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===Chromatic Draconomicon===
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Chapter 1 is '''Dragon Lore''', and like its namesake in 3rd edition, it's essentially a biology textbook on dragons. It covers draconic origins within the [[World Axis]] cosmology, anatomy, psychology, sociology, language and religion, as well as taking an in-depth look the distinct sub-breeds of the book's focus dragon family. This means that whilst the basic points are repeated between the Chromatic and Metallic Draconomicons, the precise execution differs, since each family has distinctive psychological traits and an outlook on society, religion, etcetera. One thing that both share in particular is that the Religion sub-chapter doesn't convert the [[Dragon Gods]] to 4e; that kind of hyper-focused deity goes against 4e's design style. Instead, it examines their relationship with the gods of the [[Dawn War]] pantheon... although some of the old Dragon Gods do slip in as dragon-focused Exarches. This Draconomicon restores [[Aasterinian]], [[Astilabor]], [[Chronepsis]] and [[Falazure]].

Chapter 2 is '''A DM's Guide to Dragons'''. In this chapter, DMs are presented with guides to running combat and social encounters with dragons, a number of chromatic dragon-focused adventures, advice on using chromatic dragons as [[adventurer]] patrons, advice on designing a draconic hoard, a collection of chromatic dragon-related artifacts, several rituals created by dragons, the use of dragon body parts as ritual components, and a list of famous chromatic dragons from the [[Dragonlance]], [[Forgotten Realms]] and [[Greyhawk]] settings.

Artifacts featured in this book consist of:
* Illthuviel's Blackened Heart
* Blue Orb of Dragonkind
* Spear of Urrok the Brave
* Unconquered Standard of [[Arkhosia]]

Chapter 3 is '''Dragon Lairs''', and is exactly what it says on the tin; an assortment of chromatic dragon lairs fleshed out for use in your 4e campaign.

Finally, Chapter 4 is all about '''New Monsters''', broken in to several categories (detailed below), plus  the Draconic Creature and Dragonguard templates and a variety of Alternative Powers for Chromatic Dragons, including mechanics for Polychromatic Dragons (halfbreeds of two different Chromatic strains).

''Chromatic Dragons:''
* Brown Dragon
* Gray Dragon
* Purple Dragon
* Chromatic Wyrmlings (Black< Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Purple, Red, White)

''[[Planar Dragon]]s:''
* [[The Abyss|Abyssal Dragons]] (Frostforged Wyrm, Deathmask Dragon)
* [[Astral Sea|Astral Dragons]] (Battle Dragon, Pact Dragon)
* [[Elemental Chaos|Elemental Dragons]] (Blazewyrm, Dragon Eel, Tempest Dragon, Pyroclastic Dragon)
* [[Feywild]] Dragons ([[Faerie Dragon]], Mirage Dragon, Wretch Dragon)
* [[Shadowfell]] Dragons (Blight Dragon, [[Shadow Dragon]])

''[[Undead]] Dragons:''
* [[Dracolich]] (Bone Mongrel, Stoneborn, Icewrought, Dreambreath)
* [[Wraith|Draconic Wraith]] (Wyrm Whisp, Soulgrinder]]
* [[Zombie|Draconic Zombie]] (Winged Putrescence, Rotclaw, Deathless Hunger, Rancid Tide)
* [[Skeleton|Skeletal Dragon]] (Razortalon, Bonespitter, Siegewyrm)
* [[Vampire|Vampiric Dragon]] (Thief of Life, Bloodwind)

''Other Creatures:''
* [[Abishai]] (Wrack, Storm, Inferno)
* Draconic Parasite (Hoard Scarab, Swarmtongue)
* [[Dragonborn]] (Sellsword,, Exemplar of Tiamat, Fire Adept, Bloodreaver, Warmaster, Annihilator)
* [[Dragonspawn]] (Greenspawn Sneak, Brownspawn Marauder, Bluespawn Stormlizard, Greenspawn Razorfiend, Grayspawn Fleshtearer, Purplespawn Nightmare, Redspawn Devastator)
* [[Drake]] (Ambush, Portal)
* [[Kobold]] (Hobbler, Wyrmwarped, Dragonkin)
* Living Breath
* Squamous Thing

''(Chromatic) Dragon Hall of Fame:''
* Ashardalon
* Cyan Bloodbane
* Dragotha
* Gulgol
* Nefermandias
* Rime
* Tiamat
* Zebukiel