Verdant Rundris

Overview
A young adult dragon, he is the apex predator of the Gentarian Remnant in the Foglands, his constant battles with undead prevent him from extended his territory to the Remnant and attempting to conquer it. Mostly-nocturnal to protect his cliffside lair from the zombies that drive themselves against his home in a relentless and mostly-pointless assault.

He also rules a cabal of goblins who worship him as though he were a deity. While he avoids direct interference with Gentarian affairs, he commands the goblins to raid caravans and steal from settlements or travels on his behalf. Through them, he has amassed a vast hoard, comprised primarily of coinage, emeralds and other green stones, and the carved woodworks he finds appealing.

Biography
Generated within a buried Dwarven treasure mound, he hatched in 5E 277 in the western Gentarian forest. For the next several decades he avoided contact with others as he grew, hunting and relying on instinctual draconic memories rather than a parent for his formal education. He spent his youth and early adult years plotting and wandering the deep forest.

By 355 he was a nearly a full adult and elected to venture out into the world, leaving the dense forests that he had come to know. Much to his surprise, he found a thriving and wealthy young nation, and decided he should conquer it, as was his right.

His campaign was short-lived. While he was barely able to defeat Xiovart, a silver dragon and self-declared Silver Lady of the Realm, he was only victorious because he was able to threaten her unborn children with dirty tactics; targeting her abdomen and bombarding her lungs and bloodstream with toxic clouds. Instead of finishing the job against her he retreated into his lair, now understanding why his ancestors preferred to work through others.

For the following decades he alternated between hibernation and capturing the odd traveler for information before either bending them to his will with Geas or eating them and adding their possessions to his hoard. Over time he amassed a collection of treasures that threatened to satisfy him, but he began to grow bored.

In 5E 532 he sensed the presence of two other dragons and several other powerful casters in the region; he wisely remained in his lair as the Champions of the Resolute Tower wander Gentaria seeking wealth and fame.

As the fallout of Dead Freeday made itself known across Gentaria and the mists grew thicker, he saw an opportunity and took it. For the first few months the Gentarian remnants were plagued by bolder and bolder dragon attacks as he hunted them and stole the treasures within. Unknown to most he was able to directly rob and slay the royal family's caravan; he forced the survivors to fabricate a story about an undead attack through complex castings of ''Geas. ''

However, the Ember Sentinels grew smarter and more accustomed to his attacks. Skyward ballista are still prepared for him in every fort and town, and most caravans take care to avoid the areas where he is known to hunt. Vistra Bruicksture also made her presence known to him in a dream, and threatened him with destruction should he grow too bold. The eldritch power backing her terrified the dragon (though he would never admit it), and

Relationships
Rundris commands a collection of goblins calling themselves "the green knights" who act as raiders throughout the region. They serve as proxy treasure-gatherers, and each has been Geased and frightened so many times that their free will is virtually nonexistent. Enthralled slaves to his will, the goblins breed explosively and exist a step above mindless monsters.

Fantasy Literature Campaign
Rundris appeared briefly and indirectly before the party, terrifying them as he captured and slew a pair of pursuing owlbears and taking them to his lair for eating.

Combat Stats
In addition to the normal Adult Green Dragon stat block, Rundris can cast Geas, Mislead, and Destructive Wave, each once per day. He also has the power to cast Geas as a ritual, pressing a vast number of "lesser beings" into his service.