Crystal dragon

Crystal dragons were a breed of gem dragon known to be the friendliest of their kind and to enjoy conversing with other creatures. They were named for the similarity to crystal.

Description
Crystal dragons had a milky-white coloration; their scales were glossy white as a hatchling and became translucent as they aged. Moreover, their scales reflected the light that fell on them. Under the light of a moon or stars, they luminesced and sparkled, and in bright sunlight they had a dazzling brilliance.

A hatchling had a body and  tail, while an adult had a body length of  and a tail length of. The biggest great wyrms grew to long in the body, with tails  long.

Personality
They were the most amiable of the gem dragons. Although crystal dragons rarely went looking for companionship, they eagerly welcomed visitors to converse with, especially if they were interesting or appeared friendly and not trying to rob them. Otherwise, they tried to avoid meeting them. Crystal dragons were non-aggressive and would rarely start a fight without a good reason. They would much rather talk things out. In fact, they would even use charm person near the start of any conversation to avoid any risk of battle later.

Crystal dragons had an endless curiosity about the world, which they tried to satisfy with talking with people about it. A favorite pastime was to emerge at night, lie on the ground, and watch the stars.

They also loved having fun and making mischief, often in the snow. Crystal dragons would hurl snowballs at unsuspecting targets, fashion splendid sculptures from snow and ice, and construct snow forts and even amazing palaces on mountaintops.

Abilities
A crystal dragon's breath weapon was a cone of white light which damaged and blinded an opponent.

Society
Although they were a little irresponsible with their young, crystal dragons were fairly good parents. Families raised clutches of two to five offspring, and they were likely to be encountered alone or in such clans.

They favored a diet of gemstones and metal ores over any other foods, but could subsist on elemental matter such as air.

Crystal dragons spoke Draconic and both their own language and a language shared among all gem dragons. Moreover, almost one in ten hatchlings could communicate with any sentient being, and the others gained this power as they aged, with one in four possessing it by the time they were mature adults and nearly two-thirds when great wyrms.

Like the rest of the gem dragons, crystal dragons were rarer in the Realms than the common chromatic and metallic dragons.

Lairs
Crystal dragons who dwelt on the Material Plane preferred to live atop cold high mountains, usually on the very peaks and crags. They favored cold open spaces with clear skies for their stargazing but this did keep them well apart from other beings.

In fact, a good number of crystal dragons resided on the Elemental Plane of Air, the most open skies place of all.

Lands
In the Unapproachable East, crystal dragons could be found in the mountains of Rashemen.

Relationships
There were on occasion conflicts between crystal dragons and white dragons. Some white dragons would hunt down crystal dragons and a few crystal dragons would adopt young white dragons or even steal their eggs. This was apparently in an effort to raise them to be friendlier dragons, though if successful, such dragons were incredibly rare.

However, despite their general friendliness, crystal dragons carried a strong animosity toward giants of all kinds. Giants would sometimes attempt to enslave crystal dragons and even allied with white dragons to discover crystal dragon lairs and capture their young.

Crystal dragons acted as servants of the deities Brandobaris and Vergadain.

History
During the Dracorage of 1373 DR, crystals and other gem dragons used their power to shift between planes to escape Toril entirely. They waited out the rage and afterward returned one by one to resume where they left off, but many encountered difficulties.

Known Crystal Dragons

 * Hrodel, a thane of the gem dragon deity Sardior, the Ruby Dragon.
 * Saryndalaghlothtor
 * Nolalothcaragascint