Young Bronze Dragon
Large natural magical beast (aquatic, dragon)
Level 7 Solo Brute XP 1500

Initiative +6        Senses Perception +8; Darkvision
HP 296; Bloodied 148 ; see also bloodied breath
AC 19; Fortitude 21, Reflex 18, Will 18
Resist 15 lightning
Saving Throws +5
Speed 6, fly 8 (hover), overland flight 10, swim 6
Action Points 2

(⚔) Bite (standard, at-will) ✦ Lightning

Reach 2; +10 vs AC; 1d10+6 damage plus 2d6 lightning damage.

(⚔) Claw (standard, at-will)

Reach 2; +10 vs AC; 2d6+8 damage.

⚔ Double Attack (standard, at-will)

The dragon makes two claw attacks

⚔ Wing Smash (immediate reaction, when an enemy moves to a space where it flanks the dragon, at-will)

+8 vs Fortitude; 1d12+6 damage, and the dragon pushes the target 1 square.

ᗕ Breath Weapon (standard, recharge ⚄⚅) ✦ Lightning

Close blast 3; +8 vs Reflex; 2d8+4 lightning damage, and the dragon pushes the target 2 squares. If the attack hit at least one target, the dragon makes a secondary attack against a creature within 10 squares that was not a target of the primary attack. Miss: Half damage. Secondary Attack: +8 vs. Reflex; 2d8 + 4 lightning damage, and the dragon pushes the target 1 square.

ᗕ Bloodied Breath (free, when first bloodied, encounter)

Breath weapon recharges, and the dragon uses it

ᗕ Frightful Presence (standard, encounter) ✦ Fear

Close burst 5; targets enemies; +8 vs Will; the target is stunned until the end of the dragon's next turn. Aftereffect: The target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls (save ends).

Restorative Dive (minor; while bloodied and completely submerged in water; encounter) ✦ Healing

The dragon regains 74 hit points and gains a +2 bonus to attack rolls until the end of its next turn.

Alignment Unaligned        Languages Common, Draconic
Str 23 (+9)      Dex 17 (+6)      Wis 11 (+3)
Con 18 (+7)      Int 11 (+3)      Cha 16 (+6)

Description: Order's sworn servants, bronze dragons can seem arrogant and haughty, with an inflated sense of self, a tendency that can put them at odds with those they meet. In rare cases, this self-righteousness grows into something far more sinister, and the bronze dragon takes over what it sees as lesser races, ruling as a cruel tyrant that demands worship and subservience from its subjects. Bronze dragons claim coastlines, inlets, and islands as their own, constructing lairs in coastal caves that have access to the sea. More aggressive bronze dragons purposely choose lairs near shipping lanes so they can claim tribute from merchant vessels as those craft pass by. All bronze dragons share a deep and abiding hatred for blue dragons, and they are vigilant in protecting their homes from these despised interlopers.

Published in Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons, page(s) 159.