Maldredier

Art of Maldredier.

## Stats

**Lichdragon Maldredier, the Eye of the Storm**, was the former second-in-command of the Chromatic Generals and the eldest of the Chromatic Greatwyrms. He is known for being the first dragon in Endymia for achieving lichdom and helping destroy Nova Aurora with his kin.

## Description

### Appearance

Maldredier looks like a typical blue dragon. He has shredded, frilled ears and a massive ridged horn atop its blunt head, torn in two by age. Rows of spikes extend back from his nostrils to line his brow, and cluster on its jutting lower jaw. Maldredier's decaying scales vary in color from an iridescent azure to a deep indigo, polished to a glossy finish by the crimson desert sands. He does not have eyes, instead small blue wisps of lightning that trail upwards and the direction he moves. Most of his skin is torn off, revealing most of his skeleton, and exposing various parts of his body like his neck and ribcage. Most of what's left of Maldredier's skin is electrified, shocking those who would harm him. His wings were tattered and had many patches of skin missing, yet Maldredier was able to fly perfectly fine during the attack on Nova Aurora.

### Personality

From his lore, Maldredier seeks to reclaim his old title and lands stolen from him by Valkorian. The curse of Tiamat was enhanced by his dracolich nature, gradually increasing his insanity but not on the same rate of Crysthamyr.

## Synopsis

### Lore

*"The oldest and first of the Chromatic Generals, Maldredier was the second-in-command of the Generals during the First War. After the banishment of the Fallen, all of their forces moved to Erosisle, and started to take dominion of the new lands ripe for the taking. Thus, Maldredier claimed the title of the first Sand Shaper, and honored his mate Adlonna with the honorific Champion of The Dunes. They even had a child after some time, a vain and arrogant son named Agarron. But as he was the oldest, he was also the first to be obsessed with lichhood. Maldredier contacted the Demon Orcus, who revealed the secrets of undeath. Fearing his immortality would expire, Maldredier went mad in an effort to preserve his own life. Gathering powerful mages, they constructed a toxic brew which he consumed, and stored his soul in a blue gem that only magical weapons of the highest degree can destroy. As the wizards recoiled in horror, and as the flesh fell from his body, Maldredier reawakened as a dracolich, revoking his pledge to the Chromatic Generals and the Fallen Lights. Adlonna soon followed suit, becoming a dracolich as well. Together, they were an undead matrimony, terrorizing the Beggar’s Desert with their new insane demanors, courtesy of becoming dracoliches. Valkorian, also taking residence in the Beggar’s Desert, was greeted by Adlonna one fateful day. She asked if he would help to exile Maldredier, as her newly-wrought insanity brought her paranoia. Together the two launched a civil war in the Desert, resulting in an exiled Maldredier flying away to escape the wrath of his deranged mate. Valkorian killed Adlonna and Agarron in the crossfire as well, saying that they had revoked the mission to free tIAMAT, and that they should be condemned as Maldredier was. Five hundred years have passed since this war, and Valkorian has held the title of Sand Shaper ever since. The old dracolich is, in fact, still alive, with the lifeless corpse of Adlonna strewn about his lair inside of a volcano. His hoard of treasure is smaller than it used to be, and one day Maldredier hopes to wrestle the title of Sand Shaper back from the one who betrayed him. For now, he resides in the Beggar's Bane, a craggy, lifeless island range near the Beggar’s Desert, often trying to wrestle back his former glory."*

### Arc 2: Curse of the Generals

Before the storm of ice, lightning, and acid pelted Nova Aurora, the Chromatic Generals, including Maldredier, stormed the city, reducing it to nothing but ruin. Maldredier was provoked by Belzoff's telekinesis, and ensued a short battle with the Silver Crusaders, moderately damaging some of the party with a 7th-level *Chain Lightning* spell, and knocking Theta and Seven unconscious with his Lightning Breath. Before he could deal any more major damage, the large red shadow dragon tackled him to the ground and reprimanded him for not doing his job. The two then flew off to raze more of the city.

After the fight with Rictor Gravesworth, the Crusaders prepared to leave with the Aegis of Effulgence and the Veil of the Dawnbringer. As they activated Sylazar's Amulet, the spell fizzled in place, as Maldredier rode a lightning bolt down to meet them, greeting the Crusaders, and offering to talk.

## Other Information

### Dragon Abilities

* Lightning Breath (DC 25)
* Frightful Presence (DC 22)
* Four-pronged Multiattack (Bite, two Claws, one Tail)

### Legendary Actions (5)

* Cast Spell (2)
* Wing Attack (2)

### Other Abilities

* Dealt 2d6 lightning damage whenever a creature hit him in melee range and on his own melee attacks
* Tail required DC 25 Strength save or be knocked prone

## Trivia

* Maldredier's name was originally from a Dragon Name Generator, but modified by Ben.
* His first title, *The Eye of the Storm*, was actually a wordplay on the blue dragon *Brimscythe* from Vox Machina, whose title was *The Iron Storm*.
	+ The "eye of the storm" is the central region of a tropical cyclone where the weather is mostly calm.
* Maldredier's second title, *The Undying Apostate*, was based on one of the archlich Vecna's canon titles (The Undying King) and *Gabriel'*s second fight in *ULTRAKILL*, where he has the title *The Apostate of Hate*.
* Maldredier was the final boss of one of Ben's earlier campaign drafts, appearing as an ancient blue dracolich rather than a greatwyrm. This was the first adventure Ben had ever written.
* Maldredier's minature was the only Chromatic General minature not 3D-printed by Ben. He bought it at a RPG game store for around $70 USD and kept it hidden for months before the reveal.