Linnorm, Taiga
With menacing black horns jutting from its head, this two-legged
dragon is covered in dark green scales and vicious black barbs.
TAIGA LINNORM CR 19
XP 204,800
CE Colossal dragon
Init +11; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent, true
seeing; Perception +30
DEFENSE
AC 34, touch 9, flat-footed 27 (+7 Dex, +25 natural, –8 size)
hp 346 (21d12+210); regeneration 15 (cold iron)
Fort +22, Ref +21, Will +18
Defensive Abilities freedom of movement, spines; DR 15/
cold iron; Immune curse effects, electricity, mind-affecting
effects, paralysis, poison, sleep; SR 30
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft., fly 100 ft. (average), swim 60 ft.
Melee bite +29 (3d8+16/19–20 plus poison), 2 claws +29
(2d6+16), tail +24 (3d6+8 plus grab)
Space 30 ft.; Reach 30 ft.
Special Attacks breath weapon, constrict (tail, 3d6+24), death curse
STATISTICS
Str 43, Dex 25, Con 30, Int 6, Wis 23, Cha 28
Base Atk +21; CMB +45 (+49 grapple); CMD 62 (can’t be tripped)
Feats Awesome Blow, Blind-Fight, Cleave, Combat Reflexes,
Great Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical (bite),
Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack,
Vital Strike
Skills Fly +23, Perception +30, Stealth +15 (+23 in forests), Swim
+48; Racial Modifiers +8 Stealth in forests
Languages Aklo, Draconic, Sylvan
ECOLOGY
Environment cold forests
Organization solitary
Treasure triple
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Breath Weapon (Su) Once
every 1d4 rounds as
a standard action, a
taiga linnorm can
expel a 60-foot
cone of electrified
vapor, dealing 21d8
points of electricity damage
to all creatures struck (Reflex
DC 30 for half). The
vapor itself persists
for 1d4 rounds,
filling its
cone-shaped
area with
electrified mist that deals 4d6 points of electricity damage (no
save) to any creature that ends its turn in the mist. The mist
does not hinder vision. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Death Curse (Su) Curse of Electrocution: save Will DC 29; effect
the creature gains vulnerability to electricity.
Poison (Ex) Bite—injury; save Fort DC 30; frequency 1/round
for 10 rounds; effect 4d6 electricity damage and 1d8 Dex
drain; cure 3 consecutive saves.
Spines (Ex) Any creature that makes a melee attack against
a taiga linnorm takes 1d6 points of piercing damage per
attack from the linnorm’s spines. A melee weapon with
reach provides protection from these spines.
A beast covered with hundreds of spines, the taiga linnorm
is a terror to all those who venture through the arctic
forests of the north. Taiga linnorms take down foes and
prey first with their electrifying breath and finish their
victims off with their devastating bite.
In winter, when light is sparse and the nights are long, it
is easy for a taiga linnorm to blend in with the coniferous
forests it dwells in, hiding among the trees and ambushing
imprudent travelers or unwary adventurers setting up
camp. A taiga linnorm often lies in wait for days—
sometimes weeks—just for the opportunity to maim and
devour unsuspecting victims. When this subtler tactic
does not work, a taiga linnorm simply rampages through
the woods in order to find nearby settlements to pillage,
taking twisted delight in shocking the inhabitants before
shredding them with its massive jaws or destructive
forelimbs. In any event, taiga linnorms rarely venture far
from their woodland territories save for short f lights to
attack outlying villages.
A taiga linnorm is 50 feet long and weighs just over
13,000 pounds.