When the beholder becomes obsessed with dragons up to the point that its dreams are affected, what you end up with is a large beholder-kin that is vaguely dragon-like. “Perhaps a deep dragon is encroaching on a beholder’s territory, or a sapphire dragon is stalking it. The eyedrake is what happens when a beholder becomes obsessed with a dragon,” James says. “In Volo’s Guide to Monsters, we discussed the idea that new beholders come into being through the dreams of existing beholders. As well as sharing the art of both these new monsters, James explained the thinking behind these two incredible (and incredibly dangerous) creatures. Not to be outdone, the elder brain dragon sees the ultimate expression of illithid domination take flight for the first time. We’re revealing two of the “dragon-adjacent creatures” from the book that are as terrifying as they are amazing!įirst up is the eyedrake, a beholder-kin in the form of a dragon that retains its deadly rays. You will need internet connection to view this videoīut this issue we’re able to go even further and pluck a few of those draconic goodies from Fizban’s famed treasure pile. It’ll also feature some dragonborn champions and humanoid dragon servitors. We can now confirm that this massive resource delivers 70 creature varieties (counting the different age categories), including the sapphire, amethyst, crystal, emerald, and topaz dragons of the gem family, deep dragons, sea serpents, moonstone dragons, further great wyrm dragons (chromatic, metallic, and gem versions), and stats for aspects of Bahamut and Tiamat. (select to view)Īs part of that introduction to Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons, we also revealed that the bestiary chapter makes up almost a third of the book. Alongside races, feats, spells, and magic items, Project Lead James Wyatt promised a deeper dive into the creatures themselves, including dragons so powerful they have transcended the limitations of a single world in the Material Plane. We thought we were spoiling you in the previous issue of Dragon+, when we revealed that the draconic goodies in Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons would be stacked higher than an ancient wyrm’s hoard.

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