Scorched Serpent: In the heart of the desert, where the sun burns mercilessly and the wind whispers through hollowed wood, the Scorched Serpent was born. It is said that long ago, a great serpent slithered through the dunes, its scales gleaming like molten silver, its eyes glowing ember-red. A guardian of the barren lands, it knew every shadow and secret the desert held.
But the gods grew jealous of its power. One fateful night, they cast a firestorm upon the land, turning sand to glass and setting the sky ablaze. The serpent, refusing to flee, coiled itself around the roots of a lone cholla, determined to endure. When the fire faded, the cactus stood as a silvered skeleton, its flesh burned away—yet the serpent had vanished.
Only remnants of its essence remained: its sinuous form etched into silver, its fiery spirit captured in garnets that gleamed like drops of blood. Those who wear the Scorched Serpent carry the power of resilience and transformation, a talisman forged in fire and tempered by time.
