Climate/Terrain: Active Volcanoes, and High Peaks  
Frequency:Very Rare  
Organization:Solitary, Family, Clan  
Activity Cycle: Any  
Diet: Special  
Intelligence: Supra-Genius (19)  
Treasure: Variable, See Below  
Alignment: Neutral Good  

# Appearing: 1 (1d3+2)  
Armor Class: -4 (Base)  
Movement: 15, FL30, CL9  
Hit Dice: 15 (Base)  
Thac0: 7 (Base)  
# of Attacks: 3 + Special  
Damage per Attack: 1d12/1d12, 3d12 or breath weapon  
Special Attacks: See Below  
special Defenses: See Below  
Magic Resistance: 20% (Base)  
Size: Garguntuan (55' Base)  
Morale: Fanatic (18)  
XP Value: Variable  

Ruby Dragons are the least social of all dragons due to their almost complete isolation from other intelligent beings. Their only contact with humanoids is from stealing treasure. Do not judge them though, they will with no hesitation stop to help a good person in need. They are very wise, but nearly as philosophical as Gold Dragons. At birth Ruby Dragons look very much like Red Dragons, but as they age their scales become a bright crimson red and very glossy. Ruby Dragons speak the language of all Gem Dragons, and those of Cloud, Mountain, Frost, and Fire Giants. 10% of hatchling Ruby Dragons have the ability to communicate with any intelligent creature. This ability improves 5% per age category.  

Combat: Ruby Dragons are tremendously over-confident and always make their persence known before battle. A Ruby Dragon uses it's breath weapon since it is so over-confident, and the fear that it mignt destroy any treasue the victim might have. It will only use it when near-death.  

Breath Weapon/Special Abilities: A Ruby Dragon's breath weapon is a thick, billowing cloud of red hot ash and firery cloud of exploding gas in a 50m by 10m by 10m cloud. Anyone caught in the could will die from inhalation in1d4 rounds. All characters are considered blind while in the cloud, any once in it have to wash their eyes for 1 round before being able to see again. Save vs. breath weapon for half damage. Like all Gem Dragons the Ruby uses Pscionics instead of spells. They are immune to gas, poison, suffocaton, fire, and blindness. As they age they gain the following abilities. Adult: Flame Arrow (3 Arrows once a day), Wyrm: Detect Gems 100' radius once a day.  

Psiconics Summary:  
Level= Dis/Sci/Dev Attacks/Defenses Score= PSP's  
HD 3 / 3 / 5 PB,MT,PsC/ Int 310  
TS,IF,TW  

Common Powers:  
*Calirsentient-Sciences: Clairvoyance, True Sight  
Devotions: All-Round Vision, Danger Sense,Combat Mind  

*Psychokinetic-Sciences: Disintegrate, Project Force, Telekinesis  
Devotions: Control Flames, Molecular Agitation, Levitation  

*Psychometabolic-Sciences: Death Field, Life Draining, Regenerate  
Devotions: Double Pain, Fighting Trance, Suspended Animation  

*Psychoportive-Sciences: Summon Planar Creature, Teleport, Time Travel  
Devotions: Blink, Dimension Walk, Dimension Door  

*Telepathic-Sciences: Probe, Psychic Surgery  
Devotions: ESP, Incisibility, Inflict Pain  

Habitat/Society: They dig out caves in active volcanoes, where they feel they are in their environment and where their treasure is totally safe. These Dragons are not very good parents, because they are too greedy and too anti-social. Their young usually leqave the nest at the very young stage. They are in constant battle with their"look alikes" the Red Dragons. They often ally themselves with many other good and neutral dragons because almost every living thing respects them.  

Ecology: Ruby dragons, love to eat gems, gold, and an occosional giant. Almost every part of the dragon can be used for some reason. From the traditional dragon armor, to their blood being used as a part of a Potion of Fire Resistance.  

             Body     Length   Tail Length   AC  Brea. Weap. MRTrea. Type XP  
Hatchling    1-15'             -1   1d10+1   Nil Nil                      9,000  
Very Young   1-15'    16-25'   -2   2d10+2   Nil E,          R,      T    11,000  
Young        16-25'   21-40'   -3   3d10+3   10% H,          R,      T    13,000  
Juvinile     26-45'   41-60'   -4   4d10+4   20% H,          R,      T    15,000  
Young Adult  46-80'   61-80'   -5   6d10+6   30% H,          R,      T    17,000  
Adult        81-110'  81-100'  -6   8d10+8   40% H,          R,      T    19,000  
Mature Adult 111-125' 101-120' -7   10d10+10 50% H,          R,      T    X2 21,000  
Old          126-145' 121-140' -8   12d10+12 60% H,          R,      T    X3 23,000  
Very Old     146-165' 141-160' -9   14d10+14 70% H,          R,      T    X3 25,000  
Vererable    166-190' 161-180' -10  16d10+16 80% H,          R,      T    X4 26,000  
Wyrm         191-210' 181-200' -11  18d10+18 90% H,          R,      T    X4 27,000  

Great Wyrm 211-235' 201-220' -12 20d10+20 99% H,R,T X5 28,000