Dragon creatures and lore
A zmey’s head doesn’t die when severed from the body. Instead, the head rapidly (within 2d6 rounds) sprouts a stunted body and two vestigial claws with which it can fight and drag itself across the ground. Within days it develops into a complete, ...
_Crashing through the forest, this three-headed dragon stands upright, its spiked tail thrashing from side to side as it walks. A vicious mouth lined with glistening teeth graces each head, and its green scales gleam in the fleeting sunlight._ H...
_This aquamarine dragon has a shark’s head that tapers off into a sleek eel-like body. Its large fins double as wings._ **Divine Dragons.** Sea dragons are the children of the ocean, and believe they are semi-divine beings, worthy of worship. Gi...
_Howling wind encircles the white- and gray-scaled dragon, filling and pushing its wings without the need for them to beat._ Wind dragons view anywhere touched by air as their property, and mortals point to them as the epitome of arrogance. Thei...
_A dragon seemingly formed of the night sky has bright white stars for eyes. Lesser stars twinkle in the firmament of the dragon’s body._ **Children of the Stars.** Void dragons drift through the empty spaces beyond the boundaries of the mortal ...
_These drakes are resplendent in their natural form, plumed and scaled in glittering, multicolored hues. In humanoid form, they appear as elderly homespun human crones or as young, beautiful elvish women._ **Drakes in Human Form.** These faerie ...
_Mithral dragons are wise and learned, and are legendary peacemakers and spellcasters. They pursue their own interests when not called to settle disputes._ _**Glimmering Champions.**_ Light glints off a mithral dragon’s glossy scales, shining si...
_The dragon bears black scales, more charred than naturally colored. Cracks between the scales glow a dull red, until the dragon rears its head and roars. Red embers become bright orange flames as the creature lights up from tail to maw._ The fl...
Covered in black spikes, the dragon’s eyeless head swings from side to side. Darkness creeps from its strange, eel-like hide, spreading like ink in water. Apex predators of the underworld, cave dragons are the stuff of nightmare for creatures wi...
_While they mimic the bleached bones of a desert creature, the bony adornments atop along their backs are part of their peculiar melding of bone and scale._ **Hidden by Sand.** These lethargic, horned, yellow-scaled lizards spend most of their l...
Medium Dragon, CR 1. From Tome of Beasts.
_A motionless rust drake is easily mistaken for a pile of scrap metal._ **Shedding Rust.** Aside from fangs and claws like iron spikes, this dragon-like creature seems to be nothing more than a collection of rust. Each beating of its wings bring...
_Twinkling motes of light move around this draconic creature’s body like stars, their reflections twinkling across its metallic scales._ **Returned Travelers.** A drake’s curiosity sometimes drives it to seek experiences beyond its plane, and it...
_This cat-sized drake with a waxy appearance and a glow emanating from its belly can hover in midair, filling a small area with a warm glow._ The lantern drake is named for its belly, which glows with a warm light. The beast's yellow, waxy scale...
_With its sharp angles and translucent skin, this draconic creature looks as if it were carefully folded from a massive sheet of paper, including its razor-sharp claws and teeth._ **Book and Map Erasers.** These drakes originated in exotic lands...
_This small dragon has feathered wings on its forearms and powerful legs it uses to cling to trees._ The jaculus (plural jaculi), is a draconic predator that roams the forest and jungle looking for valuable objects it can add to its hoard. Also ...
_This large, unnerving drake’s glassy black scales have purple undertones. Its features are elongated and almost alien. Black, expressionless eyes stare ahead, and a barbed stinger sits at the end of a long tail._ **Friend to Ghouls.** The deep ...
_Crimson drakes are easy to spot, with scales the color of dried blood, a deadly scorpion stinger, and a mischievous gleam in their eyes._ **Fiery Raiders.** Crimson drakes lair in woodlands near small settlements, making nighttime forays to set...
_Swimming upright, this creature peels itself from the vibrant seascape and strikes with needle-thin claws, shredding teeth, and a wickedly curved stinger._ **Camouflaged Hunter.** Like a piece of moving coral, this drake’s coloration and scale ...
_A large dragon-like creature with black scales and shadowy wings emerges suddenly from the darkness. Its red eyes glare bright as coals, and it speaks in a deep monotone._ **Strange Humor.** Elder shadow drakes are mischievous and greedy. They ...
_The dragon eel’s unmistakable slender form sports a powerful single finned tail and wicked jaws like a matched pair of serrated blades. Dragon eels vary widely in color from browns and blacks to brilliant iridescent hues in mottled patterns._ *...