# Adult Brass Dragon

*Huge Dragon (Metallic), Chaotic Good*

- **Armor Class:** 18
- **Hit Points:** 172 (15d12 + 75)
- **Speed:** 40 ft., Burrow 30 ft., Fly 80 ft.
- **Initiative**: +4 (14)

|STAT|SCORE|MOD|SAVE|
| --- | --- | --- | ---- |
| STR | 23 | +6 | +6 |
| DEX | 10 | +0 | +5 |
| CON | 21 | +5 | +5 |
| INT | 14 | +2 | +2 |
| WIS | 13 | +1 | +6 |
| CHA | 17 | +3 | +3 |

- **Immunities**: Fire
- **Skills**: History +7, Perception +11, Persuasion +8, Stealth +5
- **Senses**: blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 21
- **Languages**: Common, Draconic
- **CR** 13 (XP 10,000, or 11,500 in lair)

## Traits

***Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair).*** If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.


## Actions

***Multiattack.*** The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Sleep Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast *Scorching Ray*.

***Rend.*** *Melee Attack Roll:* +11, reach 10 ft. 17 (2d10 + 6) Slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) Fire damage.

***Fire Breath (Recharge 5-6).*** *Dexterity Saving Throw*: DC 18, each creature in a 60-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line. *Failure:*  45 (10d8) Fire damage. *Success:*  Half damage.

***Sleep Breath.*** *Constitution Saving Throw*: DC 18, each creature in a 60-foot Cone. *Failure:*  The target has the Incapacitated condition until the end of its next turn, at which point it repeats the save. *Second Failure* The target has the Unconscious condition for 10 minutes. This effect ends for the target if it takes damage or a creature within 5 feet of it takes an action to wake it.

***Spellcasting.*** The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):

- **At Will:** *Detect Magic*, *Minor Illusion*, *Scorching Ray*, *Shapechange*, *Speak with Animals*
- **1e/Day Each:** *Detect Thoughts*, *Control Weather*

## Legendary Actions

***Blazing Light.*** The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast *Scorching Ray*.

***Pounce.*** The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.

***Scorching Sands.*** *Dexterity Saving Throw*: DC 16, one creature the dragon can see within 120 feet. *Failure:*  27 (6d8) Fire damage, and the target's Speed is halved until the end of its next turn. *Failure or Success*:  The dragon can't take this action again until the start of its next turn.

