Pseudodragon

A pseudodragon was a small dragon-kin known to be playful.

Description
Pseudodragons typically had bodies about long, with a  tail and weighed about. They had chameleon-like abilities, though their color was usually a brownish red.

Abilities
They could communicate telepathically in Common or Draconic and also through the vocalization of animal noises. While pseudodragons could bite, their main weapon was a stinging, poisonous tail.

Behavior
Their general attitude was similar to that of a small cat but with a cunning intelligence. They were wary of evil beings, but were willing to serve as a companion to another being if treated well and respected.

Environment
Pseudodragons inhabited temperate forests in the wild.

Significance
They were sometimes dispatched in times of need by an array of deities including Brandobaris, Erevan Ilesere, Gond, Gwaeron Windstrom, Marthammor Duin, Mystra, and Rillifane Rallathil.

Notable Pseudodragons
King Haedrak Rhindaun III of Tethyr had a platinum-colored pseudodragon named Purlakhonthiis.