Large Dragon, Unaligned
Armor Class 14 Natural armor
Hit Points 118 (12d10 + 48)
Speed 30 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
19 (+4)
INT
3 (-4)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
10 (+0)
Skills Perception +5
Damage Resistances Necrotic
Senses Darkvision 120 ft, Passive Perception 15
Languages Understands draconic but can't speak it.
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Traits

Death scent. The drake has advantage on intelligence (investigation) checks on tracking a creature that the drake has damaged within the last 24 hours. 

Dive Attack. If the drake is flying and dives at least 30 ft. straight toward a target and then hits it with a melee weapon attack, the attack deals an extra 9 (2d8) damage to the target.

Flyby. The drake doesn’t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.

Actions

Multi attack. The drake makes a bite attack and a claw attack. 

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., 1 target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) [piercing] damage plus 5 (1d10) necrotic damage. 

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., 1 target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) [slashing] damage.

Reactions

Death shriek (once per long rest). When the drake is first damaged the drake shrieks and each creature within a 25 ft radius of the drake that can hear it must make a dc 14 Constitution saving throw or take 20 (5d8) thunder damage and be deafened for 1 minute. On a failed save the target can remake the save at the end of their turn. On a successful save the creature takes half damage. 

Description

Vulture drakes were originally natural creatures of the world, but they have been corrupted by the dark energy of the Shadowfell. Cunning scavengers that love the taste of carrion, they are favored flying mounts of the shadar-kai and other creatures in the service of the Raven Queen. A vulture drake is gaunt and menacing, with long, cumbersome wings. Its skin stretches taut on its skeletal frame.

Vulture drakes are also known as deathwings. They are common in areas of the Shadowfell, and it is believed that when one is Sighted in the world, it portends great ill. A cabal of cobalt dragons known as the Conclave of the Black Frost first bred vulture drakes in the Shadowfell. The conclave eventually came into conflict with the Raven Queen, and her shadow sworn agents eradicated them. Those same agents spared the vulture drakes, seeing them as useful in the Raven Queen's war against the powers of undeath.

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