Liondrake
Large natural magical beast (mount, reptile)
Level 12 Skirmisher XP 700

Initiative +12        Senses Perception +14; Darkvision
HP 122; Bloodied 61
AC 26; Fortitude 26, Reflex 24, Will 23
Speed 7, fly 10 (clumsy)

(⚔) Bite (standard, at-will)

Reach 2; +17 vs AC; 2d6+6 damage.

(⚔) Claw (standard, at-will)

Reach 2; +17 vs AC; 1d8+3 damage.

⚔ Battle Leap (standard, at-will)

The liondrake shifts 4 squares and makes two claw attacks or a bite attack.

ᗕ Terrifying Roar (standard, recharge ⚄⚅) ✦ Fear, Thunder

Close burst 5; targets enemies; +13 vs Fortitude; 2d8+4 thunder damage, and the target is dazed (save ends).

Fierce Steed (while mounted by a friendly rider of 12th level or higher) ✦ Mount, Thunder

When it makes charge attacks, the liondrake and its rider gain a +4 to defense against opportunity attacks.

Alignment Unaligned        Languages Common, Draconic
Skills Athletics +17
Str 22 (+12)      Dex 19 (+10)      Wis 16 (+9)
Con 18 (+10)      Int 6 (+4)      Cha 11 (+6)

Description: Liondrakes are fierce, intelligent desert hunters that blend the characteristics of a brass dragon and a great lion. They are fast, powerful adversaries armed with a devastating roar. Though liondrakes understand Draconic and can manage a few words of Common, they rarely speak.

Published in Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons, page(s) 194.