Aventhine Sewers · Round 13 unique boss · Dragons

Vessk Emberling, the Sump-Wyrm

CR 14 · PRC Dragon Disciple 8 · chassis: Young Drake · resref avs8_vessk · always, 12% chance, count 1

Artifact — Vessk's Ember Scale
Recovered from Vessk Emberling. Resref avs8_ves_art.

Combat signature

Every third round Vessk sheds a scale, banking a real, stacking Damage Reduction shield on himself rather than an AC buff. On round six he calls a real epic Mage Armor onto his target as the last scale hardens to stone.

D&D build

Monstrous levels (natural Hit Dice) + PRC Dragon Disciple 8; boss flags BOSS, CLEAR, LOOPS, TYPE 26, USED 0, and R13_UNIQUE. The Epic Mage Armor capstone is delivered by the dedicated round hook after the visual telegraph, exactly like every real Epic Spell in this bestiary since round 1.

Caller and encounter

One blueprint only. The Bestiary Caller uses the normal BC_Spawn contract, while the reserved Sparky case maintains a 12% always-on, count-one encounter definition, capped at one live spawn per area.