Art Credit: Lily Abdullina
Art Credit: Ekaterina Kazartseva
Physical description
Ophidians match humans in average size and weight. Your size is Medium. They mature at the same rate as humans and have lifespans similar in length to theirs.
Ophidians are oviparous. Some larger families keep brood rooms while more independent prefer to keep their eggs in solitude under their own personal care.
Names
Ophidians names have meanings that have been passed down through the generations, although spellings and inflections have changed over time.
Some Ophidians add more sibilants to their birth names to create an exaggerated hissing sound, based on one’s personal preference and whether an individual’s anatomy can more easily pronounce the name in this altered form. An adopted name of this sort is recognized as a variant of the birth name, rather than a unique name unto itself. A Ophidians might refer to itself by its birth name, by its adopted name, or (especially among purebloods) by a name it borrows from the local populace.