Sea Dragons

Sea Dragons are true dragons who are neither metallic or chromatic and most commonly inhabit coastlines and islands with a temperate to tropical climate.

[Sea Dragons and their stats are based on D&D bronze dragons] Sea Dragons can be found along the southern coast of Istellan and the northern coast of Arnuba. Their personalities vary. Some are tricksters. Some have a rather strong sense of honor and may be a patron or self-appointed benefactor to a fishing village. They are revered by coastal lizardfolk, who seek to serve them and find their favor. Sahuagin respect but distrust them. Sea Dragons have moods as chaotic as the weather. Like the sea in which they live, they can benefit travelers who encounter them or shipwreck them. Sea dragons enjoy negotiations and bargaining. They will often toy with humans and elves and seek better deals, even after their goal has been reached. Sea dragons eat fish, as well as shellfish and cephalopods (unique among dragons). They also have a taste for spices and well-prepared seafood. Sometimes their desire for tribute can be met by supplying a satisfactorily large helping of fish, crab, or octopus. They revile the taste of shark and dunkleosteus, but have been known make shows of eating them within sight or earshot of sahuagin.

Sea dragons are neither chromatic nor metallic. They belong to a class all their own. Many Sea dragons maintain strict honor codes for themselves. Some have proven powerful and reliable allies to elves and humans, though to say that they befriend humanoids (in way that silvers, coppers, or brasses do) is a stretch. Some individuals are mischievous or even bullies to their neighbors, but few are truly nefarious. They grow about as massive as white dragons, but are longer and somewhat leaner. Sea Dragon lairs are often obscured coastal caves with twisting caverns. Many are only accessible at certain points of the tide; protected by sections of coast with rip currents, sharp and slippery rocks, and the like. Sea Dragons often establish their territory on bottleneck points along moderately-traveled trade routes and demand tribute for travelling through their stretch of water. Sea dragons hide their hordes from other, larger dragons by masking scents in their salty, sandy homes.

Sea Dragons sometimes coerce sahuagin to their bidding. They need not exert much energy to control lizardfolk, who drool at the chance to gain the favor of a sea dragon. Interactions between sea dragons and sea elves are well documented. Sea dragons enjoy watching the activity of the seashore and coastal waters.