AD&D Bronze Dragons
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Characteristics:
- Inquisitive
- Would rather bribe or repel foes than fight them
- Cheerful and generally good-natured
- Warfare intrigues them - likes to fight good naturedly and champion causes or get good pay. Battle is more of a game
- Likes riddles and challenges
- Does form friendships with vassals, but does not trust them completely
- Likes gifts, especially pearls
- Enemies: evil sea creatures
Habitat:
- Always near deep water, fresh or sea
- Temperate and warm (southern isles)
- Eats aquatic plants and animals, especially likes shark meat
- Lives in cliffs with entrances below water level
Physiology:
- Can and does morph into small animals to watch travelers
- Born with yellow scales tinted with green and the color deepens with age
- Very old dragons have a blue-black tint to the edges of their scales
- Good swimmers
- Webbed feet
- Smooth, flat scales
- Pupils fade to green with age
- Breath Weapon: line of lightning, cone of repulsion gas
- Can breath and act freely under water
Appearances in Literature and Folklore:
- Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
Sources: AD&D Monster Manuals 1993 and 2000, www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/2734, www.polenth.demon.co.uk/dragon/typedd.html, Windseeker
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