Dracosphinx

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At a Glance

A dracosphinx is —in 3.5e D&D— a large lawful evil magical beast— specifically a sphinx.

A dracosphinx has the head and wings of a red dragon, and the body of a lion, with a mane of colorful feathers. The forepaws are built like a lion’s, but scaled, and the claws are splayed like those of a dragon. An average male dracosphinx stands 9 feet tall at the shoulders; females are only slightly smaller. The wings are fully functional.


Xaeyruudh Campaign Notes

Dracosphinxes lair in warm deserts. They may also be found hunting in other regions within a hundred miles of their lairs— badlands, forests, hills, marshes, moors, mountains, plains, rivers, and swamps.

I decided, at least for the Xaeyruudh campaign, that dracosphinxes are related to blue dragons rather than red. This is logical, given that they share their alignment and habitat with blue dragons. Accordingly, my dracosphinxes have a lightning-based breath weapon instead of "flaming gas".

Also, in this campaign dracosphinxes have the same base HD as androsphinxes.


Sources

Primary Sources
  • Old Empires [FR10/9274] page 95
  • Xaeyruudh: some adaptation for updating to 3e.
Passing Mention
Other Resources

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