Dragon bestiary

Legend says that during the Dark Trinity War a dragon fell in love with a hydra. From that love came the Hyragon, a creature with a dragon's breath and a hydra's power to heal its own wounds. Most are born with three heads, some with as many as nine, and their scales are tougher than either parent's.

Dragonkind saw them as a threat and hunted them almost to nothing. The survivors hid in places where even dragons cannot sense them. Now something is stirring them to rise again and claim territory of their own.

Hyragons challenge each other for territory by roaring, and in the mountains of Ratos the sound carries like a coming storm. Don't worry too much about the thunder. Worry about the flash of light that comes before it.

Mudscales rarely mean any harm, though the odd house has been flattened when one decides to roll. Before a fight they bake mud onto their scales into hard armour, which also protects them from the corrosive acid beams of rival Mudscales. The statblock here is for a Mudscale wyrmling, a good first dragon for a low-level party.

Crescent Wing Carriers live far up in the sky, above the reach of most dragons. That height makes them the safest way to travel, and the wealthy of Erathil pay handsomely to be carried, along with their most valuable goods, over the dangers below.

Shou Dragons were made during the Dark Trinity War, with the help of dwarven craftsmen who served the dragon gods. Their magic flows from the sword-like horn on their heads. They were sent to lead armies against the darkness of the old gods, and some of them are still out there.

A Voidflame Dragon can appear anywhere, pulling itself out of an alternate realm to claim new territory. Its ethereal flames cannot be put out by any normal means. They look down on every other living thing, and they hoard dark metals and purple and blue gems.

Stonewhips have no breath weapon. They don't need one. Their long, powerful bodies hurl boulders with deadly aim, and they climb sheer cliffs with ease, so a party that thinks it has found high ground may find a Stonewhip already waiting there.

Forest Hoppers live near ponds and streams and act a lot like frogs. Their affection is easily won with food or a silver coin, which they use to build their nests. Get too close to their young, though, and they will spit a blinding acid in your eyes. In the snowy north, their cousins the Frost Hoppers do the same.