Ash Drake
Small Dragon · Neutral Evil · CR 4
- Dragon
- Small
- Tier 1
- Evil
Ash Drake is a small dragon of neutral evil alignment, CR 4. Found in mountain and urban. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 4
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Small
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 30, fly 60
- Habitats
- Mountain, Urban
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Ash Drake is one of the elder species, claiming a wide territory and shaping the ecology around it for centuries. It is most often found in mountain regions. It is small-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Ash Drake is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its Neutral Evil 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.
Origin
Ash Drake is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 (2016). 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 Ash Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Ash Drake?
- Ash Drake is rated CR 4. The rating matches tier-1 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Ash Drake?
- Ash Drake is classified as a dragon in D&D 5e, small size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Ash Drake live?
- In the bestiary, Ash Drake appears in Mountain, Urban.