Shadow dragon

Shadow dragons were evil true dragons that were either native to the Shadowfell, or transformed by years spent there.

Description
Physically seeming insubstantial, shadow dragons had dark and translucent scales which helped them camouflage into the darkness around them. Shadow dragons were often mistaken for black dragons, but their horns pointed backwards. A long fringe of spines emerged from the back of a dragon's neck and its powerful tail featured a swimming fin. An average shadow dragon was 20 ft - 30 ft (6.1 m - 9.1 m) in length.

Combat
A shadow dragon would stalk its prey from the shadows.

Ecology
Many shadow dragons inhabited the dark places of Faerûn, such as ruins or abandoned keeps. These dragons from the Plane of Shadow were seen in the Frost Hills and the Thunder Peaks.

History
Around 1372 DR, a number of shadow dragons joined forces with the Cult of the Dragon and there were a number of known shadow dracoliches associated with the cult.

Known shadow dragons

 * Aurgloroasa "Sibilant Shade"
 * Furlinastis
 * Nurvureem "Dark Lady"
 * Shhuusshuru "Shadow Wing"
 * Haerinvureem "Shimmergloom"
 * Thaxll'ssillyia
 * Umbraxakar
 * Uthgrimnoshaarl

Novels

 * Streams of Silver

Video games

 * Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Connections
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