b'Verdant Dragon, Ancient \n'b'  Family:   Dragons  \n'b'  Gargantuan   dragon ,  neutral good  \n'b'  Armor Class  22 (natural armor  Hit Points  697 (34d20 + 340  Speed  40 ft., fly 80 ft., burrow 50 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 30 (+10) DEX:  11 (+0)  CON:  30 (+10)  INT:  12 (+1)  WIS:  21 (+5)  CHA:  26 (+8)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Saving Throws   Str  +18,  Con  +18,  Wis  +13  Skills   Animal Handling  +21,  Perception  +13,  Persuasion  +16  Damage Resistances  acid  Damage Immunities  radiant  Senses  tremorsense 120 ft., passive  Perception  23  Languages  Common, Draconic, Druidic, Sylvan  Challenge  25 (75,000 XP) \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Camouflage . When it remains motionless, the dragon is indistinguishable from a natural lump of verdigris and foliage. \n'b'  Greenwalker . The dragon can move through solid plants and organic material as though it were  difficult terrain . If it ends its turn inside a plant, it is shunted to the nearest unoccupied space and takes 4 (1d8) necrotic damage for every 5 feet it is shunted in this manner. \n'b'  Legendary Resistance (3/Day) . If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The dragon makes four attacks: one with its Bite, two with its Claw, and one with its Tail. It can forgo making any number of attacks in this manner to instead use its Healer\xe2\x80\x99s Touch action. \n'b'  Bite .  Melee Weapon Attack : +18 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target.  Hit : 55 (7d12 + 10) piercing damage. \n'b'  Claw .  Melee Weapon Attack : +18 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target.  Hit : 26 (3d10 + 10) slashing damage. \n'b'  Tail .  Melee Weapon Attack : +18 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target.  Hit : 29 (3d12 + 10) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 26  Strength  saving throw or be knocked  prone . \n'b'  Healer\xe2\x80\x99s Touch . The dragon touches a creature within 15 feet of it, causing it to regain 21 (6d6)  hit points . \n'b'  Viridian Breath (Recharge 5\xe2\x80\x936) . The dragon exhales a wave of green wind in a 90-foot cone. Each creature of the dragon\xe2\x80\x99s choice in the affected area must attempt a DC 26  Constitution  saving throw, taking 88 (16d10) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Creatures of the dragon\xe2\x80\x99s choice affected by the breath weapon instead take no damage and regain 88 (16d10)  hit points . \n'b'\n'b' LEGENDARY ACTIONS \n'b' The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature\xe2\x80\x99s turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. \n'b'\n'b'  Claw . The dragon makes a Claw  attack . \n'b'  Healer\xe2\x80\x99s Touch . The dragon uses its Healer\xe2\x80\x99s Touch action. \n'b'  Burrow (Costs 2 Actions) . The dragon burrows up to its burrowing speed. \n'b'  Breath Weapon (Costs 3 Actions) . The dragon uses or recharges its breath weapon. \n'b'\n'b' LAIR \n'b' Verdant dragons make their lairs in deep forest groves hidden among miles of wilderness, rivers, and hills, the pathways of which are known only to the most dedicated foresters. Rare flowers, useful herbs, mighty trees, and bold fauna make their home in these lairs as well. Only elder verdant dragons create their own groves, and by then, they are titanic in their  size , needing lairs as large as small towns. \n'b' Lair Actions \n'b' On  initiative  count 20 (losing  initiative  ties), the verdant dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects. \n'b'\n'b' Trees shift their position when unobserved, changing forest paths along with them. Any creature that attempts a  Wisdom  ( Survival ) check to track a creature in the lair must make the check with disadvantage. \n'b' Vines, undergrowth, and dense plants in the area become  difficult terrain  for 1 round. \n'b' Edible vegetation, mushrooms, and fruit are easily found within the lair. \n'b'\n'b' Regional Effects \n'b' The region containing the verdant dragon\xe2\x80\x99s lair is warped by its magic, which creates one or more of the following effects within 1 mile of the lair. \n'b'\n'b' Water becomes purified, and all fresh food tastes delicious. \n'b' Any spell or effect that produces a cloud has its duration reduced to 1 round. \n'b' Any creature in the region who has upset a resident verdant dragon takes a 1d10 penalty to all  Wisdom  ( Survival ) and  Wisdom  ( Perception ) checks made while in the region. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' Verdant dragons are massive, even as newborns. Immense, indescribably majestic, and gentle creatures, verdant dragons are embodiments of nature itself. Their scales are thick and furrowed, not dissimilar to bark. These behemoths often have moss, vines, and flowers growing on them, overgrowth from their long naps in their forest homes. Older members of this dragon species  bear  entire trees on their backs. Their horns sweep back, taking the appearance of tree branches, and their eyes are an emerald hue. One of the most surefire methods travelers have of knowing that a verdant dragon is nearby is a sudden crispness to the air and the soft smell of flowers. \n'b' Verdant dragons make their homes in the oldest and grandest forests in the world, and their offspring move to either other parts of the same forest or to new woodlands entirely. \n'b' Their lives follow the patterns of trees in this way\xe2\x80\x94just as seeds disperse and spread far from their parent plant, so do the young verdant dragons depart and grow elsewhere. \n'b' Older members spend much of their days slumbering, nearly melding with the forest floor itself, their breath providing pleasant breezes throughout the trees. Younger members spend much of their time wandering the forest, encouraging its growth, meeting with others in their forest, and destroying all sources of rot. \n'b' Popular theory holds that any forest with verdant dragons is more bountiful and gentler than those without, with their natural capabilities actively making the forest abundantly healthy and nearly always in a state of growth. The true risk of these forests is their slow encroachment on nearby lands and settlements, but if a dragon believes that the residents are no threat, it may limit how far the forest spreads or encourage growth of fruit-bearing trees and flora within its borders.'