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AD&D Sapphire Dragons
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Characteristics:
  • Very territorial - views all visitors as intruders
  • Most militaristic of the gems and keeps vassals well trained and conditioned
  • Rarely comes into conflict with the other clans
  • Leaders
  • Comes into conflict with Blacks for territory
  • Not quick to attack
  • Enemies: drow and dwarves, mind flayers, aboleth
  • Treat their young well, but force them to leave early
  • Treasure is usually kept in caverns only accessible by magic or psionics
Habitat
  • Subterranean lairs under 2 of the larger southern isles - extensive caverns that extend beneath the jungles
  • Likes to eat giant spiders
Physiology:
  • At birth, scales vary from light to dark blue. Beautiful
  • Sometimes mistaken for Blues if observer doesn't remember climates
  • Breath weapon: cone of high-pitched, almost inaudible, sound
  • Immune to all forms of fear, web, hold, slow, and paralysis
Appearances in Literature and Folklore:
  • Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
Sources:

Polenth-typedd, Monstrous Manual 1993, 2734

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