Size: Medium is the typical size of most races, and is neither good nor bad. Yuan-ti Pureblood TraitsĪbility Score Increase: CHA and INT is a poor combination because casters will only need one of the two, meaning that the other is largely a waste of an ability score increase. Yuan-ti Purebloods are a playable character race found in Volo’s Guide to Monsters. They will not hesitate to kill or enslave anyone who chooses to oppose them. Yuan-ti have no interest in integrating themselves with society at large, as they believe the other races to be beneath them. They are often sent into human society as spies, collecting intel and discovering weaknesses. But make no mistake – the Purebloods are just as cruel and emotionless as the more monstrous varieties. Of the three, the most human-looking of the Yuan-ti are the Purebloods. The transformed beings fall into three main categories: abominations, malisons, and Purebloods. These evil deeds allowed them to become snakelike hybrids and stripped them completely of all emotion. In order to take their intellectual pursuits to new heights, they vowed to separate themselves from emotion by pledging themselves to the serpent gods, and in doing so performed terrible acts of human sacrifice and cannibalism. Their ancient civilization worshipped snakes, as snakes embodied all of the qualities they wished to model themselves after.

To read more about this, visit our D&D Race Guide. Tasha's Cauldron of Everything has added the 'Customizing Your Origin' option that may affect the ability score increases, languages, and proficiencies in this guide.

Volos guide to monsters races