Drakainaktos Keeper

Drakainaktos Keeper

The Cactus Dragon and Their Friend

It is not often that one is given or stumbles upon a Drakainaktos seedpod, but the lifelong bond that forms between the dragon seedling and its mortal strikes "as quick and true as a cactus dragon's spines," as the saying goes.

What starts as a caretaker role quickly turns to partnership as the seedling takes root and sprouts, though it takes several hundred years to mature to adulthood. Each Drakainaktos is unique, with its own striations and markings, as well as the shape, size, and orientation of its spines. Their wings are usually made of flowers, though some Drakainaktos do have leafy foliage. As seedlings, they are almost uniformly round and bulbous and grow out of that stage in three specific phases. By the time they are adolescents, they are miniaturized versions of their adult forms.

As the dragon and their keeper travel together, different situations and circumstances allow each Drakainaktos' unique gifts and personality to shine, with some dragons having natural affinities for glorious combat or stealthy exploration, and others still are the high point of any social gathering.

Drakainaktos Keeper Dedication

Feat 2

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper
Prerequisites trained in Diplomacy or Nature

You gain the egg of a Drakainaktos dragon, called a seedpod. This egg contains an unhatched cactus dragon that can communicate Telepathically with its Keeper. You gain the Draconic and Fey languages, if you did not already speak them, and gain +1 to Sense Motive while holding your egg.

A FRIEND IN DEED

Feat 4

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper

The egg hatches, and the tiniest, most beautiful little dragon is now the best friend you will ever have. You gain the Familiar ability, or Enhanced Familiar if you already have it, but must pick both the Dragon and Plant abilities. These do not count against the number of familiar abilities granted. You Make a Request instead of Commanding an Animal when working with your cactus dragon.

NOTHING BUT KNOWLEDGE

Feat 4

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper

In order for you to properly take care of it, your cactus dragon grants you the Dragon and Leshy lores.

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Feat 4

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper

Through working on your bond with your drakainaktos, you've built a solid foundation of trust. You can Make A Request of your Drakainaktos as a Free Action.

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Feat 6

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper

You can use two actions to move three times, as long as a Melee strike is made during the movement.

THE BEST BEST FRIEND

Feat 6

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper

Your charge is developing at quite a rapid pace, and you can now have up to 4 Familiar Abilities, with the previous limitations.

I'VE GOT MY EYE ON YOU

Feat 6

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper

Through prolonged exposure to your cactus dragon, you've become more charming. Against humanoids, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to Diplomacy checks to Gather Information and Make an Impression.

GROWTH SPURT

Feat 8

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper
Prerequisite Does not have the Keep Up feat

Your dragon has undergone a major change, and is now Large size with the Mount ability. It is no longer a Pet.

TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK

Feat 8

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper
Prerequisites Does not have the Growth Spurt feat

When selecting master abilities, you can choose up to 3 allies to benefit from any specific master ability. You can select a specific master ability only once unless the ability says otherwise.

KEEP UP

Feat 10

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper
Prerequisite Does not have the Growth Spurt feat

You and your familiar coordinate to channel elemental air. Your familiar gains the following ability.

Activate aa Path of the Tempest; Frequency once per 10 minutes; Effect (air) Your familiar summons winds that speed up and protect you. You gain a +10-foot status bonus to your Speed until the end of your turn. When you Stride this turn, you don’t trigger reactions. In addition, you don’t need to Stride before a Long Jump this turn.

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Feat 10

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper
Prerequisite Does not have the Keep Up feat

You urge your mount to charge into the fray, trampling all enemies who stand in your path. You command your mount to Stride up to double its Speed (or to Burrow, Climb, Fly, or Swim, if it has the corresponding movement type), moving through the spaces of any foes in your path up to one size smaller than your mount. Your mount deals the damage of one of its melee Strikes to each creature whose space you move through, with a basic Reflex save against your mount’s Athletics DC. On a critical failure, the creature also becomes off-guard until the end of your next turn. Roll the damage only once. You can damage a given creature only once during this movement.

GAINS

Feat 12

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper
Prerequisites Growth Spurt

Through continued training (and feeding!) your dragon has blossomed! It has become a Nimble or Savage companion (your choice) with 40 feet Flying Speed.

SPECIALIZED MOUNT

Feat 14

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper
Prerequisites Growth Spurt

You’ve trained your mount to perform in unusual or even extreme circumstances, granting it abilities far beyond others of its kind. Your mount gains one specialization of your choice.

Special You can select this feat up to three times. Each time, add a different specialization to your mount. Your mount can’t have more than three specializations.

WITH OUR POWERS COMBINED

Feat 14

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper
Prerequisites Does not have the Growth Spurt feat
Requirements You're adjacent to or sharing the same space as your dragon.

You and your dragon learn the secrets of magic, allowing you to merge together to become a full-sized dragon. You can cast Dragon Form, heightened to 8th level, as an innate occult spell once per day, except you can transform only into a dragon, and your familiar must be adjacent to you before you Cast the Spell. When you Cast the Spell, your familiar merges into your form.

LIVIN' LARGE AND IN CHARGE

Feat 16

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Archetype Drakainaktos Keeper
Prerequisites Growth Spurt

Bolstered by its innate magical energy, your Drakainaktos can change its size once a day to Huge, lasting for 4 hours. The dragon is clumsy 1. Its reach increases by 10 feet, and it gains a +2 status bonus to damage rolls on Melee strikes.

Young Drakainaktos

Your New Best Friend

Cacti dragon live in a variety of environments, but prefer hot or arid wildernesses such as salt flats, deserts, or steppes. Instead of burrowing, they create large wallows or depressions where they carefully arrange rock and plant collections into beautifully organized sand gardens. These wallows get larger and more complex over time, providing insight into the dragon's life and aspirations. The bold and brave seek out these prickly creatures for their wisdom in surviving and thriving in harsh environments, and for their famed hospitality - no one ever goes hungry in a Drakainaktos' garden as a matter of pride and reputation.

Young Drakainaktos

Creature 8

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Recall Knowledge DC 24 • Dragon (Arcana)
Perception +16; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet
Languages Common, Draconic, Fey
Skills Acrobatics +14, Athletics +16, Diplomacy +18, Intimidation +18, Nature +16, Society +14, Stealth +16, Survival +16
Str +6, Dex +2, Con +4, Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +6

AC 26; Fort +18, Ref +14, Will +15; +2 status to all saves vs. primal
HP 135; Immunities dazzled, paralyzed, sleep
Countered by Metal If the drakainaktos takes damage from a metal item or effect with the metal trait, they lose woodland passage until the end of their next turn.

Speed 30 feet, burrow 20 feet
Melee a jaws +20 [+15/+10] (magical, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d10+10 piercing plus Grab
Melee a claw +20 [+16/+12] (agile, magical), Damage 2d6+10 slashing
Melee a tail +18 [+13/+8] (magical, reach 15 feet), Damage 2d8+10 bludgeoning plus Knockdown
Range a spines +20 [+16/+12] (agile, reach 40 feet), Damage 1d12+10 piercing
Change Shape a (concentrate, polymorph, primal, transmutation) The drakainaktos transforms into a Medium cactus. This ability otherwise uses the effects of One With Plants.
Draconic Frenzy aa The dragon makes two claw Strikes and one tail Strike in any order.
Draconic Momentum The dragon recharges their Prickly Burst whenever they score a critical hit with a Strike.
Prickly Burst aa Frequency once per day; Effect The cactus leshy shoots their spines in every direction. All creatures in a 20-foot emanation take 8d6 piercing damage (DC 26 basic Reflex save).
Woodland Passage The cactus dragon ignores difficult terrain and greater difficult terrain.

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