Asgorath The Immemorial ((pronounced: /ˈɑːzgɔːrɑːθ/ AZ-gore-ath))

Asgorath The Immemorial

Asgorath, more commonly known as Io in the Outer Planes, was the dragon deity of creation. He (or she, as some traditions suggested) was regarded as the creator of the multiverse and of dragon kind, and he manipulated the destinies of all dragons by operating in a way that nobody suspected his involvement. Asgorath was supposed to encompass all alignments but was often regarded as neutral, and his holy symbol, an unadorned circle, represented totality. Some sages believed that Asgorath was an aspect of the World Serpent concept, while others thought Asgorath was actually primordial that had ascended to godhood after the Tearfall. It was even possible that Io was similar to Ao, a kind of all-powerful yet detached Overgod.

"Io, the Ninefold Dragon, the Concordant Dragon, the Great Eternal Wheel, moves his majestic form silently through the ether and residue of the worlds, and he is content." — Dragon-sages

Description

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Asgorath never manifested himself before his worshipers. However, he made his existence felt as a powerful presence in their minds.
Asgorath, however, could manifest physically if he wanted to, taking on the form of any dragon, and even in the forms of other draconic creatures, such as pseudodragons. The oldest myths of dragon kind claimed that Asgorath manifested physically only once, during the act of creating the multiverse. Those who believed in this myth thought Asgorath was so huge, that even his scales were larger than the largest mortal dragon that ever existed.

Personality

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Despite technically being truly neutral, Io transcended the concept of alignment because he contained all alignments within his being. He was simultaneously possessed of the greatest of Bahamut's virtues and the worst of Tiamat's vices. Individual avatars of the Ninefold Dragon were known to manifest as specific alignments.