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Drake, Shadow

CR 2.00 Dragon CE Tiny
This tiny black dragonlike creature has charcoal-colored scales and shadowy wings.

Shadow drakes are mischievous and greedy. They often use their whiplike tails as third limbs, grasping small objects or even using their tails to work locks or swipe small objects they desire. Because they are so small and fast, they are master thieves and pickpockets. Unlike most drakes and dragonkin, shadow drakes like to haunt the fringes of civilization, often making lairs in abandoned buildings, forgotten attics, or unused bell towers, and stashing their tiny treasure hoards there.

A shadow drake can be chosen as a familiar by a 7th-level evil spellcaster who has the Improved Familiar feat.

Young shadow drakes are almost pure black and have lustrous hides. As they age, their scales lose this luster and turn dull gray. Much like their larger dragon cousins, shadow drakes are long-lived, and can reach 150 to 200 years in age.

STR
9
DEX
20
CON
12
INT
11
WIS
12
CHA
16
HP
22 (3d12+3)
AC
18, touch 17, flat-footed 13 (+5 Dex, +1 natural, +2 size)
Speed
20 ft., fly 90 ft. (perfect)
Init
+5
Melee
bite +10 (1d3–1), tail slap +5 (1d3–1)
BAB
+3
CMB
+6
CMD
15
Fort
+4
Ref
+8
Will
+4

stygian breath

speed surge

Flyby Attack, Weapon Finesse

Acrobatics +8 (+4 when jumping), Disable Device +8, Fly +23, Perception +7, Sleight of Hand +8, Stealth +19

Details
Type
Dragon
Alignment
CE
Size
Tiny
Environment
any
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +7
Languages
Common, Draconic
Source
Bestiary 4