Skinning Room

6. Skinning Room. Three snake-faced people (viperians) sit and chant hymns in Reptilian while they cut and pluck at objects they hold. A towering anaconda with a human torso (viperian ophid) coils with her arms crossed, watching the hallway.

• Viperians. Mazimar, Vireen, Hestus. They sing of the fallen viperian empire while skinning rare jungle creatures (red monkey, razor-billed toucan, opaline iguana) to try to tempt Shanti out of her chamber with her favorite blood offerings.
• Ophid. Ralassa. Shanti's second-in-command. Severe, practical. She prays her queen will emerge to deal with Gorgoroth (Area 11), who she believes will soon attack Shanti's chambers. She is wiley and tries to use the PCs to her ends with lies or truth.