Umbral Dragon, Great Wyrm

This sleek, dark dragon moves with a disturbing, serpentine grace, its eyes glowing as if lit from within by crimson embers.

Umbral Dragon, Great Wyrm (CR 22)

Colossal Dragon (Extraplanar)
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Initiative: +2
Senses: Dragon Senses; Perception +40
Aura: frightful presence (360 feet, DC 32)

Speed: 40 feet, Fly 250 feet (clumsy)
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 39, touch 0, flat-footed 39 (-2 Dex, +39 natural, -8 size)
Hit Points: 420 (29d12+232)
Saving Throws: Fort +24, Ref +14, Will +24
Damage Reduction: 20/magic
Immunity: cold, death effects, negative energy, paralysis, sleep
Spell Resistance: 33

Offense

Melee: bite +35 (4d8+21/19-20 plus Energy Drain), 2 claws +35 (4d6+14/19-20 plus Energy Drain), tail slap +33 (4d6+21) and 2 wings +33 (2d8+7)
Reach: 5 feet

Special Attacks: Breath Weapon (70-ft. cone, 24d8 neg. energy, DC 32), create shadows, crush (4d8+21, DC 32), Energy Drain (1 level, DC 32), shadow breath (12 Str), tail sweep (2d8+19, DC 32)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 29th; Concentration +37):

• At Will- Darkness, Project Image (DC 25), Shadow Walk, Vampiric Touch
  
  
• 3/day- Finger Of Death (DC 25), Shades(DC 27)

Spells Known (CL 15th):

• 7th (4/day) - Limited Wish, Spell Turning
  
  
• 6th (6/day) - Antimagic Field, Contingency, Dispel Magic, Greater
  
  
• 5th (7/day) - Polymorph, Telekinesis (DC 20), Teleport, Wall Of Force
  
  
• 4th (7/day) - Fear (DC 19), Fire Shield, Invisibility, Greater, Stoneskin
  
  
• 3rd (7/day) - Dispel Magic, Displacement, Haste, Tongues
  
  
• 2nd (7/day) - Alter Self, Detect Thoughts (DC 17), Misdirection (DC 17), Resist Energy, See Invisibility
  
  
• 1st (8/day) - Alarm, Grease (DC 16), Magic Missile, Shield, True Strike
  
  
• 0 (at will) - Arcane Mark, Bleed, Light, Mage Hand, Mending, Message, Open/Close, Prestidigitation, Read Magic

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
39 (+14)	6 (-2)	27 (+8)	26 (+8)	27 (+8)	26 (+8)

Base Attack Bonus: +29
CMB +51
CMD 59 (63 vs Trip)

Feats: Bleeding Critical, Blinding Critical, Critical Focus, Fly-by Attack, Greater Vital Strike, Hover, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Critical (claws), Improved Initiative, Improved Vital Strike, Multiattack, Skill Focus (Stealth), Snatch, Vital Strike

Skills: Appraise +40, Bluff +40, Diplomacy +40, Fly +14, Knowledge (arcana) +40, Knowledge (history) +40, Knowledge (local) +40, Knowledge (planes) +40, Knowledge (religion) +40, Perception +40, Sense Motive +40, Spellcraft +40, Stealth +20, Survival +40

Languages: Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Undercommon, 5 more

Special Qualities: ghost bane, umbral scion

Special Abilities

Breath Weapon (Su)

Although it deals negative energy damage, an umbral dragon's breath weapon does not heal undead creatures.

Create Shadows (Su)

Any creature slain by an ancient or older umbral dragon rises as a shadow (if 8 HD or less) or greater shadow (if above 8 HD) under the umbral dragon's control 1d4 rounds later.

Energy Drain (Su)

A great wyrm umbral dragon deals 1 negative level with each successful bite or claw attack (1 level, DC 32).

Ghost Bane (Su)

A young or older umbral dragon's physical attacks deal damage to incorporeal creatures normally.

Shadow Breath (Su)

Three times per day, an adult or older umbral dragon can breathe a cone of shadows. Creatures who fail a Fortitude save are blinded for 1d4 rounds and take 1 point of Str drain per age category possessed by the dragon. A successful save negates the blindness and reduces Str drain to 1d4 points.

Umbral Scion (Ex)

Umbral dragons have negative energy affinity and are immune to energy drain and death effects.

Ecology

Environment: Any
Organization: solitary
Treasure: triple


Cruel and sadistic, umbral dragons prefer the taste of undead flesh or ghostly ectoplasm, yet never turn down opportunities to consume living flesh.