2026-02-25: Stat Block - Child of Teche, The Great Snake
Way back around this time in 2024, I wrote up a piece about the children of Teche but didn't actually stat it up (and even if I did make the stats, they would have been for 5E at the time I was writing this and not Cairn like I'm using now). The summary version is that Teche is a mythological snake that was miles long and carved out a twisting bayou with its death throes, and the children of Teche are snakes that are smaller and more common than Teche (but still huge at 16-20 feet long). I am still undecided if I want to base the coloration of these snakes on the Southern Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata, pictured above) or the Black-Masked Racer (Coluber constrictor) that I originally used.
Child of Teche, The Great Snake
8 HP, 12 STR, 14 DEX, 6 WIL, bite (d8)
Fiercely territorial, these massive snakes live completely solitary lives except to mate and lay eggs. They need so much food that the land can only support one adult every 100 square miles.
Easily burrows through mud and can sense the vibrations of any creature walking or swimming nearby.
Critical Damage: The target is squeezed tightly, breaking several bones.
