Perception +22; greater darkvision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet
Languages Common, Draconic, Shadowtongue
Skills Acrobatics +18, Athletics +22, Deception +22, Intimidation +22, Nature +20, Stealth +20, Survival +22
Str +7, Dex +3, Con +5, Int +3, Wis +5, Cha +3
AC 31; Fort +22, Ref +20, Will +22
HP 195; Immunities negative, paralyzed, sleep
Frightful Presence (aura, emotion, fear, mental) 90 feet, DC 26
Attack of Opportunity Jaws only.
Speed 40 feet, fly 140 feet
Melee jaws +24 (negative, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d10+13 piercing plus 2d6 negative
Melee claw +24 (agile), Damage 2d10+13 slashing
Melee tail +22 (reach 15 feet), Damage 2d12+13 slashing
Melee wing +22 (reach 10 feet), Damage 1d10+13 slashing
Primal Innate Spells DC 30; 4th
(×3); Cantrips (4th)Breath Weapon (necromancy, negative, primal) The dragon breathes a blast of darkness that deals 12d6 negative energy damage in a 30-foot cone (DC 30 basic Reflex save). They can’t use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 rounds. Undead creatures take 14d6 force damage instead of the negative damage.
Draconic Frenzy The dragon makes two claw Strikes and one wing Strike in any order.
Draconic Momentum The dragon recharges their Breath Weapon whenever they score a critical hit with a Strike.
Ghost Bane An umbral dragon’s Strikes affect incorporeal creatures with the effects of a ghost touch property rune, and an umbral dragon’s jaws deal an additional 4d6 force damage to undead.
Umbral Dragon
While the other primal dragons hail from the Elemental Planes, the cruel and unceasingly malicious umbral dragons originate in the depths of the Shadow Plane. Their sleek black scales and serpentine grace allow them to strike from hiding, and they are known for playing with their prey before finally finishing it. These creatures of shadowy energy and unwholesome appetites prefer the necrotic flesh of undead creatures to any other meal. This strange hunger can be of accidental benefit to nearby humanoid societies, but ultimately they hunt and kill undead creatures for the taste, rather than out of any desire to protect others from the undead. The benefit is always short-lived, however. When umbral dragons exhaust their preferred prey, they turn on whatever living creatures happen to be nearby. Umbral dragons sometimes go to great lengths to obtain their favorite meals, even creating undead creatures that they then feast upon.
For all their power, umbral dragons are uninterested in fair battles. When faced with foes that pose any kind of actual danger to them, umbral dragons flee into the shadows and seek to strike back through pawns or minions rather than risk their own lives. Their treasure hoards are varied and diverse, often augmented by loot stolen from crypts the dragons have turned into feeding grounds. They have a strong respect for and interest in traditions and heirlooms, and they often seek to augment their hoards with items of great value that have been handed down through the generations of those whose corpses and ghosts they’ve fed upon.
Umbral Dragon Spellcasters
Umbral dragon spellcasters tend to cast the following spells.
Young
Primal Prepared Spells DC 29, attack +24; 4th
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Primal Prepared Spells DC 35, attack +30; as young umbral dragon, plus 6th
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Primal Prepared Spells DC 41, attack +38; as adult umbral dragon, plus 9th
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