Wardrakes are often used as mounts or guardians among the draconic races. When a wardrake hatchling crawls from its egg, it imprints on the first creature it sees, becoming bonded with it. Wardrake riders bond with wardrakes as youths, and train along with their charges for years until they’re able to fight as a cohesive unit.
Collecting Eggs. Beast handlers, knights, zoologists and chefs are among the folk highly interested in acquiring wardrake eggs. A single viable egg can be sold for up to 250 gp on the open market. Given sufficient time and care, a wardrake hatchling can be raised to serve as a companion by a skilled animal handler.
Harvesting Horns. The central horn from a wardrake’s head is the primary component used in the construction of a specific magic weapon: a wardrake horn blade.
Heavy Barding. As part of a long rest, if you have proficiency with blacksmith’s tools, you can use your tools to combine a wardrake’s remains and 50 gp in additional materials to create a set of chain mail barding for a large creature.
Wardrake
Large Dragon, Unaligned
Armor Class 18 (plate barding)
Hit Points 95 (10d10 + 40)
Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 (+4) | 12 (+1) | 18 (+4) | 6 (-2) | 12 (+1) | 7 (-2) |
Skills Athletics +7, Perception +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Draconic
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +3
Actions
Multiattack. The wardrake makes one Gore attack and one Infected Claw attack, it also uses Tongue.
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage.
Infected Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) necrotic damage and the target cannot regain hit points until the start of the wardrake’s next turn.
Tongue. The wardrake targets one Medium or smaller creature that it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the target is pulled into an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the wardrake.
Reactions
Warbond. In response to a creature attacking one of the wardrake’s allies, the wardrake can move up to 20 feet and make an Infected Claw attack against the creature.
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