Monster: Drake, Snoweater

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Snoweater Drake

A sinuous draconic beast with glassy hide. Its forearms double as its wings.

CR 5; XP 19,200
NE Medium Dragon
Init +7; Senses darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision, heat sense 60 ft.; Perception +12

Defense
AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+3 Dex, +5 natural)
hp 57 (6d12+18)
Fort +8; Ref +8; Will +8
Immune paralysis, sleep; Resist cold 20, fire 20

Offense
Speed 30 ft., burrow 20 ft. (ice and snow only), fly 50 ft. (clumsy), swim 30 ft.
Melee bite +10 (1d4+4), 2 claws +10 (1d4+4)
Ranged spit fire +9 touch (5d6 fire)
Special Attacks ice melter, pounce

Statistics
Str 18, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 7, Wis 17, Cha 13
Base Atk +6; CMB +10; CMD 23 (25 vs. trip)
Feats Blind-Fight, Flyby Attack, Improved Initiative
Skills Acrobatics +12, Fly +8, Perception +12, Stealth +12 (+20 in snow and ice), Swim +12; Racial Modifiers +8 Stealth in snow and ice
Languages Draconic
SQ hold breath

Ecology
Environment arctic
Organization solitary, pair, pack (3–7)
Treasure standard

Special Abilities

Heat Sense (Ex) Snoweater drakes can detect sources of heat and magical auras with fire descriptor within 120 feet as if using blindsense. It can detect major sources of heat (volcano, geyser, overwhelming fire auras) within 1 mile.

Ice Melter (Su) Snoweater drakes can melt a 5-ft. cube of ice with their fiery spit as a standard action. They often use this ability to carve dens within glacier walls.

Spit Fire (Su) Snoweater drakes can spit burning saliva as a ranged touch attack with 60 feet range and no range increment.


Snoweater drakes are lesser fiery dragons that adapted to living in the cold lands and preying on their denizens, with their packs sometimes taking out ice giants or even white dragons. They are particularly fond of consuming creatures with cold subtype and can gain sustenance by feasting on ice and water elementals.