# Earth Dragon Wyrmling

*Medium* *Dragon*

- **Armor Class:** 17
- **Hit Points:** 58 (9d8+18)
- **Speed:** walk 30 ft. fly 30 ft. burrow 40 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 3 (700 XP)
- **Source:** A5e Monstrous Menagerie, page 128

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14 (+2) | 12 (+1) | 14 (+2) | 12 (+1) | 14 (+2) | 10 (+0) |

- **Skills:** athletics +4, insight +4, nature +3, perception +4
- **Damage Resistances:** damage from nonmagical weapons
- **Condition Immunities:** petrified
- **Senses:** darkvision 120 ft., tremorsense 30 ft., passive Perception 14
- **Languages:** Draconic, Terran

### Special Abilities

- **Earth Glide:** The dragon can burrow through nonmagical, unworked earth and stone without disturbing it.
- **False Appearance:** While the dragon remains motionless within its linked area, it is indistinguishable from a natural rocky outcropping.
- **Essence Link:** The essence dragon is spiritually linked to a specific area or landmark. The dragon gains no benefit from a long rest when more than 1 mile away from its linked area. If the dragon dies, the area it is linked to loses its vital essence until it forms a new essence dragon, which can take centuries. When a creature first enters an area that has lost its vital essence in this way, they gain a level of fatigue and a level of strife. This fatigue and strife can be removed only by completing a long rest outside the area.

### Actions

- **Bite:** Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d10 + 2) piercing damage.
- **Scouring Breath (Recharge 5-6):** The dragon breathes scouring sand and stones in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area makes a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw  taking 10 (3d6) slashing damage on a failed save or half damage on a success.