Drake, Water

''This highly unusual beast is clearly at home in open water. It has sleek contours, four webbed claws and a broad tail and appears to be some form of monstrous reptile.''

Tactics
A water drake hates to fight on land and will retreat into water as quickly as possible. Once there, it will attempt to eliminate its weakest opponents first, using its psionic powers to escape if necessary. A water drake will only enter into combat with powerful foes if it feels that it will emerge victorious. A water drake possesses an elemental attack that allows it to gate in pure water from the plane of elemental water.

Description
The rarest of the Athasian drakes, water drakes are seldom seen on Athas, preferring ponds and other bodies of water in which to make their homes. They roam what scant few bodies of water that remain, hunting and devouring any and all prey of suitable size. They have a particular hatred for all humanoid races, whom the drakes blame for having brought ruin to Athas, and will seldom hesitate to attack such folk on sight. And yet, despite their ferocity, water drakes are treated with reverence by most Athasians, who see them as symbols of what has been lost to their home.

Water drakes prefer to be left alone and will avoid contact with others, unless hungry.

Water drakes are reptilian creatures with bodies perfectly suited for swimming. Their four legs end in webbed claws, and when in water, their long, flat tails are an excellent source of propulsion.