Magical Creatures

Horned Serpent- There are several species of Horned Serpent everywhere: large specimens were captured in the Far East, although some ancient Bestiaries suggest they are native to Western Europe, where they were hunted until their extinction by sorcerers looking for potion ingredients. The largest and most diverse group of horned snakes remaining can be found in North America. The most famous and appreciated have a jewel on their head. which gives them the power of invisibility and flight. There is a legend about the founder of the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Isolt Sayre, and a horned snake. It is said that she was able to understand the snake and that it offered him the shavings of its horn, which would have been the raw material of the first magic wand made in America. The horned snake gave its name to one of the lvermorny houses.