Deep dragon

* 4e
* 3e
* 2e

## Appearance

* Dragon
* Snake
* Humanoid

**Deep dragons**, also called **purple dragons**, were a type of chromatic dragon that lived in the Underdark.

## Description

Despite their large size, deep dragons were slender and agile, allowing them to crawl through the tunnels of the Underdark. In the light, the dragons' scales were the color of amethyst, but in the dark, they appeared nearly black.

## Ecology

Purple dragons inhabited the Underdark and were rarely known on the surface.

## Combat

A deep dragon's breath weapon was psychic and caused the target to be dazed or dominated, depending on the strength of the wyrm.

Deep dragons were harmed by direct sunlight.

## Notable deep dragons

* Pharx
* Zz'Pzora

## Appendix

### Further reading

* Eric L. Boyd, Eytan Bernstein (August 2006). *Dragons of Faerûn*. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 158. ISBN 0-7869-3923-0.

### References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Bruce R. Cordell, Ari Marmell and Robert J. Schwalb (November 2008). *Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons*. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. {{#regex:175–178|%(,)(\S)%|$1 $2}}. ISBN 978-0786949809.
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 James Wyatt and Rob Heinsoo (February 2001). *Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn*. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. {{#regex:40–41|%(,)(\S)%|$1 $2}}. ISBN 0-7869-1832-2.
3. ↑ Richard Baker and James Wyatt (2004-03-13). Monster Update (Zipped PDF). Wizards of the Coast. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-10.
4. ↑ David Cook (1991). *Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11)*. (TSR, Inc), p. 16. ISBN l-56076-111-3.
5. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ari Marmell and Robert J. Schwalb (November 2008). *Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons*. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 38. ISBN 978-0786949809.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Elaine Cunningham (July 2003). *Daughter of the Drow (Mass Market Paperback)*. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. {{#regex:336–337|%(,)(\S)%|$1 $2}}. ISBN 978-0786929290.

### Connections

Dragonkind
The Family of Dragons

True dragons**Metallic dragons:** Gold • Silver • Bronze • Copper • Brass • Iron • Mercury • Platinum • Steel
**Chromatic dragons:** Red • Black • Blue • Green • White • Brown • Gray • **Purple** • Yellow
**Gem dragons:** Amethyst • Emerald • Sapphire • Topaz • Crystal • Obsidian
**Lung dragons**: Chiang lung • Li lung • Lung wang • Pan lung • Shen lung • T'ien lung • Tun mi lung • Yu lung
**Planar dragons**: Astral • Battle • Chaos • Ethereal • Faerie • Howling • Mirage • Oceanus • Pyroclastic • Radiant • Rust • Shadow • Styx • Tarterian
**Miscellaneous dragons:** Air • Ascendant • Brainstealer • Dzalmus • Force • Mist • Prismatic • Radiant • Rattelyr • Song • Vishap

**Lesser dragons**Dragon turtle • Hellfire wyrm • Pseudodragon • Rock wyrm • Scalamagdrion • Sea wyrm • Sunwyrm • Wyvern
**Drakes:** Guard • Portal • Smoke • Vulture

**Related creatures**Abishai • Dracon • Dracosphinx • Dragonborn • Dragonkin
**Dragonbloods:** Draconic creature • Dragonborn of Bahamut • Dragonspawn • Dragonwrought kobold • Drow-dragon (shadow) • Drow-dragon (deep) • Half-dragon • Kobold • Urd • Zar'ithra • Zekyl
**Undead dragons:** Dracolich • Vampiric