Rust Dragon

"    Rust dragons are very similar in appearance to normal dragons, though the latter group is reptilian and the former bears subtle insectoid features. The difference is apparent in only a few areas: The rust dragon’s wings resemble those of a butterfly, and most normal dragons don’t have the antennae of the rust dragon. Also, the rust dragon’s teeth are jagged parts of its exoskeleton, rather than separate pieces of the creature’s body.
    The rust dragon looks much like a metallic dragon, but its skin is pitted and corroded-looking (woe to any berk who interprets this as a chink in the creature’s armor!), splotched with orange, brown, and blood-red highlights. There’s as many different appearances to a rust dragon as there are varieties of actual dragon, but there is only one true type of rust dragon.         Those that’re similar to silver dragon develop a skin that looks like a film of blackened silver; those similar to brass dragons become tarnished and discolored; and those similar to copper dragons become green-tinted as if they had a finish of verdigris. This pattern is the same for all rust dragons; whatever their metal base, these dragons have the skin of that metal oxidized."

(www.lomion.de/cmm/dragrust.php)

A terrifying dragon concept for altfuldisch for his upcoming D&D Bestiary!
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