“I once sought life advice from an amethyst dragon who specialized in that sort of thing. I told her all my flaws and unwanted behaviors, and she prescribed the best elixir: "Stop doing those things!" I still think back on that visit in trying times.”
— Fizban
Use the tables, map, and other information in this section to craft unique encounters with amethyst dragons. Amethyst dragon stat blocks appear in chapter 6.
Use the Amethyst Dragon Personality Traits and Amethyst Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive amethyst dragon characters.
| d8 | Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse. |
| 2 | I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it may arise. |
| 3 | What use is vast knowledge or insight if it is not shared with those who can appreciate it? |
| 4 | Although some are fascinated by words, I think numbers are the true foundations of creation. |
| 5 | To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge. |
| 6 | I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do... or than any of your selves do, really. |
| 7 | It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand. |
| 8 | With a true understanding of metaphysics, anything is possible—including the creation of a more orderly and perfect cosmos than this one. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Balance. Everything is a complex interaction of forces that must be kept in a delicate and carefully maintained balance. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Knowledge. We are the whole of creation, seeking to understand itself. (Any) |
| 3 | Self-Improvement. I am a complex gem, and I constantly polish and refine my many facets to make the whole that much more perfect. (Any) |
| 4 | Responsibility. Having knowledge and power gives one a responsibility to those who have less of either. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Noble Obligation. My superior experience, intellect, and insight give me a duty to mediate disputes when I can. (Good) |
| 6 | Power. Knowledge is power, power must be used, and I use it. Your concerns are irrelevant. (Evil) |
The Amethyst Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving amethyst dragons.
| d8 | Adventure Hook |
|---|---|
| 1 | An amethyst dragon seeks a rare type of crystal found in the domain of a territorial stone giant clan. |
| 2 | A coven of hags seeks to reclaim its hag eye, which rests within an amethyst dragon's hoard. |
| 3 | An amethyst dragon magically disables all teleportation within a thousand miles of their lair. Governments within that area seek emissaries who can negotiate an end to the restriction. |
| 4 | An amethyst dragon recruits a group of adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks before swapping back. |
| 5 | A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon. |
| 6 | An amethyst dragon wyrmling is actually the temporally displaced form of an ancient amethyst dragon who already exists in the same time line. |
| 7 | An amethyst dragon seeks the means to plant special crystals that will allow the dragon to magically coexist in multiple places at once across the world during a rare celestial alignment. |
| 8 | An amethyst dragon is fusing with their echoes on other worlds. They all hope to ascend to godhood, perhaps recreating or replacing Sardior. |
Amethyst dragons are generally aloof creatures, dwelling in isolation for long periods of time and rarely cultivating connections with other creatures. When they do connect with others, it is most often for intellectual and philosophical pursuits or to fulfill some arcane purpose involving the dragons' echoes across the worlds.
| d6 | Connected Creatures |
|---|---|
| 1 | An amethyst dragon wyrmling is in the care of a cloistered religious order of scribes. |
| 2 | A half-amethyst dragon cares for an amethyst dragon wyrmling sibling after the disappearance of their dragon parent. |
| 3 | A violet faerie dragon is the playmate and guardian of an amethyst dragon wyrmling. |
| 4 | An amethyst dragon wyrmling lives alone in a lair, cared for by a cadre of animated objects. |
| 5 | A cloister of flumphs protects an amethyst dragon wyrmling while feeding on the wyrmling's excess psionic energy. |
| 6 | A circle of druids looks after an amethyst dragon wyrmling lairing in the circle's mountain tarn. |
| d6 | Connected Creatures |
|---|---|
| 1 | A myconid community dwells in tunnels near a young amethyst dragon's lair, and its members telepathically commune with the dragon and any visitors in the lair from time to time. |
| 2 | A young amethyst dragon and a githzerai zerth travel together, learning about the multiverse. |
| 3 | A young amethyst dragon wants to take over the cavern lair of a hydra. |
| 4 | A deep pool in a young amethyst dragon's lair leads to the underground domain of an aboleth the dragon has been seeking to eliminate. |
| 5 | A young amethyst dragon and a cloud giantregularly host each other to play strategy games. |
| 6 | Pegasi nesting in the mountain heights are under the protection of a young amethyst dragon. |
| d8 | Connected Creatures |
|---|---|
| 1 | Merfolk dwelling near an adult amethyst dragon's lair are under threat from sahuaginraiders. |
| 2 | Clusters of shriekers serve as a warning system in the tunnels of an adult amethyst dragon's lair. |
| 3 | The Enlightened Dragon Master of an isolated monastery is, in fact, an adult amethyst dragon. |
| 4 | An adult amethyst dragon is at war with a beholder that has moved into the dragon's domain. |
| 5 | Xorn serve as lookouts and spies for an adult amethyst dragon who rewards them with gems. |
| 6 | To repay a favor long owed to a monastery of githzerai warrior-monks, an adult amethyst dragon sends them aid against a mind flayercolony. |
| 7 | An apostate community of githyanki follows the tutelage of an adult amethyst dragon, who safeguards their creche on the Material Plane. |
| 8 | The crystal-infused clay near an adult amethyst dragon's lair is ideal for the creation of clay golems, and the dragon can perceive everything those golems do. |
| d4 | Connected Creatures |
|---|---|
| 1 | A yuan-ti cult known as the Serpents of the Dreaming City draws power from an ancient amethyst dragon, which the cultists keep in eternal slumber with braziers of enchanted smoke. |
| 2 | A rogue purple worm swallowed a large portion of an amethyst dragon's hoard before burrowing back into the deep Underdark. The dragon has a magic crystal that can trace the worm's movement. |
| 3 | An ancient amethyst dragon is able to awaken psionic potential in others, and many of the greatest psi warriors in history were the dragon's students. |
| 4 | After centuries guarding the world against incursions from the Far Realm, an ancient amethyst dragon has been corrupted by aberrant influences and now leads a cult the dragon once opposed. |
<aside> 📜 Eldenser the Lurker
Contradictory tales told throughout the Forgotten Realms are unclear about whether or not the ancient amethyst dragon Eldenser still lives, largely because of the behavior that earned him the epithets "the Lurker" and "the Worm Who Hides in Blades." Obsessed with observing the world and its creatures, Eldenser developed magic that allows his mind to inhabit the blade of a weapon after his death. He exists now as a draconic shard (described in chapter 6).
Eldenser prefers the role of silent observer to doing anything that might give away his presence. In this fashion, he has inhabited countless weapons over long years, including many belonging to famous adventurers whose exploits the dragon has seen firsthand.
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Amethyst dragons prefer lairs near water, ideally mountain lakes, where they take advantage of existing caves and tunnels. A lair behind a cascading waterfall is ideal, and often part of that lair is submerged, allowing the dragon to rest in the water and cultivate the fish that are their preferred food.
Amethyst dragon lairs frequently exhibit or develop large and beautiful clusters of amethyst crystals, including massive cathedral geodes split open to show their contents and clusters of crystal points more than a foot in diameter that extend six to ten feet from the interior stone surfaces of the lair. These crystals resonate with the dragon's presence, and glow with a soft inner light. The older the dragon, the deeper the purple color of the crystals.