Redspawn arcaniss

Redspawn arcanisses were a species of dragonspawn that wielded potent and destructive fire magics.

Description
Redspawn arcanisses were largely humanoid in form, and stood some tall and weighed  as adults. They were covered in red scales with flame-like yellow and oranges markings. These markings were lighter and more extensive on hatchlings, but darkened to red as they matured, eventually becoming a near-black red shade.

Personality
Redspawn arcanisses reveled in pain and destruction. They were fanatically devoted to Tiamat and believed that every destructive act they did should honor her.

Abilities
Like many other dragonblood creatures, redspawn arcanisses possessed both low-light vision and darkvision. They could not be paralyzed or forced asleep by magic, and like other redspawn, they were unharmed by fire and high heat. However, they were vulnerable to low temperatures.

Redspawn arcanisses were natural sorcerers with a strong predilection for fire spells. They could cast acid splash, detect magic, ghost sound, message, ray of frost, and touch of fatigue each six times per day; burning hands, magic missile, chill touch, and true strike each seven times per day; Melf's acid arrow and scorching ray each six times per day, and fireball four times per day. Additionally, their affinity for fire magic meant that each time they cast a fire spell, the energy rejuvenated them slightly.

Combat
Redspawn arcanisses enjoyed combat and had a tendency to charge directly into melee, using fire spells recklessly and relying on their affinity to stay alive. If their fiery magic proved ineffective, they'd retreat, only to return later with other dragonspawn in search of revenge. Unlike many mages, redspawn arcanisses were capable of wearing light armor and carrying a light shield without risk of it interfering with their sorcery, though they always kept one hand free for spellcasting. They often carried a simple weapon, typically a light mace, in case melee became necessary.

If arcanisses spotted a servant of or creature associated with good dragons, they prioritized killing that foe before all others, even in the face of dire opposition.

Society
"A hundred small flames start a hundred fires that might become a hundred bonfires and a hundred mighty blazes lighting the end of the world. Go forth and burn hot and bright. Fire spreads."

- Excerpt from the Scrolls of Fire

Ecology
Redspawn arcanisses, along with redspawn firebelchers, were rumored to live in the Greypeak Mountains.