White Dragon, Old

This dragon's scales are a frosty white. Its head is crowned with slender horns, with a thin membrane stretched between them.

White Dragon, Old (CR 13)

Huge Dragon (Cold)
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Initiative: +4
Senses: Dragon Senses, snow vision; Perception +27
Aura: cold (10 feet, 1d6 cold damage), frightful presence (240 feet, DC 20)

Speed: 30 feet, Burrow 30 feet, Fly 200 feet (poor), Swim 60 feet
Space: 15 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 31, touch 8, flat-footed 31 (+23 natural, -2 size)
Hit Points: 212 (17d12+102)
Saving Throws: Fort +16, Ref +12, Will +13
Damage Reduction: 10/magic
Immunity: cold, paralysis, sleep
Spell Resistance: 24
Weaknesses: Vulnerability to fire

Offense

Melee: bite +25 (2d8+13/19-20), 2 claws +24 (2d6+9), 2 wings +19 (1d8+4), tail slap +19 (2d6+13)
Reach: 10 feet (15 feet with bite)

Special Attacks: Breath Weapon (50-ft. cone, DC 24, 16d4 cold), crush (DC 24, 2d8+13), freezing fog (3/day, DC 18)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 17th; Concentration +19):

• At Will-Fog Cloud, Gust Of Wind

Spells Known (CL 5th; Concentration +7):

• 2nd (5/day) - Fog Cloud, Invisibility
  
  
• 1st (7/day) - Grease (DC 14), Magic Aura, Shield, True Strike
  
  
• 0 (at will) - Dancing Lights, Detect Magic, Ghost Sound, Mage Hand, Mending, Ray of Frost

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
29 (+9)	10 (+0)	23 (+6)	14 (+2)	17 (+3)	14 (+2)

Base Attack Bonus: +17
CMB +28
CMD 38 (42 vs. Trip)

Feats: Alertness, Fly-by Attack, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Improved Vital Strike, Lightning Reflexes, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (bite)

Skills: Fly +12, Intimidate +22, Knowledge (arcana) +22, Perception +27, Sense Motive +27, Spellcraft +22, Stealth +12, Swim +37

• Racial Modifiers: +8 Swim

Languages: Common, Draconic, Giant

Special Qualities: icewalking, ice shape

Special Abilities

Freezing Fog (Sp)

An old white dragon can use this ability three times per day. It is similar to an acid fog spell but deals cold damage instead of acid damage. It also causes a rime of slippery ice to form on any surface the fog touches, creating the effect of a grease spell. The dragon is immune to the grease effect because of its icewalking ability. This ability is the equivalent of a 6th-level spell.

Ice Shape (Su)

A young white dragon can shape ice and snow at will. This ability functions as stone shape, but only targeting ice and snow, not stone. A white dragon's caster level for this effect is equal to its Hit Dice.

Icewalking (Ex)

This ability works like the spider climb spell, but the surfaces the dragon climbs must be icy. The dragon can move across icy surfaces without penalty and does not need to make Acrobatics checks to run or charge on ice.

Snow Vision (Ex)

A very young white dragon learns to see perfectly well in snowy conditions. A white dragon does not suffer any penalties to Perception checks while in snow.

Ecology

Environment: Cold Mountains
Organization: solitary
Treasure: triple


Although most consider it to be the weakest and most feral of the chromatic dragons, the white dragon makes up for its lack of cunning with sheer ferocity.

White dragons dwell on remote, frozen mountaintops and in arctic lowlands, making their home in glittering caves full of ice and snow. They prefer their meals completely frozen.