Young White Dragon

White Dragon, Young

Large dragon, chaotic evil

6
Challenge Rating
2300 XP

The Young White Dragon is a formidable and cold-hearted creature that embodies the power, ferocity, and icy nature of dragons. As the younger counterpart of its older and more experienced kin, the Young White Dragon already displays remarkable abilities and a relentless temperament.

The Young White Dragon possesses a robust and muscular body covered in gleaming white scales, resembling a creature made of ice itself. Its eyes, icy blue and piercing, reflect its predatory instincts and primal nature. Its wings are large and sturdy, allowing it to glide through the frozen air with great speed and agility. It exudes an aura of frosty fury and an unyielding will.

This dragon wields chilling power through its breath weapon: a blast of freezing cold that can encase enemies in ice or leave them frostbitten. Its jagged teeth and claws are formidable weapons that can tear through flesh and bone with ease. It possesses incredible physical strength, allowing it to overpower opponents in close combat.

Young White Dragons are known for their territorial and predatory instincts. They claim icy and desolate territories, typically in freezing tundras or atop frost-covered mountains, where they establish their lairs. They guard their hoards of treasure with ruthless ferocity, striking fear into the hearts of those who dare to challenge them.

Engaging with a Young White Dragon requires great caution, resilience, and strategic thinking. They are highly aggressive and possess an indomitable will to survive. Overcoming a Young White Dragon requires a combination of cold resistance, ranged attacks, and well-planned tactics to outmaneuver its icy breath and exploit its vulnerabilities.

Encountering a Young White Dragon is to face a creature that embodies the chilling power, unyielding ferocity, and elemental might of dragons. Its presence exudes an aura of danger, freezing cold, and the enigmatic essence of draconic dominance. Engaging with a Young White Dragon requires an understanding of its relentless aggression, as well as the ability to navigate its icy terrain and overpowering strength. Only those who possess exceptional combat skills, resistance to cold, and a respect for its icy might can hope to establish a meaningful connection with this formidable creature.

Young White Dragons bring a touch of frosty power, unyielding ferocity, and the enigmatic presence of dragons to the tapestry of the world. They serve as reminders of the dangers that lurk in frozen wastelands, the need for caution in the face of freezing cold, and the relentless drive for survival of these legendary creatures. Whether encountered as guardians of icy domains, bringers of freezing devastation, or as enigmatic beings embodying the raw might and icy nature of dragons, Young White Dragons add a sense of awe, danger, and the enigmatic presence of the dragon to the realms of adventure and exploration.

Special Abilities

Ice Walk

The dragon can move across and climb icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check. Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow doesn’t cost it extra moment.

Actions

  • Multiattack: The dragon makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.
  • Bite: Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8) cold damage.
  • Claw: Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
  • Cold Breath: The dragon exhales an icy blast in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 45 (10d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Lore

The Stream

Armor Class: 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 133 (14d10+56)
Speed: 40 ft. (walk), 20 ft. (burrow), 80 ft. (fly), 40 ft. (swim)
str
+4
18
dex
+0
10
con
+4
18
int
-2
6
wis
+0
11
cha
+1
12
Damage Immunities: cold
Proficiency Bonus: +3

Proficiencies

  • Saving Throw: DEX +3
  • Saving Throw: CON +7
  • Saving Throw: WIS +3
  • Saving Throw: CHA +4
  • Skill: Perception +6
  • Skill: Stealth +3

Senses

  • Passive Perception: 16
  • Blindsight: 30′
  • Darkvision: 120′
Languages: Common, Draconic
Environment: Arctic

Credits: SRD 5.1