Overview
Azi Mas is an awakened giant constrictor snake who serves as the custodian and guardian of the yuan-ti storeroom in the Fane of the Night Serpent. He catalogs and protects the temple’s supplies and confiscated gear.
Role and Characteristics
Azi Mas manages all provisions and captured equipment in area 13 of the fane. When the yuan-ti capture prisoners, their gear is stored in the storeroom until Azi Mas can study and inventory it. He personally checks all incoming supplies and mentally catalogs them, displaying a meticulous nature befitting his role.
The snake spends most of his time coiled in the shadows but is notably bored and enjoys chatting with yuan-ti visitors. Despite his position, he tends toward cowardice—when outmatched in combat, he whines and pleads for mercy rather than fighting to the death.
Abilities and Background
Long ago, a jungle druid cast an awaken spell on Azi Mas, granting him an Intelligence of 10 and the ability to speak Common. After serving the druid for the duration of the enchantment, he slithered away and eventually found his way to Omu, where he entered the service of the yuan-ti.
Azi Mas possesses an excellent memory for names and faces, making him valuable as a security asset—he quickly warns his yuan-ti masters if unfamiliar yuan-ti pass through the temple.
Interactions with Characters
If characters are assigned to labor in the temple by Fenthaza, they may be tasked with helping Azi Mas rearrange the storeroom’s contents. During such interactions, the snake may share his suspicions that Fenthaza is planning a coup against Ras Nsi.
When non-yuan-ti intruders enter from the southwest entrance, Azi Mas ambushes them and attempts to take a hostage rather than killing them outright.
Game Mechanics
Creature Type: Awakened giant constrictor snake
Intelligence: 10
Languages: Common
Tactics: Ambushes intruders and attempts to take hostages; surrenders if outmatched