Fire Aura: At the start of each of the Infernal Drake's turns, each creature within 10 feet of it takes 7 (2d6) fire damage, and flammable objects in the area that aren't being worn or carried ignite.
Elemental Affinity (Fire): The Infernal Drake can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
- At will: control flames, produce flame
- 3/day each: fireball, wall of fire
- 1/day: delayed blast fireball
Multiattack: The Infernal Drake can use its Fearsome Roar and then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.
Bite: Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (2d10 + 9) piercing damage plus 9 (2d8) fire damage.
Claw: Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d6 + 9) slashing damage.
Tail: Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d8 + 9) bludgeoning damage.
Fearsome Roar (Recharge 5-6): Each creature of the Infernal Drake's choice that is within 120 feet of the drake and aware of it must succeed on a DC 19 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.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5-6): The Infernal Drake exhales fire in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 70 (20d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
The Infernal Drake can take 3 legendary actions, selecting from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The Infernal Drake regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect: The Infernal Drake makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions): The Infernal Drake beats its wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the drake must succeed on a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw or take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The Infernal Drake can then fly up to half its flying speed.
Blazing Sweep (Costs 2 Actions): The Infernal Drake swings its tail in a 15-foot radius. Creatures within the area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Description
Among the diverse dragon species of Ionia, the Infernal Drake is perhaps the most awe-inspiring and terrifying. These formidable dragons wield the primal force of fire as effortlessly as breathing. They dwell in the scorched realms and volcanic domains where the land is scarred by their fiery might and the air shimmers with the heat of their breath.
The Infernal Drake's dominion is marked by smoldering ruins, ash-covered wastelands, and rivers of molten rock. Their scales shimmer like coals, gleaming with a mixture of red, orange, and black tints that are as beautiful as they are deadly. These dragons radiate heat so intense that the very sand beneath their feet can turn to glass, and their roars sound like the fury of a volcano's eruption.
Slow to provoke but devastating in their wrath, Infernal Drakes represent the volatile heart of flame within Runeterra. When roused to anger, they are capable of reducing entire forests to ash and boiling away lakes with their fiery breath. Yet there is order in their destruction, for from the ashes rise new growth and renewal; such is the dual nature of fire—both destroyer and purifier.
To cross paths with an Infernal Drake is to witness the sublime power of raw elemental fury. Yet, for those who earn their respect or curiosity, these magnificent creatures can prove to be enigmatic guardians of balance, embodying the unquenchable spirit that blazes within the core of Runeterra.
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