Cataclysm Dragon(Creature, dragon)

Before such mortal concepts as Good and Evil, there was only the World and its Order and Chaos which perpetually tore down that Order to replace it anew. The Cataclysm Dragon is the personification of that Chaos, born when the time has come for Order to be torn asunder once more and a new age of the world to begin. Cataclysm Dragons have a mastery and command of the powers of the natural world, though their nature means they inevitably destroy that world causing mass extinctions, sinking continents, and destroying mountains. When a Cataclysm Dragon is slain without finishing its task another is born somewhere in the world, just waiting to grow old and wax strong to finish its purpose. In the rare case that there are two living cataclysm dragons at once (thank you resurrection) the two dragons will pause in their natural mission to seek one and another out to destroy each other in a battle that will likely tear the world apart.

Cataclysm dragons look like red dragons of increased size, except they have golden markings along their necks and on their claws and face. Their eyes are mismatched blue and green and they seem to exude power in their every movement. Cataclysm dragons, due to their apocalyptic nature, have little care for wealth, although with their great intelligence they can understand the value of magical items.

**Type**: Dragon (Chaotic)

**Environment:** Any land or underground.

**Organization:** One at a time.

**Challenge Ratings:** Wyrmling 15; very young 17; young 23; juvenile 31; young adult 35; adult 42; mature adult 46; old 50; very old 54; ancient 59; wyrm 63; great wyrm 68.

**Treasure:** Incidental

**Alignment:** Always chaotic neutral

**Special Abilities**

**Immunities (Ex)**: In addition to the immunities held by all true dragons, Cataclysm dragons are immune to natural weather effects, as well as all elemental damage.

**Deflecting Force (Su)**: A cataclysm dragon is protected by a shield of shimmering light similar to a *cloak of chaos* that provides a deflection bonus to its AC. The deflection bonus is equal to the dragon’s Charisma bonus.

**Breath Weapon (Su)**: A cataclysm dragon’s breath weapon is a cone of roiling chaotic energy that deals damage as Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire, or Sonic damage (a successful Reflex save halves this damage), their choice each use. A cataclysm dragon’s breath weapon has double the area of a normal dragon of the same size category’s breath weapon.

**Spells**: A cataclysm dragon casts spells as an oracle of the listed level. They pick their spells from the Druid spell list, or the Air, Earth, Fire or Water domains or the subdomains associated with each domain.

**Quicken Cataclysmic Spells (Su)**: A cataclysm dragon may quicken any spell they cast that effects weather or the environment and has a spell level lower than their age category without increasing that spells level (Applicable spells would be at the GM's discretion).

**Gaea’s Protection (Ex)**: An adult or older cataclysm dragon is immune to Death effects, Mind-Affecting effects, and Ability Damage and Drain.

**Eye of the Storm (Su)**: An adult or older cataclysm dragon is continuously surrounded by hurricane force winds that go out 20 feet in all directions from the edge of the safe zone. The dragon itself and a cylinder that extends 50-ft beyond the cataclysm in all directions, and without limit up and down, is unaffected by this ability.

**Cataclysm (Su)**: The Cataclysm dragon may add the following spells to their spell list: control weather, control winds, earthquake, tsunami, worldwave, storm of vengeance, sea of dust, curse of fell seasons, polar midnight, wandering weather, curse of night, curse terrain, terraform (if mythic). When applicable, these spells are always cast as though the widen and empower metamagic feats were applied to them, without increasing the level of the spell.

**Spell-like Abilities**: At will: *Control Weather* (very young or older); 3/day: *Word of Balance* (juvenile or older, add twice age category to sorcerer casting level to determine CL); 1/week: *Volcano*, *Beast of a Thousand Legs*, *Global Warming*, *Ice Age*, *Great Drought*, *Fell Winter*.