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Purplespawn nightmares were intelligent dragonspawn with kleptomaniac tendencies.[1]

Description[]

Purplespawn nightmares were a monstrous mixture of deep dragon and drow, with thin, serpentine bodies covered in purple and black scales, and with long tails covered in spikes.[1]

Personality[]

Acutely aware and ashamed of their grotesque appearance, purplespawn nightmares preferred to hide themselves away in the Underdark, where they wandered around searching for food and plunder. Only their obsessive need to steal could compel them to leave their subterranean stomping grounds.[1]

Combat[]

Opportunistic by nature, purplespawn nightmares preferred to wait until their targets were fighting other creatures. They would then use their innate ability to copy their target's appearance to confuse their enemies, leaving them open for a swift attack with their spiked tails. Purplespawn nightmares could cause psychic damage to their opponents' minds, and were in turn resistant to attacks of that nature. They could also regenerate, allowing them to rapidly recover from wounds.[1]

Appendix[]

Appearances[]

Novels
Whisper of Venom

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bruce R. Cordell, et al. (November 2008). Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons. Edited by Michele Carter, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 220–221. ISBN 978-0-7869-4980-9.
  2. Bruce R. Cordell, et al. (November 2008). Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons. Edited by Michele Carter, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 218. ISBN 978-0-7869-4980-9.

Connections[]

Blackspawn: CorruptorStalker

Bluespawn: AmbusherBurrowerGodslayerStonegliderStormlizard
Greenspawn: LeaperRazorfiendSneakZealot
Redspawn: ArcanissBirtherDevastatorFirebelcher
Whitespawn: HordelingHunterIceskidder

Other Dragonspawn
FelljawHaraevorPurplespawn nightmare
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