Amphibious. The bronze riding drake can breathe air and water.
Fearsome Charge. The riding drake or their controlling rider can gain advantage on a single melee attack roll whenever the drake moves at least half its speed toward the target of the attack immediately before making the roll. If the drake disengages, it loses the ability to gain advantage in this manner until the beginning of its next turn.
Charge. If the riding drake moves at least 20 ft. straight toward a target and then hits it with a gore attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Multiattack. The guard drake makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage
Breath Weapon (1 per rest). The drake exhales lightning in a 15 - foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The damage type and save type are determined by the color of the drake, as described in the Drake Traits table.
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: (2d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Description
A drake is a reptilian creature created out of dragon scales by means of a bizarre and grisly ritual. Guard drakes are the most common variety of drake, but some more experimental draconic groups have learned to create larger drakes. These drakes are typically created to be slightly less ferocious than guard drakes, lest their great size spell certain doom for their handlers. When trained properly, a riding drake is obedient and loyal, making it a reliable and fearsome mount.
Gifts from Dragons. The ritual to create a drake was originally devised by the cult of Tiamat, but has spread to other groups that are skilled in arcana and associated with dragons. The cooperation of a dragon is necessary for the ritual to succeed, and a dragon typically provides its help when it wants to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant.
The ritual, which takes several days, requires 40 pounds of dragon scales, at least 10 pounds of which must be fresh (donated by the dragon allied with the group), a large amount of fresh meat, and an iron cauldron. When the process is complete, a human-sized egg emerges from the cauldron and is ready to hatch within a few hours.
Eager to Learn. A newly hatched drake imprints upon the first creature that feeds it (usually the one planning to train it), establishing a lasting bond with that individual. A drake is fully grown within two to three weeks and can be trained in the same length of time. One is the equivalent of a guard dog in terms of what it can be trained to do.
A riding drake resembles the type of dragon it was created from, but wingless, and with a lean, toned, athletic appearance. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other drakes.
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