Obsidian Dragons like all Gem dragons are especially gifted with the power of psionics, with theirs being powerful enough to create and shape the very world around them, often with devastating results, choosing fiery locations and volcanic regions as their favorite areas.

Banished and Scorned: Like the other Gem Dragons, obsidian dragons used to make their home in the Ruby Palace in the court of Sardior, the Ruby Dragon. Yet eons before recorded history Sardior killed the Master of the obsidian dragons, Seradess, and banished all of her kin from the court. This marked the Gem dragons as enemies of the other gem dragons, to be avoided or killed. Wandering without a home, they made their way to the elemental plane of fire, where they could live in relative peace, safe from their former brethren. Living here infused their bodies with the power of elemental fire, granting them even greater power with their psionics.

Creators: Before their exile, the obisidan dragons used their powerful creation abilities to create homes and Demiplanes for use by the gem dragons as lairs, breeding grounds, and treasure chambers. Now, with no purpose, they use their abilities to create homes for themselves, planes with which they have total and complete control and they extend this ability into the mortal planes as well, exerting the influence they once had, in attempt to garner further power and regain their lost prominence as the Apex of the gem dragons, a place they believe themselves robbed of by Sardior.

Selfish Rulers: Being the only evil aligned gem dragon, makes them far and away the most selfish. They believe themselves the pinnacle of all things and that all other life should bow before them, and most societies are not equipped to tell them otherwise. Even a great and powerful red dragon would think twice before challenging an Obsidian Dragon's claim. Any settlements that find themselves under one's thumb often make regular offerings of treasure or livestock, with the dragons taking particular fancy for depictions of themselves. Their hoards consist of relics from the dragons past, including lost items of the ruby palace as well as draconic shards stolen from the dead of other gem dragons, Crystal carvings of themselves, paintings and anything else to feed their insatiable vanity are all desirable and can be found in one's hoard

The dragon chooses to make its lair in underground caves beneath a volcanic region, setting up its hoard in an expired magma chamber and observing its land from the boiling caldera or the heart of a volcano. Channels of magma flow beneath the surface on every major pathway through the region which the dragon can swim through as if it were water, allowing easy and undetected traversal as well as a direct passage back to its sleeping chamber.

Lair Actions

On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the Dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

• Beguiling Whispers: The dragon telepathically whispers to one creature within range of its telepathy. The creature must make a DC 16 Wisdom save or be charmed by the dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. The creature while charmed this way obeys any of the dragon's commands that arrent directly harmful to the creature to the best of its abilities.
• Richter Rumble: The dragon focuses it's mind to cause extreme tremors in the area. All creatures within 60 feet of the dragon must make a DC 24 Con save or be knocked prone until initiative count 20 on the following round. Flying creatures ignore this effect if they are not on the ground.
• Dire Inferno: The dragon manipulates the earth causing magma to erupt from the ground. The dragon creates 3 walls of magma 25 feet long and 20 feet tall at 3 points within 60 feet. Any creatures in the space of the walls when they form or that come within 5 feet of the walls must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or take 5d8 Fire damage and be stunned until initiative count 20. The walls space becomes difficult terrain and spells and attacks cannot pass through the walls' space.

Regional Effects

The region containing an Obsidian Dragon is shaped by its Psionic magic, creating one or more of the following effects:

• Obsidian Protrusion: Large Crystals of obsidian begin to grow at an accelerated rate in the area within 6 miles of the dragon's lair. The dragon may cast Scrying at will on the location of any one of these crystal deposits.
• Draconic Edict: The dragon can spawn a spectral image of itself from any flame or patch of lava within the area within 6 miles of its lair to communicate with any intruders or deliver edicts and orders to any servants or settlements within the area.
• Burning Rage: Wildlife and humanoids that find themselves within the region around the lair for extended periods find themselves overcome with a burning rage, lashing out at anything they can see, even if that is their own friends at times, this can cause entire settlements to rip eachother to shreds if left unchecked.

If the dragon dies, these effects fade over the course of 2d8 days.