Silt Drake

The silt drake locates its prey by using its psionic abilities. Its preferred attack mode is to swim through the silt below its prey and then explode out of the dust at high speed. If coming up from the depths of the silt, the drake can attack creatures as high as 30 feet above the ground. A silt drake attacks with a bite and a crushing tail. If the drake bites, it can swallows any opponent medium sized or smaller. When the drake attacks with its tail, it can wrapp its tail around the opponent and can constrict.

 The silt drake is a migratory and solitary creature It has no permanent lair or territory. Once a year, a male drake issues a call through the dust to any females nearby. If a female answers the call, the male and female drake mate briefly and then separate. The female lays her eggs in the deepest parts of the Sea of Siltt and abandons them. A clutch consists of 3-6 eggs. They hatch after four weeks in the dust. The young drakes immediately start out in search of food. Often, the most available food is the rest of the clutch. The horns on the silt drake’s head are sensory organs. The silt drake uses the horns to help it search for prey.

The silt drake hunts and attacks anything that moves. Even silt horrors are food for the drake. Silt horrors, aarakocra, and humans or demihumans are the only natural enemies of the silt drake. The silt drake is at the top of the food chain and only a silt horror will eat one. The silt drake has no need for treasure and has no hoard. The drake’s stomach sometimes contains an uncut gem. The drake’s digestive juices are extremely corrosive and dissolve all metals, animal products (including leather), and plant matter (including cloth) in a few days. The teeth of a silt drake are highly prized by aarakocra as badges of courage. The silt drake teeth can be used to make a sharp knife by anyone with the skill to do it.