Li Lung (Earth Dragon)

Li Lung (Earth Dragon)
(Celestial Bureaucracy: Control of the energies of the earth)

FREQUENCY: Rare

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Dungeon Level IV]) (VY, Y: Very young, Young)
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Dungeon Level V]) (SA && YA: Sub Adult && Young Adult)
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Dungeon Level VI]) (A: Adult)
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Dungeon Level VII]) (O: Old)
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Dungeon Level VIII]) (VO: Old)
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Dungeon Level IX]) (AN: Ancient)
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Dungeon Level X]) (AN && VO: Ancient && Very Old)

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Cold Civilized Mountains]), ([Cold Wilderness Mountains])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Cold Civilized Hills], [Cold Civilized Plains], [Cold Civilized Desert])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Cold Wilderness Hills], [Cold Wilderness Plains], [Cold Wilderness Desert])

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Civilized Mountains], [Temperate Civilized Hills])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Civilized Plains])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Civilized Desert])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Wilderness Mountains])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Wilderness Hills], [Temperate Wilderness Plains], [Temperate Wilderness Desert])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Freshwater Depths])

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Civilized Mountains])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Civilized Hills], [Tropical Civilized Plains], [Tropical Civilized Desert])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Wilderness Mountains])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Wilderness Hills])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Wilderness Plains], [Tropical Wilderness Desert])

NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: 9" / 24" (MC: E) // 6" (1" - 6")
HIT DICE: 7 - 9
% IN LAIR: 60%
TREASURE TYPE: [H]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8/2-8/1-20 <(c/c/b)>
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Spells - see below <revise to: Earthquake?>
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
INTELLIGENCE: Average
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L (18' long)
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE:
    7 HD: VI | 575 + 8
    8 HD: VI | 925 + 10
    9 HD: VII | 1,400 + 12

The only oriental dragon with wings, these have a lion's body and a <1> dragon's head with human features.
They live undergroundand can swim, though they cannot breathe water.
They attack with 2wo claws which inflict 2-8 HP of damage each and a bite which inflicts 1-20 HP of damage.

They have no breath weapon, but once a day they can cause an earthquake (as the spell but with no chance of it being dispelled) with
a width && length in tens of feet equal to three times the age level of the beast (so a sub-adult would produce an effect 30' square).
Such a convulsion may bring down the cavern in which the oriental dragon is living,
but li lung are never harmed by an earthquake (though they may be inconvenienced by having to dig out of the rubble). <l>

Their powerful claws enable them to burrow through solid stone at 1" per TURN and through earth at 6 times that rate.

<1: lower AC for the hindquarters?>

by David Sweet

me: <what does Li mean?>
Eliana: Its a name a very large family name..
Eliana: but it depends on if it's first name or not
Eliana: It can be a surname for royalty or may mean pretty in some cases>