Tamara

Tamara is the neutral good dragon goddess of life, light, mercy, and forgiveness. She is the consort of Lendys, and is commonly worshiped alongside him and Bahamut.

Description

In her natural form, Tamara was a huge, wingless platinum dragon with burnished scales, slightly smaller than Lendys. She radiated a comfortable aura of warmth and love, her eyes shining with the brightness of the sun itself.

Personality

Tamara is the kindest and most benevolent of the draconic deities. Some mistake that for weakness, though such beings don't survive to make that error twice. As consort of Lendys, she always strives to temper his hard-edged justice with a sense of forgiveness.

Divine Realm

Tamara has a lair in the plane of Elysium.

Worshippers

Tamara was worshiped mostly by brass and copper dragons, as well as any neutral good aligned lesser species, although many lawful good dragons of other colors and species worshiped her as a consort of Lendys.

Tamara's faith had a reputation of being peaceful and merciful, but her worshipers did not hesitate to stand against evil or tyranny if they needed to.

Dogma

The preservation of life and happiness was all to Tamara. She believed in mercy, both in life and death, and as such she not only healed the sick and tended the injured, but also delivered a merciful end to those dragons nearing the end of their natural lives. She detested fiercely those who artificially prolonged the life of a dragon, even more when it was against the dragon's will.

Some of her dragon adepts followed the Ptarian Code, a draconic code of honor created by the gold dragon Ptaris in the ancient past. Originally intended as a guide to conduct for the lords who attended the King of Justice, the Ptarian Code eventually was adopted by many gold and silver dragons.

The Ptarian Code was similar to the codes of chivalry adopted by knightly orders of humanity. It included paying homage to Tamara, as well to the draconic deities Bahamut and Lendys. The major precepts were:

Justice and Good above all. Honor and Fealty to the King. Honor and Respect to Righteous Innocence. Honor and Duty to the Balancer (Lendys), to Her Mercy (Tamara), and to the Justicemaker (Bahamut). Honor and Protection to the Lesser Races. Honor and Correction to the Enemies of Justice and Good. Honor and Forbearance for oneself.

Clergy

Tamara's clerics were healers, but also deliverers of death to those who tried to escape it. They sought to destroy undead across the lands, particularly draconic undead.

Temples

Tamara's temples were also hospitals or hospices where the sick or injured were welcomed. Terminally ill dragons were cared for with dignity and respect. When dragons died in one of Tamara's temples, their passing was greeted in a positive light, as a merciful way to escape from the hardships of life.

Tamara

Lesser deity

Basic Information

Titles

Her Beneficence
Her Mercy

Pantheons

Draconic

Attributes

Alignment

Neutral Good

Symbol

A seven-pointed star on a field of black

Realm

Blessed Fields of Elysium

Portfolio

Life, Light, Mercy

Favored Weapon

Claw (Scimitar)

Following

Worshippers

Good Dragons
Healers
Those who desired mercy

Alignments

LG, NG, CG, N

Domains

Good (Redemption)
Healing (Restoration, Resurrection)
Sun (Light)