Elder Shadow Drake
Large Dragon · Chaotic Evil · CR 7
- Dragon
- Large
- Tier 2
- Evil
Ranges across forest; Elder Shadow Drake lists at CR 7 as a large dragon (chaotic evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 7
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 20, fly 60
- Habitats
- Forest
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Elder Shadow 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 forest regions. It is large-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Elder Shadow 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
Elder Shadow 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 Elder Shadow Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Elder Shadow Drake?
- Elder Shadow Drake has a challenge rating of 7. It works against tier-2 parties.
- What type of creature is Elder Shadow Drake?
- The bestiary type for Elder Shadow Drake is dragon, large size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Elder Shadow Drake live?
- Elder Shadow Drake is at home in Forest.