Young Gold Dragon
Large Dragon (Metallic) · · CR 10
- Dragon (Metallic)
- Large
- Tier 2
Young Gold Dragon is a large dragon (metallic) of lawful good alignment, CR 10. Found in forest and grassland. Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014) and Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 10
- Type
- Dragon (Metallic)
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Forest, Grassland
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014), Monster Manual (5.5e 2024)
Ecology
Young gold dragons live across temperate and tropical regions, often in remote forests, river valleys, or coastal cliffs, where they can fly and swim with equal grace. They eat little, preferring offerings of pearls and gemstones, and they are happy to live near mortal settlements that they secretly protect. At this age they are leaving parental tutelage and beginning the long mortal-watching that defines metallic dragon adulthood.
Behaviour
Young golds are noble, curious, and deeply moral, with a tendency toward stern judgment that softens with age. They love mortal cultures, especially music, philosophy, and fine cuisine, and they often polymorph into humans to study them firsthand. They are uncompromising on matters of justice and may intervene in mortal politics if injustice is severe. Their idealism can be a flaw; they sometimes underestimate evil's persistence.
Origin
Young gold dragons hatch from eggs incubated in molten gold-dust beds, tended by parents for a century before emergence. They emerge already wise, capable of speech and ethical reasoning, and spend their first centuries among mortals in disguise, learning. Their lawful good alignment is partly innate and partly cultivated; gold dragon culture teaches the value of mortal virtue, and young dragons internalize it through immersion in mortal triumph and grief.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Young Gold Dragon
- What is the challenge rating of Young Gold Dragon?
- Young Gold Dragon has a challenge rating of 10. It suits mid-tier groups.
- What type of creature is Young Gold Dragon?
- By creature type, Young Gold Dragon is a dragon (metallic), large size.
- Where does Young Gold Dragon live?
- You'll find Young Gold Dragon in Forest, Grassland according to the bestiary entry.