------------- The Iron Coil – Magic Snake

The children of the Gods; they are many and varied. The True Hermaphrodites are Hermaphrodite’s own, but they have little to do with one another and no common beliefs or goals to speak of. The Warspawn are Ares’ lot, and they likewise have little common understanding and no focused purpose. But those considered the Children of the Symballan Gods are of one mind. The Children of Anubis are universally good and devout. The Children of Hathor are strong and kind. Those called the Children of Apep, the Serpent Folk, are without exception evil and despicable. However, occasionally one comes along that does things a little differently. Such is Hakish ben’Shalnasha.

Most Serpent Folk stick with their kind, or ally themselves with powerful serpent creatures. You’ll find them in the company of Medusae, Giant Snakes, Hydra, and assorted reptilian monstrosities. Rarely would one completely forsake his own kind and seek alternate allies. Hakish realized that there was a reason the Serpent Folk had made little headway against the Church of Ra in thousands of years, their narrow focus. As his magics developed he concocted the idea to form an elite band of those who were understanding or sympathetic to the snake’s plight, those with enough hatred and bile in their souls to buy the Serpent Folk party line, the redistribution of wealth and power through apocalyptic destruction. Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, there were plenty of hateful and evil souls for him to pick from.

As a powerful sorcerer, he would serve as the brains of the outfit, their leader. He plotted their schemes, he coordinated their missions, and he made sure they were properly prepared for every encounter. Unfortunately for the Iron Coil, Hakish had already made powerful enemies, one of the Sisters of the Silverflame for instance. Thus began the long rivalry between the Iron Coil and the Lions of Martek. But in the east, drawn by the lure of untold riches in the Vault of Xanth, they unfortunately made another enemy, the Cliff Raptors.

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