45 lines
2.1 KiB
Markdown
45 lines
2.1 KiB
Markdown
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type: npc
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role: "Adult Copper Dragon Lord"
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location: "[[Heart of the Mountain]] (primarily); [[Thronewood]] (introduced)"
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alignment: Chaotic Good
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race: Adult Copper Dragon
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# Khalyraxis, the Verdant Wing
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## Appearance
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A sleek copper dragon with scales that shift between verdigris green and warm copper depending on the light. Her wings have a translucent emerald membrane, and her eyes are molten gold. When she laughs (often), a faint acidic mist curls from her nostrils. In humanoid form, she appears as a copper-haired elven woman with green-flecked eyes.
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## Personality
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- **Witty and playful** — loves riddles, wordplay, and laughing at her own jokes
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- **Fiercely protective** — of her territory, her allies, and the innocent
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- **Unconventional** — the youngest Dragon Lord; the others see her as reckless
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- **Traumatized** — her capture by the Hand of Ruin left psychological scars; she masks it with humor
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## Role in Campaign
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- Arc 2: Captured by the Hand of Ruin; rescued in [[Arc 2 - The Gilded War#Hook 8: Ambush at Thronewood|Hook 8]]
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- Becomes the party's guide and ally for the rest of the campaign
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- Reveals the truth about the [[Primordial Wrath]] and the Elder Dark
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- Advocates for the party before the [[Dragon Lords|Draconic Court]]
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- Arc 4: Fights alongside the party at the Citadel
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## Stat Blocks
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### Dragon Form (Adult Copper Dragon)
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- **CR:** 14 | **HP:** 184 | **AC:** 18
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- **Breath Weapons:** Acid (60 ft line, 12d8, DC 18 DEX) and Slowing Gas (60 ft cone, DC 18 CON, creatures can't take reactions, speed halved, only one attack if Multiattack)
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### Humanoid Form
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- Uses the **archmage** stat block with Copper Dragon spell adjustments
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- Prefers non-lethal solutions when possible
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## Secrets
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- She was the First Sages' favorite — chosen as the youngest Dragon Lord specifically because her playfulness balanced the others' severity.
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- She carries a scale from the original First Sage, [[Sage Aurion]], embedded in her chest — it allows her to sense seal disturbances.
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- Her true name, spoken in Draconic, is three syllables long — she's never told anyone.
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