Horned Serpent

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Uktena or Horned Serpent was a giant snake covered in shining scales with horns on its head and a single giant crystal, called Ulun'suti, in it's forehead. They lived in the water and were often associated with the elements of storms: rain, thunder and lightning. Their scales that gleams like crystals or mirrors are so strong that it is too hard to penetrate, the only vulnerable spot is the one scaleless spot where its heart is located, it has powers over weather, causing flood and storms, the antlers can be used for advanced medicine, said to cure any illness including cancer. By defeating the horned Serpent you can obtain its greatest power, the Ulun'suti crystal.

Whoever owns the Ulun'suti is sure of success in hunting, love, rain-making, fortune, and every other business, but its great use is in life prophecy. When it is consulted for this purpose the future is seen mirrored in the clear crystal as a tree is reflected in the quiet stream below, and the conjurer knows whether the sick man will recover, whether the warrior will return from battle, or whether the youth will live to be old.

The stories of the horned serpent can be found in Native American folklore, especially among the cherokee tribe.