# Young River Dragon

*Large* *Dragon*

- **Armor Class:** 17
- **Hit Points:** 142 (19d10+38)
- **Speed:** walk 60 ft. fly 80 ft. swim 80 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 9 (5,000 XP)
- **Source:** A5e Monstrous Menagerie, page 132

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14 (+2) | 16 (+3) | 14 (+2) | 12 (+1) | 16 (+3) | 12 (+1) |

- **Saving Throws**: Dex +7, Con +6, Int +5, Wis +7, Cha +5
- **Skills:** acrobatics +6, deception +5, insight +7, nature +5, perception +7, stealth +7
- **Damage Resistances:** damage from nonmagical weapons
- **Condition Immunities:** fatigue
- **Senses:** darkvision 120 ft., tremorsense 120 ft. (only detects vibrations in water), passive Perception 17
- **Languages:** Aquan, Common, Draconic

### Special Abilities

- **Amphibious:** The dragon can breathe air and water.
- **Flowing Grace:** The dragon doesnt provoke opportunity attacks when it flies or swims out of an enemys reach.
- **Shimmering Scales:** While in water, the dragon gains three-quarters cover from attacks made by creatures more than 30 feet away.
- **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.
- **Innate Spellcasting:** The dragons spellcasting ability is Charisma (save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components. 3/day each:create or destroy water, fog cloud

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The dragon attacks once with its bite and twice with its claws.
- **Bite:** Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d10 + 3) piercing damage.
- **Claws:** Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) slashing damage.
- **Torrential Breath (Recharge 5-6):** The dragon exhales water in a 30-foot-long  5-foot-wide line. Each creature in the area makes a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw  taking 42 (12d6) bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half damage on a success.