (+0) 3 (-4) Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive
Perception 10 Actions
Languages — Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4, reach 5 ft., one
Challenge 3 (700 XP) creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage plus 9
(2d8) poison damage and the target must succeed
Actions on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or become
poisoned. While poisoned, the creature is blinded.
Multiattack. The lava cobra makes two bite attacks. The creature can repeat its saving throw at the end
of a long rest, ending the poisoned and blinded
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5, reach 5 ft., one
effects on a success.
creature. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 3
(1d6) fire damage. Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
Fire Breath (Recharge 5-6). The cobra exhales fire in a ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning plus
30-foot line that is 5-feet wide. Each creature in that 9 (2d8) piercing damage and the target is grappled
area must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, (escape DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the creature
taking 21 (6d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half is restrained, and the boa can't constrict another
as much damage on a successful one. target.