Cave Drake
Large Dragon · Neutral · CR 3
- Dragon
- Large
- Tier 1
- Neutral
As a large dragon (neutral), Cave Drake carries CR 3. Common in mountain and underground environments. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 3
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Neutral
- Speed
- 30, climb 30
- Habitats
- Mountain, Underground
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Cave 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 large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Cave Drake is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its 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.
Origin
Cave Drake is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 2 (2020). 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cave Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Cave Drake?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Cave Drake sits at 3. It works against tier-1 parties.
- What type of creature is Cave Drake?
- Cave Drake is classified as a dragon in D&D 5e, large size, neutral alignment.
- Where does Cave Drake live?
- Cave Drake is at home in Mountain, Underground.