Deep Drake
Large Dragon · Chaotic Evil · CR 9
- Dragon
- Large
- Tier 2
- Evil
Deep Drake at CR 9 is logged as a large dragon; alignment chaotic evil. Habitat: ruins and underground. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 9
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 50, climb 30, fly 100
- Habitats
- Ruins, Underground
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Deep 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 ruins regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Deep Drake is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its Chaotic 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
Deep 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Deep Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Deep Drake?
- Deep Drake is rated CR 9. The rating suits mid-tier groups.
- What type of creature is Deep Drake?
- By creature type, Deep Drake is a dragon, large size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Deep Drake live?
- You'll find Deep Drake in Ruins, Underground according to the bestiary entry.