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Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

This page is about the various draconian monsters. For the player species, see draconian.

"Trogdor was a man!
I mean, he was a dragon-man!
Or... maybe he was just a dragon.
...
And the Trogdor comes in the night!"

-The Brothers Chaps, "Trogdor". 2003.

Draconians are the mythical half-dragon inhabitants of the Realm of Zot. Each draconian has a colour, and some have occupations as well; the different colors determine their draconian breath attacks and resistances, while the occupations determine their equipment, skills, and spells. Fortunately, they are all cold-blooded creatures and will be slowed by weapons of freezing (unless cold resistant).

Common Draconians

A scale-covered humanoid with a reptilian tail and small wings.

d Black draconian - Flight-capable draconians that breathe highly-damaging bursts of electricity.
d Green draconian - Poisonous draconians that have stinger tails and can breathe clouds of poison.
d Purple draconian - Occult draconians that are quite resistant to magic and breathe blasts of irresistible, enchantment-stripping energy.
d Red draconian - Fiery draconians that spew blasts of fire that leave behind clouds of flames.
d White draconian - Frosty draconians with AC-piercing cold breath. Their icy nature negates the side-effects of their cold-blooded physiology.
d Yellow draconian - Draconians that will corrode your equipment with their acid breath and bite.

Classed Draconians

q Draconian annihilator - Conjurations masters capable of causing devastation at range.
q Draconian knight - Skilled with both weapons and spells, draconian knights are competent opponents.
q Draconian monk - These Unarmed Combat specialists strike quickly and hard in melee.
q Draconian scorcher - Pyromaniac casters with access to both fire and damnation.
q Draconian shifter - Translocations experts who blink both themselves and their allies around a lot. They can also shut down your Translocations.
q Draconian stormcaller - Warrior-priests of Qazlal who call down storms upon their foes while calling up hordes of drakes.

Rare Draconians

These draconian base types can only be found in pre-defined vaults.

d Draconian - Immature, weak draconians with no breath attack.
d Grey draconian - These draconians lack breath weapons but have more AC, hit harder, and do not drown.
d Pale draconian - Draconians that breathe jets of steam, which don't do much damage but block line of sight.

Occasionally, vaults will contain classed draconians that have a different base type than usual - for example, red draconian knights.

Unique draconians

d Bai Suzhen - An odd, watery draconian from a distant land. Her skill in battle and ability to Summon Hydras are dangerous enough, but wounding her will force her to unleash her true form...
d Tiamat - Found only in the Realm of Zot, Tiamat is a brutally powerful opponent. She changes her colour randomly and wears the powerful dragonskin cloak, giving her a wide range of resistances. She always travels with a large entourage of lesser draconians.

Removed draconians

d Mottled draconian - Draconians that spat gouts of Sticky Flame, setting their foes ablaze.
q Draconian zealot - Servants of a dark god that could summon demons, raise the dead, and hurl hellfire.

History

Prior to 0.34, classed draconians had 20 less Will, but purple draconians had 140 Will instead of 120.
Prior to 0.28, classed draconians could randomly spawn with varying colours.
Mottled draconians and draconian zealots were removed in 0.20. This version also introduced draconian stormcallers by merging zealots with the old draconian callers.
Prior to 0.17, grey and pale draconians could naturally spawn in Zot.

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 ''This page is about the various draconian [[monster]]s. For the player species, see [[draconian]].''
 {{flavour|"Trogdor was a man!<br>I mean, he was a dragon-man!<br>Or... maybe he was just a dragon.<br>...<br>And the Trogdor comes in the night!"
 -The Brothers Chaps, "Trogdor". 2003.}}
-'''Draconians''' are the mythical half-dragon inhabitants of the [[Realm of Zot]]. Each draconian has a colour, and some have occupations as well; the different colors determine their [[draconian breath attack]]s and resistances, while the occupations determine their equipment, skills, and spells. Fortunately, they are all [[cold-blooded]] creatures and will be [[slow]]ed by weapons of [[freezing]].
+'''Draconians''' are the mythical half-dragon inhabitants of the [[Realm of Zot]]. Each draconian has a colour, and some have occupations as well; the different colors determine their [[draconian breath attack]]s and resistances, while the occupations determine their equipment, skills, and spells. Fortunately, they are all [[cold-blooded]] creatures and will be [[slow]]ed by weapons of [[freezing]] (unless [[cold resistance|cold resistant]]).
-==Draconian Colours & Breath Attacks==
+==Common Draconians==
 {{flavour|A scale-covered humanoid with a reptilian tail and small wings.}}
+*{{monsterlink|Black draconian}} - Flight-capable draconians that breathe highly-damaging bursts of [[electricity]].
+*{{monsterlink|Green draconian}} - [[Poison]]ous draconians that have stinger tails and can breathe [[cloud]]s of poison.
+*{{monsterlink|Purple draconian}} - Occult draconians that are quite resistant to magic and breathe blasts of irresistible, enchantment-stripping energy.
+*{{monsterlink|Red draconian}} - [[Fire|Fiery]] draconians that spew blasts of fire that leave behind clouds of flames.
+*{{monsterlink|White draconian}} - Frosty draconians with [[AC]]-piercing [[cold]] breath. Their icy nature negates the side-effects of their cold-blooded physiology.
+*{{monsterlink|Yellow draconian}} - Draconians that will corrode your equipment with their [[acid]] breath and bite.
-{{Brown|d}} [[File:Draconian (monster).png]] '''[[Draconian (monster)|Draconian]]'''- Immature draconians with no breath attack. If you see one, it's probably a [[shapeshifter]] in disguise.
+==Classed Draconians==
+*{{monsterlink|Draconian annihilator}} - [[Conjurations]] masters capable of causing devastation at range.
+*{{monsterlink|Draconian knight}} - Skilled with both weapons and spells, draconian knights are competent opponents.
+*{{monsterlink|Draconian monk}} - These [[Unarmed Combat]] specialists strike quickly and hard in melee.
+*{{monsterlink|Draconian scorcher}} - Pyromaniac casters with access to both [[fire]] and [[damnation]].
+*{{monsterlink|Draconian shifter}} - [[Translocations]] experts who blink both themselves and their allies around a lot. They can also shut down your Translocations.
+*{{monsterlink|Draconian stormcaller}} - Warrior-priests of [[Qazlal]] who call down storms upon their foes while calling up hordes of [[list of dragons|drakes]].
-{{monsterlink|Black draconian}}- Flight-capable draconians that breathe highly-damaging bursts of [[electricity]].
+==Rare Draconians==
+These draconian base types can only be found in pre-defined [[vault]]s.
-{{monsterlink|Green draconian}}- [[Poison]]ous draconians that have stinger tails and can breathe [[cloud]]s of poison.
+*{{Brown|d}} [[File:Draconian (monster).png]] '''[[Draconian (monster)|Draconian]]''' - Immature, weak draconians with no breath attack.
+*{{monsterlink|Grey draconian}} - These draconians lack breath weapons but have more AC, hit harder, and do not drown.
+*{{monsterlink|Pale draconian}} - Draconians that breathe jets of [[steam]], which don't do much damage but block line of sight.
-{{monsterlink|Grey draconian}}- These draconians lack breath weapons but have more AC, hit harder, and cannot drown.
+Occasionally, vaults will contain classed draconians that have a different base type than usual - for example, red draconian knights.
-{{monsterlink|Mottled draconian}}- Draconians that spit gouts of [[Sticky Flame]], making them menaces to your [[scroll]]s.
+===Unique draconians===
+*{{monsterlink|Bai Suzhen}} - An odd, watery draconian from a distant land. Her skill in battle and ability to [[Summon Hydra]]s are dangerous enough, but wounding her will force her to unleash her true form...
-{{monsterlink|Pale draconian}}- Draconians that breathe jets of [[steam]], which don't do much damage but block line of sight.
+*{{monsterlink|Tiamat}} - Found only in [[the Realm of Zot]], Tiamat is a brutally powerful opponent. She changes her colour randomly and wears the powerful [[dragonskin cloak]], giving her a wide range of resistances. She always travels with a large entourage of lesser draconians.
-{{monsterlink|Purple draconian}}- Magic-themed draconians that are quite resistant to enchantments and breathe blasts of irresistible, buff-removing energy.
-{{monsterlink|Red draconian}}- [[Fire|Fiery]] draconians that spew blasts of fire that leave behind clouds of flames.
+==Removed draconians==
+*{{monsterlink|Mottled draconian}} - Draconians that spat gouts of [[Sticky Flame]], setting their foes ablaze.
+*{{monsterlink|Draconian zealot}} - Servants of a dark god that could summon demons, raise the dead, and hurl hellfire.
-{{monsterlink|White draconian}}- Frosty draconians with [[AC]]-ignoring [[cold]] breath. Their icy nature negates the side-effects of their cold-blooded physiology.
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.34]], classed draconians had 20 less Will, but purple draconians had 140 Will instead of 120.
-{{monsterlink|Yellow draconian}}- Draconians that will melt your equipment with their [[acid]] breath.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], classed draconians could randomly spawn with varying colours.
+*Mottled draconians and draconian zealots were removed in [[0.20]]. This version also introduced draconian stormcallers by merging zealots with the old draconian callers.
-==Draconian Occupations==
+*Prior to [[0.17]], grey and pale draconians could naturally spawn in [[Zot]].
-{{monsterlink|Draconian annihilator}}- [[Conjurations]] masters capable of causing devastation at range.
-{{monsterlink|Draconian caller}}- Obnoxious summoners who call up hordes of [[list of dragons|drakes and dragons]].
-{{monsterlink|Draconian knight}}- Skilled with both weapons and spells, draconian knights are competent opponents.
-{{monsterlink|Draconian monk}}- These [[Unarmed Combat]] specialists strike quickly and hard in melee.
-{{monsterlink|Draconian scorcher}}- Pyromaniac casters with access to both [[fire]] and [[hellfire]].
-{{monsterlink|Draconian shifter}}- [[Translocations]] experts who blink both themselves and their allies around a lot. They can also shut down your Translocations.
-{{monsterlink|Draconian zealot}}- Summoners of demons, raisers of abominations, and hurlers of [[hellfire]]. Basically like a [[deep elf high priest]], but scalier.
-===Unique draconians===
-{{monsterlink|Tiamat}}- Found only in [[the Realm of Zot]], Tiamat is a brutally powerful opponent. She changes her colour randomly and wears the powerful [[dragonskin cloak]], giving her a wide range of resistances. She always travels with a large entourage of lesser draconians.
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