Ssesha Vhal is a tan-scaled yuan-ti pureblood with a broad cobra hood marked by pale cream bands, intelligent emerald-green eyes, and a narrow humanlike face softened by delicate scales around the cheeks. Her scales have the dry satin texture of polished pottery, while the edges of her hood are roughened from years of desert wind. She moves with startling stillness, then glides forward in one fluid motion, making crowded rooms seem to part for her. Her most unexpected feature is a small, crooked smile that appears almost grandmotherly when she is angry. She leaves an impression of cultivated warmth held over something ancient, watchful, and venomous.