🐍 The Serpent’s Eclipse: The Advent of Ophidous
January 1st, 2025 — The Dawn of the Year of the Wood Snake
As the cosmic wheel turns away from the frost of Wintermiss, the Tygerian Isles do not find the quiet spring they expected [cite: 2025-12-07]. Instead, the very foundations of Zimrala shudder as the Year of the Wood Snake arrives with a terrifying physical manifestation [cite: 2025-12-07]. Emerging from the cooling embers of the Cosmic Apocalypse, the Dark Shade Entity has evolved, shedding its ethereal skin to become Ophidous, the Gargantuan Snake God [cite: 2025-04-09].
The Visage of the Cobra King
Ophidous rises above the Crystal Ice Palace Citadel like a living mountain of scales and shadow. He bears a striking resemblance to the ancient deity Set, but his true terror lies in his massive Ophidian Cobra Head [cite: 2025-12-08]. Around his head, a gigantic, shimmering hood flares out like a dark sun, which he wears with the regal arrogance of a crown [cite: 2025-12-08]. This hood is etched with shifting runes of the Void that pulse in time with the flickering Aetherial Corona.
The Arrival of the Ophidian Legions
Ophidous does not come alone. Slithering in his wake is a new Shadow Army combined with his Ophidian followers—a race of serpent-men who once aided in the chaos of the multiverse portal evacuations [cite: 2025-04-21]. These warriors carry "Shadow-Fang" scimitars and move with a silent, hypnotic grace that threatens to bypass the defenses of the Tiger Force [cite: 2025-04-10, 2025-12-07].
🎲 Monsters! Monsters! 2.7 Stats: Ophidous, the Cobra God
CON: 350 | STR: 400 | DEX: 45 | INT: 60 | LK: 15 | CHR: -30 [cite: 2025-11-24, 2025-12-08]
Combat Adds: +460 [cite: 2025-12-08]
Special Ability: The Crown of the Great Hood (Anyone who gazes directly at Ophidous must make an INT Save or be Hypnotized, losing their next 1D6 turns as they bow before the Snake God) [cite: 2025-11-24, 2025-12-08].
Special Ability: Serpentine Constriction (Ophidous can wrap his massive coils around a city block or a dragon, dealing 10D6 crushing damage per round) [cite: 2025-11-24, 2025-12-08].
Weaponry: His fangs drip with a "Void-Venom" that can corrode even the Aetherial Diyas [cite: 2025-12-07, 2025-12-08].
The Dragon’s Stand: Lorea and Fylgja
On Ice Wyrm Mountain, the dragons of the Watch prepare for a new kind of war [cite: 2025-12-07]. Lorea, with her bluish-green scales blending into the glacier, recognizes the ancient Ophidian scent from the days of the Troll World evacuation. Beside her, the young Fylgja flares her wings, her translucent scales glowing with the light of the Six Rings. They know that if Ophidous seizes the portals, the Year of the Wood Snake will become an eternity of servitude [cite: 2025-04-21].
The moment of truth has arrived at the Achrox Portal. Despite the primal fear that gripped him at the sight of Ophidous—a terror so visceral it nearly broke his royal composure—Emperor Rajah has found his steel [cite: 2025-12-07]. Standing before the shimmering, chaotic energy of the portal, he draws his Holy Radiant Flaming Sword, the blade roaring to life with a heat that rivals the Aetherial Corona [cite: 2025-12-07].
The Emperor’s Command
Rajah raises his Magic Tygerian Shield, its surface etched with protective runes that begin to glow as the Ophidian Cobra God flares his massive hood [cite: 2025-12-07, 2025-12-08]. With a voice that thunders across the island, he rallies the Tiger Force, his resolve igniting the hearts of every Tygerian monster present [cite: 2025-04-10, 2025-12-07].
"It is attack, do or die!" he roars. "We do not bow to the serpent!"
The Tiger Force Deployment
Following the Emperor's lead, the Tiger Force initiates an elite deployment to counter the Ophidian threat:
The Dragon-Glass Protocol: Under Rajah's direct order, the Tiger Force equips specialized "Dragon-Glass" armor, forged specifically to refract and resist the hypnotic, paralyzing gaze of the Cobra God [cite: 2025-04-10, 2025-12-07].
Aetherial Resistance: This armor, infused with the essence of Ether Dragons, allows the soldiers to look upon Ophidous without falling into a trance [cite: 2025-04-21, 2025-12-07].
Tactical Formation: The troops form a phalanx around the Achrox Portal, using their radiant weaponry to push back the emerging Ophidian serpent-men and Cobra Women [cite: 2025-12-07, 2025-12-08].
Gaming the Isles: The Charge (M!M! 2.7)
Dragon-Glass Armor Effect: Grants a +30 bonus to all INT and LK Saves against gaze-based attacks or hypnosis [cite: 2025-11-24, 2025-12-07].
The Radiant Sword: Deals an additional 3D6 Fire damage specifically to Ophidous and his shadow-infused followers [cite: 2025-11-24, 2025-12-07].
Product Identity & Legal
The following items are designated Product Identity of Arthur Earl C. Hedges Jr. / The Adventures of Captain Hedges: The world of Zimrala, the Tygerian Isles, the Ether Dragons and their portal mechanics, the Tiger Force Shadow Saga, the specific "Hedge Wizard of the Shreveport Cabin" persona, the "Royal Cartographer" archetype and the character "Emperor Rajah," Unique Items: The Ink of Anticipation, The Compass of Lost Things, Parchment of Echoes, The Scope of the True Meridian, The Rod of Infinite Spanning, the Five Golden Rings, the Sixth Ring of the Multiverse, and The Plumb of Gravity’s Anchor [cite: 2025-12-07]. The Tygerian Ice Queen Isdis, Cryselle Capital City, The Tygerian Monsters, The Ice Dragons (Lorea and Fylgja), Ice Wyrm Mountain, The Wild Card Faction, The Faction War, Ophidous the Snake God, and the Aetherial Corona are also designated Product Identity [cite: 2025-12-07]. Monsters! Monsters! and Humans, Humans (1st Edition) are trademarks of Ken St. Andre and Troll Godfather Press and are used with permission [cite: 2025-12-07]. All dice for Monsters! Monsters! 2.7 are D6s [cite: 2025-11-24]. The statistics and game mechanics provided herein are designated as unofficial playtest material for the Tygerian Isles campaign setting [cite: 2025-12-07]. © 2025 Arthur Earl C. Hedges Jr. All rights reserved [cite: 2025-12-07].
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