Arboreal Dragons

Elusive dragons that stalk the forests and plains of Arborea in search of violent foes to vanquish themselves. While they may be vigilant in their search for fiends, they are not one to turn down a well-made party or social event. They take great care to have a wonderful experience with as many elves, eladrin, and fey as possible when on adventures. Afterwards they may even try to inspire others to join in on their hunt for glory.

Unlike most dragons, arboreal dragons lack many distinguishing features. No horns, no spikes, not even back ridges can be found on their bodies. Large gossamer wings extend from their back with a constantly shifting color as their scales alternate hue and pigment. Their eyes are black orbs like many elves and their frame is more similar to an elf than the traditional musculature of a dragon. Even though they may appear weak, their body hides the true power of their strength and intelligence.

Arboreal dragons upon hatching have a hide of a random color that stays static and as they age it begins to shift more frequently and resemble the environment that surrounds them.

Majestic and Powerful. The physical beauty of such a species betrays how cunning they are in matters of protecting others' rights to freedoms and goodness. While some may suppose that sneaking up on one while occupied by a jovial event with others would put them unaware, an arboreal dragon is no less aware while celebrating the festivities. Any intruders on such an event are either entrapped or dispatched so that they can continue to bask in the majestic atmosphere of the magnificent arboreal dragons.

Constantly on the Move. They never enjoy staying in the same place for long as it might invite others to take advantage and entrap them, so they are always moving from place to place and adapting with the environment. Due to this habit they are found more often on other planes than most other planar dragons, the Feywild being a favorite location of theirs. Their lair is often just a simple resting place that they have shaped to be more comfortable and suit their needs.

Unburdened Collectors. Arboreal dragons are never far from what one might call a "hoard" as they prefer to keep it on their body at all times. Wearables such as necklaces and crowns or magic items that have much higher capacity are sought after for them. Trophies collected from foes dot their collections and are often held close to their heart to remind them of whose freedom they fought for at that time.

Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can't use the same effect two rounds in a row: Plants reach out to restrain foes and prepare them for righteous smiting. A plant within 120 feet of the dragon begins to grow at unreal speeds and wrap around a creature within 20 feet of the plant. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be restrained and knocked prone.

An illusory duplicate of the dragon appears in a space within 5 feet of the dragon. The illusion is tangible and is otherwise identical to the dragon except that it can't use any actions, reactions, legendary actions, or features and it has 1 hit point. Attacks against the dragon while its duplicate is within 5 feet of it are made at disadvantage.

A wall of tough, pliable, tangled brush bristling with needle-sharp thorns grows at a point of the dragon's choice within the lair. The wall functions as one created by the wall of thorns spell (save DC 15). The spell's damage is reduced to 18 (4d8) but otherwise functions as normal