Reef Drake
Huge Dragon · Neutral Evil · CR 9
- Dragon
- Huge
- Tier 2
- Evil
Ranges across coastal and underwater; Reef Drake lists at CR 9 as a huge dragon (neutral evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 3.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 9
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 30, burrow 30, swim 60
- Habitats
- Coastal, Underwater
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 3
Ecology
Reef 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 huge-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Reef 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
Reef 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Reef Drake
- What is the challenge rating of Reef Drake?
- Reef Drake has a challenge rating of 9. It fits well-established adventuring parties.
- What type of creature is Reef Drake?
- Reef Drake is classified as a dragon in D&D 5e, huge size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Reef Drake live?
- You'll find Reef Drake in Coastal, Underwater according to the bestiary entry.