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Red Dragon (Very Young)

CR 8, CE Medium Dragon (fire)

Senses: Perception 13, MistsightThe monster can see through fog, clouds, mist, smoke, and murky water as if they were perfectly clear, ignoring the miss chance for these obstructions, up to its normal range of vision., Darkvision 120, Blindsight 60Without using visual senses this creature can sense creatures and objects around it. In addition, invisibility and other forms of cover are useless. Within range of the creature's blindsight, it doesn't need to make a perception check to locate a creature, but automatically detects it.

Speed: 40 ft., fly 150 ft. (average)  Skills: Athletics 13, Deception 13, Insight 13, Intimidation 13, Stealth 13, Appraisal 13

Languages: Common, Draconic

Ability Scores: Str 21 (+9), Dex 12 (+5), Con 17 (+7), Int 12 (+11), Wis 13 (+11), Cha 12 (+11)

INIT: +5  CP: +9  HP: 85 (9d12+27)  SA: --  DC: 21

AC: 20  Touch: 11  Flat-footed: 19 [+1 Dodge, +9 Natural]

SR: --  Vulnerable: --  Resistant: --  Bypass: --

Immunity: Fire  Effect Immunity: Paralysis, Sleep

QUALITIES

Power Attack (ex) - A Red Dragon (Very Young) may choose to take a penalty to its attack roll (up to -5). For each point of penalty, the Red Dragon (Very Young) does one extra point of damage. The Red Dragon (Very Young) must decide to use power attack at the beginning of its turn and it applies to all attack made until the start of its next turn.

ACTIONS
Attacks

Breath Weapon (su, Fire, every 1d4 rounds) - 30-ft. cone of Fire, 4d10 fire damage

Cleave (ex) - As a standard action, the Red Dragon (Very Young) can make a single attack with a melee weapon at its highest attack bonus. If it hits, it deals damage normally and can make another attack against a foe adjacent to the first. The Red Dragon (Very Young) may continue making as many attacks as possible provided opponents are adjacent and in range. Using cleave, causes the creature to take a -2 penalty to AC until its next turn.

Vital Strike (ex) - As a standard action, the Red Dragon (Very Young) can make one attack at full bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the damage from the attack twice before adding other damage bonuses. This extra weapon damage is not multiplied on a critical hit but is still added to the total.

DESCRIPTION

Environment: warm mountains

Organization: None

Treasure: triple

A crown of cruel horns surrounds the head of this mighty dragon. Thick scales the color of molten rock cover its long body.

Few creatures are more cruel and fearsome than the mighty red dragon. King of the chromatics, this terrible beast brings ruin and death to the lands that fall under its shadow.