Smoke (dragon)

Smoke dragons are shy creatures. At one time, they were close kin to fire dragons and looked to them for protection and sustenance. Now, only one fire dragon remains, Niailur'elfandicor, and he has no use for the smoke dragons, though he is not unkind to them. Left to their own, the smoke dragons drift around the north-western reaches of the Northern Heath where a small volcano provides warmth.

Smoke dragon's are covered in a pattern of white to dark grey that fades together instead of having definite lines. Their bodies are light and frail and seem like they might blow away in a strong wind. However, striking a smoke dragon is extremely difficult as they aren't in complete phase with the world.

Abilities
Bite - A smoke dragon's bite does no physical damage, but it can temporarily transform the portion of the body bit into an ethereal state. Any portion of the body that is in such a state has difficulty interacting with the physical world. Claws, bites, and tails cannot connect, legs pass into the ground and cause the creature to stumble, and wings cannot catch the air for flight.

Claw - Smoke dragon claws cannot connect with things in the physical world except for the ground, which they have to tread lightly on. However, their claws are vicious against ethereal objects doing far more damage than even a fire dragon's claw would do to a regular object. Sometimes (natural 19-20), a smoke dragon's claw can completely sever an ethereal limb.

Smoke Breath - The smoke dragon's breath does not cause damage. Instead, it attaches to a target and forms a cloud that makes breathing and use of sense like sight, taste, and smell difficult (Fort save vs DC 21 or -4 to all actions using these senses; Save means only a -2).

Ethereal Body - A smoke dragon's body exists mostly in the ethereal form and as such is almost impossible to strike with physical attacks. Energy attacks work normally, though. Magical weapons can hit, but only do half damage.

Notable Smoke Dragons
Ys'shathas