Swamp drake

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swamp drake lSwamp drake.png
HP 21-40
HD 4
XP 145
Speed 11
AC 3
EV 11
Will 16
Attack1 14 (bite: plain)


Resistances rPois+
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Large
Type drake, swamp drake
Flags Fake spells
Flees
Flying
Warm-blooded
Silence immune
A small and slimy dragon, covered in swamp muck.


It smells terrible.


Sweet is the swamp with its secrets,
Until we meet a snake;
’T is then we sigh for houses,
And our departure take

At that enthralling gallop
That only childhood knows.
A snake is summer’s treason,
And guile is where it goes.
-Emily Dickinson, A Snake. ca. 1865

For a list of all lesser dragons, see list of dragons.


Useful Info

Swamp drakes are tiny dragons often found in the Swamp which confuse their victims with noxious gas before moving in for the kill. They are resistant to poison, but nothing else.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1 Noxious Cloud
Slot2 Noxious Cloud
Slot3 none
Slot4 Noxious Cloud
Slot5 Noxious Cloud
Slot6 none


Tips & Tricks

  • Poison resistance renders their breath harmless, making them little more than flying pests.
  • They can be frustratingly lethal when encountered near deep water or lava due to the risk of drowning while confused. If you have to fight them without poison resistance or clarity, use extreme caution.
  • Clouds prevent other clouds from forming, so if you have no other resistances, use one of the Swamp's atmospheric floating clouds to keep from being confused.
  • Certain entrances to the Orcish Mines have a swamp drake in them. Swamp drakes are far more dangerous at that point in the game, especially if you haven't found poison resistance yet.