# Dragon (Planar, Shadow) Very Young Shadow Dragon <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Very Young Shadow Dragon</div> <div class="CR">CR 5 (1,600 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Draconomicon pg. 191</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> CE Small Dragon (extraplanar) **Init** +5 **Senses** dragon senses, see in darkness; **Perception** +14 **Aura** gloom (20 ft.) #### defense **AC** 22, 12 touch, 21 flat-footed (+1 Dex, +10 natural, +1 size) **hp** 51 (6d12+12) **Fort** +7, **Refl** +6, **Will** +8 **Feint** 24, **Demoralize** 19 **SR** 15 **Immune** energy drain, negative energy, paralysis, sleep #### offense **Speed** 80 ft., fly 150 ft. (average) **Melee** bite +9 (1d6+3), 2 claws +9 (1d4+2) **Space** 5 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. (10 ft. with bite) **Special Attacks** breath weapon (20 ft. cone, DC 15, 4d6 negative energy, usable every 1d4 rounds), enervating breath #### statistics **Str** 15, **Dex** 12, **Con** 15, **Int** 16, **Wis** 16, **Cha** 17 **BAB** +6, **CMB** +7, **CMD** 18, **TA** +9, **RTA** +8 **Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Improved Initiative]], [[Multiattack]], [[Power Attack]] **Skills** Appraise +12, Bluff +12, Fly +12, Intimidate +12, Knowledge (arcana) +12, Perception +14, Sense Motive +14, Spellcraft +12, Stealth +12 **Languages** Common, Draconic, Undercommon #### Special Abilities ### Breath Weapon (Su) Although it deals negative energy damage, a shadow dragon's breath weapon does not heal undead creatures. ### Enervating Breath (Su) Instead of a cone of negative energy, a shadow dragon can breathe a cone of enervating energy. Creatures in the area of effect must succeed on a Fortitude save or gain 3 negative levels. A successful save halves the numbers of negative levels gained. ### Gloom (Su) The shadows lengthen around a shadow dragon, leeching the color and light in 30-foot radius. The aura of gloom does not lower illumination by itself, but it does suppress light effects and prevents nonmagical light sources from increasing the light level. This is a 3rd-level darkness effect for resolving light and darkness effects. #### Ecology **Environment:** Any (Plane of Shadow) **Organization** Solitary (1 dragon, any age), clutch (1d4+1 wyrmlings, very young, young, or juveniles or young adults), family (pair of mature adults and 1d4+1 offspring) **Treasure** Triple **Advancement** By age category Shadow dragons are sly and devious creatures with ties to the Plane of Shadow. Shadow dragons have translucent scales and dark bodies, giving them an indistinct appearance; from a distance, they seem to be nothing but a foreboding mass of shadows. ### Combat Shadow dragons prefer to attack from hiding, employing their shadow blend ability. They use illusion spells to confuse and misdirect their foes.