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Starting with a Water Naga, I assume a Sahuagin torso on a naga snake body?

Essentially, yes, though there were specific features I intended to preserve from both races. Obviously the full-back Naga dorsal fin is a must, both for the sake that this character is a king, and needs it to appear regal and intimidating, as well as what I feel is a necessary overlap between the two separate genus; likewise, the Naga's slit-like eyes and forked-tongue are keepers. I was planning on using the Sahuagin's facial protrusions; the dangling flaps and gills and the like, but with a smoother skin texture instead of scales.

Why I'm bothering to go into full description depth of its appearance, which is highly irrelevant, I don't know, but if it helps, then by all means.

That said, I do like the blood frenzy and shark telepathy. Fits with the nature of a predatory king who's out for fresh meat. I might keep the poison because he's a sinister bastard like that, and would use a personal touch like his own poison on a hated enemy. I'm sure I can find some other way to make the trade-off balanced.

So, for my a campaign I've recently started to run, my party is running up against a big bad undersea sorcerer, who I've essentially made into a half-breed between Naga and Sahuagin. That said, I have very little experience with the two creature races as per their D&D/Pathfinder origins. I was wondering if I might draw on some of the experience of the older members here, who've studied the two races much more in depth than I have, in order to create a balanced, but strong enemy for them to run up against (Party is currently level 7, I don't plan for the encounter against the Nahuagin (working title) until about level 10-12.

This is my first D20 campaign I've GM'd beyond a one-shot adventure I did some years back that never went anywhere, so please be gentle. I'm still kind of new to this whole thing, and I just want to offer my players a unique but interesting baddie with a lot of issues/persecution complex built into the undertones of the character.