Zmey
Huge Dragon · Chaotic Evil · CR 14
- Dragon
- Huge
- Tier 3
- Evil
Ranges across forest; Zmey lists at CR 14 as a huge dragon (chaotic evil). Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 14
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Huge
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 30, fly 50, swim 30
- Habitats
- Forest
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Zmey 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 huge-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights. As a legendary creature, it is rare in the world and likely the only specimen of its kind in the local region.
Behaviour
Zmey 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
Zmey 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 Zmey
- What is the challenge rating of Zmey?
- Zmey has a challenge rating of 14. It fits late-campaign adventuring parties.
- What type of creature is Zmey?
- By creature type, Zmey is a dragon, huge size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Zmey live?
- In the bestiary, Zmey appears in Forest.