massive serpents with human heads. The Nagas appear in the Warcraft franchise. They are depicted as ancient night elves that have snake-like tails in place of legs, and have other serpentine features such as scales and fins. The Nagas came to be when they were transformed from the ancient night elves by the Old Gods. Their queen Azshara is described as a demigoddess. Nagas also appear in The Battle for Wesnoth, and are depicted as a more snakelike counterpart to the merfolk, who are often their enemies. Magic: The Gathering'''s 2014-2015 block, set on the plane of Tarkir, featured Naga as humanoid snakes versed in powerful venoms and poisons with two arms and no other appendages. They are aligned with the Sultai clan in the sets, Khans of Tarkir and Fate Reforged, and with the Silumgar clan in the Dragons of Tarkir set. Naga are featured in The Silent Bells, the fourth book in N. D. Wilson's Ashtown Burials series. Many Lakorn (Thai television soap opera) are based on a Phaya Naga legend, such as Poot Mae Nam Khong (ภูติแม่น้ำโขง) in 2008, Manisawat (มณีสวาท) in 2013 or Nakee (นาคี) in 2016. A search for the Phaya Naga was recently featured in a Destination Truth episode on the SyFy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel) series in Series 01 (episode 02). The dragons in Raya and the Last Dragon are based on the Phaya Naga. A serpent god named Nāga is featured in the 2021 animated film Batman: Soul of the Dragon''. Hearthstone, a digital card game by Blizzard Entertainment, incorporated Naga as a minion type in its Battlegrounds game mode on May 10, 2022. Gallery See also Ichchadhari naag and naagin (shape-shifting cobra) List of Nāgas Naga Kingdom Nagvanshi Naga people (Lanka) Nagarjuna Lamia Serpent (symbolism) Snake worship Naga Viper pepper Phra Lak Phra Lam Rocket Festival Notes References Further reading External links Nagiana (a site dedicated to Nāga ancestors) nagas in the Pali Canon nagas Image of a Seven-Headed Nāga nagas and Serpents Depictions of Nagas in the area of Angkor Wat in Cambodia nagas and Naginis: Serpent Figures in Hinduism and Buddhism Mekong River Commission paper on eels Dr. Kanoksilpa, a pediatrician at Nong Khai hospital, studied this phenomenon for four years and concludes the most likely explanation to be seasonal accumulations of methane gas Buddhist deities Dragons Hindu legendary creatures Legendary serpents Mythological monsters Non-human races in Hindu mythology Sea