Skadaurak

Skadaurak, also known as the Red Terror of Mintarn, was a red dragon wyrm active around Mintarn circa the 3 century DR. He was slain by the red dragon Hoondarrh, who desired to seize the wyrm's lair for his own.

Possessions
The wyrm had amassed a vast collection of magic items, but he largely saw these as a means to an end. He had planned to trade them in exchange for magical favors, specifically to wizards who might be able to grant him immortality.

His most prized item was Saldrinur’s Slow Gem, an item which allowed him to enter into long sleeps in which his body was kept in stasis, thus preventing aging.

History
In his lifetime, Skadaurak earned the title of the "Red Terror of Mintarn", and the island on which he laired would come to be known as Skadaurak Island in his honor.

In a quest for immortality, Skadaurak used Saldrinur’s Slow Gem to enter into a stasis that would last hopefully until powerful magics&mdash;equivalent to those wielded by Netheril&mdash;had been rediscovered. His sleep lasted almost a millennium, and ended in the, by which time few remembered his name and those who did largely thought he was a mere myth. Before he could prove them wrong, however, he was attacked by Hoondarrh almost immediately upon digging himself out of his lair. Still groggy from his sleep, he was no match for the ferocious younger dragon's spells and claws, and was quickly slain.

Centuries later, in the late 15 century DR, his spirit possessed a dragonborn pirate named Rayonde, and through him, raised an army that conquered Skadaurak Island and Moray, and threatened the rest of the Moonshae Isles. When Rayonde's former companions finally slew him on Skadaurak Island, Skadaurak left his body to instead possess Hoondarrh.

Appearances

 * Comics
 * A Darkened Wish