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exploit their mobility to take on enemies that have spread
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CHAPTER 4
DRACONIC
BEASTS
SAMPLE ENCOUNTER
Twilight guardians are driven by their draconic creators’
desire to protect the lands they inhabit.
Guardian Patrol (EL 9): Two twilight guardians patrol a
lake where a great wyrm green dragon became a sentinel of
the land rather than pass on from the world. The guardians
attack any creatures not native to the area on sight. While
one occupies a single target (usually the strongest or most
heavily armored opponent), the other uses transport via plants
to keep the rest of the intruders busy, giving its companion
time to fell the toughest foe.
Illus. by C. Critchlow
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ECOLOGY
Twilight guardians exist only in areas where a dragon has
assumed guardianship over the land at the end of its life. They
do not reproduce, mate, or grow attached to one another. In
fact, twilight guardians care about others of their kind only
in the sense that the loss of one weakens the remainder of
the group. Unless killed, twilight guardians live indefinitely,
rebuilding themselves from fresh matter each time they
transport via plants, having no concept of mortality or time.
Nearly mindless automatons, their habits are driven solely by
their need to protect their homes from encroachment.
Environment: Twilight guardians live primarily in areas
with readily available vegetation from which they can be
formed. They are most often found in verdant areas such as
forests, jungles, and swamps, where plant life is abundant
and they can travel quickly and freely. But even deserts,
badlands, and tundra often have enough plants to support
their creation. In fact, they can live in any environment in
which a dragon has assumed guardianship, though if removed
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TWILIGHT GUARDIAN LORE
Characters with ranks in Knowledge (nature) can learn more
about twilight guardians. When a character makes a skill check,
the following lore is revealed, including the information from
lower DCs.
Knowledge (nature)
DC Result
17 Strange creatures resembling dragons made of wood
and dirt roam outlying forests and jungles, never seen
near civilization but always hostile to intruders.
22 Twilight guardians are plant creatures (reveal all traits
of the plant type). They appear only in areas that formerly
had a great dragon presence.
27 Twilight guardians are the physical manifestation of the
spirits of ancient dragons that were bound to the land
upon their passing from the world. Twilight guardians
are composed entirely of the land they defend.
32 Twilight guardians can travel between two locations by
transport via plants, making them incredibly dangerous
to even large groups.
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Twilight guardian
from their normal landscape, they wither and die within a
week.
Typical Physical Characteristics: A twilight guardian’s
appearance depends heavily on the area in which it is created.
Those from forests are composed of bark, branches, vines, and
grass, while those from badlands and scrublands appear to be
made of wiry bushes, red clay, or cactus. Twilight guardians vary
greatly in form and always have physical characteristics similar
to those of plants native to the areas in which they live.
ADVANCED TWILIGHT GUARDIANS
Twilight guardians of up to 14 Hit Dice are Large, while those
that grow to 15 to 20 Hit Dice are Huge. Typically, Huge twilight
guardians exist only in lands where the former dragon
had levels in the druid class or other strong ties to nature.
TWILIGHT GUARDIANS IN EBERRON
Twilight guardians are almost never seen outside Argonessen,
where they are almost as common as dragons. On occasion,
twilight guardians on Argonessen belonging to two different
dragon spirits will war with one another, a bit of behavior
held over from their draconic origins.