Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-27821735-20171111143010

While in lore, it was only hinted at that snakes existed in the Haradwaith. However, the Southrons must have had at least one encounter with them, otherwise their banner would not make sense...

Currently, if you are traveling through the Great Desert, you will find some camels, a LOT of Scorpions, and some scattered Southron outposts. Seeing other creatures spawning here would be very nice, especially creatures that can survive in the harsh conditions of the Deserts. Snakes are such animal capable of surviving everywhere.

As the new update (Beta 34) will primarily focus on the revamping of the Haradwaith, adding snakes to them would make a nice addition. Currently, I have worked out several types that can spawn. Most of these are Neutral, unless stated otherwise.

Tiny Snake (Based on the Adder/Viper): just as small as a Silverfish, does only one damage per hit, and is generally a weak enemy that is only a nuisance, as it is VERY fast, as it can keep up with a sprint-jumping player. Can occur not only in the Harad, but also in other areas of Arda. Has 4 health, making it a one-hit-kill for most weapons.

Small Snake (Based on the Water Snakes): roughly the size of a Small Scorpion, deals 3 damage per hit, and can travel over water, therefore spawning in any area that is "watery" enough, including marches. Is slightly slower than the Tiny version, as it can barely keep up with a sprinting player. Has 6 health, making it slightly more dangerous, yet still easy to defeat.

Medium Snake (Based on the Cobra): while normally the size of a medium scorpion, it can raise its head as a warning against other players. This snake attacks everything that comes within a 5 block radius, and deals 5 damage per hit, as well as giving poison for 3 seconds. The  speed is far slower, only slightly faster than a player walking. It has 10 health, making it a reasonable enemy.

Large Snake (Based on the Mamba): Mostly long than "large", this snake can also raise its head as a warning, but has no poison. Instead, if can go in a small sprint for 2 seconds, catching up with anyone foolish enough to come near it. Every bite does 7 damage, making it a rather dangerous enemy. With 14 health, this snake is not to be messed with, but comes at the expense of being a rare sighting.

(Non-canon alert, this may anger a lot of people!)

King's Serpent (Based on the snake shown in the Banner of Harad): Extremely rare, only found a couple of times in the Harad Fertile Biome, this Serpent is a threat to all enemies of Harad. The Haradrim themselves are fairly save from these monsterous Serpents, as they refuse to attack anyone with 200+ Alignment with the Southrons or higher (but still attack when hit). They can also be hired from Southron Captains for 500+ Alignment and 200 Silver coins. They have 16 health, and deal 10 damage per hit, but at the expense of being VERY slow, barely beating a normal walking player.

I had this idea for a while, and decided to expand it a bit, as the new update comes closer and this would make a fine addition to this collection.

If you have any questions, just post them in the comments. 