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CHAPTER 5
DRACONIC
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2nd (7/day)—darkvision, mirror image, scorching ray
(+6 ranged touch), see invisibility
1st (7/day)—mage armor C , magic missile, obscuring mist,
protection from good, shield
0 (6/day)—dancing lights, detect magic, detect poison,
light, mending, prestidigitation, read magic, resistance
C: Already cast (spell slot expended)
Abilities Str 10, Dex 14, Con 16, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 18
Feats Combat Casting, Draconic Heritage (red) B †, Draconic
Senses†, Draconic Vigor†, Improved Initiative, Red
Dragon Lineage†
Skills Concentration +15 (+19 casting defensively), Intimidate
+6, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Listen +4, Spellcraft +9,
Spot +6
Substitution Levels dragonblood sorcerer 1st (replace
familiar with Draconic Heritage feat; gain +2 insight
bonus on Knowledge [arcana] checks); see Races of the
Dragon 107 for details
Possessions combat gear plus ring of protection +1, 750 gp
diamond dust, spell component pouch
Draconic Vigor Whenever Shadow or Night cast an arcane
spell, the caster heals a number of points of damage
equal to the spell’s level.
Red Dragon Lineage As a standard action, Shadow or Night
can spend an arcane spell slot to create a 15-foot coneshaped
burst of fire that deals 1d8 points of damage per
level of the spell. Targets can make a successful Reflex
save (DC 14 + spell slot’s level) for half damage. Targets
who fail the save take another 1d8 points of fire damage
per spell level in the following round as the flames
continue to burn. This extra damage can be avoided in
the same manner as alchemist’s fire (PH 128).
Hook Flashy, try to outdo each other, often refer to Lord
Heldrivor
Tactics: Though tough for sorcerers, Shadow and Night
know that they can’t stand toe to toe against the PCs. They
cast spells (as indicated in their statistics block) before any
conflict and make quick hit-and-run raids. They deal as much
damage as they can in the first rounds of conflict, targeting
foes that can be caught in area spells. Thanks to Draconic
Vigor, they can last longer than normal in a fight; however,
if both spellcasters fall below 10 hit points, they flee, hoping
to make another attack the next day.
Treasure: The only treasure is the items carried or worn
by the two sorcerers.
3. Entrance to the Shrine (EL 11)
Ahead are two structures with doors. One is a freestanding fortification
with no visible windows, the other a doorway set into the
valley wall. Four big trees, twisted into the shapes of dragons, sit
between the two buildings. As you watch, one of the trees moves,
its head swinging about as if looking for something.
This is the entrance to the Shrine of Dragon Fall, which is
tended by four twilight guardians (see page 121)—spirits of
the dragons that spent the last days of their lives defending
the shrine. They have long since forgotten that they were
defending the shrine from others of their kind. Instead, they
act only on the instinct that this is a place for dragons, not
other races. Thus, they leave true dragons unmolested, but
they attack any other creature that approaches the shrine.
However, they do not enter the shrine, ignoring any creature
that manages to get inside.
Twilight Guardian (4): hp 70, 74, 78, 82; see page 121.
Tactics: The twilight guardians have little in the way of
tactics. They attack anything except true dragons that comes
within 100 feet of the Shrine of Dragon Fall, but they make
no effort to move into any part of the shrine.
4. The Shrine of Dragon Fall
The walls of this place are made of stone blocks fitted tightly together.
A strong smell of dust fills the air, along with the faint scent of
something that has been burned. The hallways are 15 feet across
and twice that in height. Runes and short phrases of wisdom are
scrawled on every stone surface in Draconic, in a large script that
seems carved by crude tools or talons.
The shrine is empty, most of the defensive spells long since
faded. It still has the same separation from the Astral and
Ethereal Planes as the rest of the valley, and a few other
protections remain (detailed below).
Area 1: The Lore House. This large building has two big
wooden doors on the west wall, smashed in and smoldering
(the work of Heldrivor). The interior is one big chamber;
on its walls, the history of the dragonfont is written in
Draconic.
Area 2: Entry Hall. As with the lore house, the wooden
doors here have been smashed in. Many complex gears and
metal struts lie scattered and broken across the floor. A DC
15 Search check identifies them as traps that once guarded
the doors and floor of the entrance, but now they too are
smashed and inoperative.
Area 3: The Maze. This area was designed as a tribute to the
many dragons that built the shrine and worked to eliminate
the threat of the dragonfont. Here, dragons of all sizes can be
comfortable. Thus, while Heldrivor can move through most
of its halls easily, sections designed for smaller creatures exist
as well.
Area 4: The Gate. At the eastern end of the maze is the
entrance to the dragonfont—a massive, wrought iron gate
inlaid with defensive spells. It resembles adamantine (hardness
20, 240 hp, 6 inches thick) and is immune to any spell
of 6th level or lower. The gate opens easily at the touch of a
good-aligned true dragon, but any other creature must make
a DC 40 Strength check to force it open. All these magics
are ingrained into the doors as part of the shrine, and they
stop functioning if the gate is successfully destroyed or
removed.
Area 5: Dragonfont Chamber. This rough-hewn chamber
houses the dragonfont, described in encounter 6 (below).
Its walls are unworked, and it lacks the runes and draconic
phrases common throughout the rest of the shrine. The
skeletal remains of a Colossal dragon lie in the far eastern
section of the chamber.