Coatl

Overview: An uplifted race of feathery serpents.

 Physical Description: Their bodies are long and slender, with long arms and four-clawed hands. They have no legs, instead using their powerful and flexible tails for locomotion. Their bodies are adorned with colorful feathers which are used mostly for courtship. The 'wing' feathers on their arms are sometimes (but exceedingly rarely) large enough to allow gliding, but never large enough to allow true flight. Nonetheless, Coatl with large wings are considered strong leaders and bringers of good omens.

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Culture: Coatl are matriarchal and live in tribes. Children are raised communally, and there is a strong emphasis on loyalty to one's home. "A Coatl always returns to its nest" is a common saying, and indeed, most Coatl travelers do frequently return home. Most tribes are so tight-knit and strongly unified that there is rarely any intra-tribe conflict. War among tribes is quite common, however. Tribe wars can be quite bloody, and end only when one tribe's matriarch is killed. However, once that happens, the surviving members of the losing tribe are allowed to assimilate into the winning tribe.

 Tech Level: Largely primitive, but they were 'uplifted' by a more advanced race, giving them access to space travel. They still don't fully understand the technology or its implications- they just see it as a way to find new hunting grounds.

 Life Cycle: --- (under construction)

Relationship with other races: --- (under construction)

Racial Abilities: +2 WIS, -2 INT

+2 bonus on saving throws against poison

Venomous Bite (under construction)