Coiled Ones
A group of entities. Only known information
- they like snakes
- worshipped/feared by ophidians
- have some connection to the Jungle of Fangs, especially isal families.
- connected with "green eyes" and sociopathic behavior. They supposedly "watch" from behind green eyes.
Known Names
- Cold Mother
- Symbol is Oroborus encircling a pyramid of circles.
- Night Hunter
- Symbol is Oroborus encircling stylized fangs.
- Face-stealer
- Symbol is Oroborus encircling a blank oval.
Antagonist
- The Rainbow Serpent
- Said to be a heretic/under-cutting force.
Discoveries (250 AC by Enigma)
The Coiled Ones (and the Rainbow Serpent) are all that remains of the nobles of the Fanged Kingdom, who cut a deal with the White Skull for the secret to apotheosis, to ascension to godhood. But the ritual failed (in part because they didn't read the deal closely and didn't realize something was missing). Instead, all the gwerin ended up in a lightless oubliette of a demi-plane, a prison in the Astral. There they subsisted on each other's Names (which had replaced their souls), merging until only four remained. Three desired power and dominance, the last wanted freedom and independence.
The baleful trio emerged about 200 years ago, in the aftermath of the Cataclysm, but kept their presence secret. They started to build a worship base among their creations, the ophidians of the Jungle of Fangs as well as among others in the mountains to the north of the Great Rift. They also delt with Awakener, channeling the energy from the planes themselves, granting them much more power than their relatively meagre, unenthusiastic worship base would suggest. This was destroyed, and their power substantially weakened, by Enigma in late 250 AC. The Rainbow Serpent operates in secret from Aaru, although she has joined forces recently with the Queen Ascendant and come out of the shadows since the weakening of her arch-rivals (who sought to destroy her).
