Red Dragon
| Harper Field Dossier | |
|---|---|
| Combat reference | |
| Type | Chromatic dragon (red) — the proudest, greediest, and most terrible of the colours |
| Vulnerabilities | None discovered |
| Resistances | None known |
| Immunities | Fire of every kind |
| Condition Immunities | None known |
| Strong Saves | Shrugs off effects that test reflexes, constitution, willpower, or force of personality |
| Senses | Sees in utter dark; senses hidden things close by without sight; keen of scent and hearing |
| Movement | Flies; at home on cinder, crag, and the slopes of burning mountains |
| Notable Abilities | A cone of roaring fire for breath; a terror that roots the brave, fiercer than most; can refuse binding magic a few times over; arrogant to a fault and quick to wrath |
| Provenance | |
| Knowledge | Well-attested — one slain, its scales worn as armour |
| First Encountered | Session 38 |
| Filed by | Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle |
A chromatic dragon. See the Dragon overview and its kin: White, Black, Green, Blue, Red. The red is every child's nightmare of a dragon, and the nightmare is earned. The company has one's hide to prove it. — Wren
The Harpers' Read
The red is the apex of the chromatic kind — vain, avaricious, and incandescent with pride. Its breath is a cone of furnace fire, and fire does nothing to it; bring none. Its terror runs deeper than its cousins', and its temper is a weapon you can turn: a red goaded into rage fights less cleverly. Deny it the high air and the open slope; rob it of its hoard and you rob it of its reason.
Encounters of Record
The company has killed a red and wears the proof: the red dragon Vaartox the Red fell to them, and an artificer worked its scales into Red Dragon Scale Mail (38–39). They have the measure of the kind in battle, if not of the eldest and largest.
Harvest Profile
CR 17 — Legendary ceiling. Rules: Monster Harvesting. Search all components by effect: Find Components. Vaartox's scales became the company's Red Dragon Scale Mail; the rest of what such a carcass holds is set down here.
| Component | Tool | Rarity | Effect | Primary for | Contributor to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Dragon Furnace-Heart (signature) | Alchemist's | Legendary | The heart of the proudest kind — a forge that never cools; vitality and living fire Damage: Fire • Boost: Constitution |
Potion, Wondrous | Staff |
| Red Dragon Breath-Forge Gland | Alchemist's | Legendary | The bellows of the furnace cone — roaring fire, bottled Damage: Fire |
Potion, Bomb, Wand, Staff | Wondrous, Weapon |
| Red Dragon Crown Horns | Smith's (or Woodcarver's fine work) | Very Rare | Back-swept crown-horns that channel flame Damage: Fire • Boost: Spell Power |
Wand, Staff | Wondrous, Weapon |
| Red Dragon Scale Coat | Smith's | Very Rare | A full coat of crimson scale — fire-proof plating; the stock of the company's own scale mail Boost: Armor Class • Resistance: Fire |
Armor | Wondrous |
| Red Dragon Smoulder-Eyes | Jeweler's | Very Rare | Ember-lit eyes whose glare alone cows the brave Sense: Darkvision • Skill: Intimidation |
Wondrous | Wand |
| Red Dragon Wing-Leather | Leatherworker's | Rare | Vast furnace-wing hide, heat-shedding and strong Move: Flight • Resistance: Fire |
Armor | Wondrous |
| Red Dragon Ember Glands | Alchemist's | Rare | Lesser fire-sacs — flame by the dose Damage: Fire |
Potion, Bomb | Wand, Staff |
| Red Dragon Cinder-Ichor | Poisoner's | Rare | Scalding ichor that sears from within Damage: Fire • Damage: Poison |
Poison | Bomb, Weapon |
| Red Dragon Hoard-Pearls | Jeweler's | Rare | Gizzard-pearls grown around swallowed treasure — a miser's luck, hard-won Utility: Luck • Boost: Spell Power |
Wondrous | Wand, Staff |
| Red Dragon Fangs & Talons | Smith's (or Thieves' fine work) | Uncommon | Fire-hardened points and hooks — weapon stock Damage: Piercing • Damage: Slashing |
Weapon | Armor |
| Red Dragon Loose Scales | Smith's | Uncommon | Loose fire-warded scales for piecework Boost: Armor Class • Resistance: Fire |
Armor | Weapon |
| Red Dragon Flame-Ink | Calligrapher's | Uncommon | Blood-ink that smoulders on the page — fire-sigil reagent Boost: Spell Power • Damage: Fire |
Wondrous | Wand, Staff |
| Red Dragon Updraft Membranes | Navigator's | Uncommon | The wing-vanes by which it reads thermals and rides a firestorm's air Utility: Navigation • Move: Flight |
Wondrous | — |
| Red Dragon Tallow | Cook's | Uncommon | Fat that burns hot, long, and bright — lamp and forge stock Utility: Light • Damage: Fire |
Wondrous | Bomb, Rations |
| Red Dragon Blood | Alchemist's | Common | Structure only'(warm long after death) | — | Potion, Poison, Bomb |
| Red Dragon Bone | Smith's / Woodcarver's | Common | Structure only | — | Weapon, Armor, Wand |
| Red Dragon Hide Scraps | Leatherworker's | Common | Structure only | — | Armor, Wondrous |
| Red Dragon Meat | Cook's | Common | Structure only'(arrives pre-spiced with its own fire) | — | Rations |
| Red Dragon Tail Spikes | Smith's | Common | Structure only | — | Weapon, Armor |
| Red Dragon Gizzard Hoard | Scavenge | Common | Structure only'(swallowed coin — a red eats what it cannot carry; scavenge) | — | — |
See also
- Bestiary — the company's field bestiary
- Dragon — the chromatic overview
- Vaartox the Red — the red the company slew
- Monster Harvesting · Harvested Materials · Find Components