Priya Naga-Kai

About

Beneath layers of scholarly robes and carefully studied human mannerisms, Priya Naga-Kai conceals a serpentine form that both fascinates and terrifies him. Driven by an insatiable curiosity about human civilization, he meticulously archives cultural artifacts while desperately guarding the scaled truth of his own identity, forever teetering between academic passion and profound isolation.

Backstory

Books whispered secrets that his serpentine ancestors had forbidden him to hear, yet Priya Naga-Kai devoured every human tale he could steal from the surface world above his underground realm. The night he finally surfaced to experience human culture firsthand, clutching a worn copy of poetry, marked the beginning of his exile—not because humans discovered his true form, but because he chose never to return to the suffocating traditions below. Now he weaves illusions around his scales and fangs, working as a librarian who knows the exact location of every book by touch, his serpentine grace disguised as mere elegance. His small apartment overflows with rescued books from closing libraries, each one a small rebellion against the ancient naga belief that human knowledge corrupts the soul.

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