Arauthator - Revision history

Wvaske: Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): move change commentary to edit summaries/Talk; session citations become numbered references

2026-09-15T18:39:25Z

Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): move change commentary to edit summaries/Talk; session citations become numbered references

Wvaske: Harvest DB: tag manifest components with standard effects (searchable via Find Components)

2026-09-13T02:34:55Z

Harvest DB: tag manifest components with standard effects (searchable via Find Components)

Wvaske: Harvest DB: convert Harvest Profile/Record tables to Cargo templates (HarvestComponents + HarvestLog); no content changes

2026-09-13T01:11:02Z

Harvest DB: convert Harvest Profile/Record tables to Cargo templates (HarvestComponents + HarvestLog); no content changes

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Wvaske: Restructure per DM format — manifest table + separate harvest record; margin-rule quantities

2026-09-03T15:26:45Z

Restructure per DM format — manifest table + separate harvest record; margin-rule quantities

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Wvaske: Carcass-first manifest (Artifact ceiling, 1/2/3/4/5/6 slots); Cryogland Bile + UC/C retro recoveries; Artifact and 2 Legendary parts left on the carcass

2026-09-03T15:05:37Z

Carcass-first manifest (Artifact ceiling, 1/2/3/4/5/6 slots); Cryogland Bile + UC/C retro recoveries; Artifact and 2 Legendary parts left on the carcass

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	== Harvest Profile ==		== Harvest Profile ==
	''Ancient white dragon (CR 20). A wyrm this size is worked at every station at once, so each harvester recovered several parts. Rarity ceiling Legendary among recoverable parts; the Rimeforged Heart is a [[Monster Harvesting#Scaling components (CR 9+)\|scaling]] signature — Very Rare at a strong roll, Legendary at an exceptional one. See [[Monster Harvesting]] for the rules.''		''Ancient white dragon (CR 20) — rarity ceiling [[Monster Harvesting#The harvest ladder\|Artifact]]. Full [[Monster Harvesting#The carcass comes first\|manifest]]: 1 Artifact + 2 Legendary + 3 Very Rare + 4 Rare + 5 Uncommon + 6 Common. A wyrm this size is worked at every station at once, so each harvester recovered several parts. See [[Monster Harvesting]] for the rules.''
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Tool !! ~~Component~~ !! ~~Rarity~~		! Component !! Tool column !! Rarity !! Status (S50 + 2026-09 retro pass)
	\|-		\|-
	\| Alchemist's ~~Supplies~~ \|\| ~~Rimeforged Heart~~ ''(~~signature, scaling~~)'' ~~\|\| up to Legendary~~		\| Arauthator's Soul-Ice Core \|\| Alchemist's / Jeweler's \|\| '''Artifact''' (DC 30) \|\| ''Left on the carcass — no roll reached it''
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Alchemist~~'s ~~Supplies~~ \|\| ~~Breath Gland~~ (~~Frost Sac~~) \|\| ~~Very Rare~~		\| Wyrm-Skull of Old White Death \|\| Smith's \|\| Legendary (DC 25) \|\| ''Left on the carcass — Baelgrum's best was 23''
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Alchemist~~'s ~~Supplies~~ \|\| ~~Heartfrost Residue~~ \|\| ~~Rare~~		\| Greatwing Pinion Pair \|\| Leatherworker's \|\| Legendary (DC 25) \|\| ''Left on the carcass — Keyleth's best was 22''
	\|-		\|-
	\| Alchemist's ~~Supplies~~ \|\| ~~Glacial Eyes~~ \|\| ~~Rare~~		\| Rimeforged Heart ''(signature)'' \|\| Alchemist's \|\| Very Rare \|\| Recovered — '''eaten by [[Xanphina]]''' (permanent boon); not banked
	\|-		\|-
	\| Alchemist's ~~Supplies~~ \|\| ~~Cryogland Bile~~ \|\| ~~Rare~~		\| Breath Gland (Frost Sac) \|\| Alchemist's \|\| Very Rare \|\| Recovered
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Alchemist~~'s ~~Supplies~~ \|\| ~~Sluggish Blood~~ \|\| ~~Common~~		\| Horn & Frill \|\| Smith's \|\| Very Rare \|\| Recovered
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Smith~~'s ~~Tools~~ \|\| ~~Horn & Frill~~ \|\| ~~Very Rare~~		\| Heartfrost Residue \|\| Alchemist's \|\| Rare \|\| Recovered
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Smith~~'s ~~Tools~~ \|\| ~~Glacial Scales~~ \|\| ~~Rare~~		\| Glacial Eyes \|\| Alchemist's \|\| Rare \|\| Recovered ×2
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Smith~~'s ~~Tools~~ \|\| ~~Talon Hooks~~ (~~claws~~) ~~\|\| Rare~~		\| Cryogland Bile \|\| Alchemist's \|\| Rare \|\| Recovered ''(2026-09 retro pass — column sweep)''
	\|-		\|-
	\| Smith's ~~Tools~~ \|\| ~~Frostfang Teeth~~ \|\| ~~Uncommon~~		\| Glacial Scales \|\| Smith's \|\| Rare \|\| Recovered
	\|-		\|-
	\| Smith's ~~Tools~~ \|\| ~~Tail Vertebrae~~ \|\| ~~Common~~		\| Talon Hooks (claws) \|\| Smith's \|\| Rare \|\| Recovered ×8
	\|-		\|-
	\| Leatherworker's ~~Tools~~ \|\| ~~Frost-Tanned Hide~~ \|\| ~~Rare~~		\| Frost-Tanned Hide \|\| Leatherworker's \|\| Rare \|\| Recovered
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Leatherworker~~'s ~~Tools~~ \|\| ~~Wing Membrane~~ \|\| ~~Uncommon~~		\| Frostfang Teeth \|\| Smith's \|\| Uncommon \|\| Recovered ×6
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''~~None~~ (~~Scavenge~~)'' \|\| Gizzard Stones \|\| Common		\| Wing Membrane \|\| Leatherworker's \|\| Uncommon \|\| Recovered ×2
			\|-
			\| Frost-Sheened Loose Scales \|\| Smith's \|\| Uncommon \|\| Recovered ''(retro pass)''
			\|-
			\| Ice-Vein Sinew \|\| Leatherworker's \|\| Uncommon \|\| Recovered ''(retro pass)''
			\|-
			\| Rime Crystals (body ice) \|\| Jeweler's / Glassblower's \|\| Uncommon \|\| ''Left on the carcass — no jeweler''
			\|-
			\| Sluggish Blood \|\| Alchemist's \|\| Common \|\| Recovered ×6
			\|-
			\| Tail Vertebrae \|\| Smith's \|\| Common \|\| Recovered ×6
			\|-
			\| Bone Shards \|\| Smith's \|\| Common \|\| Recovered
			\|-
			\| Dragon Meat \|\| Cook's \|\| Common \|\| Recovered
			\|-
			\| Hide Scraps \|\| Leatherworker's \|\| Common \|\| Recovered
			\|-
			\| Gizzard Stones \|\| ''Scavenge'' \|\| Common \|\| Recovered ×2 (more remain)
	\|}		\|}
			''(The Rare-count on this manifest runs over the standard 4 slots — the original harvest record listed more, and nothing already established is removed.)''

	''Harvested by the company in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]. [[Xanphina]] ate the Rimeforged Heart and was permanently strengthened by it; the rest is banked on the [[Harvested Materials]] ledger.''		''Harvested by the company in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]], with additional recoveries on the 2026-09 retro pass. [[Xanphina]] ate the Rimeforged Heart and was permanently strengthened by it; the rest is banked on the [[Harvested Materials]] ledger.''

Wvaske: Session 51 ingest: Maccath's debrief confirms the abduction-as-audition motive; surviving insane mate flagged as a live threat

2026-07-04T15:48:08Z

Session 51 ingest: Maccath's debrief confirms the abduction-as-audition motive; surviving insane mate flagged as a live threat

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	=== Motive: the Mad Mate and the Dead Wizard ===		=== Motive: the Mad Mate and the Dead Wizard ===
	Arauthator's interest in a '''tiefling wizard''' — first [[Maccath the Crimson]], later [[Shade]] — was not idle. His mate, [[Arauthator's Mate\|Arveiaturace]], had for decades served alongside a wizard companion who rode her into the sky; that wizard (herself a female tiefling) was killed roughly thirty years ago, and the mate, unable to accept it, still flies with the rider's half-rotted corpse strapped to her saddle. Arauthator expected her grief to take "''another fifty''" years to pass. He intended to quietly swap a living tiefling wizard onto the saddle in the dead one's place — "''as quick as we can so that she doesn't notice. You all kind of look the same''" — which is precisely why he kept Maccath alive and why he eyed Shade. This is the reason the [[Cult of the Dragon]] could deal with him at all.		Arauthator's interest in a '''tiefling wizard''' — first [[Maccath the Crimson]], later [[Shade]] — was not idle. His mate, [[Arauthator's Mate\|Arveiaturace]], had for decades served alongside a wizard companion who rode her into the sky; that wizard (herself a female tiefling) was killed roughly thirty years ago, and the mate, unable to accept it, still flies with the rider's half-rotted corpse strapped to her saddle. Arauthator expected her grief to take "''another fifty''" years to pass. He intended to quietly swap a living tiefling wizard onto the saddle in the dead one's place — "''as quick as we can so that she doesn't notice. You all kind of look the same''" — which is precisely why he kept Maccath alive and why he eyed Shade. This is the reason the [[Cult of the Dragon]] could deal with him at all.

			In [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)\|Session 51]], Maccath's debrief at the [[Host Tower of the Arcane]] confirmed the whole scheme from the captive's side: Arauthator carried her to his lair '''not to kill her, but to audition her''' as the replacement companion, and she stalled him with months of research until the party arrived. The revelation's sting is what it leaves behind: '''his mate survives''' — insane with grief, at large in the far north, and now with no one even trying to heal her. She is flagged as a live threat (see [[Arauthator's Mate]]).

	When [[Arauthator]] met [[Shade]] he remarked on her unusually strong infernal blood: "''I'm sensing a stronger infernal heritage in you than from that other tiefling. Do you have dealings with the devils as well?''"		When [[Arauthator]] met [[Shade]] he remarked on her unusually strong infernal blood: "''I'm sensing a stronger infernal heritage in you than from that other tiefling. Do you have dealings with the devils as well?''"
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	=== Relationships ===		=== Relationships ===
	* [[Oyaviggaton]] - His iceberg lair in the Sea of Moving Ice		* [[Oyaviggaton]] - His iceberg lair in the Sea of Moving Ice
	* [[Arauthator's Mate\|Arveiaturace]] - His grieving mate, who flies with her dead wizard-rider still strapped to her saddle		* [[Arauthator's Mate\|Arveiaturace]] - His grieving mate, who flies with her dead wizard-rider still strapped to her saddle; survives him, insane and at large
	* [[Maccath the Crimson]] - A researcher who came to study him and was freed by the party		* [[Maccath the Crimson]] - A researcher who came to study him — abducted, per her S51 debrief, as a candidate replacement companion for his mate — and was freed by the party
	* [[Verithrax]] - A bronze dragon who feared him and refused to approach his domain		* [[Verithrax]] - A bronze dragon who feared him and refused to approach his domain
	* [[Mick]] - A marid who also avoided Arauthator's territory		* [[Mick]] - A marid who also avoided Arauthator's territory
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	=== Current Status ===		=== Current Status ===
	'''Dead.''' Arauthator was slain by [[Deez Nuts]] in his lair at [[Oyaviggaton]] in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]], killed instantly by a time-frozen volley before he could draw another breath. His hoard was looted, his corpse harvested, and the ice hunters he had enslaved were freed.		'''Dead.''' Arauthator was slain by [[Deez Nuts]] in his lair at [[Oyaviggaton]] in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]], killed instantly by a time-frozen volley before he could draw another breath. His hoard was looted, his corpse harvested, and the ice hunters he had enslaved were freed. His legacy is not finished: with his deterring presence gone the Sea of Moving Ice has grown wilder, and his '''insane mate still flies somewhere in the north'''.

	=== Appearances ===		=== Appearances ===
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	* [[Session 49 - Old White Death (2026-04-26)]] - battled the party to a total party kill in his lair		* [[Session 49 - Old White Death (2026-04-26)]] - battled the party to a total party kill in his lair
	* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]] - slain by the reforged party in a single silent volley		* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]] - slain by the reforged party in a single silent volley
			* [[Session 51 - The Red Gold Reckoning (2026-06-28)]] - posthumous: Maccath's debrief revealed the audition scheme and his surviving mate

	[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Dragons]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]		[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Dragons]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]

Wvaske: Add Harvest Profile (CR 20 ancient white dragon; scaling Rimeforged Heart signature; converted to the current rarity-DC scheme)

2026-06-27T18:42:27Z

Add Harvest Profile (CR 20 ancient white dragon; scaling Rimeforged Heart signature; converted to the current rarity-DC scheme)

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	[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Dragons]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]		[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Dragons]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]



			== Harvest Profile ==
			''Ancient white dragon (CR 20). A wyrm this size is worked at every station at once, so each harvester recovered several parts. Rarity ceiling Legendary among recoverable parts; the Rimeforged Heart is a [[Monster Harvesting#Scaling components (CR 9+)\|scaling]] signature — Very Rare at a strong roll, Legendary at an exceptional one. See [[Monster Harvesting]] for the rules.''
			{\| class="wikitable"
			! Tool !! Component !! Rarity
			\|-
			\| Alchemist's Supplies \|\| Rimeforged Heart ''(signature, scaling)'' \|\| up to Legendary
			\|-
			\| Alchemist's Supplies \|\| Breath Gland (Frost Sac) \|\| Very Rare
			\|-
			\| Alchemist's Supplies \|\| Heartfrost Residue \|\| Rare
			\|-
			\| Alchemist's Supplies \|\| Glacial Eyes \|\| Rare
			\|-
			\| Alchemist's Supplies \|\| Cryogland Bile \|\| Rare
			\|-
			\| Alchemist's Supplies \|\| Sluggish Blood \|\| Common
			\|-
			\| Smith's Tools \|\| Horn & Frill \|\| Very Rare
			\|-
			\| Smith's Tools \|\| Glacial Scales \|\| Rare
			\|-
			\| Smith's Tools \|\| Talon Hooks (claws) \|\| Rare
			\|-
			\| Smith's Tools \|\| Frostfang Teeth \|\| Uncommon
			\|-
			\| Smith's Tools \|\| Tail Vertebrae \|\| Common
			\|-
			\| Leatherworker's Tools \|\| Frost-Tanned Hide \|\| Rare
			\|-
			\| Leatherworker's Tools \|\| Wing Membrane \|\| Uncommon
			\|-
			\| ''None (Scavenge)'' \|\| Gizzard Stones \|\| Common
			\|}

			''Harvested by the company in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]. [[Xanphina]] ate the Rimeforged Heart and was permanently strengthened by it; the rest is banked on the [[Harvested Materials]] ledger.''

Wvaske: Pass 2 (S48 texture): add "Motive: the Mad Mate and the Dead Wizard" (why he wanted a tiefling wizard — to swap onto Arveiaturace's saddle in place of her dead tiefling rider) and "The Draconic Horn" (he resists it but fears Tiamat demoting him; nearly turned on the Cult); add the metallic-dragon "racist" gag and the fish-popsicle diet

2026-06-18T15:26:05Z

Pass 2 (S48 texture): add "Motive: the Mad Mate and the Dead Wizard" (why he wanted a tiefling wizard — to swap onto Arveiaturace's saddle in place of her dead tiefling rider) and "The Draconic Horn" (he resists it but fears Tiamat demoting him; nearly turned on the Cult); add the metallic-dragon "racist" gag and the fish-popsicle diet

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	=== Personality ===		=== Personality ===
	Arauthator was described as ancient, cruel, and territorial. He kept an entire village of ice hunters as forced servants through fear and violence — killing half the village whenever they attempted to escape. He built up magical protections in his lair over decades.		Arauthator was described as ancient, cruel, and territorial. He kept an entire village of ice hunters as forced servants through fear and violence — killing half the village whenever they attempted to escape. He built up magical protections in his lair over decades. He was also openly contemptuous of metallic dragons — "''our awful metallic brethren''" — a bigotry the table cheerfully noted made the ancient wyrm "a racist." His larder ran to "fish popsicles": everything dropped down his feeding-hole was flash-frozen by the cold of the berg.

			=== Motive: the Mad Mate and the Dead Wizard ===
			Arauthator's interest in a '''tiefling wizard''' — first [[Maccath the Crimson]], later [[Shade]] — was not idle. His mate, [[Arauthator's Mate\|Arveiaturace]], had for decades served alongside a wizard companion who rode her into the sky; that wizard (herself a female tiefling) was killed roughly thirty years ago, and the mate, unable to accept it, still flies with the rider's half-rotted corpse strapped to her saddle. Arauthator expected her grief to take "''another fifty''" years to pass. He intended to quietly swap a living tiefling wizard onto the saddle in the dead one's place — "''as quick as we can so that she doesn't notice. You all kind of look the same''" — which is precisely why he kept Maccath alive and why he eyed Shade. This is the reason the [[Cult of the Dragon]] could deal with him at all.

			When [[Arauthator]] met [[Shade]] he remarked on her unusually strong infernal blood: "''I'm sensing a stronger infernal heritage in you than from that other tiefling. Do you have dealings with the devils as well?''"

			=== The Draconic Horn ===
			Arauthator could '''resist''' the [[Draakhorn\|Draconic Horn]]'s pull — "''I can hear it and feel it, but I've been on this world for hundreds of years. I can shake its effects''" — but he had his own reason to mistrust the Cult's plan: "''Tiamat being back would knock me a step down the ladder.''" Roughly six months before the party arrived, chromatic-robed cultists had negotiated with him and left Oyaviggaton carrying the horn. At the parley before the battle, [[Shade]] and [[Karma]] nearly talked him into turning on the Cult outright — before the party opened fire instead.

	=== Combat Capabilities ===		=== Combat Capabilities ===
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	=== Relationships ===		=== Relationships ===
	* [[Oyaviggaton]] - His iceberg lair in the Sea of Moving Ice		* [[Oyaviggaton]] - His iceberg lair in the Sea of Moving Ice
			* [[Arauthator's Mate\|Arveiaturace]] - His grieving mate, who flies with her dead wizard-rider still strapped to her saddle
	* [[Maccath the Crimson]] - A researcher who came to study him and was freed by the party		* [[Maccath the Crimson]] - A researcher who came to study him and was freed by the party
	* [[Verithrax]] - A bronze dragon who feared him and refused to approach his domain		* [[Verithrax]] - A bronze dragon who feared him and refused to approach his domain

Wvaske: Session 50 ingest: fix typo (laired)

2026-06-16T16:54:47Z

Session 50 ingest: fix typo (laired)

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	== Arauthator ==		== Arauthator ==
	'''Arauthator''', known as '''Old White Death''', was an ancient white dragon who ~~lairved~~ at the massive iceberg [[Oyaviggaton]] in the [[Sea of Moving Ice]]. He was slain by [[Deez Nuts]] in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]].		'''Arauthator''', known as '''Old White Death''', was an ancient white dragon who laired at the massive iceberg [[Oyaviggaton]] in the [[Sea of Moving Ice]]. He was slain by [[Deez Nuts]] in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]].

	=== Background ===		=== Background ===

Wvaske: Session 50 ingest: Arauthator slain by the reforged party

2026-06-16T16:42:14Z

Session 50 ingest: Arauthator slain by the reforged party

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	== Arauthator ==		== Arauthator ==
	'''Arauthator''', known as '''Old White Death''', is an ancient white dragon who ~~lairs~~ at the massive iceberg [[Oyaviggaton]] in the [[Sea of Moving Ice]].		'''Arauthator''', known as '''Old White Death''', was an ancient white dragon who lairved at the massive iceberg [[Oyaviggaton]] in the [[Sea of Moving Ice]]. He was slain by [[Deez Nuts]] in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]].

	=== Background ===		=== Background ===
	Arauthator is one of the oldest and most feared dragons in the northern reaches of Faerûn. He ~~has~~ held an ice hunter clan hostage on his iceberg lair for generations, forcing them to hunt and fish for him. He is known to have a terrible temper and ~~does~~ not tolerate humans near his domain unless they ~~serve~~ his purposes. Even other powerful creatures such as the bronze dragon [[Verithrax]] and the marid [[Mick]] ~~refuse~~ to approach his territory.		Arauthator was one of the oldest and most feared dragons in the northern reaches of Faerûn. He held an ice hunter clan hostage on his iceberg lair for generations, forcing them to hunt and fish for him. He was known to have a terrible temper and did not tolerate humans near his domain unless they served his purposes. Even other powerful creatures such as the bronze dragon [[Verithrax]] and the marid [[Mick]] refused to approach his territory.

	[[Maccath the Crimson]], a researcher from the [[Arcane Brotherhood]], ventured to Oyaviggaton to study Arauthator and ~~has not been heard from in~~ months~~. The~~ [[~~Arcane Brotherhood~~]] ~~and [[Captain LaRustah]] are desperate to see~~ her ~~returned safely~~.		[[Maccath the Crimson]], a researcher from the [[Arcane Brotherhood]], ventured to Oyaviggaton to study Arauthator and was held within his lair for months before [[Deez Nuts]] freed her.

	=== Personality ===		=== Personality ===
	Arauthator is described as ancient, cruel, and territorial. He ~~keeps~~ an entire village of ice hunters as forced servants through fear and violence — killing half the village whenever they ~~attempt~~ to escape. He ~~has~~ built up magical protections in his lair over decades.		Arauthator was described as ancient, cruel, and territorial. He kept an entire village of ice hunters as forced servants through fear and violence — killing half the village whenever they attempted to escape. He built up magical protections in his lair over decades.

	=== Combat Capabilities ===		=== Combat Capabilities ===
	In the battle of [[Session 49 - Old White Death (2026-04-26)\|Session 49]], the party learned that Arauthator is no ordinary wyrm. He is a '''spellcaster''', layering frost-magic over his breath — Wall of Ice, Freezing Sphere, Freezing Burst, Chill Touch, and Ray of Frost — and he ~~drinks~~ potions of '''invisibility''' and '''healing''' from his hoard to vanish and recover mid-fight. His '''cold breath''' is a devastating cone (Constitution save), and his '''Frightful Presence''' ~~can~~ root the brave in place. He ~~shrugs~~ off magic with '''Legendary Resistance''' (five uses before they ran dry), ~~acts~~ out of turn with '''legendary actions''', and ~~warps~~ his '''lair''' with walls of ice, blinding sleet, dense killing fog, and falling icicles. He ~~can~~ summon an '''ice elemental''' to fight beside him. His Strength, Constitution, and Wisdom saves ~~are~~ strong; his '''Intelligence and Dexterity ~~are~~ his weak points''', which the party exploited with Hex to drain his defenses.		In the battle of [[Session 49 - Old White Death (2026-04-26)\|Session 49]], the party learned that Arauthator was no ordinary wyrm. He was a '''spellcaster''', layering frost-magic over his breath — Wall of Ice, Freezing Sphere, Freezing Burst, Chill Touch, and Ray of Frost — and he drank potions of '''invisibility''' and '''healing''' from his hoard to vanish and recover mid-fight. His '''cold breath''' was a devastating cone (Constitution save), and his '''Frightful Presence''' could root the brave in place. He shrugged off magic with '''Legendary Resistance''' (five uses before they ran dry), acted out of turn with '''legendary actions''', and warped his '''lair''' with walls of ice, blinding sleet, dense killing fog, and falling icicles. He could summon an '''ice elemental''' to fight beside him. His Strength, Constitution, and Wisdom saves were strong; his '''Intelligence and Dexterity were his weak points''', which the party exploited with Hex to drain his defenses.

			=== Death ===
			Arauthator's reckoning came in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]. After the dragon killed the entire party in [[Session 49 - Old White Death (2026-04-26)\|Session 49]], the slain company struck an infernal bargain with [[Lady Calera]] and returned to the exact instant of the battle — the bloodied wyrm none the wiser that time had ever stopped. Reforged and at three-quarters strength, the party loosed a single coordinated volley the moment the fight resumed; with time frozen after the first strike, every blow — a trident, a guiding bolt, a blight, a chromatic orb, and an arrow, all under the cover of [[Gootcha]]'s Silence — landed at once for roughly eighty-nine damage. Old White Death fell where he stood, killed in a single silent heartbeat before he could act.

			The party harvested his corpse (heart, hide, scales, claws, teeth, horns, bones, and breath gland) and spent a full day excavating his hoard from the ice. [[Xanphina]] ate the dragon's heart and was permanently strengthened by it.

	=== Relationships ===		=== Relationships ===
	* [[Oyaviggaton]] - His iceberg lair in the Sea of Moving Ice		* [[Oyaviggaton]] - His iceberg lair in the Sea of Moving Ice
	* [[Maccath the Crimson]] - A researcher who came to study him~~; her fate is unknown~~		* [[Maccath the Crimson]] - A researcher who came to study him and was freed by the party
	* [[Verithrax]] - A bronze dragon who ~~fears~~ him and ~~refuses~~ to approach his domain		* [[Verithrax]] - A bronze dragon who feared him and refused to approach his domain
	* [[Mick]] - A marid who also ~~avoids~~ Arauthator's territory		* [[Mick]] - A marid who also avoided Arauthator's territory
	* [[Barking Seal]] - Chieftain of the ice hunter clan he ~~holds~~ hostage		* [[Barking Seal]] - Chieftain of the ice hunter clan he held hostage
	* [[Bone Carver]] - Shaman of the ice hunter clan		* [[Bone Carver]] - Shaman of the ice hunter clan
	* [[Orca Heart]] - Champion of the ice hunter clan		* [[Orca Heart]] - Champion of the ice hunter clan

	=== Current Status ===		=== Current Status ===
	Arauthator ~~fought~~ [[Deez Nuts]] in his lair at [[Oyaviggaton]] ~~and brought the entire party low — a total party kill (~~[[Session 49 - ~~Old White Death~~ (2026-04-26)\|Session 49]]~~). Before they fell~~, ~~the company drove him below half his strength and spent every one of his legendary resistances~~. ~~Unknown to the dragon~~, ~~the slain party struck an infernal bargain to return to the exact instant of the battle; from~~ his ~~perspective no time has passed~~, and the ~~wounded wyrm fights on, unaware~~.		'''Dead.''' Arauthator was slain by [[Deez Nuts]] in his lair at [[Oyaviggaton]] in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]], killed instantly by a time-frozen volley before he could draw another breath. His hoard was looted, his corpse harvested, and the ice hunters he had enslaved were freed.

	=== Appearances ===		=== Appearances ===
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	* [[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)]] - Party infiltrated his lair through Bone Carver's secret entrance		* [[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)]] - Party infiltrated his lair through Bone Carver's secret entrance
	* [[Session 49 - Old White Death (2026-04-26)]] - battled the party to a total party kill in his lair		* [[Session 49 - Old White Death (2026-04-26)]] - battled the party to a total party kill in his lair
			* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]] - slain by the reforged party in a single silent volley

	[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Dragons]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]		[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Dragons]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]

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	{{Harvest Component\|component=Gizzard Stones\|tool=Scavenge\|rarity=Common\|notes=swallowed stones — scavenge}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Gizzard Stones\|tool=Scavenge\|rarity=Common\|notes=swallowed stones — scavenge}}
	{{Harvest Table End}}		{{Harvest Table End}}
	~~''(The Rare count runs over the standard 4 slots — the original harvest record listed more, and nothing established is removed.)''~~

	== Harvest Record ==		== Harvest Record ==
	Harvested in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]; quantities include ~~the 2026-09 retro pass (~~margin bonuses). Banked totals: [[Harvested Materials]].		Harvested in [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]]; quantities include margin bonuses. Banked totals: [[Harvested Materials]].
	{{Harvest Record Header}}		{{Harvest Record Header}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Rimeforged Heart\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=1\|outcome=Eaten\|harvester=Karma\|roll=22\|notes=eaten by Xanphina — permanent boon; not banked}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Rimeforged Heart\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=1\|outcome=Eaten\|harvester=Karma\|roll=22\|notes=eaten by Xanphina — permanent boon; not banked}}
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	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Heartfrost Residue\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=1\|harvester=Karma\|roll=17\|notes=2–3 pinches}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Heartfrost Residue\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=1\|harvester=Karma\|roll=17\|notes=2–3 pinches}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Glacial Eyes\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=3\|harvester=Karma\|roll=23}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Glacial Eyes\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=3\|harvester=Karma\|roll=23}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Cryogland Bile\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=2\|harvester=Karma\|notes=~~retro pass —~~ column sweep}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Cryogland Bile\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=2\|harvester=Karma\|notes=column sweep}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Glacial Scales\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=1\|harvester=Baelgrum\|roll=22\|notes=1 hide's worth}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Glacial Scales\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=1\|harvester=Baelgrum\|roll=22\|notes=1 hide's worth}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Talon Hooks\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=8\|harvester=Baelgrum\|roll=21}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Talon Hooks\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=8\|harvester=Baelgrum\|roll=21}}
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	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Frostfang Teeth\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=8\|harvester=Baelgrum\|roll=23}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Frostfang Teeth\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=8\|harvester=Baelgrum\|roll=23}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Wing Membrane\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=3\|harvester=Xanphina\|roll=19}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Wing Membrane\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=3\|harvester=Xanphina\|roll=19}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Frost-Sheened Loose Scales\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=3\|harvester=Baelgrum~~\|notes=retro pass~~}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Frost-Sheened Loose Scales\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=3\|harvester=Baelgrum}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Ice-Vein Sinew\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=3\|harvester=Keyleth~~\|notes=retro pass~~}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Ice-Vein Sinew\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=3\|harvester=Keyleth}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Sluggish Blood\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=9\|harvester=column sweeps}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Sluggish Blood\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=9\|harvester=column sweeps}}
	{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Tail Vertebrae\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=9\|harvester=column sweeps}}		{{Harvest Log Entry\|component=Tail Vertebrae\|session=50\|session_page=Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|quantity=9\|harvester=column sweeps}}

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	== Harvest Profile ==		== Harvest Profile ==
	''Ancient white dragon, CR 20 — Artifact ceiling. Rules: [[Monster Harvesting]].''		''Ancient white dragon, CR 20 — Artifact ceiling. Rules: [[Monster Harvesting]]. Search all components by effect: [[Find Components]].''
	{{Harvest Profile Header}}		{{Harvest Profile Header}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Arauthator's Soul-Ice Core\|tool=Alchemist's / Jeweler's\|rarity=Artifact\|effect=The wyrm's frozen animus — supreme cold; a lair's worth of winter\|primary_for=Staff, Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Arauthator's Soul-Ice Core\|tool=Alchemist's / Jeweler's\|rarity=Artifact\|effect=The wyrm's frozen animus — supreme cold; a lair's worth of winter\|effects=Damage: Cold, Boost: Spell Power\|primary_for=Staff, Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Wyrm-Skull of Old White Death\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Legendary\|effect=Trophy-skull of an ancient wyrm — dread & dominion\|primary_for=Wondrous, Armor\|contributor_to=Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Wyrm-Skull of Old White Death\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Legendary\|effect=Trophy-skull of an ancient wyrm — dread & dominion\|effects=Afflict: Fear, Boost: Armor Class, Skill: Intimidation\|primary_for=Wondrous, Armor\|contributor_to=Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Greatwing Pinion Pair\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Legendary\|effect=Ancient wing-pinions — true flight\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Armor}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Greatwing Pinion Pair\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Legendary\|effect=Ancient wing-pinions — true flight\|effects=Move: Flight\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Armor}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Rimeforged Heart\|signature=yes\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=The dragon's heart — cold-forged vitality (a permanent boon, eaten)\|primary_for=Potion\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Rimeforged Heart\|signature=yes\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=The dragon's heart — cold-forged vitality (a permanent boon, eaten)\|effects=Boost: Constitution, Restore: Healing\|primary_for=Potion\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Breath Gland (Frost Sac)\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Frost breath — cone of killing cold\|primary_for=Potion, Bomb, Wand, Staff\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Breath Gland (Frost Sac)\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Frost breath — cone of killing cold\|effects=Damage: Cold\|primary_for=Potion, Bomb, Wand, Staff\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Horn & Frill\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Frost staff-stock — channels cold\|primary_for=Wand, Staff\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Horn & Frill\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Very Rare\|effect=Frost staff-stock — channels cold\|effects=Damage: Cold, Boost: Spell Power\|primary_for=Wand, Staff\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Heartfrost Residue\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Arcane frost essence — cold & slowing magic\|primary_for=Potion, Bomb, Wand\|contributor_to=Staff, Wondrous, Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Heartfrost Residue\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Arcane frost essence — cold & slowing magic\|effects=Damage: Cold, Afflict: Slow\|primary_for=Potion, Bomb, Wand\|contributor_to=Staff, Wondrous, Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Glacial Eyes\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Cold-sight — see through snow & magical frost; divination\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Glacial Eyes\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Cold-sight — see through snow & magical frost; divination\|effects=Sense: Darkvision, Utility: Divination\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Cryogland Bile\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Cold bile — freezing catalyst\|primary_for=Potion, Bomb\|contributor_to=Poison}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Cryogland Bile\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Cold bile — freezing catalyst\|effects=Damage: Cold\|primary_for=Potion, Bomb\|contributor_to=Poison}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Glacial Scales\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Cold resistance; rigid scale plating\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Glacial Scales\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Cold resistance; rigid scale plating\|effects=Boost: Armor Class, Resistance: Cold\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Talon Hooks\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Rending cold — cuts & chills\|primary_for=Weapon\|contributor_to=Armor\|notes=claws}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Talon Hooks\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Rending cold — cuts & chills\|effects=Damage: Slashing, Damage: Cold\|primary_for=Weapon\|contributor_to=Armor\|notes=claws}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Frost-Tanned Hide\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Cold-warded leather; supple & insulating\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Frost-Tanned Hide\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Rare\|effect=Cold-warded leather; supple & insulating\|effects=Boost: Armor Class, Resistance: Cold, Utility: Environmental Adaptation\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Frostfang Teeth\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Biting cold (minor)\|primary_for=Weapon\|contributor_to=Armor}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Frostfang Teeth\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Biting cold (minor)\|effects=Damage: Cold, Damage: Piercing\|primary_for=Weapon\|contributor_to=Armor}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Wing Membrane\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Gliding membrane — light & wind-catching\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Armor}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Wing Membrane\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Gliding membrane — light & wind-catching\|effects=Move: Flight\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Armor}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Frost-Sheened Loose Scales\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Loose cold-warded scales\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Frost-Sheened Loose Scales\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Loose cold-warded scales\|effects=Boost: Armor Class, Resistance: Cold\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Ice-Vein Sinew\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Cold-supple sinew & straps\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Ice-Vein Sinew\|tool=Leatherworker's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Cold-supple sinew & straps\|effects=Boost: Armor Class\|primary_for=Armor\|contributor_to=Wondrous, Weapon}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Rime Crystals\|tool=Jeweler's / Glassblower's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Never-melting rime — gem & lens stock\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand, Staff\|notes=body ice}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Rime Crystals\|tool=Jeweler's / Glassblower's\|rarity=Uncommon\|effect=Never-melting rime — gem & lens stock\|effects=Boost: Spell Power, Damage: Cold\|primary_for=Wondrous\|contributor_to=Wand, Staff\|notes=body ice}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Sluggish Blood\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Potion, Poison, Bomb}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Sluggish Blood\|tool=Alchemist's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Potion, Poison, Bomb}}
	{{Harvest Component\|component=Tail Vertebrae\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Armor, Weapon}}		{{Harvest Component\|component=Tail Vertebrae\|tool=Smith's\|rarity=Common\|contributor_to=Armor, Weapon}}