Zedoran
(great wyrm)
Zedoran is an extremely old green dragon1 who lives in a well-hidden lair deep within the Northern Fangwood.2
History
Zedoran laid his claim to the Northern Fangwood over a millennium ago, when Tar-Baphon ruled the region. While they never had any direct contact with one another, orc hordes of the lich-king occasionally allied with the dragon. When the Shining Crusade defeated the Whispering Tyrant, Zedoran inherited his surviving orc servitors, and those who remained in the Northern Fangwood provided a slow but steady stream of tribute to the mighty dragon in exchange for his aid in keeping them hidden.2
Interests
Nestled within his dark lair, the Pit of Zedoran, and listening to the occasional snatches of news brought to him from the world, the dragon furthers his own studies and experiments. Zedoran's arcane studies focus upon alchemical distillation, where he uses all manner of life as raw material to produce elixirs, and fungi, which he sees as a fascinating form of undeath. The criminal underworld outside Fangwood pay handsomely for his elixirs, and a colony of fungal creatures born from the cultivation of myceloid spores worships the dragon as its creator-god.2
Relations with others
The great wyrm has lived in the forest for generations, and no dragonslayers have tracked him back to his lair. Those who have attempted to scout his home from the air have also failed, leading some to believe that the creature disguises his home with illusion magic. As of 4711 AR, Zedoran generally kept to himself and emerged only every few decades to raid settlements in Lastwall, Nirmathas, and Ustalav. When he did so, he was always followed by numerous tribes of local orcs, who take advantage of the distraction to attack smaller villages.3
As of 4722 AR, and despite the destruction of Lastwall by Tar-Baphon in 4719 AR, Zedoran remained among the most potent threats in the Northern Fangwood.4
References
Paizo published a major article about Zedoran and the Pit of Zedoran in Dragons Unleashed.
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- ↑ Paizo ceased the use of chromatic dragons with the publication of Monster Core, as part of the Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster Project. When mentioned in Monster Core and subsequent publications, existing chromatic dragons might be retroactively changed to new or equivalent types of non-chromatic dragons.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 . “Zedoran (Great Wyrm Green Dragon)” in Dragons Unleashed, 60. Paizo Inc., 2013
- ↑ . “Lastwall” in The Inner Sea World Guide, 100–101. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Chapter 4: Knights of Lastwall Efforts” in Knights of Lastwall, 105. Paizo Inc., 2022