About Nyoka
These are some notes about Uvuzi's older sister which I typed up on my cell phone a while back.
About Nyoka
Unlike her sister Uvuzi, whose slim and shapely humanoid upper body fools the eye into thinking she is not dangerous, Nyoka appears every inch the predator. A lengthy, fang-filled mouth in a crocodile-like head can gape enormously, and powerful coils of snakey body can hold all but the strongest prey still as those jaws work their way forward. Surprisingly large and powerful creatures have underestimated her only to end their lives as great bulges in her midsection. Her slender humanlike arms, with their small claws, seem merely ornamentation on her muscular constrictor's body. Only her huge green eyes and waterfall of smooth white hair are conventionally beautiful.
Despite her sinister appearance she can be remarkably pleasant to be around. Nyoka has a healthy libido and will happily accept almost any male as a lover. Griffons and Khardaki lion men are favorites, but the list of species she has bedded is a lengthy one. Naturally, she usually (but not always) chooses lovers she plans to eat. She is equally fond of oral, vaginal and anal sex; her genitals are located just north of her vent on her lower body,about six feet north of her skunktail. She often feigns helplessness, leading aggressive males to force themselves on her and thus volunteer themselves as a meal.
Nyoka is a glutton and prizes meals that swell her as much as possible. To this end she has swallowed up ogres, centaurs, and, on rare occasions, young dragons. Her rapid digestive system can completely process a human-sized creature in a mere twelve hours or so, with larger prey taking correspondingly longer to dissolve and pass through. Her gluttony leads to dramatic swings in weight; with an empty belly she varies from nine hundred to fifteen hundred pounds depending on how well-fed or lean she is at the moment. Her baseline weight is twelve hundred pounds.
Besides using sex as a lure, Nyoka has, since reaching adulthood, developed a literally charming personality. Anyone who meets her gaze, if she so elects, can be subject to a Charm (Person or Monster) effect (DC 18). Those under her sway will regard her as a friend and will tend to follow her suggestions even if they do not share a common language. If need be, Nyoka will use pantomime to communicate what she wants. This is an excellent way to get a potentially dangerous adversary out of his armor, into her bed and ultimately into her stomach.
When dealing with particularly weak-willed individuals - those below 3rd level or 3 hit dice - the Charm is so powerful that Nyoka can mentally force her victim to do foolish and even self-destructive things. While such commands do allow another saving throw, Charmed creatures can and have been compelled to climb into her gullet. Judging by their frantic wiggling as they slide to their doom, either she releases the Charm or they recover on their own, too late to save themselves. Her habit of amusing herself in this fashion occasionally costs her a meal: prey weak enough to be so compelled could easily be held and crushed by her coils, instead of suddenly recovering and dashing away at the sight of her invitingly gaped maw.
She avoids combat whenever possible. The last thing she would do (most likely literally) is confront a powerful band of adventurers. Instead she patrols her territory stealthily, seeking weak, helpless, or easily seduced (and hopefully filling) prey. She has acquired several defensive or movement-enhancing magic items and uses them to flee if pressed. If things get too hot in her current hunting area she retreats to Monstertown, where her savings allow her to buy livestock or "meat" slaves until things cool down. Her lamia heritage allows her to heal wounds without scarring, and may even extend to regenerating an arm or tail given enough time.
As a last resort she can spray stinking musk from her anal glands, which are identical to a skunk's but on a much larger scale. Uvuzi shares this ability, though the smaller, "prettier" sister is less likely to use it due to her obsessive need to keep her fur clean.