Baldra
Ancient Crystal Dragon Baldra (a.k.a. Bal, Starry-eyed)
Crystal dragons seek out frigid, picturesque locations with clear views of the sky above to build their lairs. Then, like gem cutters seeking the perfect diamond, they spend much of their lives refining, polishing, and enhancing the beauty of their lairs.
Crystal dragons’ lairs are often found in polar expanses, dizzying mountain peaks, and glacial floes. Some resemble icy palaces, with numerous balconies offering plentiful opportunities for sky gazing. Though ice and snow are the most common materials they use in the construction of a lair, crystal and other precious minerals feature prominently in certain areas. In this way, crystal dragons’ hoards literally become the fabric of their homes.
Shimmering with radiant energy and brimming with life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate, frigid regions, many of them are among the friendliest of dragonkin, nurturing and optimistic.
Inner Glow:
When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull grey scales, with a few white or clear crystalline points, allowing the wyrmling's to blend in to rocky terrain in the face of danger. As they age, their scales turn snow white, then slowly fade to transparency. The oldest crystal dragons have scales of perfect clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly. The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal dragons’ scales. It glows like starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back with fear or suspicion, and rippling in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy. Visions in Starlight:
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace. Crystal dragons’ connection to the radiant forces of the Positive Plane fosters a nurturing, optimistic attitude in most of these dragons. They sometimes adopt the abandoned eggs or hatchlings of other dragons; many a white wyrmling has been raised in the caring environment of a crystal dragon’s lair. But they fiercely oppose destructive forces in their home territories, which sometimes leads nearby frost giants and white dragons to put aside their mutual enmity to hunt them. Glittering Hoards:
For their treasure hoards, crystal dragons prize diamonds and baubles that refract light, collections of prophecy, works on astronomy, and star charts. When it comes to magical treasure, they seek items and spells that predict the future, create or manipulate light, or channel positive energy for healing and nurturing. (https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/ancient-crystal-dragon)
When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull grey scales, with a few white or clear crystalline points, allowing the wyrmling's to blend in to rocky terrain in the face of danger. As they age, their scales turn snow white, then slowly fade to transparency. The oldest crystal dragons have scales of perfect clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly. The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal dragons’ scales. It glows like starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back with fear or suspicion, and rippling in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy. Visions in Starlight:
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace. Crystal dragons’ connection to the radiant forces of the Positive Plane fosters a nurturing, optimistic attitude in most of these dragons. They sometimes adopt the abandoned eggs or hatchlings of other dragons; many a white wyrmling has been raised in the caring environment of a crystal dragon’s lair. But they fiercely oppose destructive forces in their home territories, which sometimes leads nearby frost giants and white dragons to put aside their mutual enmity to hunt them. Glittering Hoards:
For their treasure hoards, crystal dragons prize diamonds and baubles that refract light, collections of prophecy, works on astronomy, and star charts. When it comes to magical treasure, they seek items and spells that predict the future, create or manipulate light, or channel positive energy for healing and nurturing. (https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/ancient-crystal-dragon)
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Crystal Dragon Personality Trait:
Are you comfortable? Can I tell your future for you? Just let me know what I can do for you, okay?
Crystal Dragon Ideal:
It’s a gift to share in another’s joy, even if sometimes you must bear their pain, too.
Are you comfortable? Can I tell your future for you? Just let me know what I can do for you, okay?
Crystal Dragon Ideal:
It’s a gift to share in another’s joy, even if sometimes you must bear their pain, too.
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Current Location
Species
Date of Birth
1st of Slimrc, -499 BM
Year of Birth
499 BM
801 Years old
Birthplace
The Dragon Lands
Children
Pronouns
She/Her
Gender
Female
Eyes
Crystal, large
Hair
Long, blond, plated
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale, smooth, freckles
Height
6'5 ft
Weight
150 lbs
Aligned Organization
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