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Fog Drake
Large Magical Beast (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 6d10+24 (57 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 30ft. (6 squares), swim 30 ft.
AC: 19 (-1 size, +10 natural),
touch 9, flat-footed 19
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+14
Attack: Bite +9 melee (2d6+4)
Full Attack: Bite +9 melee (2d6+4) and
2 claws +7 melee (1d6+2)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Bellow, improved grab
Special Qualities: Amphibious, darkvision 60 ft., fog breath,
low-light vision, mist sight
Legends and tales fascinate me, as the origins of such
things often lead to distant truths. One tale I believe
to have a core of truth is a legend told by the swampies
that live in Widower’s Wood near Corvis.… They
talk of a scaled serpent named Voorie. Normally I don’t lend
much credence to the tales of inbred swamp folk, but even I have
to admit that something massive probably dwells in the swamps
near Corvis. If Voorie does exist, my coin says she’s a fog drake.
Fog drakes are bloated draconic creatures with speckled gray
skin. Although they do have wings, they are too small and feeble
to support flight. I hypothesize that they help in gliding through
water, rather than the air. They tend to settle near wide rivers
and large bodies of water and prefer to live out their severalcentury
lifespan in one place when possible. The lair of a fog
drake will usually be in a deep pond or swamp, as the beasts are
amphibious and function as well in the water as they do on land.
From all indications, fog drakes tend to be about as intelligent
as a dog or horse. They may resemble dragonkind,
but they are not directly related and their
actions are not tempered by intellect.
Despite this, gobber shamans seem to
have a way of peaceably dealing with
fog drakes. These alliances are akin to
the relationship between druids and
their animal allies, but slightly more
tenuous. Fog drakes are not given
to these alliances easily, and it
has been a documented source of
destruction for more than one gobber tribe that pushed its luck.
The fog drake gets its name from how it hunts its prey.
The creatures can operate in thick fog, using it to their advan-
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Saves: Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +2
Abilities: Str 19, Dex 10, Con 18,
Int 3, Wis 10, Cha 15
Skills: Hide +3, Listen +3,
Move Silently +3, Swim +12
Feats: Improved Initiative, Improved Natural
Attack (bite), Multiattack.
Environment: Temperate marsh and aquatic
Organization: Solitary or clutch (2–4)
Challenge Rating: 7
Alignment: Usually neutral evil
Advancement: Greater drake 7–12 HD (Large); grand
drake 13–18 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: —
tage when hunting. The eyes of a fog drake can see clearly
through the thickest mist. If the fog is not thick enough, massive
glands in its throat can produce a thick organic mist that
the fog drake “huffs” out of its gills.
Combat
Fog drakes will use natural mist and their own exhalations
to their tactical advantage. They can see through any type of
fog as if it were clear air. They tend to hunt near their lairs
if possible, since they are lazy and have some trouble traveling
over land for long distances. It is actually relatively easy
to appease one, but once it is engaged in combat, it is a fight
to the death.
Amphibious (Ex): Fog drakes can breathe equally well in
water or air.
Fog breath (Su): Fog drakes can emit a cloud of fog from
their gills. This cloud expands to 100 feet in radius. The
fog it breathes lasts for 24 hours and takes about 30
seconds (5 rounds) to produce. It can do this 3
times per day. The effects of this fog are identical
to the obscuring mist spell.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability,
the fog drake must hit with a claw
attack. It can then attempt to start a
grapple as a free action without
provoking an attack of opportunity.
If it wins the grapple check,
it establishes a hold and automatically deals bite damage.
bellow (Su): A fog drake can release a horrible roar.
Anyone caught in the path of its roar must make a successful
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