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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7224864" data-attributes="member: 4937">Multi-headed White Dragon (Estasobitum, Daughter of Tiamat)Frequency: UniqueNo. Appearing: 1Armor Class: -7Move: 9”/30” E//9"Hit Dice: 15+330 (405 hp)% in Lair: 99%Treasure Type: B x 9, O x 9, P x 9, T x 9No. Of Attacks: 10 (bite/bite/bite/bite/bite/claw/claw/wing/wing/tail)Damage/Attack: 3d6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6, 3d6, 2d6, 2d6, 1d8, 1d8, 1d12Special Attacks: Batter (double damage), breath weapon, crush, hypnotic gaze, magic use, spells, snatch, trample, wing stormSpecial Defenses: Disease immunity, energy resistance, poison resistance, weapon resistanceMagic Resistance: 80%Intelligence: VeryAlignment: Lawful EvilSize: L (45’ long)Psionic Ability: NilAttack/Defense Modes: NilLevel/XP: XV/45550Chance of:Speaking: 100%Magic Use: 100%Sleeping: 1%Str: 23, Int: 15, Wis: 11, Dex: 16, Con: 23, Chr: 11 Estasobitum is the least well known of the daughters of Tiamat, for she is said to lair on a desolate ice covered rock deep in the frozen land of the south far from any mortal habitation, and few reliable reports exist regarding her, for not only do few venture into such inhospitable realms but even fewer return from them.  If the reports are to be believed however, Estasobitum is not only a great wyrm of the most tremendous size, but the only known five headed dragon other than her mother Tiamat.  She regards herself as the queen of all white dragons and such reptilian creatures as dwell in frozen lands, though it likely that few such creatures have the intelligence to offer her homage or even be aware of her existence.  Estasobitum takes 2 less damage from weapon attacks except for siege weapons and attack by large size creatures.  She takes 100 less damage from all cold attacks, and 20 less damage from all acid attacks, and like all her kindred takes but half physical damage from the impact of falling ice or icy missiles.   Each of her five heads cast spells as a magic-user of 7[SUP]th[/SUP] level of ability, and is capable of summoning a storm of sleet as per the spell ice storm 5 times daily but with an 80” diameter, and lower the temperature 50F below the natural temperature 3 times per day as the spell control temperature but with a 200” diameter.  If three of her heads act together in concert to produce an ice storm, then she may summon not mere sleet but hail (as described in the spell description) over the same 80” diameter!  Each head may also breath every other round, a cone of cold 10” long and 5” wide at the base, and all those within must save versus breath weapons at -2 or take 10d6+10 damage with a successful save indicating but half damage.Estasobitum is the least intelligent of the daughters of Tiamat, but arguably one of the more pragmatic, for her instinct to breed is the strongest of her peers, and her plan – such as it is - is simply to breed as many offspring as possible and cover the world with her brood.  She is said to brood impossibly enormous clutches of eggs in her icy nest, and only the shortage of food stuffs in her chosen clime prevents a nigh unstoppable tide of wrymlings from plaguing the world.  She is the most doting and forgiving of the daughters of Tiamat as well, at least with respect to her own offspring, culling her brood hardly at all nor fearing the strength of any of her offspring, and so for this reason comparatively great numbers of white dragons having two, three, or even four heads are encountered in the remote regions of the world.  Her loyalty to her mother is great, though she is well aware Tiamat lightly regards her or her brood, she hopes to show her devotion and worth by the great horde of offspring she produces.The comparative weakness of her knowledge of magic is a concern to her, and she hordes magical scrolls and the spell books of her victims in hopes of being able to enlarge her magical understanding.  Although cruel and usually famished with hunger, a careful flatterer might be able to strike a bargain with the sovereign of white dragons by offering tribute of magical writings and foodstuffs.</blockquote>

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