Lightning Absorption. Whenever the coral dragon is subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.
Magic Resistance. The coral dragon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The coral dragon's weapon attacks are magical.
Water Breathing. The coral dragon can breathe only underwater.
Multiattack. The coral dragon makes 3 attacks: one with its Bite and two with its Tail Whip. Additionally, it may use its Frightening Presence.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10ft., one target. Hit: 22 (5d6 + 5) piercing damage.
Tail Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 15ft., one target. Hit: 27 (4d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.
Lightning Strike (Recharge 6). The coral dragon releases a pulse of lightning around it. Each creature within 30 feet of it must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take 42 (12d6) lightning damage. A creature takes half damage on a succesful saving throw. A creature that fails the saving throw by 5 or more is also stunned until the end of the coral dragon's next turn.
Frightening Presence. Each creature of the coral dragon's choice that is within 60 feet of the coral dragon and aware of it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the coral dragon's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.
Description
A shape languidly passed by under the ship, long and eel-like, stretching almost a hundred feet. Ruddin gripped the railing, remembering his run-in with the small krakens. “There is something beneath us!” At the same moment, the creature breached, dozens of feet of muscled, snake-like body passing by his eyes.
Sea drakes. Coral dragons are an eel-like subspecies of dragon that lives mainly in salty waters. They find their origin mostly in the Plane of Water, where bronze dragons live and mated with a creature known as Ellarion, a humanoid known to shape-shift into gigantic eels. The offspring of this unlikely pair became an eel-like dragon creature that has since passed through the portals on the elemental plane and reached the Material Plane, where they inhabit deep waters.
Sympathetic pirates. Coral dragons gather a hoard much like the traditional dragon does, except it gains its wealth by raiding ships. Some ships that find their trade route suddenly inhabited by a coral dragon may be sundered, and others may find the coral dragon is a very accomodating creature if they attempt to bargain with the beast for safe passage. It is not uncommon for coral dragons to be found in mutually beneficial contracts with a seafaring species, in which the humanoids exchange valuables with the coral dragon in return for its protection.
Thunderous maw. Those who find themselves on the wrong side of a coral dragon’s mood may find a merciless opponent. Coral dragons are very adept at ridding itself of those they deem obstructive or annoying, as long as the fight is underwater. Those who manage to breach it have an advantage over the beast. Additionally, its sharp ears may become its downfall, as coral dragons are very sensitive to loud sounds such as explosions, which may temporarily stun the beast.
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