Fortitude +28, Reflex +30, Will +32
Acrobatics +31, Athletics +33, Deception +32, Diplomacy +32, Intimidation +35, Occultism +29, Society +29, Stealth +33
Darkvision, Scent 60 feet Imprecise
Common, Draconic
Fear Effects, Paralyzed, Sleep
Actions & Abilities
Jaws
Damage: 3d12+20 Piercing
Claws
Damage: 3d10+20 Slashing
Tail
Damage: 3d8+18 Bludgeoning
Telepathy 90 feet
Fearsense
The dragon senses all creatures with the frightened condition at the listed range.
+2 Status to All Saves vs. Occult
Consume Fear
Trigger A creature within 60 feet loses the frightened condition
Effect The dragon feasts upon the fear that leaves the triggering creature's body, gaining 7d8 temporary Hit Points that last for 1 minute.
Frightful Presence
60 feet.
Unbidden Thoughts
Trigger The dragon is critically hit with a weapon or unarmed attack
Effect The attacker's mind fills with visions of their worst fears that overwhelm their senses, and they must choose one of the following results: either the triggering attack becomes a normal success, or the critical hit is unaffected but the triggering creature becomes Frightened 2.
Look Behind You
Trigger The dragon successfully Hides from a creature within 90 feet
Effect The dragon teleports to a space directly behind the target creature. The dragon immediately becomes detected unless their chosen position has cover or another means to remain .
Shrieking Breath
The dragon lets out a cacophonous sound made of every scream the dragon has drawn from a terrified enemy, dealing 17d6[sonic|options:area-damage] damage in a ( save). Creatures who fail their Will save must spend the first action of their next turn doing nothing but screaming. The dragon can't use Shrieking Breath again for {1d4 rounds}.
Tongue Decoy
The despair dragon inflates several bladders at the end of its tongue to create the basic form of a creature. This process takes 1 minute to complete, during which the dragon is . If the dragon stops or is interrupted in this process, the bladders deflate, and the dragon must start over. Once the process is complete, the dragon can maintain the inflated bladders indefinitely, and can Dismiss to deflate the bladders and retract its tongue instantly.
The inflated tongue takes the basic form of an animal or humanoid and can be inflated to be either Small or Medium. The form resembles the general silhouette of a creature, though closer inspection and success at a check can determine the true nature of the tongue. While inflated, the dragon can send its voice through the decoy, though keeping its tongue inflated makes it difficult to speak, causing the dragon to take a -4 circumstance penalty to any checks related to speaking, such as Deception checks to Lie.
The dragon's tongue can extend up to 90 feet from the dragon's body and it can fully extend its tongue as part of the process to inflate the bladders. The dragon can move the inflated part of its tongue up to 15 feet at a time with an action, which has the concentrate, manipulate, and move traits. While extended, the inflated end of the tongue occupies space as a creature of the appropriate size, but the rest of the tongue doesn't impede or block movement in any way. The dragon's scent functions through cilia at the end of the tongue, but otherwise the dragon has no means of knowing what's near its tongue.
Attacking the tongue is the same as attacking the dragon, except that the tongue is always . If the tongue takes any damage, it immediately deflates and remains out. The dragon remains off-guard as long as its tongue is out, but the dragon can retract its tongue with two consecutive Interact actions. If the tongue takes damage, the dragon can't use its tongue decoy again for 1 day.
Spellcasting
DC 40
DC 40
Creature Abilities
Fearsense. The dragon senses all creatures with the frightened condition at the listed range.
Consume Fear. Trigger A creature within 60 feet loses the frightened condition
Effect The dragon feasts upon the fear that leaves the triggering creature's body, gaining 7d8 temporary Hit Points that last for 1 minute.
Frightful Presence. 60 feet.
Unbidden Thoughts. Trigger The dragon is critically hit with a weapon or unarmed attack
Effect The attacker's mind fills with visions of their worst fears that overwhelm their senses, and they must choose one of the following results: either the triggering attack becomes a normal success, or the critical hit is unaffected but the triggering creature becomes Frightened 2.
Look Behind You. Trigger The dragon successfully Hides from a creature within 90 feet
Effect The dragon teleports to a space directly behind the target creature. The dragon immediately becomes detected unless their chosen position has cover or another means to remain .
Shrieking Breath. The dragon lets out a cacophonous sound made of every scream the dragon has drawn from a terrified enemy, dealing 17d6[sonic|options:area-damage] damage in a ( save). Creatures who fail their Will save must spend the first action of their next turn doing nothing but screaming. The dragon can't use Shrieking Breath again for {1d4 rounds}.
Tongue Decoy. The despair dragon inflates several bladders at the end of its tongue to create the basic form of a creature. This process takes 1 minute to complete, during which the dragon is . If the dragon stops or is interrupted in this process, the bladders deflate, and the dragon must start over. Once the process is complete, the dragon can maintain the inflated bladders indefinitely, and can Dismiss to deflate the bladders and retract its tongue instantly.
The inflated tongue takes the basic form of an animal or humanoid and can be inflated to be either Small or Medium. The form resembles the general silhouette of a creature, though closer inspection and success at a check can determine the true nature of the tongue. While inflated, the dragon can send its voice through the decoy, though keeping its tongue inflated makes it difficult to speak, causing the dragon to take a -4 circumstance penalty to any checks related to speaking, such as Deception checks to Lie.
The dragon's tongue can extend up to 90 feet from the dragon's body and it can fully extend its tongue as part of the process to inflate the bladders. The dragon can move the inflated part of its tongue up to 15 feet at a time with an action, which has the concentrate, manipulate, and move traits. While extended, the inflated end of the tongue occupies space as a creature of the appropriate size, but the rest of the tongue doesn't impede or block movement in any way. The dragon's scent functions through cilia at the end of the tongue, but otherwise the dragon has no means of knowing what's near its tongue.
Attacking the tongue is the same as attacking the dragon, except that the tongue is always . If the tongue takes any damage, it immediately deflates and remains out. The dragon remains off-guard as long as its tongue is out, but the dragon can retract its tongue with two consecutive Interact actions. If the tongue takes damage, the dragon can't use its tongue decoy again for 1 day.
Source, license, and attribution
Source: Pathfinder Monster Core 2 (remaster-core-2026-08-10)
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