Bronze dragons were a race of metallic dragons. Curious and inquisitive, they possessed a strong sense of justice and did not tolerate any form of cruelty.[7]
Description[]
A review of bronze dragon anatomy.
While most of its body was a reflective bronze color, the wings were often tipped with green. The dragon had four large horns on each side of their heads, three protruding from each cheek and one from the top of their head, pointing back towards the tail. A large frill ran down the upper part of its neck.[7]
Bronze dragons smelled like sea spray.[7]
A dragon egg could be identified as belonging to a bronze by the gold flecks seen when held in front of an intense white light, though it shared this trait with copper dragons—the former had fewer, bigger spots, while the latter had many tiny spots.[8]
Abilities[]
These dragons possessed the ability to alter their form, assuming the appearance of any type of animal or humanoid creature they choose. As such, many could have encountered a bronze dragon without ever being the wiser.[7]
Bronze dragons could speak with animals, create food and water, make fog, control water and control weather, and detect thoughts.[4]
Breath Weapon[]
Bronze dragons had two separate breath weapons. The first was a line of electricity similar to a lightning bolt, and the second was either a cone of gas that affected the minds of creatures caught in it, causing them to flee for a short time,[9] or a cone of repulsion energy which physically pushed enemies away.[1]
Society[]
The majesty of an ancient bronze dragon, in full display.
They truly enjoyed observing and interacting with smaller creatures, most especially humans. They often went out of their way to help them, such as rescuing humans from a shipwreck or a dangerous foe. In many of these instances, the bronze dragon would transform itself into a human, so that those who it helped never knew who really did the rescuing.[7]
They always sought justice as best they could, and could not abide to see any creature being treated with cruelty of any sort.[7]
They were probably the most social species of dragon, and often swam and played together in groups.[7]
Lair[]
Bronze dragons were often found along the coastal regions of the world. They liked to dwell along the sea, to make use of their aquatic abilities. Given its exceptional abilities as a swimmer, the entrance to a bronze dragon's lair was quite naturally underwater. The bulk of the lair was above water level.[7]
Diet[]
Bronze dragons, as with some other dragon breeds, were unable to chew their food. Hence, to aid digestion, they swallowed small stones, pieces of metal, and even coins, which went into a small second stomach like a bird's gizzard. These stomach stones ground down their food and were eventually expelled in waste.[10]
Parenting and development[]
A bronze dragon wyrmling.
Bronze dragons mated for life, and took their duties as parents with the utmost seriousness.[7]
A newly-hatched bronze wyrmling appeared yellow with a tinge of green, and the scales gradually shifted to bronze as it matured.[7]
Notable Bronze Dragons[]
- Ansur, also known as "Heart of the Gate," an adult bronze dragon that slumbered beneath the Wyrm's Rock fortress in Baldur's Gate.
- Felgolos, also known as "The Flying Misfortune"
- Lhammaruntosz, also known as "The Claws of the Coast"
- Nymmurh, also known as "The Wyrm Who Watches"
- Quelsandas
- Runara, the abbess of Dragon's Rest monastery on Stormwreck Isle.[11]
- Umsheryoth
- Zelifarn, a young bronze dragon who took up residence in Deepwater Harbor in the late 15th century DR.[12]
Appendix[]
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Appearances[]
- Adventures
- The Rise of Tiamat • Storm King's Thunder • Waterdeep: Dragon Heist • Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
- Video Games
- Neverwinter Nights • Neverwinter Nights 2 • Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms • Baldur's Gate III
- Referenced only
- Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
- Card Games
- Dragonfire (Moonshae Storms)
- Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
- Heart of the Desert: Clash of Titans
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 107–109. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ James Wyatt (October 2021). Fizban's Treasury of Dragons. Edited by Judy Bauer, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 209. ISBN 978-0-7869-6729-2.
- ↑ Richard Baker, et al. (November 2009). Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons. Edited by Logan Bonner, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 156–158. ISBN 978-0-7869-5248-9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 76. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 32. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Andy Collins, James Wyatt, and Skip Williams (November 2003). Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 42–44. ISBN 0-7869-2884-0.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 1996). Volo's Guide to the Dalelands. (TSR, Inc), p. 193. ISBN 0-7869-0406-2.
- ↑ Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 81–82. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Gregg Sharp (June 1988). “The Ecology of the Red Dragon”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #134 (TSR, Inc.), p. 36.
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (October 2022). “Dragons of Stormwreck Isle”. Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 6–11.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
Connections[]
Chromatic dragons: Black • Blue • Brown • Gray • Green • Orange • Pink • Purple • Red • Salt • White • Yellow
Gem dragons: Amethyst • Beljuril • Crystal • Emerald • Obsidian • Sapphire • Topaz • Ruby
Neutral dragons: Amber • Jacinth • Moonstone • Pearl
Lung dragons: Chiang lung • Li lung • Lung wang • Pan lung • Shen lung • T'ien lung • Tun mi lung • Yu lung
Ferrous dragons: • Cobalt • Iron
Planar dragons: Adamantine • Astral • Battle • Blight • Chaos • Ethereal • Hellfire wyrm • Howling • Mirage • Oceanus • Pyroclastic • Radiant • Rust • Shadow • Styx • Tarterian
Spelljamming dragons: Moon/lunar • Radiant • Sun/solar
Epic dragons: Force • Prismatic • Time
Catastrophic dragons: Blizzard • Earthquake • Volcanic
Miscellaneous dragons: Cobra • Dzalmus • Mist • Rattelyr • Song • Vishap
Linnorms: Corpse tearer • Dread • Stygian
Drakes: Ambush • Black firedrake • Dragonne • Elemental (Earth • Fire • Ice • Magma • Ooze • Smoke • Water) • Felldrake (Crested • Spitting) • Greater • Guard • Mind • Portal • Rage • Space • Storm • Vulture
Dragonbloods: Draconic creature • Dragonborn of Bahamut • Dragonspawn
Drow-dragon (shadow) • Drow-dragon (deep) • Half-dragon • Kobold (Dragonwrought • Urd) • Weredragon • Zar'ithra • Zekyl
Hybrid monsters: Dracimera • Dracolisk • Mantidrake • Wyvern drake