Green dragon

Green dragons , referred to scholars as Draco Chlorinous Nauseous Respiratorus, were a variety of chromatic dragons known for their manipulative and self-serving nature. They were considered master conspirators that reveled in corrupting lesser creatures and hoarding them like possessions.

Description
Green dragons were most notable for the large, waving crest or fin that started at the dragon's nose and ran the entire length of the dragon's body. They also had exceptionally long, slender forked tongues.

They were not nearly as intelligent as other true dragons but were especially creative in their cruel manipulations.

Personality
These dragons were known to have very bad tempers and a tendency for evil behavior. They loved intrigue and secrets. Green dragons put up a front of diplomacy and deceit when dealing with stronger foes, but they revealed their cruel and petty nature when intimidating lesser beings or when gaining the upper hand. They delighted in stalking their enemies and listening in for any information they could gather before moving to attack.

Amongst their own kind, green dragons displayed brazen rudeness and crass behavior. This was more evident among female green dragons than males.

Green dragons especially enjoyed corrupting or consuming elves and fey creatures.

Breath Weapon
Beyond fighting with their massive jaws and claws, these dragons were capable of expelling a cone of poisonous chlorine gas.

According to the The Compleat Dragon-Hunter, chlorine breath of green dragons could not penetrate animal hides that had been treated with urine or vinegar.

Society
Green dragons valued their territory, but only as a means to gain as much power as possible without expending considerable effort. They would sometimes trade safe passage for a worthy item to add to their hoards. Even so, they were extremely cunning and duplicitous foes, and loved double-crossing others. A traveler who stumbled into a green dragon's territory might be able to bribe the dragon for safe passage, but more often than not the dragon would pretend to agree and then attack the unsuspecting offender once their guard was down. Worse, if the traveler impressed the green dragon during its stay, they might start thinking of the newcomer as a prized possession to be corrupted and sculpted to its will.

Lairs
The typical green dragon lair was located underground and was a complex of caves and tunnels, with its main entrance hidden behind a waterfall. The preferred green dragon lair was a cave high up on a cliff, but such locations were usually hard to find and thus only home to the oldest and most powerful green dragons.

Green dragon lairs occasionally developed what was referred to as 'chlorine haze', a buildup of residual chlorine gas. It lingered within their domain and remained ever-harmful to anyone vulnerable to its exposure.

Habitat
These dragons were typically found to live near woodlands.

Despite the density of the trees within, some green dragons were known to haunt the Elven Woods and the Starwoods in Cormanthor, Younger green dragons would remain within its forests until they grew to a certain age, after which they would seek out their own domain.

Religion
Green dragons sometimes served the dark Chultan demigod Eshowdow, and their appearance was considered a good omen by his followers.

Reproduction
Female green dragons initiated courtship with males, a process that was reflective of the females' offensive and crass behavior. After impregnation however, the relationship between mated green dragons changed, and a strong bond was formed.

The mated pair developed strong ties to each other and wholly dedicated themselves to newly-hatched wyrmlings. Green dragon females either kept their eggs in a solution of acid or buried them in leaves moistened with rainwater. Both the mother and father typically stayed close to their eggs while they were incubating. Green dragons were the only species of chromatic dragons known to sacrifice their own lives for their brood.

The green wyrmling could be easily mistaken for a black dragon, due to their nearly black scales. As the wyrmling matured, its scales became steadily lighter in color until they reached the striking green shade of an adult. The wyrmlings typically stayed with both parents until they reached young adulthood, at around 51 years of age. Once a green dragon set out on its own, the mated pair went their separate ways, and the bond they formed was broken.

Relationships
While green dragons typically exploited non-dragons with their schemes, they were not above moving against their own kind. They typically did not however scheme or plot against their own parents.

Green dragons rarely worked together in pairs or small groups, but were known to do so when faced with an especially lucrative opportunity.

Some green dragons were known to serve the malevolent archyfey, the Queen of Air and Darkness.

Appetite
Green dragons were omnivorous. According to the sage Elminster, their appetite could be discerned by the direction of their eye movement: lateral movement meant they craved vegetation, while a straight-on stare meant they desired meat.

Uses
Certain poisonous roots found throughout the Realms had mildly psychoactive effects on green dragons when consumed. The effects of these roots exacerbated the already impudent behavior they demonstrated when socializing with their own kind.

Armor made from the scales of green dragons offered the wearer protection against clouds of poisonous gas, such as that released by iron golems, or the spell cloudkill.

One of the ways of creating a wand of stinking cloud was using a horn of an old green dragon.

Notable Green Dragons

 * Aglaraerose, also known as "The Dragon That Never Died"
 * Andareunarthex, also known as "Dareun"
 * Athauglas
 * Avaryx
 * Azdraka, the green dragon that harried travelers along the High Road until it was slain by Lady Tanamere Alagondar and her companions.
 * Buchembrallor, the "Terror of Velen" who harried ships along the coast of Cape Velen throughout the late 13 and mid–14 centuries DR.
 * Chathuulandroth, the dragon that destroyed the tower of Nezram in the 7 century DR.
 * Claugiyliamatar, also known as "Old Gnawbones", the ancient dragon that ruled over Kryptgarden Forest in the Sword Mountains.
 * Cradlefall, a wyrmling raised by Granny Nightshade, a hag that accidentally stunted his growth
 * Chuth, the "Emerald Assassin" who allied itself with Neronvain of the restored Cult of the Dragon.
 * Elaacrimalicros, the green dragon that ravaged the population of aarakocra near the Aerie in the Star Mounts.
 * Fll'Yissetat, one of the servants of the half-blue dragon Bhaalspawn Abazigal.
 * Grimnoshtadrano, the "Riddling Dragon" of the High Forest.
 * Ishenalyr
 * Jaxanaedegor, the vampiric green dragon from Mount Thulbane, who held dominion over a region of Threskel in northern Chessenta.
 * Kofutacti, a young green dragon that toured much of the Sword Coast.
 * Mornauguth, also known as "The Moor Dragon"
 * Ringreemeralxoth, a young dragon that declared itself ruler of the Snakewood in Amn.
 * The Sarbreenar Wyrm, a massive and legendary green dragon that was slain when it assailed the city of Procampur.
 * Sirvinhandra
 * Venomfang
 * Venominhandar, the legendary wyrm of Cormanthor that lived over a millennium before Dale Reckoning.
 * Vermilius, a young dragon that dwelled within Arkhan's Tower in the plane of Avernus
 * Verthandantalynx, also known as the "Verdant Cloud", who ascended as a dracolich.
 * Vorgansharax, the " Maimed Virulence" who ruled Phlan for a time during the late 15 century DR.

Remors & Legends
Two Waterdhavian noble families―Houses Hothemer and Eirontalar―featured the likenesses green dragons on their coats-of-arms.

There existed a set of green dragon footprints in the Dun Hills, that resembled those made by a giant-sized rabbit.

Some residents of Ausa Province in Kara-Tur received tattoos of green dragosn upon their left arms.

Appearances

 * Adventures:
 * Dungeon #28, "The Pipes of Doom" • Lost Mine of Phandelver • The Rise of Tiamat • Princes of the Apocalypse • Storm King's Thunder • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage • Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
 * Dead in Thay • Dragon of Icespire Peak
 * Gamebooks:
 * Big Trouble
 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn • Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
 * Board Games
 * Battle for Faerûn • Betrayal at Baldur's Gate • Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins
 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * Black Blood • Tyranny of Dragons (Tyranny in Phlan • Dark Pyramid of Sorcerer's Isle • Pool of Radiance Resurgent • Escape from Phlan • Shadows over the Moonsea • Defiance in Phlan) • Curse of Strahd (Reclamation of Phlan)
 * Writhing in the Dark • Shackles of Blood
 * Writhing in the Dark • Shackles of Blood
 * Writhing in the Dark • Shackles of Blood

Connections
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