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Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): move change commentary to edit summaries/Talk; session citations become numbered references

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	== Harvest Profile ==		== Harvest Profile ==
	''CR 12 — Very Rare ceiling. Rules: [[Monster Harvesting]]~~. Component assignments pending DM confirmation~~. Search all components by effect: [[Find Components]].''		''CR 12 — Very Rare ceiling. Rules: [[Monster Harvesting]]. Search all components by effect: [[Find Components]].''
	{{Harvest Profile Header}}		{{Harvest Profile Header}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Venom Glands\|signature=yes\|tool=Poisoner's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Many-fanged venom — virulent, layered neurotoxin\|effects=Damage: Poison, Afflict: Poisoned\|primary_for=Poison, Bomb\|contributor_to=Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Venom Glands\|signature=yes\|tool=Poisoner's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Many-fanged venom — virulent, layered neurotoxin\|effects=Damage: Poison, Afflict: Poisoned\|primary_for=Poison, Bomb\|contributor_to=Weapon}}
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	{{Harvest Component\|component=Serpent Meat\|tool=Cook's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Rations}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Serpent Meat\|tool=Cook's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Rations}}
	{{Harvest Table End}}		{{Harvest Table End}}
	~~''(The Very Rare count runs over the standard 3 slots — the original drafting held five, and nothing established is removed.)''~~

	== Harvest Record ==		== Harvest Record ==

Wvaske: Harvest DB: tag manifest components with standard effects (searchable via Find Components)

2026-09-13T02:31:25Z

Harvest DB: tag manifest components with standard effects (searchable via Find Components)

Wvaske: Harvest DB: convert Harvest Profile/Record tables to Cargo templates (HarvestComponents + HarvestLog); no content changes

2026-09-13T01:06:36Z

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Wvaske: New Bestiary-style page — Monster Lore sidebar, Harpers' Read, harvest profile & record moved here from Yuan-ti

2026-09-03T15:49:17Z

New Bestiary-style page — Monster Lore sidebar, Harpers' Read, harvest profile & record moved here from Yuan-ti

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{{Monster Lore
| creature_name = Yuan-ti Anathema
| type = The pinnacle of [[Yuan-ti|yuan-ti]] transformation — a great serpent body with arms and many snake heads
| vulnerabilities = Silence. Every working it knows is spoken; struck mute, it is only teeth and coils. Cold, force, and honest steel all bite in full
| resistances = Fire and lightning
| immunities = Poison and thunder — venom means nothing to it, though its body can still be fouled and sickened (the poisoned condition took hold at the bridge)
| condition_immunities =
| strong_saves = Magic slides off it — it shrugs at spells and magical effects that lesser creatures fail against
| senses = Reads the warmth of living bodies through the heat-pits below its eyes; darkness is no refuge from it
| movement = Swims as swiftly as it slithers, and will come up out of a river you thought was empty
| abilities = A druid's grasp of vines and grasping earth — all of it spoken aloud; many biting heads and crushing coils within reach of its arms
| confidence = Partial
| encountered = [[Session 54 - Serpents at Boareskyr Bridge (2026-08-30)|Session 54]], rising from the [[Winding Water]] at [[Boareskyr Bridge]]
| agent = Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle
}}

== The Harpers' Read ==
An anathema is what a yuan-ti spends a lifetime of rites trying to become, and the hills keep very few of them — the bridge-keeper at Boareskyr had twenty years of books and had never once written one down. Treat every report of one as true until proven otherwise.

Your first move is not a blade. It is '''Silence'''. Everything the creature casts, it speaks, and a single well-placed hush strips it down to an animal — a big one, with many mouths, but an animal. After that, mind your elements: it bathes in fire and lightning without much complaint, and poison is a joke to it, but '''cold, force, and plain sharpened steel''' wound it honestly. Do not count on your spells landing at all — magic slides off the thing, so bring effects that give no save or allies who don't cast. Keep your distance while it dies; every one of those heads bites, and the arms are strong enough to crush. And do not bother hiding in the dark — it reads your body's warmth through the pits beneath its eyes. The company at Boareskyr Bridge killed theirs without taking a single blow, and that is the correct number of blows to take from an anathema.

== Encounters of Record ==
* [[Session 54 - Serpents at Boareskyr Bridge (2026-08-30)|Session 54]] — An anathema swam down the [[Winding Water]] to [[Boareskyr Bridge]] behind its clutch of spies and came ashore in front of the whole town. [[Karma]] bent its Entangle aside, [[Gootcha]]'s Silence deleted its entire spell list, [[Baelgrum]]'s Commanded it through a wolf pack, and [[Keyleth]]'s longbow finished it before it ever completed an attack. The carcass was harvested in the street.

== Harvest Profile ==
''CR 12 — Very Rare ceiling. Rules: [[Monster Harvesting]]. Component assignments pending DM confirmation.''
{| class="wikitable"
! Component !! Tool !! Rarity !! Effect !! Primary for !! Contributor to
|-
| '''Anathema Venom Glands''' ''(signature)'' || Poisoner's || Very Rare || Many-fanged venom — virulent, layered neurotoxin || Poison, Bomb || Weapon
|-
| Gemlike Serpent Eyes || Jeweler's (or Thieves' fine work) || Very Rare || Serpent gaze — gem-focus stock; beguilement and suggestion || Wand, Wondrous || Staff
|-
| Mageward Ichor || Alchemist's || Very Rare || Spell-turning essence — warding against magic || Potion, Wondrous || Staff, Armor
|-
| Anathema Scale Coat || Smith's || Very Rare || Layered serpent-scale plating — fire- and lightning-warded || Armor || Wondrous, Weapon
|-
| Heat-Pit Clusters || Navigator's || Very Rare || Heat-sense — perceive warm bodies through darkness; divination || Wondrous || Wand, Staff
|-
| Antivenin Organ || Herbalism || Rare || Antitoxin — resist & neutralize poison || Potion || Poison, Wondrous
|-
| Six-Skull Crowns || Smith's || Rare || Serpent skull-crowns — helm and trophy stock || Armor || Wondrous, Weapon
|-
| Anathema Hide || Leatherworker's || Rare || Vast serpent-leather — supple and warded || Armor || Wondrous
|-
| Coiled Muscle Sinew || Leatherworker's || Rare || Constricting sinew — strength & grip || Armor || Weapon, Wondrous
|-
| Envenomed Fangs || Poisoner's / Smith's || Uncommon || Venom-channeled fangs || Weapon || Poison
|-
| Serpent Musk Gland || Alchemist's || Uncommon || Beast-calming serpent musk || Potion || Wondrous
|-
| Abyssal Ichor || Alchemist's / Calligrapher's || Uncommon || Faintly abyssal blood-ink; sigil reagent || Wondrous || Wand
|-
| Heat-Pit Membranes || Navigator's || Uncommon || Lesser heat-sense membranes || Wondrous || —
|-
| Supple Scale-Skin || Leatherworker's || Uncommon || Shed-ready scale-skin; light leather || Armor || Wondrous
|-
| Serpent Blood || Alchemist's / Poisoner's || Common || ''Structure only'' || — || Potion, Poison, Bomb
|-
| Anathema Fangs || Smith's || Common || ''Structure only'' || — || Armor, Weapon
|-
| Scale Handfuls || Smith's || Common || ''Structure only'' || — || Armor, Weapon
|-
| Rib Bones || Smith's || Common || ''Structure only'' || — || Armor, Weapon
|-
| Sinew Cords || Leatherworker's || Common || ''Structure only'' || — || Armor, Wondrous
|-
| Serpent Meat || Cook's || Common || ''Structure only'' || — || Rations
|}
''(The Very Rare count runs over the standard 3 slots — the original drafting held five, and nothing established is removed.)''

== Harvest Record ==
Harvested in [[Session 54 - Serpents at Boareskyr Bridge (2026-08-30)|Session 54]]; quantities include margin bonuses. Banked totals: [[Harvested Materials#Session 54 harvest record — Yuan-ti Anathema (CR 12)|Harvested Materials]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Component !! Status !! Recovered by
|-
| Anathema Venom Glands ''(signature)'' || Recovered ×2 (signature +1 at margin 10) || [[Shade]] (30)
|-
| Gemlike Serpent Eyes || Recovered ×2 pairs || [[Gootcha]] (27)
|-
| Mageward Ichor || Recovered || [[Xanphina]] (21)
|-
| Anathema Scale Coat || Recovered || [[Baelgrum]] (20)
|-
| Heat-Pit Clusters || Recovered || [[Keyleth]] (20)
|-
| Antivenin Organ || Recovered || [[Karma]] (17)
|-
| Six-Skull Crowns || Recovered ×2 || Baelgrum
|-
| Envenomed Fangs || Recovered ×5 || Shade
|-
| Serpent Musk Gland ×3 · Abyssal Ichor ×3 || Recovered || Xanphina
|-
| Heat-Pit Membranes || Recovered ×3 || Keyleth
|-
| Serpent Blood ×13 · Anathema Fangs ×9 · Scale Handfuls ×4 || Recovered || column sweeps
|-
| Anathema Hide · Coiled Muscle Sinew · Supple Scale-Skin · Sinew Cords || ''Left on the carcass — no leatherworker'' || —
|-
| Serpent Meat · Rib Bones || ''Left on the carcass'' || —
|}

== See also ==
* [[Yuan-ti]] — the serpent-folk and their other kinds
* [[Bestiary]] — the company's field bestiary
* [[Monster Harvesting]] · [[Harvested Materials]]

[[Category:Creatures]] [[Category:Monsters]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]

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	== Harvest Profile ==		== Harvest Profile ==
	''CR 12 — Very Rare ceiling. Rules: [[Monster Harvesting]]. Component assignments pending DM confirmation.''		''CR 12 — Very Rare ceiling. Rules: [[Monster Harvesting]]. Component assignments pending DM confirmation. Search all components by effect: [[Find Components]].''
	{{Harvest Profile Header}}		{{Harvest Profile Header}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Venom Glands\|signature=yes\|tool=Poisoner's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Many-fanged venom — virulent, layered neurotoxin\|primary_for=Poison, Bomb\|contributor_to=Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Venom Glands\|signature=yes\|tool=Poisoner's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Many-fanged venom — virulent, layered neurotoxin\|effects=Damage: Poison, Afflict: Poisoned\|primary_for=Poison, Bomb\|contributor_to=Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Gemlike Serpent Eyes\|tool=Jeweler's (or Thieves' fine work)\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Serpent gaze — gem-focus stock; beguilement and suggestion\|primary_for=Wand, Wondrous\|contributor_to=Staff}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Gemlike Serpent Eyes\|tool=Jeweler's (or Thieves' fine work)\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Serpent gaze — gem-focus stock; beguilement and suggestion\|effects=Afflict: Charm, Boost: Spell Power\|primary_for=Wand, Wondrous\|contributor_to=Staff}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Mageward Ichor\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Spell-turning essence — warding against magic\|primary_for=Potion, Wondrous\|contributor_to=Staff, Armor}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Mageward Ichor\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Spell-turning essence — warding against magic\|effects=Resistance: Spells, Boost: Saving Throws\|primary_for=Potion, Wondrous\|contributor_to=Staff, Armor}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Scale Coat\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Layered serpent-scale plating — fire- and lightning-warded\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Scale Coat\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Layered serpent-scale plating — fire- and lightning-warded\|effects=Boost: Armor Class, Resistance: Fire, Resistance: Lightning\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Heat-Pit Clusters\|tool=Navigator's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Heat-sense — perceive warm bodies through darkness; divination\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand, Staff}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Heat-Pit Clusters\|tool=Navigator's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Heat-sense — perceive warm bodies through darkness; divination\|effects=Sense: Blindsight, Sense: Heightened Senses, Utility: Divination\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand, Staff}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Antivenin Organ\|tool=Herbalism\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Antitoxin — resist & neutralize poison\|primary_for=Potion\|contributor_to=Poison, Wondrous}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Antivenin Organ\|tool=Herbalism\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Antitoxin — resist & neutralize poison\|effects=Restore: Cure Poison, Ward: Poison\|primary_for=Potion\|contributor_to=Poison, Wondrous}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Six-Skull Crowns\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Serpent skull-crowns — helm and trophy stock\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Six-Skull Crowns\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Serpent skull-crowns — helm and trophy stock\|effects=Boost: Armor Class, Skill: Intimidation\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Hide\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Vast serpent-leather — supple and warded\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Hide\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Vast serpent-leather — supple and warded\|effects=Boost: Armor Class\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Coiled Muscle Sinew\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Constricting sinew — strength & grip\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Weapon, Wondrous}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Coiled Muscle Sinew\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Constricting sinew — strength & grip\|effects=Boost: Strength, Skill: Athletics\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Weapon, Wondrous}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Envenomed Fangs\|tool=Poisoner's / Smith's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Venom-channeled fangs\|primary_for=Weapon\|contributor_to=Poison}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Envenomed Fangs\|tool=Poisoner's / Smith's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Venom-channeled fangs\|effects=Damage: Poison, Damage: Piercing\|primary_for=Weapon\|contributor_to=Poison}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Serpent Musk Gland\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Beast-calming serpent musk\|primary_for=Potion\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Serpent Musk Gland\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Beast-calming serpent musk\|effects=Skill: Animal Handling, Afflict: Charm\|primary_for=Potion\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Abyssal Ichor\|tool=Alchemist's / Calligrapher's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Faintly abyssal blood-ink; sigil reagent\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Abyssal Ichor\|tool=Alchemist's / Calligrapher's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Faintly abyssal blood-ink; sigil reagent\|effects=Boost: Spell Power\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Heat-Pit Membranes\|tool=Navigator's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Lesser heat-sense membranes\|primary_for=Wondrous}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Heat-Pit Membranes\|tool=Navigator's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Lesser heat-sense membranes\|effects=Sense: Heightened Senses\|primary_for=Wondrous}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Supple Scale-Skin\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Shed-ready scale-skin; light leather\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Supple Scale-Skin\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Shed-ready scale-skin; light leather\|effects=Boost: Armor Class\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Serpent Blood\|tool=Alchemist's / Poisoner's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Potion, Poison, Bomb}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Serpent Blood\|tool=Alchemist's / Poisoner's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Potion, Poison, Bomb}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Fangs\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Armor, Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Anathema Fangs\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Armor, Weapon}}
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	* [[Yuan-ti]] — the serpent-folk and their other kinds		* [[Yuan-ti]] — the serpent-folk and their other kinds
	* [[Bestiary]] — the company's field bestiary		* [[Bestiary]] — the company's field bestiary
	* [[Monster Harvesting]] · [[Harvested Materials]]		* [[Monster Harvesting]] · [[Harvested Materials]] · [[Find Components]]

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