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Salt Dragon
keywordsDeadlands, Drylands
level5
At Def Ag Int Phys Pre Spi H S W Ar MD Mv Fer Quick
14
14
14
7
15
16
15
40
0
6
3
7
2
2
140
Bite
:
A17
D13
Init16
damD10+3
Phys vs. 14 or D8 weakening.
Salt Breath
:
A20
D14
Init16
damD8+2
Agility vs. 14 for half damage.
Light
:
Area 15. Fear = to Presence. Agility vs. 17 to close eyes.
A Salt Dragon is a creature of the great salt flats that can be found in the Deadlands and occasionally in the Drylands. Shaped something like a large, many-legged lizard made out of salt, a Salt Dragon is around 10 Legats long (some tales report still larger creatures), with a long tail and a crest of huge salt crystals running the length of it's body. Salt Dragons appear to have no flesh, instead they are made of grains and crystals of salt, and flash and gleam in the sun. The mere presence of a Salt Dragon will turn plants to dust and dry springs. When they venture from their vast deserts into settled lands they are a significant menace.

Salt Dragons move relatively slowly, relying on their bulk and magical powers to avoid danger. They are not aggressive, but will strike at anything that attacks them. A Salt Dragon's bite will inflict serious damage, and drain the blood from the wound (inflicts additional weakening on a hit). If faced by several foes they can breathe out a burning cone of salt, which scours exposed flesh, although it costs them 2 Spirit to do so. A Salt Dragon can also spend 3 Spirit to fill itself with burning light. This attack affects everyone who can see the Dragon, overawing them.

Salt Dragons do not collect treasure, but their very bodies are immensely valuable, consisting of the purest of salt in huge quantities. A dead Salt Dragon can be turned into 5 Value 5 Tirols of Salt.