Cobalt dragon

Cobalt dragons were a species of diabolical, domineering ferrous dragon.
==Description==
Cobalt dragons were typically draconic in build, with a long muzzle and a long thin tail. They had only two small horns on the head and red eyes. Cobalt dragons were born with deep blue scales with patches of both lighter and darker blue; this unusual blotching remained with them their entire lives.
==Personality==
Cobalt dragons despised those weaker than them. They were savage, distrustful, and best known to for being cruel, cunning, and for attempting to dominate any and all creatures they came in contact with—so much so that even other ferrous dragons avoided them. That said, cobalt dragons were not universally evil, with some even willing to parlay with beings who proved themselves. While such cobalt dragons were known to become fierce protectors of the humanoids under their rule, others were vindictive tyrants who demanded to be treated as gods. 
They were solitary, gathering together only to mate or when ordered to meetings by their rulers.
==Abilities==
Like all dragons, cobalts radiated a fear-inducing aura from the time they were young adults. They possessed blindsense, darkvision, and low-light vision, as well as the metalsense that was peculiar to the ferrous dragons. 
They were natural sorcerers as well as having various innate spell-like abilities: as juveniles (or young, in earlier accounts), they gained entangle thrice each day; as adults, minor image or improved phantasmal force thrice each day; as old, snare thrice each day; as very old (or ancient, in the same earlier accounts), plant growth twice each day; and as great wyrms summon monster V once each day.
Cobalt dragons had a single breath weapon, a line of pure magnetic force that threw back all caught within it; this line could be as much as long and wide. This was especially effective against enemies wearing ferrous metal armor, and could seriously damage creatures if it threw them into hard objects. Other cobalt dragons were immune to this breath weapon, though.
==Combat==
Some cobalt dragons preferred to avoid direct combat unless they had the advantage on the battlefield, which for them meant having traps set up. They were crafty and merciless, using their spell-like abilities to augment traps and their breath weapon to keep shorter-ranged combatants away from them. Other cobalt dragons were fierce combatants who hurled themselves into the midst of battle. They were not particularly strong fliers, and so preferred to fight on the ground where they could force their enemies into range of their minions (who were treated as little more than fodder).
==Ecology==
Cobalt dragons often lived in deep forests and jungles, sometimes making their lairs underground in those regions. They spent much of their time making traps and hunting. Cobalt dragons often dominated kobold tribes and used them to help defend their territory, and in some accounts were claimed to be the progenitors of the kobolds. Cobalt dragons and green dragons, who preferred the same environments, loathed each other and the two species were never found in the same area. Some cobalt dragons preferred cold regions, and might even make their lairs in the shadowfell where they dominated shadowborn tribes
Cobalt dragons made surprisingly good parents, diligently taking care of their offspring until they were juveniles, at which time they drove them out of the lair.
Like most dragons, cobalt dragons could eat almost anything, but they were carnivorous by preference.
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Category:Ferrous dragons
Category:True dragons
Category:Very intelligent creatures
Category:Highly intelligent creatures
Category:Exceptionally intelligent creatures
Category:Creatures with genius-level intelligence
Category:Creatures with supra-genius-level intelligence