Even dragons have to start somewhere. It may not be much bigger than a dog, but it's probably smarter than your brother and it's frost breath will cling to you, slowing your every move. Sure, it's scales are softer than a larger dragon's, but it will still turn aside a blade or arrow that isn't perfectly aimed. Instinct: To grow in power

• Start a lair, form a base of power
• Demand oaths of servitude

Kobolds are a sneaky, dangerous lot in general. Slyblades take it to another level. They excel in stealth and are deadly with their dual blades. Instinct: To serve dragons

• Dual Strike - Strike with 2 blades for +1d4 damage
• Sly Dodge - redirect an attack to an adjacent ally
• Call on dragons or draconic allies

Wyrmpriests are leaders of a dragon's kobold minions. Expect it to keep lots of underlings between it and its enemies. A wyrmpriest's energy orb deals damage of a specific type based on the dragon the wyrmpriest servers for reveres. Instinct: To serve dragons

• Incite Kobolds
• Sacrifice underlings to save itself
• Call on dragons or draconic allies

Most kobolds are skittish, sneaky creatures. Not so, the dragonshield. Only to boldest kobolds are selected for dragonshield training. The dragonshield kobolds are the elite warriors of a dragon's kobold minions. Instinct: To serve dragons

• Guard it's allies
• Block with its shield
• Call on dragons or draconic allies

These rat-like dragon-kin prefer to strike from range using special alchemical ammunition to hamper their foes by setting them on fire, gluing them in place, and many other nasty little surprises. To make matters worse, spotting one of these little slingers is just an indication more kobolds are nearby - and if more are near than a mighty dragon may not be far. Instinct: To serve dragons

• Sling Alchemical bullet
• Lay a Trap
• Call on dragons or draconic allies

A howl, the sound of paws hit the ground. Hear it and run. The hunt is on and you may just be the prey. Instinct: To Hunt

• Pounce at them

Banditry, highway robbery, call it what you call it but it puts food on the table and coin in the pocket. But some don't like the risk of getting run through but still want the rewards. The crossbow serves these bandits well, it keeps them at a distance and lets them kill a man before they even know he is there. After all the dead don't object to you 'borrowing' some coin. Usually. Instinct: To rob

• Steal something
• Call for aid from fellow bandits
• Demand tribute

Risen from a foul ooze in a bubbling cauldron, these creatures lay dormant in the cauldron's contents until it is disturbed. If anyone disturbs them or the cauldron they rise from the ooze with a hatred in their eyes and a sole desire to destroyed the disturber. Instinct: Destroy those who disturb the cauldron

• Spew vile juices
• Cough up poisonous blood

The dwarven necromancer is a dabbler in the eldritch arts of dark magic. He is peering through the veil of reality to get knowledge beyond the Black Gate and thus it is constantly searched by Death. The dwarven necromancer seeks to elude Death for eternity and is willing to do anything to avert Her horrible embrace. Instinct: To live forever.

• Conjure angry spirits to do its bidding.
• Reveal the horrible fate of men.
• Turn metal to rust and flesh to dust.
• Raise dead as zombies.

"He was tempered by the bickering of the surviving Kreinral descendants. They waged wars of attrition and deception constantly, seeking to push their peers into a false step. It says a lot of their force that non dared to try to stop them. Although young, Vladimir was no fool, he knew he had been dealt a bad card. Thus he sought the old alliances, masters of the art, thieves, politicians now aged and decadent but still powerful." Instinct: To take control of the Kreinral Holds

• Use blood rites
• Induce hallucinations
• Use the incantations of The Slumbering Tower