Cobalt Dragons - The Wandering Curiosity
/We return to the realm of the dragons in today's article. The malicious forces of brown and purple linger beneath the sand, and in the deep places of the world. Some rarer breeds of dragons are so different compared to others, it's a wonder why they're lost to time.
Cobalt Dragon by Howarrd Lyon
In any case, the inscrutable, calculating mind of the cobalt dragon make them hard to understand and harder to trust. Those lucky to have the favour of a cobalt dragon have a staunch ally, but should also do well not to besmirch their draconic friend.
Cobalt Dragons
The rushes of midnight blue and deep, sonorous roar of the cobalt dragon make it unmissable to the few draconologists who know about them. Their forms are stocky, with a rounded face, and two great horns at the back of their heads. Metallic frills wave at the tops of their necks, hardening into spines the further down the tail they go. As wyrmlings, cobalt dragons are born with dull grey, bumpy scales. As they mature, the deep blue colour of refined cobalt starts to shine across their form.
Cobalt dragons breathe forces baleful light, with enough force to incinerate most in its area of effect, whilst giving off very little to no heat at all. The glow of this breath weapon is usually in the range of an iridescent blue. Traces of cobalt give it that colour, but it's a brighter shade than their scales.
There are many elements of the cobalt dragon's nature which make them very different in attitude and action than any other dragon. The most stark difference is that they're migratory. At some point early in their existence, the cobalt dragon's attitude on the notion of a fixed home were abandoned. Other dragons settled in caves, undersea caverns, dense jungles, or endless sands. The cobalt dragon keeps near constantly in motion, unless businesses it chooses to meddle in keep it in an area. Their migration paths follow ley lines, trade winds, or tectonic currents. Any naturally flowing path of air, water, or magic that can be found in your setting.
Cobalt Dragon Ancient Stat Block generated on homebrewery.naturalcrit.com
Cobalt Dragon Adult Stat Block
While other breeds of dragons hoard wealth and riches, the hoard of the cobalt dragon is far more subjective. By using its shapechanger ability, the cobalt dragon offers its services as a labourer and a journeyman to humanoids of all walks of life. By never staying in the same place for too long, they garner a wide variety of skills during their lifetime. By making these contacts, the cobalt dragon collects promises, debts, and favours from the people it works for. A cobalt dragon will always honour its debt, and will expect the same courtesy from those it asks assistance from.
Region Effects
The migratory cobalt dragon never settles in an area long enough to establish a lair like the coastal caves of bronze dragons or the boggy swamps of black dragons. However, cobalt dragons are inherently magical, and their presence does lightly distort the local area they're currently residing in.
Bodies of still water within 1000ft of the cobalt dragon, take on an opalescent turquoise colour. If they were safe to drink before the dragon's presence was close, drinking this water grants the drinker 1 temporary hit point.
Anyone making a crafting check using artisan's tools within 1000ft of the dragon, does so with advantage.
Young Cobalt Dragon and Cobalt Dragon Wyrmling Stats
Journeying On
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