Fog Dragon (Creature, dragon)

Dragon (Water)

**Environment:** Any aquatic.

**Organization:** Wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile, and young adult: solitary or clutch (2–5); adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, or great wyrm: solitary, pair, pod (2-5), or school (2-5 adults and 1-3 children per adult).

**Challenge Rating:** Wyrmling 3; very young 4; young 6; juvenile 8; young adult 11; adult 14; mature adult 16; old 18; very old 19;

ancient 21; wyrm 23; great wyrm 25

**Treasure:** Triple Standard

**Alignment:** Always Lawful Evil.

Dwelling in the oceans of the Prime Material plane, fog dragons are known to rise up from the sea suddenly rising out to attack and sink sailing ships before returning to the depths, to seize the now sunken treasure for their own. Fog dragons are among the most social of dragon kind living in schools numbering as many as 20 strong; these schools are led by a single member who is the unquestioned ruler of the group due to superior age and strength. Many schools are known to extract tribute from coastal kingdoms and seafarers in return for protection from the school’s attacks. Others don’t bother with protection rackets and instead claim what they can, leaving merchants in ruin. It is said that on some primes the inhabitants never even manage to sail between continents due to the predations of these sea dragons. Others tell rumors of these dragons living in the seas of the Underdark, if this is true then it would seem aboleths are not the only threat these murky waters hold.

Fog dragons often war with deep trench dragons as both lay claim to the worlds’ oceans. This may be a reason for fog dragons’ social tendencies as they are physically weaker than the other dragons and will lose a one on one fight. They have been known to make alliances with water dwelling fiends and even on at least one occasion rule over a sahaugin city-state. Fog dragons favor night attacks as they allow them to capitalize on their blindsight ability.

Fog dragons have long snake-like bodies with no clear distinction between neck, tail, and torso. Their heads are smooth, to minimize water resistance when swimming. When they take to the air they spread a massive pair of fins and take to the air like massive flying fish. Their scales are a bright blue when young, fading to a dark navy by the time they are wyrms, and their eyes are a bright yellow throughout their life.

**Special Abilities**

**Breath Weapon (Su)**: A fog dragon has only one type of breath weapon a powerful line of lightning dealing the listed damage (Reflex save halves). Any creature wearing metal armor takes an additional +2 damage per age category from this breath.

**Spells**: A juvenile or older fog dragon casts spells as a sorcerer of the listed level and may select spells from the Ocean and Blackwater domains as spells known in addition to those from the sorcerer spell list.

**Hiss of Fear (Su)**: Any non-dragon creature that an adult or older fog dragon communicates with via telepathy that cannot see the fog dragon must make a Will save (same DC as the dragon’s frightful presence) or be shaken for 1 minute or if they have 5 or less HD be panicked for the same duration. This is a mind-affecting, fear effect.

**Clinging Mist (Su)**: An ancient or older fog dragon is continually surrounded by a thin cloud of mist that fills its squares. Any creature completely within those squares (i.e. the fog dragon and anything riding it) gains partial concealment against attacks made from more than 10-ft away.

**Capsize (Ex)** A submerged great wyrm fog dragon that surfaces under a boat or ship less than 20 feet long capsizes the vessel 80% of the time. It has a 40% chance to capsize a vessel from 20 to 60 feet long and a 20% chance to capsize one over 60 feet long.

**Spell-like Abilities**: 3/day: *Obscuring Mist* (very young or older), *Fog Cloud* (juvenile or older), *Blacklight* (adult or older), *Freezing Fog* (old or older); 1/day *Control Weather* (great wyrm).

**Skills**: Appraise, Hide, and Move Silently are class skills for fog dragons.