Cactus Drake
Medium Dragon · Neutral Good · CR 4
- Dragon
- Medium
- Tier 1
- Good
Cactus Drake, CR 4, fills the medium dragon role with neutral good disposition. Encounter regions: badlands and desert. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 4
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Neutral Good
- Speed
- 20, climb 20
- Habitats
- Badlands, Desert
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Cactus 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 badlands regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Cactus Drake is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its Neutral Good 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
Cactus Drake is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 3 (2022). 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 Cactus Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Cactus Drake?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Cactus Drake sits at 4. It fits parties at the start of their adventuring careers.
- What type of creature is Cactus Drake?
- Cactus Drake is classified as a dragon in D&D 5e, medium size, neutral good alignment.
- Where does Cactus Drake live?
- The bestiary places Cactus Drake in Badlands, Desert.