Dragon

Dragons are an ancient race of intelligent, winged, reptile-like creatures who possess a variety of magical and unusual abilities. Due to their power, they are counted among the most legendary creatures in all the Twisted Realms.

Physiology

Dragons are scaled, reptilian creatures with large wings capable of flight. A dragon has a long tail that can be used as a weapon, and typically has multiple horns on its head and a ridge or horns along its spine. The differing types of dragons are named according to their color; for instance, green dragons are green-scaled. While size depends on the dragon's type, very young dragons are about the size of an adult humanoid, whereas adult dragons rival the largest giants in size, and the oldest dragons can tower over buildings.

Abilities

Dragons grow more powerful as they age, both in raw, physical might, and in mental and magical ability. While a newly hatched wyrmling might be defeated by a small party of modestly-experienced adventures, an ancient dragon can pose a threat to a small army. Dragons are fierce fighters, and those attempting to battle them can expect to be bitten, raked with their fearsome claws, buffeted by the wings, and smacked by the long tail—not to mention the various breath weapons, ranging from fire, ice, acid, or even electricity. Older dragons are also formidable spellcasters, in addition to the various other supernatural abilities they possess.
Dragons have keen senses, able to see clearly in low-light or complete darkness, and can even sense creatures that it cannot see. Each type of dragon has additional abilities and magical spells, often specialized to their chosen habitat and fighting style. For example, the swamp-dwelling black dragon can influence and control reptiles, whereas the coastal bronze dragons exhibit some control over water. Dragons are immune to the effects of paralysis and magic-induced sleep.

Habitat and ecology

Dragons live in a wide variety of habitats depending on their type, but most prefer to live solitary lives. Generally carnivorous in nature, dragons are known to eat unfortunate adventurers who happen upon them unprepared. They tend to have large hordes of treasure within their lairs. See the individual dragon entries for details on habitat. Dragons can live for over 3,000 years, although dragons of this age are very rare.

Hoards

Most dragons enjoy collecting large amounts of treasure, known as a hoard. These hoards vary by dragon species, but often consist of coins and other objects of great value, upon which a dragon sleeps.

Religion

The matter of faith among dragons is a complicated, and little-understood subject. Benevolent dragons tend to worship Bahamut. Some evil dragons serve and worship Tiamat due to her immense power, although most dragons view Tiamat with hatred. Due to the incredible length of time that dragons have roamed the world, there are countless myths and fables told about them and their gods.

Languages

Dragons speak Draconic, one of the oldest languages in all of the Great Beyond, which is often spoken by wizards. As they grow older, they learn more languages, including Common, Abyssal, Celestial, or other languages befitting their nature and environment.

Dragon Types

Chromatic Dragons

Chromatic dragons are true dragons, usually of evil-alignment, as opposed to the good-aligned metallic dragons. Most chromatic dragons simply seek to quench their endless lust for treasure, food, and bloodshed. The scales of these dragons all match the color given in the name. Among these dragons is a clear difference in power where the red dragons are the most powerful and the white are the weakest. The stronger dragons take great pride in their superiority.

• Red Dragons

• Blue Dragons

• Green Dragons

• Black Dragons

• White Dragons

Metallic Dragons

Metallic dragons are true dragons, usually of good alignments, as opposed to evil-aligned chromatic dragons. Metallics often defend their lands from evildoers, particularly evil dragons. As per their name, the scales of these dragons are composed of the metal in the name or recreate the appearance of such. Just like among the chromatic dragons their is a clear difference in power among the metallic dragons.

• Gold Dragons

• Silver Dragons

• Bronze Dragons

• Copper Dragons

• Brass Dragons

General

Type
Dragon
CR
Varies
Environment
Varies
Adjective
Draconic

Genetic Descendants

• Black Dragon
• Blue Dragon
• Bronze Dragon
• Green Dragon
• Red Dragon
• White Dragon