Amphibious. The shield drake can breathe air and water.
Keen Senses. the shield drake has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight, hearing or smell.
Innate Spellcasting.
The black shield drake's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: cure wounds, acid splash
3/day: shield of faith
2/day: sanctuary
Multiattack. The shield drake makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail or claws
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8) acid damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) acid damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage. In addition, on a hit the target creature has disadvantage on any attacks against the shield drakes master until the start of the drakes next turn.
Parry (3/day). As a reaction when hit with an attack roll, the shield warden may interpose its armored tail between itself and the attacker, adding a +4 to its ac for that attack
Description
A shield drake is a reptilian creature created out of dragon scales by means of a bizarre and grisly ritual. When trained properly, a drake is obedient, loyal, and territorial, which makes it an excellent watchbeast that can follow simple commands. A shield drake is a rare version of a guard drake, bigger and bulkier than the normal drake. These drakes are guard drakes that have undergone years of training and learning, becoming both smarter, faster, and stronger in the processs.
Gifts from Dragons. The ritual to create a shield 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 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales (donated by the dragon allied with the group), a large amount of fresh meat, and an iron cauldron. When the process is complete, a halfling-sized egg emerges from the cauldron and is ready to hatch within a few hours.
Eager to Learn. A newly hatched guard drake imprints upon the first creature that feeds it (usually the one planning to train it), establishing an aggressive but trusting bond with that individual. A guard 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 shield drake resembles the type of dragon it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.
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