The draconic pantheon is the dragon pantheon of gods.
History
The draconic pantheon is one of the oldest pantheons (though not necessarily gods) on Astora, being worshiped by dragonkind since the
Era of the Dawn Powers.
Dragons of that time were devout followers of their gods, and such devotion sparked intense wars, dubbed as the Draco Holy Wars, over philosophical differences not only between different species but also within species.
Over time, draconic philosophers came to the conclusion that all of the fighting was wasteful and that gods who allowed such behavior were not worthy of their worship. Some believe this behavior was influenced by the god
Zorquan as a way to stop the dragon wars. Whatever the truth, eventually most
Dragons turned away from the war and from religion in general. This started the dragon's apathy toward their gods, which has lasted for thousands of years. It is speculated that several members of the original draconic pantheon just died and vanished from the multiverse due to the lack of worship. Only the followers of
Bahamut and
Tiamat haven't lost their faith toward their gods, and continue fighting in what is known as the Dragonfall War.
Myths and Legends
Some sages believe that the dragon gods aren't actually gods, at least in the ontological sense when compared to the gods that hail from
The Outer Planes. According to these sages, who have studied ancient draconic writings, the only dragon gods that are actually "divine" in nature are
Bahamut and
Tiamat, who were born of the greater deity
Asgorath upon his death. The other members of the pantheon, according to these sages, are mortal
Dragons who had acquired their greatwyrm status and developed their dragonsight, reaching a sort of apotheosis after joining with many echoes of themselves and/or coordinating their actions with their echoes across the many worlds of the Material plane, gaining godlike powers in the process.
It is prophesied among the few remaining worshipers of the draconic gods that a "Turning of the Great Cycle" would foretell the return of religious fervor among dragonkind.
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