Kelp Drake
Medium Dragon · Neutral Evil · CR 3
- Dragon
- Medium
- Tier 1
- Evil
Ranges across coastal and underwater; Kelp Drake lists at CR 3 as a medium dragon (neutral evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 3
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 20, swim 50
- Habitats
- Coastal, Underwater
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Kelp 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 coastal regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Kelp 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
Kelp 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 Kelp Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Kelp Drake?
- Listed CR for Kelp Drake: 3. Match it to a party that fits levels 1-5.
- What type of creature is Kelp Drake?
- The bestiary type for Kelp Drake is dragon, medium size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Kelp Drake live?
- You'll find Kelp Drake in Coastal, Underwater according to the bestiary entry.