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Vortex Dragon
This dragon twists and whips with near untraceable speed. Its horns, crests along its neck, and wings emit a glow like starlight.
Age Category | Special Abilities | Caster Level |
---|---|---|
Wyrmling | Agile, immunity to fire | — |
Very young | Anticipate peril | — |
Young | Galactic emissary | 1st |
Juvenile | Alien presence, entropic shield | 3rd |
Young adult | DR 5/magic, spell resistance | 5th |
Adult | Fragmented strike | 7th |
Mature adult | DR 10/magic | 9th |
Old | Dimension door | 11th |
Very old | DR 15/magic | 13th |
Ancient | Collapsing breath, greater teleport | 15th |
Wyrm | DR 20/magic | 17th |
Great wyrm | Interplanetary teleport | 19th |
Special Abilities
Agile (Ex) Vortex dragons have good maneuverability when flying regardless of their age or size.
Alien Presence (Su) A vortex dragon's alien presence bends space. A creature that fails its saving throw treats all other creatures as if they were under the effects of Blur (or Displacement If the target has 4 or fewer Hit Dice) for 5d6 rounds.
Collapsing Breath (Su) Instead of a cone of fire, an ancient or older vortex dragon can suck a single target into its maw. If the target fails its Reflex save (DC equal to breath weapon), it is swallowed whole and takes 6d6 points of bludgeoning damage per round. A creature can cut itself out by dealing 30 points of damage with a light or one-handed piercing or slashing weapon. A vortex dragon's interior has an AC of 26.
Fragmented Strike (Su) An adult or older vortex dragon can strike with its bite through a rift in space. This allows it to make its bite attack against a target anywhere within the radius of its alien presence as long as the dragon can see the creature. This doesn't apply to attacks of opportunity.
Galactic Emissary (Su) A young or older vortex dragon halves the time of any starflight journey. In addition, it's immune to any effect that bars extradimensional travel.