Dragon Turtle

Dragon Turtle

Harper Field Dossier
Combat reference
Type	Draconic sea-leviathan — a mountain of shell and spite beneath the waves
Vulnerabilities	None discovered; but its kinship with dragons is itself a weakness — weapons forged to slay dragons bite it all the same, and a caster who can change the very nature of their flame sidesteps its fire-proof hide
Resistances	Shrugs off fire and scalding heat
Immunities
Condition Immunities
Strong Saves	Iron-bodied and strong of will; its hide and endurance rarely fail it. Slower of reflex and wit
Senses
Movement	Swims with terrible speed and will hunt a ship across open water; can haul its bulk onto ice to press an attack
Notable Abilities	A breath of boiling steam that scalds like dragonfire across a wide front; jaws and a battering tail with long reach, able to stave in a hull or shatter a wall of ice
Provenance
Knowledge	Partial
First Encountered	Session 50, hunting a longship through the Sea of Moving Ice
Filed by	Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle

The Harpers' Read

Do not mistake the dragon turtle for a beast of the deep — it is a true dragon in all but name, and that is the key to killing it. Common fire is wasted breath; it bathes in heat and answers with a cone of boiling steam that will scald a whole deck at once. Fight it as you would a wyrm: bring weapons enchanted against dragons, for they wound it as readily as any drake, and lean on a caster who can recolour their magic into frost, lightning, or poison to slip past its fire-proof shell. It is iron-bodied and stubborn of will, so do not waste effort trying to charm or terrify it; aim instead for the slower reflexes and duller mind beneath all that armour. If you can lure it onto the ice and out of its element, do so — a beached leviathan is a slower one.

Encounters of Record

• Session 50 — A dragon turtle stalked Deez Nuts' longship through the Sea of Moving Ice, heralded by churning water and a sailor's dread. The company beached on a glacier and fought it there; an Arrow of Dragon Slaying and a sneak-struck Shadowfell crossbow bolt brought it down.

Harvest Profile

CR 17 — rarity ceiling Legendary. Full manifest: 2 Legendary + 3 Very Rare + 4 Rare + 5 Uncommon + 6 Common. The shell appears at several grades as separate entries — loose fragments at Common up to the signature carapace at Legendary. See Monster Harvesting for the rules.

Component	Tool column	Rarity	Status (S50 + 2026-09 retro pass)
Titan Carapace (signature)	Smith's	Legendary	Recovered (Baelgrum, nat 20)
Abyssal Bellows-Lung	Alchemist's / Poisoner's (hazardous glands)	Legendary	Recovered (Shade, 28 — cleared the Legendary DC)
Scalding Steam Gland	Alchemist's / Poisoner's	Very Rare	Recovered
Stormcaller's Lens / Storm-Lens Eyes	Navigator's	Very Rare	Recovered
Vital Roe	Herbalism	Very Rare	Recovered
Shell-Plate	Smith's	Very Rare	Recovered
Brine-Blood	Alchemist's / Poisoner's	Rare	Recovered
Tide-Sense Organ	Navigator's	Rare	Recovered
Beak & Claws	Smith's	Rare	Recovered
Leviathan Hide	Leatherworker's	Rare	Recovered
Gizzard Pearls	Jeweler's	Rare	Left on the carcass
Rendered Steam-Bile	Alchemist's / Poisoner's	Uncommon	Recovered ×2
Brine Concentrate	Alchemist's	Uncommon	Recovered
Deepwater Swim Bladder	Navigator's	Uncommon	Recovered (Keyleth)
Fathom-Hide Patches	Leatherworker's	Uncommon	Recovered (Keyleth)
Turtle Meat & Fat (abundant)	Cook's	Uncommon	Left on the carcass
Turtle Blood	Alchemist's	Common	Recovered
Salt-Gland Brine	Alchemist's / Poisoner's	Common	Recovered
Shell Fragments	Smith's	Common	Recovered
Claw Chips	Smith's	Common	Recovered
Sinew Cord	Leatherworker's	Common	Recovered
Bone Ballast	Scavenge	Common	Left on the carcass

Recovered by the company in Session 50, with additional recoveries on the 2026-09 retro pass — see the Harvested Materials ledger.