Adult Sapphire Dragon
Huge Dragon (Gem) · Lawful Neutral · CR 15
- Dragon (Gem)
- Huge
- Tier 3
- Neutral
Adult Sapphire Dragon at CR 15 is logged as a huge dragon (gem); alignment lawful neutral. Habitat: any and planar. Sourced from Fizban's Treasury of Dragons.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 15
- Type
- Dragon (Gem)
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- Lawful Neutral
- Speed
- 40, burrow 30, climb 40, fly 80
- Habitats
- Any, Planar
- Sources
- Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Ecology
Adult Sapphire Dragon is one of the elder species, claiming a wide territory and shaping the ecology around it for centuries. It is most often found in planar regions. It is huge-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights. As a legendary creature, it is rare in the world and likely the only specimen of its kind in the local region.
Behaviour
Adult Sapphire Dragon is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its Lawful Neutral alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember. Spellcasting expands its repertoire well beyond what its physical stat block alone suggests.
Origin
Adult Sapphire Dragon is expanded in Fizban's Treasury of Dragons. Dragons in D&D canon trace to Bahamut and Tiamat, with each lineage having its own founding myth. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Adult Sapphire Dragon
- What is the challenge rating of Adult Sapphire Dragon?
- Adult Sapphire Dragon has a challenge rating of 15. It fits late-campaign adventuring parties.
- What type of creature is Adult Sapphire Dragon?
- The bestiary type for Adult Sapphire Dragon is dragon (gem), huge size, lawful neutral alignment.
- Where does Adult Sapphire Dragon live?
- In the bestiary, Adult Sapphire Dragon appears in Any, Planar.