Planar Dragon, Apocalypse

These planar dragons ravage places of growth, life, and fecundity.

Apocalypse Dragon

NE dragon (evil, extraplanar)

BASE STATISTICS

CR 8; Size Small; Hit Dice 10d12
Speed 60 ft.
Natural Armor +8; Breath Weapon cone, 2d6 cold
Str 21, Dex 14, Con 15, Int 14, Wis 15, Cha 14

ECOLOGY

Environment any (Abaddon)
Organization solitary
Treasure triple

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Blight Coils (Su)

In place of dealing damage with its constrict ability, the dragon can expose the target to its virulence ability or cause the target to take damage from one disease it has as if a day had passed.

Constrictor (Ex)

An apocalypse dragon has no wing attacks, but its bite gains the grab ability and it gains the constrict ability, dealing damage equal to that of its bite attack.

Soul Drinker (Su)

The dragon gains the benefits of greater heroism for 1 round per Hit Die of the slain creature when a creature it has grappled or pinned dies.

Soul Reaver (Su)

A spellcaster using raise dead or similar magic on a creature killed while grappled or pinned by the dragon must succeed at a DC 30 caster level check or the spell fails and the material component is wasted.

Vile Fortitude (Ex)

An apocalypse dragon is immune to cold, death effects, disease, and poison.

Virulence (Su)

Any creature damaged by the dragon’s breath weapon must succeed at a Fortitude save at the same DC or contract slimy doom, with no onset time. An adult dragon’s disease deals 1d6 points of Constitution damage; this increases to 1d8 and 3 consecutive successful saves for an ancient dragon.

Age Category	Special Abilities	Caster Level
Wyrmling	Vile fortitude, virulence	—
Very young	Constrictor	—
Young	Blight coils	1st
Juvenile	Frightful presence, planar infusion	3rd
Young Adult	DR 5/good, spell resistance	5th
Adult	Virulence (1d6 Con)	7th
Mature	Adult DR 10/good	9th
Old	Soul reaver	11th
Very Old	DR 15/good	13th
Ancient	Virulence (1d8 Con, 3 saves)	15th
Wyrm	DR 20/good	17th
Great Wyrm	Soul drinker	19th