# Connected Creatures; Adult Black Dragon Connections *Source: Fizban's Treasury of Dragons p. 81* **Adult Black Dragon Connections** `dice: [](connected-creatures-adult-black-dragon-connections-ftd.md#^adult-black-dragon-connections)` | dice: d8 | Connected Creatures | |----------|---------------------| | 1 | An [adult black dragon](/Rules/Source/bestiary/dragon/adult-black-dragon-xmm.md) has learned to domesticate swamp-bred [chimeras](/Rules/Source/bestiary/monstrosity/chimera-xmm.md) as guardians and has sold a few of the creatures to local warlords. | | 2 | A cult of assassins worships an [adult black dragon](/Rules/Source/bestiary/dragon/adult-black-dragon-xmm.md) as an avatar of their deity. The dragon now uses the cult to destabilize the local sovereign's rule. | | 3 | Ruins rumored to hold the treasury of a lost empire are guarded by an elaborate network of ooze-based traps designed by a restless [adult black dragon](/Rules/Source/bestiary/dragon/adult-black-dragon-xmm.md). | | 4 | The appearance of a [spirit naga](/Rules/Source/bestiary/fiend/spirit-naga-xmm.md) in the domain of an [adult black dragon](/Rules/Source/bestiary/dragon/adult-black-dragon-xmm.md) encourages the dragon to study necromancy. | | 5 | An [adult black dragon](/Rules/Source/bestiary/dragon/adult-black-dragon-xmm.md) has hidden a cache of gems in a dismal topiary maze filled with [shambling mounds](/Rules/Source/bestiary/plant/shambling-mound-xmm.md), traps, and noxious plant life, all for the amusement of testing adventurers. | | 6 | An [adult black dragon](/Rules/Source/bestiary/dragon/adult-black-dragon-xmm.md) has bound [water elementals](/Rules/Source/bestiary/elemental/water-elemental-xmm.md) to the task of bringing food to the dragon's lair. | | 7 | A bullywug community seeks help to defeat an [adult black dragon](/Rules/Source/bestiary/dragon/adult-black-dragon-xmm.md) who has been feasting on the bullywugs' domesticated [giant frogs](/Rules/Source/bestiary/beast/giant-frog-xmm.md). | | 8 | Two nations—one led by an [adult black dragon](/Rules/Source/bestiary/dragon/adult-black-dragon-xmm.md) and the other by a [yuan-ti abomination](/Rules/Source/bestiary/monstrosity/yuan-ti-abomination-xmm.md)—are on the brink of joining forces to destroy a third nation. The threatened nation is recruiting adventurers to defend it. | ^adult-black-dragon-connections