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WHITE DRAGON
The smallest, least intelligent, and most animalistic of
the chromatic dragons, white dragons dwell in frigid
climes, favoring arctic areas or icy mountains. They are- vicious, cruel reptiles driven by hunger and greed.
A white dragon has feral eyes, a sleek profile, and a
spined crest. The scales of a wyrmling white dragon
glisten pure white. As the dragon ages, its sheen
disappears and some of its scales begin to darken,
so that by the time it is old, it is mottled by patches
of pale blue and light gray. This patterning helps the
dragon blend into the realms of ice and stone in which
it hunts, and to fade from view when it soars across a
cloud-filled sky.
Primal and Vengeful. White dragons lack the
cunning and tactics of most other dragons. However,
their bestial nature makes them the best hunters among
all dragonkind, singularly focused on surviving and
· slaughtering their enemies. A white dragon consumes
only food that has been frozen, devouring creatures
killed by its breath weapon while they are still stiff and
frigid. It encases other kills in ice or buries them in
snow near its lair, and finding such a larder is a good
indication that a white dragon dwells nearby.
A white dragon a lso keeps the bodies of its greatest
enerriies as trophies, freezing corpses where it can
look upon them and gloat. The remains of giants,
remorhazes, and other dragons are often positioned
prominently within a white dragon's lair as warnings
to intruders.
Though only moderately intelligent, white dragons
' have extraordinary memories. They recall every slight
and defeat, and have been known to conduct malicious
ve~dettas against creatures that have offended them.
This often includes silver dragons, which lair in
WHITE DRAGON WY·RMLING
Medium dragon, chaotic evilArmor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30ft., burrow 15ft., fly 60ft., swim 30ft.STR
14 (+2)DEX
10 (+0)CON
14 (+2)INT
5 (-3)WIS
10 (+0)Saving Throws Dex +2, Con +4, Wis +2, Cha +2
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Damage Immunities coldCHA
11 (+0)Senses blindsight 1 0ft., darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 2 (450 XP)ACTIONS
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage plus 2 (1d4) cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5-6). The dragon exhales an icy blast of
hail in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a
DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 22 (5d8) cold damage
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Lone Masters. White dragons avoid all other dragons
except whites of the opposite sex. Even then, when
white dragons seek each other out as mates, they stay
together only long enough to conceive offspring b~fore
fleeing into isolation again.
White dragons can't abide rivals near their lairs. As a
result, a white dragon attacks other creatures without
provocation, viewing such creatures as either too weak
or too powerful to live. The only creatures that typically
serve a white dragon are intelligent humanoids that
demonstrate enough strength to assuage the dragon's
wrath, and can put up with sustaining regular losses as
a result of its hunger. This includes dragon-worshiping
kobolds, which are commonly found in their lairs.
Powerful creatures can sometimes gain a white
dragon's obedience through a demonstration of physical
or magical might. Frost giants challenge white dragons
to prove their own strength and improve their status
in their clans, and their cracked bones litter many a
white dragon's lair. However, a white dragon defeated
by a frost giant often becomes its servant, accepting the
mastery of a superior creature in exchange for asserting
its own domination over the other creatures that serve
or oppose the giant.
Treasure Under Ice. White dragons love the cold
sparkle of ice and favor treasure with similar qualities,
particularly diamonds. However, in their remote arctic
climes, the treasure hoards of white dragons more often
contain walrus and mammoth tusk ivory, whale-bone
sculptures, figureheads from ships, furs, and magic
items seized from overly bold adventurers.
Loose coins and gems are spread across a white
dragon's lair, glittering like stars when the light strikes
them. Larger treasures and chests are encased in layers
of rime created by the white dragon's breath, and held
safe beneath layers of transparent ice. The dragon's
great strength allows it to easily access its wealth, while
lesser creatures must spend hours chipping away or
melting the ice to reach the dragon's main hoard.
A white dragon's flawless memory means that it
knows how it came to possess every coin, gem, and
magic item in its hoard, and it associates each item with
a specific victory. White dragons are notoriously difficult
to bribe, since any offers of treasure are seen as an
insult to their ability to simply slay the creature making
the offer and seize the treasure on their own.A WHITE DRAGON'S LAIR
White dragons lair in icy caves and deep subterranean
chambers far from the sun. They favor high mountain
vales accessible only by flying, caverns in cliff faces, and
labyrinthine ice caves in glaciers. White dragons love
vertical heights in their caverns, flying up to the ceiling
to latch on like bats or slithering down icy crevasses.
A legendary white dragon's innate magic deepens
the cold in the area around its lair. Mountain caverns
are fast frozen by the white dragon's presence. A
white dragon can often detect intruders by the way the
keening wind in its lair changes tone.