Purple draconian

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For a list of all draconians, see list of draconians.

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HP	64-131
HD	14
XP	1234
Speed	10
AC	8
EV	10
Will	140
Attack1	20 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	draconian, purple draconian
Flags	Cold-blooded Speaks

A muscular purple-scaled humanoid with a reptilian tail and small wings. “Trogdor was a man! I mean, he was a dragon-man! Or... maybe he was just a dragon. ... And the Trogdor comes in the night!” -The Brothers Chaps, “Trogdor”. 2003.

Useful Info

Purple draconians are the magic-themed members of the draconian family. They have the same irresistible breath attacks as quicksilver dragons, dealing moderate damage (3d20) and greatly reducing the duration of any magical buffs you may have in place. Fortunately, they have only normal speed, and thus can't hit you with this nearly as often. While they lack any sort of elemental resistance, they have much higher magic resistance than any other draconians. They can be found primarily in the Realm of Zot.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Quicksilver Bolt (3d20)	Natural flag, Breath flag

Tips & Tricks

• Their energy breath cannot be resisted, only dodged or blocked with a shield, which makes them fairly dangerous. You probably won't want to bother with any buffs until you've cleared them out.
• Freezing-branded weapons and curare-tipped darts help make combat against them much easier.