# Arveiaturace _Ancient White Dragon | [[Sea of Moving Ice]]_ ## Summary The White Wyrm, ancient terror of the northern ice, who carries the frozen body of a wizard saddled to her back and consults him aloud. She came up through the ice beneath the [[Crimson Terror]], smelled [[Scorrath]]'s bones in the hull, and was charmed to learn [[Klauth]] had given the ship to his adopted son. The heroes told her the vessel behind them was full of treasure and taken by pirates. She believed them, and tore the [[Sapphire Sovereign]] apart over the ice. %% ## Now Picking through the wreck of the [[Sapphire Sovereign]], and satisfied with what she found. She considers the heroes friends and the conversation unfinished. ## Appearance Scarred white bulk, eyes clouded to milk with age, and an ornate saddle strapped between her shoulders holding a wizard's frozen corpse upright. ## Personality Courteous, curious, and conversational — she would rather interrogate strangers than eat them, and she is starved for company. She asks [[Meltharond]] for his opinion before every decision and takes his silence for agreement. She does not expect to be lied to and is very bad at noticing when she is. ## Quote _"Meltharond, my friend. Mortals on dragon's bones. What do you make of it?"_ ## Connections **[[Meltharond]]** — her dead rider, saddled to her back; she consults him and hears agreement in his silence. **[[Klauth]]** — former lover. **[[Eldraki]]** — [[Klauth]]'s adopted son, whom she found charming on the strength of the gift. ## Background **The Rider:** A wizard befriended her long ago and flew with her for years. She came to love him. He died, and she has never once acknowledged it. **Her Water:** She holds the [[Sea of Moving Ice]] and hunts whales and ships across it. Vessels that cross her water are hers to inspect. **The Sovereign:** The heroes pointed her at a Neverwinter flagship with a story about pirates and treasure. She took it apart in a single pass, killing [[Lucian Margaster]], [[Ianaro Albreck]], and all hands. ## Key Info - She knew [[Klauth]] intimately and will talk about him at length to anyone who asks politely. ## Secret She cannot be told her rider is dead. Anyone who makes her believe it stops being a guest and becomes the only enemy she has. ## Stats **Base:** Ancient White Dragon (MM), CR 20. - Only slightly faster than the [[Crimson Terror]]; she can run a ship down over distance but not outmaneuver one. - [[Meltharond]] is a corpse in a saddle. Whether anything still answers from inside it is unresolved. %%