Phaezen
Adventurer
Points 1 and 6 as redundant I'll give you, although I possibly worded point 6 badly. I intended that it is obviously a patchwork of dragon remains.
Point 3, is very debateable, but most likely a common trait of most unwilling intellegent undead. It does reinforce point 2 that the soul driving this dracolich is an unwilling participant.
Point 4, I would actually say is uncommon amongst the intellegent undead. Specifically for Dracolichs, as the 4e Monster Manual specifically points out that most dracolichs will attempt to flee if they are overpowered. To the point of saving an action point to help them get away.
Point 5, As I have pointed out a dracolich's phylactery is only similar to a lich's phylactery in that it houses the soul of the creature. A dracolich's phylatery is used by the cult that created a dracolich to control said dracolich. Most willing dracolichs do not have phylacteries and those unwilling ones who get the chance destroy the phylactery to gain thier freedom. Houseing the phylactery in the Mongrels own body helps prevent the dracolich destroying the phylactery as it is bound by its ritual not to harm itself.
Very little of the stablock actualy gives the impression of the unwilling nature of the Mongrel, just undead dragon grunt. The fluff actualy gives quite a nice background to the stats. It is possible that I have read alot into the fluff due to the fact that this is something I was looking for in my campaign and with a little amout of effort will fit nicely.
True, but what necromancer does not want a dracolich under his control?
Phaezen
