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Brown DragonWyrmlingWHILE STILL YOUNG AND VULNERABLE (for a dragon),brown wyrmlings seek the safety of burrowing. Theyhunt in hollow spaces below the desiccated earth,whether natural or the ruins of fallen civilizations.Brown wyrmlings venture to the surface only attwilight for added safety. Brown dragons are alreadyknown for their distaste for interaction with othercreatures; their wyrmlings are doubly isolated.The scales of a brown dragon wyrmling shadefrom sandy brown along its stomach to darker brownon its back.Brown Dragon Wyrmling Level 2 Elite LurkerMedium natural magical beast (dragon) XP 250Initiative +6 Senses Perception +3; darkvision,tremorsense 10HP 64; Bloodied 32; see also breath weaponAC 19; Fortitude 19, Reflex 16, Will 16Resist 5 fireSaving Throws +2Speed 7, burrow 6, fly 4 (hover)Action Points 1m Bite (standard; at-will)+7 vs. AC; 1d8 + 4 damage.m Claw (standard; at-will)+7 vs. AC; 1d6 + 4 damage.M Double Attack (standard; at-will)The dragon makes two claw attacks.R Sand Spray (immediate reaction, when an enemy targets thedragon with a ranged attack; at-will)The wyrmling attacks the triggering enemy; ranged 10; +6 vs.Reflex; 1d6 + 1 damage, and the target is blinded until the endof the dragon’s next turn.C Breath Weapon (standard; recharges when first bloodied;encounter)Close blast 4; +6 vs. Fortitude; 2d8 + 2 damage, and the targetis blinded (save ends).Sand Cloud (move; recharge ⚅) ✦ PolymorphThe wyrmling transforms into a cloud of sand and shiftsa number of squares up to its speed. It can move throughoccupied squares but must end in a legal space. Any creaturewhose space the dragon enters takes 1d6 + 4 damage and isblinded (save ends). The wyrmling returns to its normal formafter this move.Combat AdvantageThe wyrmling deals 1d6 extra damage against any target it hascombat advantage against.Alignment Evil Languages Common, DraconicSkills Endurance +8, Stealth +7Str 19 (+5) Dex 12 (+2) Wis 14 (+3)Con 14 (+3) Int 12 (+2) Cha 10 (+1)eventually it pushes them out of the lair to a nearbyburied ruin.DC 20: Brown wyrmlings are as gluttonous astheir parents and can sometimes be lured to thesurface, even in obviously unsafe situations, by thepromise of food. Overeager wyrmlings have lost theirlives or their freedom through such ploys.Brown Dragon WyrmlingTacticsLike adults, brown wyrmlings prefer to remain outof sight under the ground, using tremorsense to keeptabs on potential prey. They rely more on their abilityto burrow than adults do because their abilities arenot yet finely honed. A wyrmling begins a fight witha blast of its breath weapon, then uses its action pointto become a sand cloud and rush over its foes. It fightsferociously, but when it becomes bloodied, it uses itsrecharged breath weapon in an attempt to blind foes,then burrows to safety.Encounter GroupsBrown wyrmlings burrow in isolation, but sometimesscavengers run with them, as interested as they are insampling carrion or taking down fresh prey.Level 3 Encounter (700 XP)✦ 1 brown dragon wyrmling (level 2 elite lurker)✦ 2 hyenas (level 2 skirmisher, MM 166)✦ 2 stormclaw scorpions (level 1 soldier, MM 229)Level 4 Encounter (900 XP)✦ 1 brown dragon wyrmling (level 2 elite lurker)✦ 1 hell hound (level 7 brute, MM 160)✦ 2 deathjump spiders (level 4 skirmisher, MM 246)CHROMATIC WYRMLINGSEMILY FIEGENSCHUHBrown Dragon Wyrmling LoreA character knows the following information with asuccessful Nature check.DC 15: A brown dragon lays its eggs in one ofthe deeper hollows of its lair. It might protect itswyrmlings for the first few years after hatching, butCHAPTER 4 | New Monsters181