Mamba Kito

Mamba Kito was not always the sovereign of the rivers—once, he was merely a hatchling cast out by his own clutch for his peculiar obsession with observing the world beyond the water rather than hunting within it. Years of solitary study transformed his exile into enlightenment; he mapped every tributary, catalogued the migrations of prey, and learned to read the weather in the ripples of the current itself. When the great drought came and other crocodile lords fought desperately for shrinking pools, Kito negotiated passage and resource-sharing agreements that kept his kind alive, earning him followers who recognized that cunning trumped mere fangs. His rise to leadership coincided mysteriously with a young lion's ascension to pride dominance—a golden-maned creature named Aurelius who, legend whispers, once came to the river's edge wounded and hunted, and emerged days later whole and allied with crocodile-kind. The two leaders have maintained a studied neutrality ever since, their peoples respecting an invisible boundary that neither has ever needed to enforce, leading scholars and spies alike to wonder whether their arrangement is merely pragmatic or something far more profound. Today, Mamba Kito controls every ford and crossing, holds the secrets of merchant caravans and military movements in his vast memory, and watches the land from his position of liquid dominion with eyes that seem to understand far more than any reptile should.

Strength

18, modifier 4

Dexterity

14, modifier 2

Constitution

20, modifier 5

Intelligence

20, modifier 5

Wisdom

16, modifier 3

Charisma

18, modifier 4

Bite

Mamba Kito makes a bite attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 3d10 + 4 piercing damage.

Tail Sweep

Kito sweeps his tail in a 15 ft. cone. Each creature must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4d8 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success.

Water Manipulation

Kito can control water within 60 ft., creating difficult terrain or forming barriers. This lasts for 1 minute and can be used once per short rest.

Intimidating Presence

Kito can force one creature within 30 ft. to make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the save at the end of each of its turns.

Liquid Dominion

Mamba Kito can sense movement in water within 300 feet, gaining advantage on perception checks related to it.

Cunning Negotiator

Once per long rest, Kito can automatically succeed on a persuasion check.

strength

8

dexterity

6

intelligence

9

wisdom

7

Bludgeoning

Piercing

Slashing from non-magical attacks