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Pendragons (''dracos masi''), also known as word wyrms, ladies of the lake, or ink dragons, are a curious breed of dragon which resides in rivers and lakes and whose body constantly produces a powerful ink-like dye, which is responsible for their rich deep black coloration. Wyrmlings appear to nearly be made out of liquid, so fine are their scales and so glossy their skin. As the pendragon ages its color becomes more matte, resembling dried black ink, and its scales more pronounced, though softer skin between scales always seems to still run fresh. Their eyes are glowing pale blue spheres, which fade into pale white orbs resembling the moon as they age. Their bodies are sleek and serpentine, with fleshy wings best suited for aquatic movement, and a flattened eel-like tail. It has small iron horns close together, like an gazelle, and iron spurs down its body at major joints which seep the black ichor it produces.  They give off an oder of faint chemicals and dye, and in fact their ichor is highly prized as an exotic form of ink.
 
Pendragons (''dracos masi''), also known as word wyrms, ladies of the lake, or ink dragons, are a curious breed of dragon which resides in rivers and lakes and whose body constantly produces a powerful ink-like dye, which is responsible for their rich deep black coloration. Wyrmlings appear to nearly be made out of liquid, so fine are their scales and so glossy their skin. As the pendragon ages its color becomes more matte, resembling dried black ink, and its scales more pronounced, though softer skin between scales always seems to still run fresh. Their eyes are glowing pale blue spheres, which fade into pale white orbs resembling the moon as they age. Their bodies are sleek and serpentine, with fleshy wings best suited for aquatic movement, and a flattened eel-like tail. It has small iron horns close together, like an gazelle, and iron spurs down its body at major joints which seep the black ichor it produces.  They give off an oder of faint chemicals and dye, and in fact their ichor is highly prized as an exotic form of ink.
  
While they often live out in the midst of nature, pendragons have a love for the written word and civilization in general. Obsessed with books, they often assume human guise with change shape to enter towns and purchase entire libraries for reading. Many are avid writers as well, and few commoners realize that some of their favorite authors may secretly be pendragons. With their ability to produce a natural potent ink, a pendragon only needs paper and the creativity to scribe a story of their own. Pendragons keep their lairs in underground caves within bodies of water, burrowing out dry spaces to store their treasure, and they are in constant search of means to waterproofing their easily water-damaged books.
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While they often live out in the midst of nature, pendragons have a love for the written word and civilization in general. Obsessed with books, they often assume human guise with change shape to enter towns and purchase entire libraries for reading. Many are avid writers as well, and few commoners realize that some of their favorite authors may secretly be pendragons. With their ability to produce a natural potent ink, a pendragon only needs paper and the creativity to scribe a story of their own. Pendragons keep their lairs in underground caves within bodies of water, burrowing out dry spaces to store their treasure, and they are in constant search of means to waterproofing their easily water-damaged books.  Pendragon wyrmlings have a similar scale appearance and make a pitch black ichor resembling that of an [[Eraser Dragon (3.5e Monster)|eraser dragon]].  The rumor is that the two dragons are related, yet the two species have an unexplained rivalry, perhaps stemming from the eraser dragon's desire to "fix" a pendragon's books by erasing its contents.
  
 
Pendragons are sometimes called ladies of the lake, as more than one pendragon still in human disguise has been seen emerging or living within such bodies of water, their secret treasures in hand. The name seems to come from a story of a king who obtained a magical sword from such a creature.
 
Pendragons are sometimes called ladies of the lake, as more than one pendragon still in human disguise has been seen emerging or living within such bodies of water, their secret treasures in hand. The name seems to come from a story of a king who obtained a magical sword from such a creature.

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Pendragon

Type: Dragon (Water)
Environment: Aquatic
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: Wyrmling 1; very young 3; young 5; juvenile 7; young adult 10; adult 12; mature adult 15; old 17; very old 19; ancient 21; wyrm 24; great wyrm 26
Treasure: Triple Standard
Alignment: Often True Neutral, Neutral Good, or Neutral Evil
Advancement: Wyrmling 4-5 HD HD; very young 7-8 HD HD; young 10-11 HD HD; juvenile 13-14 HD HD; young adult 16-17 HD HD; adult 19-20 HD HD; mature adult 22-23 HD HD; old 25-26 HD HD; very old 28-29 HD HD; ancient 31-32 HD HD; wyrm 34-35 HD HD; great wyrm 37+ HD HD
Level Adjustment: Wyrmling +?; very young +?; young +?; juvenile +?; others —
Pendragon Dragons by Age
Age Size Hit Dice (hp) Str Dex Con Int Wis Cha Base Attack/
Grapple
Attack Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Breath Weapon (DC) Frightful Presence DC
Wyrmling 3 (22) 11 10 13 10 11 8 +3/-5 +5 +4 +3 +3 1d6 (12)
Very young 6 (51) 13 10 15 10 11 10 +6/+3 +8 +7 +5 +5 3d6 (15)
Young 9 (85) 15 10 17 12 11 12 +9/+11 +11 +9 +6 +6 5d6 (17)
Juvenile 12 (114) 17 10 17 12 13 12 +12/+15 +15 +11 +8 +9 7d6 (19)
Young adult 15 (157) 19 10 19 14 13 14 +15/+19 +18 +13 +9 +10 9d6 (21) 19
Adult 18 (207) 23 10 21 14 13 16 +18/+28 +23 +16 +11 +12 11d6 (24) 22
Mature adult 21 (262) 27 10 23 16 15 18 +21/+33 +27 +18 +12 +14 13d6 (26) 24
Old 24 (300) 29 10 23 16 15 18 +24/+37 +31 +20 +14 +16 15d6 (28) 26
Very old 27 (364) 31 10 25 18 15 20 +27/+45 +35 +22 +15 +17 17d6 (30) 28
Ancient 30 (435) 33 10 27 18 17 22 +30/+49 +39 +25 +17 +20 19d6 (33) 31
Wyrm 33 (511) 35 10 29 20 17 24 +33/+53 +41 +27 +18 +21 21d6 (35) 33
Great wyrm 36 (558) 37 10 29 20 17 24 +36/+59 +45 +29 +20 +23 23d6 (37) 35


Pendragon Dragon Abilities by Age
Age Speed Initiative AC Special Abilities Caster Level SR
Wyrmling 60 ft., fly 100 ft. (average), swim 60 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 16 (+4 natural, +2 size), touch 12,
flat-footed 16
Echolocation, Immunity to Poison
Very young 60 ft., fly 100 ft. (average), swim 60 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 19 (+8 natural, +1 size), touch 11,
flat-footed 19
Lexicon Mastery
Young 60 ft., fly 100 ft. (average), swim 60 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 21 (+11 natural), touch 10,
flat-footed 21
Change Shape
Juvenile 60 ft., fly 150 ft. (average), swim 80 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 25 (+15 natural), touch 10,
flat-footed 25
Chemical Aura, Hide in Plain Sight 1st
Young adult 60 ft., fly 150 ft. (average), swim 80 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 28 (+19 natural, -1 size), touch 9,
flat-footed 28
DR 5/magic 3rd 26
Adult 60 ft., fly 150 ft. (poor), swim 80 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 31 (+22 natural, -1 size), touch 9,
flat-footed 31
Explosive Runes 5th 29
Mature adult 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 80 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 34 (+26 natural, -2 size), touch 8,
flat-footed 34
DR 10/magic 7th 32
Old 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 100 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 37 (+29 natural, -2 size), touch 8,
flat-footed 37
Symbol of Sleep 9th 35
Very old 60 ft., fly 200 ft. (poor), swim 100 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 40 (+32 natural, -2 size), touch 8,
flat-footed 40
DR 15/magic 11th 38
Ancient 60 ft., fly 250 ft. (poor), swim 100 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 43 (+35 natural, -2 size), touch 8,
flat-footed 43
Symbol of Stunning 13th 41
Wyrm 60 ft., fly 250 ft. (clumsy), swim 100 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 46 (+40 natural, -4 size), touch 6,
flat-footed 46
DR 20/magic 15th 44
Great wyrm 60 ft., fly 250 ft. (clumsy), swim 120 ft., burrow 10 ft. +0 49 (+43 natural, -4 size), touch 6,
flat-footed 49
Symbol of Death 17th 47


The lake mists obscure the sight of a shiny black shadow under its placid surface, a shadow which slips from the waters as if it were liquid itself. A dragon, long and sineous, appears before you, its small scales glossy black and shiny, and iron spikes and studs arranged over its form. Its tail ends in what looks like a barbed stinger with a subtly split tip that drips black liquid.

Pendragons (dracos masi), also known as word wyrms, ladies of the lake, or ink dragons, are a curious breed of dragon which resides in rivers and lakes and whose body constantly produces a powerful ink-like dye, which is responsible for their rich deep black coloration. Wyrmlings appear to nearly be made out of liquid, so fine are their scales and so glossy their skin. As the pendragon ages its color becomes more matte, resembling dried black ink, and its scales more pronounced, though softer skin between scales always seems to still run fresh. Their eyes are glowing pale blue spheres, which fade into pale white orbs resembling the moon as they age. Their bodies are sleek and serpentine, with fleshy wings best suited for aquatic movement, and a flattened eel-like tail. It has small iron horns close together, like an gazelle, and iron spurs down its body at major joints which seep the black ichor it produces. They give off an oder of faint chemicals and dye, and in fact their ichor is highly prized as an exotic form of ink.

While they often live out in the midst of nature, pendragons have a love for the written word and civilization in general. Obsessed with books, they often assume human guise with change shape to enter towns and purchase entire libraries for reading. Many are avid writers as well, and few commoners realize that some of their favorite authors may secretly be pendragons. With their ability to produce a natural potent ink, a pendragon only needs paper and the creativity to scribe a story of their own. Pendragons keep their lairs in underground caves within bodies of water, burrowing out dry spaces to store their treasure, and they are in constant search of means to waterproofing their easily water-damaged books. Pendragon wyrmlings have a similar scale appearance and make a pitch black ichor resembling that of an eraser dragon. The rumor is that the two dragons are related, yet the two species have an unexplained rivalry, perhaps stemming from the eraser dragon's desire to "fix" a pendragon's books by erasing its contents.

Pendragons are sometimes called ladies of the lake, as more than one pendragon still in human disguise has been seen emerging or living within such bodies of water, their secret treasures in hand. The name seems to come from a story of a king who obtained a magical sword from such a creature.

Combat

Pendragons oft avoid combat when possible, but prefer to do so under cover of water where they can hide in a moment's notice. The pendragon sets traps via its symbol spells or explosive runes, then blinds them to prevent them from fighting effectively. It uses hit and run tactics, never letting its position become obvious when possible, and is spell-heavy in its tactics. Control is far more important than raw damage. Against creatures without a Con score, a pendragon avoids unless his spell selection is taylored to combat such opponents (and often, it is).

Breath Weapon (Su)
A pendragon has two types of breath weapons, a line of potent short-lasting poison and a cone of ink. The line of poison deals the listed damage above, with a Fortitude save for half damage. It deals no damage to creatures immune to poison. The other breath is a cone of ink, which blinds the target and coats them in black ink for 2 rounds per age catagory or until washed off as a full-round action and a source of water, Reflex save negates the blinding, but still coats creatures (which may reveal invisible creatures). If underwater, a pendragon can release the ink breath in sphere around itself in a radius equal to half its cone's effect, and the effects hangs in the water for 2 rounds per age catagory.
Change Shape (Su)
A young pendragon can transform itself into any small or medium humanoid creature as if using polymorph 3/day. The transformation lasts for 24 hours or until dismissed. Typically pendragons transform themselves for jaunts into urban areas without being noticed.
Chemical Aura (Su)
A juvenile pendragon can alter the chemicals in its surroundings to become especially potent. Any creature within 30 ft. of the pendragon loses any poison resistance it has. If it is immune to poison, it looses its immunity, but has a +4 bonus against saves against poison. Creatures without constitution scores such as undead and constructs are uneffected by this aura.
Echolocation (Ex)
Pendragons are often found in lakes, and obscure themselves in their own ink. They have learned to see without sight, at least underwater. When underwater a pendragon has blindsight out to 5 ft. per HD it possesses, it does not gain blindsight outside of a liquid medium.
Hide In Plain Sight (Ex)
A pendragon can hide even when observed whenever it is in a body of water, seeming to dissolve itself at a moment's notice.
Lexicon Mastery (Su)
Very young pendragons are capable of defeating magic based on written words. They are immune to the effects of any Symbol spells (such as symbol of pain), as well as any spells dependant on written gylphs and text, such as the effect of explosive runes.
Spell-Like Abilities (Sp)
3/day— Explosive Runes (adult and older), Symbol of Sleep (old and older); 1/day— Symbol of Death (great wyrm), Symbol of Stunning (ancient and older)
Skills
Bluff, Craft, Diplomacy, Decipher Script, Sense Motive, and Speak Language are considered class skills for pendragons.



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AlignmentOften True Neutral, Neutral Good, or Neutral Evil +
AuthorEiji-kun +
Challenge Rating1 +, 3 +, 5 +, 7 +, 10 +, 12 +, 15 +, 17 +, 19 +, 21 +, 24 + and 26 +
EnvironmentAquatic +
Identifier3.5e Monster +
RatingUndiscussed +
TitlePendragon +
TypeDragon (Water) +