Editing Obsidian Dragon

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'''Obsidian Dragons''' are an obscure species of [[dragon]] who have appeared twice in the worlds of [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The one everybody remembers is the evil fiery [[Gem Dragon]] invented in [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] on the [[Wizards of the Coast]] website, but the name first appeared in [[Dragon Magazine]] #146 in the article “The Dragon's Bestiary: All dragons, great and small”.

=AD&D Version=
Appearing alongside the [[Cobra Dragon]] and one of the first iterations of the [[Chromatic Dragon#Gray Dragon|Gray Dragon]], the old-school obsidian dragon is stated to be native to [[Greyhawk]], specifically hailing from northern Oerik. Spanning the Lawful alignment grid but largely tending towards benevolence (Lawful Good: 66%, Lawful Neutral: 25%, Lawful Evil: 10%), these obsidian dragons are speculated to have originated in the Land of Black Ice, and to be a more powerful relative of the [[Metallic Dragon#Silver Dragon|Silver Dragon]]. They have two breath weapons; a cone of "black acidic frost", and a "membranous web of black ice" that can be used to encase victims in an icy prison. They are also fairly powerful spellcasters.

=3e Version=
The forgotten [[Gem Dragon]], 3e obsidan dragons are given very little lore or characterization beyond being the most intelligent and evil of the gem dragons, favoring the [[Inner Planes]] as their residence of choice, and being outcasts from greater gem dragon society ever since their Thane, Seradess, was slain by [[Sardior]] for some unknown offense. Unlike their "black ice" counterparts, these obsidian dragons are associated with fire, spewing gouts of flame and wielding powerful pyrokinetic abilities.

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