Sapphire Dragon

Sapphire dragons are the most territorial and antisocial of gem dragons. Militaristic and warlike, they love to discuss military matters and strategy. They prefer to lair in deep, rocky caves and often keep large spiders in their home as a food source.

Description

Sapphire dragons are covered in scales of various shades of blue, which sparkle with sunburst patterns under sunlight. They are sometimes mistaken for blue dragons. Some of their extremities, such as their tail barbs and the tips of their horns are physically disconnected from their bodies, held aloft by the dragon's psionic force. These appendages move or shift in response to the dragon's mood. An amused sapphire dragon might have its horns oscillate up and down, while an agry dragon may have its appendages flare and widen threateningly.

Combat

Sapphire dragons breath a cone of extremely high-pitched sonic energy, which harms opponents and cause them to panic and to become incapacitated for a few seconds.
They are also known to employ considerable psionic abilities in combat, flinging opponents away, teleporting over short distances, and charming their opponents.

Society

Diet

The favorite food of sapphire dragons consists of giant spiders, which they greatly enjoy hunting within their lairs. Older and more powerful sapphire dragons have the power to attract giant spiders to their lairs from within a 6-mile range.

Lairs

It is common for sapphire dragons to establish large, labyrinthine lairs as vast cave systems within mountains, filled with secret passages and chambers. A powerful dragon's lair is warped by the creature's innate psionic force, often turning the substance of the stone into crystalline formations, with numerous underground sapphire veins. Sometimes, there is no way into or out of a sapphire dragon's lair without the need to dig or to use magic or psionics.
Within its lair, the dragon uses its natural ability to psionically manipulate rock, as well as its burrowing capabilities, to create a vast network of tunnels and chambers separated by thin walls. This complex structure allows the dragon to move around its entire lair virtually undetected by intruders.
Typical sapphire dragon hoards are well catalogued and organized. In addition to the typical gold and gems, tehy include large quantities of magical or psionic weapons and armor, as well as treatises on military history and strategy, which usually occupy a central and prominent location within the hoard. It is not rare for a sapphire dragon's treasure to include ancient and powerful relics.

Relationships

The strong psionic powers of sapphire dragons often put them at odds with aberrations such as aboleth and ilithid. They are particularly adept at finding areas that have been strongly influenced by The Outer Dark and combating the creatures that spawn in those areas.
As a result of their territorial behavior, sapphire dragons often antagonize deep elves and dwarves. On the other hand, they often befriend rock gnome and deep gnome communities, using their psionic influence to turn their settlements into military communities dedicated to portecting the dragons' lairs.

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AD&D 2e Statistics

Size

Huge

Alignment

Lawful Neutral

3.5th Edition Statistics

Size

SIZE

Type

Dragon

Subtype(s)

Earth, Psionic

Alignment

Always Lawful Neutral

Challenge Rating

Wyrmling

3

Very Young

5

Young

7

Juvenile

9

Young Adult

11

Adult

14

Mature Adult

16

Old

18

Very Old

19

Ancient

21

Wyrm

22

Great Wyrm

24

4th Edition Statistics

Size

Size

Origin

ORIGIN

Type

CREATURETYPE

Keyword(s)

KEYWORDS

Alignment

ALIGNMENT

Level

LEVEL

5th Edition Statistics

Size

SIZE

Type

Dragon

Subtype(s)

Earth, Psionic

Alignment

Always Lawful Neutral

Challenge Rating

Wyrmling

3

Very Young

5

Young

7

Juvenile

9

Young Adult

11

Adult

14

Mature Adult

16

Old

18

Very Old

19

Ancient

21

Wyrm

22

Great Wyrm

24

Pathfinder 2e Statistics

Level

LEVEL

Size

SIZE

Alignment

ALIGNMENT

Traits

TRAITS

General Information

Movement

Burrowing, Flying

Vision

Blindsight, Darkvision, Low-Light Vision

Activity Cycle

Any

Diet

DIET

Intelligence

Genius

Language(s)

Sapphire Draconic, High Draconic, Glittering Draconic

Favored Climate

Any

Favored Terrain

Underground

Appearance

Skin Color(s)

Shades of Blue (Scales)

Eye Color(s)

White, blue

Typical Build

Dragon

Distinctions

Floating appendages, sonic breath