Serpent Cultists

Cultists of the Serpent Men

Lay Cultist: # 1-6,  HD 1, AC 10, MV as human, +1 with 1d6 short sword (or 1d8 spear), carries 1d4 dagger.

These unpleasant folks are usually found skulking about in old ruins left behind by the ancient Serpent Men, whom they venerate. The Serpent Cultists are your typical apocalyptic cult, biding their time away from the civilized world until their masters return and unleash scaly hell upon the unbelievers. They dress in little but a loincloth, weather permitting. Since they make a living scavenging and attacking merchants and pilgrims, their weapons are usually those of the surrounding culture, or perhaps just bits of sharpened bone and metal - whatever they can find, really.

In order to properly venerate and curry favor with their departed masters, the high priests of the serpent cultists perform sacrifice on living humanoids when given the opportunity. This generally drives them to worship in forgotten and inhospitable places, like ruins of old dwarvish kingdoms from before the Rise of Man.