Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Poison Petals. A creature that touches the dragon or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 2 (1d4) piercing damage and must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that fails its save is also paralyzed until the end of its next turn, unless it is immune to the poisoned condition.
Standing Leap. The dragon’s long jump is up to 30 feet and its high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage.
Description
The clematis dragon is small and frog-like with a squat, round purple body. Adult clematis dragons are about 1 foot long from head to tail and stand only 4 inches tall at the shoulder. They are short-lived, reaching 5 years of age at most, but mature and breed rapidly. Though they need water to reproduce, their adult forms are mostly terrestrial and arboreal. They are excellent climbers, decent swimmers, and can jump two body lengths without much effort.
Adult clematis dragons store toxins in a special gland located within their throats. This gland can burst if the body is punctured, making the dragon poisonous to predators that attempt to eat it. The toxin gland can be harvested for use by alchemists and assassins, who have learned how to distill clematis dragon’s poison into a potent sedative that can cause a complete lack of bodily sensation when it circulates through the bloodstream. Clematis dragons lick themselves all over to coat their petals in a powerful defensive toxin.
The dragon’s back sports long petals that range from warm violet to iridescent blue-purple with cream-colored to light green edges. When calm, a dragon keeps its petals flat, but if agitated, they flare them to threaten predators. The razor-sharp petals that cover the adult dragon’s body serve as a delivery system for the toxin it licks onto itself. Clematis dragon poison is potent and can cause paralysis and even death in many mammals and humanoids. A flower bulb on the tip of its tail blooms only when it is ready to mate. The clematis dragon’s teeth are also modified petals, similar in color, shape, and sharpness, though they aren’t coated with toxin. These teeth allow the dragons to eat a variety of things, from plants, nuts, and bark to insects and small animals. Their sharp teeth and extraordinary constitution allow them to digest things that other creatures find inedible, making these small dragons incredibly adaptable.
Creature from Hit Point Press and their book The Field Guide to Floral Dragons.
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Posted Sep 2, 2024I did not create this! The creature is from Hit Point Press and their book The Field Guide to Floral Dragons.