Damon Abyss Dragon

Once a proud drake of considerable power, Damon plunged into the Shrieking Depths seeking refuge from a catastrophic betrayal that had shattered his faith in all he held dear, only to discover that the chasm itself was a living graveyard of toxic corruption where the world's most venomous secrets pooled and festered. His body could not withstand the relentless chemical assault of that forsaken realm, and as his flesh dissolved into nothingness, his consciousness fractured—his rage, despair, and bitter regrets tearing free from his dying form like spectral chains. The abyss, ever hungry for suffering, consumed these dark emotions and wove them into its own poisonous essence, creating something neither fully dragon nor entirely void, but a hybrid abomination born from anguish and toxin. What emerged from the skeletal husk was Damon reborn, a being of black mist and shadow-flame whose very existence serves as a conduit for the abyss's deadliest venoms, each bone in his reconstructed frame now saturated with a thousand lethal toxins. His eyes, burning with the purplish-red glow of corrupted magic, see the world through the lens of his own torment, and he exhales calamity itself—a searing fusion of fire and venom that withers flesh, poisons blood, and taints the very essence of a victim's soul. Damon became less a creature and more a walking curse, a monument to what happens when desperation, betrayal, and nature's darkest forces converge in the lightless depths.

Strength

20, modifier +5

Dexterity

16, modifier +3

Constitution

26, modifier +8

Intelligence

14, modifier +2

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Venomous Breath

Exhale a 60 ft. cone of fire and poison. Each creature must make a DC 20 Dexterity save, taking 45 (10d8) fire and 45 (10d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success.

Toxic Claw

Make a melee attack with claws. On a hit, deal 25 (4d10) slashing damage and the target must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute.

Abyssal Grasp

Target one creature within 30 ft. to make a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, they are paralyzed until the end of their next turn and take 27 (6d8) psychic damage.

Shadow Flare

Damon releases a wave of dark energy in a 30 ft. radius. Creatures must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half on a success.

Toxic Aura

Any creature that starts its turn within 10 feet of Damon takes 10 (3d6) poison damage.

Corrupted Vision

Damon can see through magical darkness and has advantage on perception checks.

strength

+10

dexterity

+9

constitution

+15

intelligence

+9

wisdom

+8

charisma

+11

Poison

Fire