Grave-Born Drakkensteed
Large natural magical beast (mount, undead)
Level 21 Artillery XP 3200

Initiative +16        Senses Perception +15; Darkvision
HP 155; Bloodied 77
AC 33; Fortitude 34, Reflex 32, Will 31
Immune disease, poison; Resist 15 necrotic
Speed 6, fly 8, overland flight 14

(⚔) Claw (standard, at-will) ✦ Necrotic

+26 vs AC; 1d6+7 damage, and ongoing 10 necrotic damage (save ends).

➶ Eyes of the Grave (standard, at-will) ✦ Fear, Gaze, Necrotic

Ranged 10; +26 vs Fortitude; 3d6+8 necrotic damage, and the target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls made against the drakkensteed or its rider until the end of the drakkensteed's next turn.

ᗕ Breath of the Grave (standard, encounter) ✦ Necrotic

Close blast 4; +26 vs Fortitude; 3d8+8 necrotic damage, and the target is weakened (save ends).

Gift of the Grave (while mounted by a friendly rider of 21st level or higher; encounter) ✦ Fear, Gaze, Necrotic, Mount

When the rider spends an action point to take an extra action, the drakkensteed's breath of the grave recharges, and the drakkensteed uses it as a free action.

Grave Resistance (while mounted by a friendly rider of 21st level or higher) ✦ Mount

The mounted rider gains resist 15 necrotic and resist 15 poison.

Alignment Unaligned        Languages -
Str 26 (+18)      Dex 23 (+16)      Wis 21 (+15)
Con 23 (+16)      Int 2 (+6)      Cha 7 (+8)

Description: DRAKKENSTEEDS ARE FIERCE, remarkably cunning reptilian predators. A drakkensteed's broad, sharp wings and long neck evoke flying predators of bygone epochs, yet its four-legged stance— complete with dagger-sharp claws—and its fanged snout are clearly draconic in nature. From their lairs in high peaks and caves, families of drakkensteeds claim a wide region as their own hunting ground, tolerating no competition.
Drakkensteed eggs and young are worth more than their weight in gold, since drakkensteeds can be trained to serve as mounts for particularly strongwilled riders.

Published in Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons, page(s) 196.