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Young Cloud Dragon
At heart, cloud dragons are wanderers, explorers, and travelers who enjoy nothing more than seeing new lands and meeting unusual creatures. Cloud dragons range in color from light blue to a pale, milky white and have thick, curling horns and rather short snouts. They keep lairs among the extreme altitudes of the highest mountain peaks but are away on their many journeys as often as they're at home. Cloud dragons spend long hours surveying the lands they fly over from great heights, but they are creatures of whim, making it hard to predict what will pique their curiosity and bring them winging down to converse or investigate something on the ground. Cloud dragons seldom perform acts of outright malice, but they are not often charitable either. A cloud dragon is as likely to simply pluck something they desire off the ground and fly away with it as they are to bargain fairly.
A cloud dragon's ever-changing interests never seem to stray toward the complicated schemes and long-term plans of other dragons. These rovers are creatures of the moment, and although they are as mentally gifted as other true dragons, their interests remain in the here and now. Yet the cloud dragon's penchant for living in the moment is not a personality flaw—they're more than capable of anticipating long-term results of their actions and won't make foolish choices simply to pursue a current interest. At the same time, cloud dragons have little interest in worrying about the future and are as confident in their ability to handle tomorrow's problems as they are today's.
Cloud dragon hoards tend to be well-guarded or well-hidden, as a natural result of their roving habits often taking them away from their lairs for extended periods. Their treasuries include a wide variety of items—they are driven to gather a broad range of prizes rather than collecting one type of item intensively. To a cloud dragon, a diversified hoard is a perfect hoard.
Recall Knowledge - Dragon
(
Arcana
)
: DC 29
Recall Knowledge - Elemental
(
Arcana
,
Nature
)
: DC 29
Young Cloud Dragon
Creature 10
Uncommon
N
Large
Air
Dragon
Elemental
Source
Bestiary 2 pg. 89
2.0
Perception
+22;
darkvision
, mist vision,
scent (imprecise) 60 feet
Languages
Auran
,
Common
,
Draconic
Skills
Acrobatics
+20,
Athletics
+21,
Deception
+20,
Diplomacy
+18,
Intimidation
+22,
Nature
+18,
Stealth
+18,
Survival
+16
Str
+7,
Dex
+2,
Con
+5,
Int
+2,
Wis
+4,
Cha
+4
Mist Vision
Fog and mist don't impair a cloud dragon's vision; they ignore the
concealed
condition from fog and mist.
AC
30;
Fort
+21,
Ref
+18,
Will
+20
HP
175;
Immunities
electricity,
paralyzed
,
sleep
Frightful Presence
(
aura
,
emotion
,
fear
,
mental
) 90 feet, DC 26
Deflecting Cloud
Trigger
The dragon is the target of a ranged attack;
Requirements
The dragon is aware of the attack and has a free wing;
Effect
The cloud dragon flexes a wing and creates a billowing cloud of mist. The dragon is treated as if they were
hidden
for the purposes of resolving the triggering attack, so normally the attacker must succeed at a DC 11 flat check to target them. The dragon also gains a +4 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack.
Speed
40 feet, fly 140 feet; cloud walk
Melee
jaws +23 [
+18/+13
] (
electricity
,
reach 10 feet
),
Damage
2d10+13 piercing plus 1d12 electricity
Melee
claw +23 [
+19/+15
] (
agile
),
Damage
2d8+13 slashing
Melee
tail +21 [
+16/+11
] (
reach 15 feet
),
Damage
2d12+13 bludgeoning
Melee
horn +21 [
+16/+11
] (
deadly d8
,
reach 10 feet
),
Damage
1d12+11 piercing
Primal Innate Spells
DC 29;
2nd
obscuring mist
;
1st
gust of wind
(at will)
Breath Weapon
(
electricity
,
evocation
,
primal
) The dragon breathes a thundercloud that deals 11d6 electricity damage in a 40-foot cone (DC 29 basic Reflex save). They can't use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 rounds.
Cloud Walk
The cloud dragon can tread on clouds or fog as though on solid ground.
Draconic Frenzy
The dragon makes two claw Strikes and one horn Strike in any order.
Draconic Momentum
The dragon recharges their Breath Weapon whenever they score a critical hit with a Strike.
All Monsters in "
Dragon, Cloud
"
Name
Level
Adult Cloud Dragon
14
Ancient Cloud Dragon
19
Young Cloud Dragon
10
Dragon, Cloud
Source
Bestiary 2 pg. 88
2.0
At heart, cloud dragons are wanderers, explorers, and travelers who enjoy nothing more than seeing new lands and meeting unusual creatures. Cloud dragons range in color from light blue to a pale, milky white and have thick, curling horns and rather short snouts. They keep lairs among the extreme altitudes of the highest mountain peaks but are away on their many journeys as often as they're at home. Cloud dragons spend long hours surveying the lands they fly over from great heights, but they are creatures of whim, making it hard to predict what will pique their curiosity and bring them winging down to converse or investigate something on the ground. Cloud dragons seldom perform acts of outright malice, but they are not often charitable either. A cloud dragon is as likely to simply pluck something they desire off the ground and fly away with it as they are to bargain fairly.
A cloud dragon's ever-changing interests never seem to stray toward the complicated schemes and long-term plans of other dragons. These rovers are creatures of the moment, and although they are as mentally gifted as other true dragons, their interests remain in the here and now. Yet the cloud dragon's penchant for living in the moment is not a personality flaw—they're more than capable of anticipating long-term results of their actions and won't make foolish choices simply to pursue a current interest. At the same time, cloud dragons have little interest in worrying about the future and are as confident in their ability to handle tomorrow's problems as they are today's.
Cloud dragon hoards tend to be well-guarded or well-hidden, as a natural result of their roving habits often taking them away from their lairs for extended periods. Their treasuries include a wide variety of items—they are driven to gather a broad range of prizes rather than collecting one type of item intensively. To a cloud dragon, a diversified hoard is a perfect hoard.
Dragon, Primal
Related Groups
Dragon, Brine
,
Dragon, Crystal
,
Dragon, Magma
,
Dragon, Umbral
The strange and otherworldly primal dragons hail from realities adjacent to the Material Plane—the four Elemental Planes and the
Shadow Plane
. These true dragons have natures and powers that exemplify their plane of origin and an affinity for primal magic, unlike chromatic and metallic dragons, who favor arcane or divine magic. Although they come from distant planes, primal dragons can be found on the Material Plane in regions touched by or reminiscent of their home plane. Although such encounters are rare, adventurers and travelers have sometimes found a brine dragon dwelling near a salty inland sea, for example, or a crystal dragon living in massive natural caverns deep in the Darklands. Unlike chromatic and metallic dragons, primal dragons tend not to develop shape-changing powers, and they are less interested in infiltrating settlements or influencing others from the shadows.
Primal Dragon Spellcasters
Each type of primal dragon features a note in the margins on spellcasting dragons of that type. To make a primal dragon spellcaster, remove the dragon’s Draconic Frenzy and Draconic Momentum abilities and give it the spells outlined in its sidebar. You can swap out any number of these with other primal spells, provided you keep the same number of spells for each level. You might also want to increase the dragon’s Wisdom or Charisma modifier by 1 or 2 to reflect their mastery of magic.
Primal Dragons of Golarion
Golarion is not home to many primal dragons. Yet primal dragons do still come to Golarion now and then, whether to escape persecution in their home plane, build new lairs, torment and brutalize weaker creatures, or seek knowledge and resources that are scarce or unavailable at home.
Brine dragons can be found along Golarion’s coastlines but are often frustrated by piracy and other lawless elements. They tend to avoid heavily populated coastal areas like the Shackles and instead choose remote islands in the oceans as their homes, where they can rule small communities of their own curation. Cloud dragons are even more isolated, and lacking any interest in politics, they prefer to dwell in large mountain ranges like the Kodars or the Barrier Wall. Crystal dragons’ vanity compels them to seek places that complement their natural beauty, such as gem-studded caverns in the Darklands. Of all the primal dragons, cantankerous magma dragons may be the ones most often found dwelling on Golarion, where they are drawn to volcanic ranges like the Five Kings Mountains. Umbral dragons hail not from an Elemental Plane but the Shadow Plane, and they can be encountered anywhere the borders to that plane grow thin, particularly in the sinister nation of Nidal.
Cloud Dragon Spellcasters
Cloud dragon spellcasters tend to cast the following spells.
Young
Primal Prepared Spells
DC 29, attack +23;
4th
freedom of movement
,
hallucinatory terrain
,
speak with plants
;
3rd
earthbind
,
haste
,
stinking cloud
;
2nd
animal messenger
,
faerie fire
,
speak with animals
;
1st
feather fall
,
negate aroma
,
shocking grasp
;
Cantrips (4th)
dancing lights
,
detect magic
,
electric arc
,
prestidigitation
,
read aura
Adult
Primal Prepared Spells
DC 34, attack +29; as young cloud dragon, plus
6th
heal
,
slow
,
true seeing
;
5th
banishment
,
death ward
,
passwall
;
Cantrips (6th)
dancing lights
,
detect magic
,
electric arc
,
prestidigitation
,
read aura
Ancient
Primal Prepared Spells
DC 41, attack +36; as adult cloud dragon, plus
9th
heal
,
storm of vengeance
;
8th
dispel magic
,
moment of renewal
,
punishing winds
;
7th
energy aegis
,
plane shift
,
unfettered pack
;
Cantrips (9th)
dancing lights
,
detect magic
,
electric arc
,
prestidigitation
,
read aura
Zanembis
While most cloud dragons prefer solitude and avoid confrontations, Zanembis is an excellent example of how failed dragonslaying attempts can create problems. Previously content to dwell atop Angel Peak in the Mindspin Mountains, this cloud dragon has grown vengeful and violent in the wake of unexpected and unjustified attacks on his lair.