Zmey Headling
Medium Dragon · Chaotic Evil · CR 5
- Dragon
- Medium
- Tier 2
- Evil
Zmey Headling, CR 5, fills the medium dragon role with chaotic evil disposition. Encounter regions: forest and swamp. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Chaotic Evil
- Speed
- 30, swim 20
- Habitats
- Forest, Swamp
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Zmey Headling 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 medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Zmey Headling 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 Headling 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Zmey Headling
- What is the challenge rating of Zmey Headling?
- Listed CR for Zmey Headling: 5. Match it to a party that suits mid-tier groups.
- What type of creature is Zmey Headling?
- By creature type, Zmey Headling is a dragon, medium size, chaotic evil alignment.
- Where does Zmey Headling live?
- You'll find Zmey Headling in Forest, Swamp according to the bestiary entry.