Xymor, the Alatum (zI-more)
The Alatum Xymor (a.k.a. Bahamut (ba-HA-mut), the Platinum Dragon, King of the Good Dragons, Lord of the North Wind)
Bahamut, revered by good dragons, is stern and disapproving of evil, but kind and helpful to the downtrodden and dispossessed. He teaches his followers to strive against evil wherever they can, and to help others become strong enough to resist evil by themselves. He appears as a long, sinuous dragon with platinum scales and catlike eyes of shifting colors.
Holy Prayers
Many of Bahamut’s proverbs take the form “To [action] is [assessment].” For example, “To oversleep is folly,” or “To smite evil is laudable.”Holy Rites
Bahamut’s worshipers often celebrate believers who enter some new stage in their life: starting a business venture, becoming a soldier, getting married, and so forth.Rite of Rebirth
Twice a year, during the Summer and Winter Solstice, followers perform this ritual. In it, good-aligned non-draconic humanoids are reborn into dragonborn. This is one of the few processes outside of wizard creation that dragonborn are known to enter the world. The ritual is still arcane, further linking the dragonkind to the arcane powers.Dogma
Bahamut is stern and very disapproving of evil. He brooks no excuses for evil acts. In spite of this, he is among the most compassionate beings in the multiverse. He has limitless empathy for the downtrodden, the dispossessed, and the helpless. He urges his followers to promote the cause of good, but prefers to let beings fight their own battles when they can. To Bahamut, it is better to offer information, healing, or a (temporary) safe refuge rather than to take others’ burdens upon oneself. Bahamut is served by seven great gold wyrms that often accompany him.Clergy
Bahamut accepts only good clerics. Clerics of Bahamut, be they dragons, half-dragons, or other beings attracted to Bahamut’s philosophy, strive to take constant but subtle action on behalf of good, intervening wherever they are needed but trying to do as little harm as possible in the process. Many gold, silver, and brass dragons maintain simple shrines to Bahamut in their lairs, usually nothing more elaborate than Bahamut’s symbol scribed on a wall. Bahamut’s chief foe is Tiamat, and this enmity is reflected in their worshipers. His allies include @Heironeous, Moradin, Yondalla, and other lawful good deities.Clerical Training
Most of Bahamut's clergy are dragons or those of dragonblood, but Bahamut’s few nondragon clerics learn the Platinum Dragon’s teachings at the foot of a dragon, usually an older gold or silver dragon in humanoid form. The relationship is one of teacher and student, with the duo typically traveling to see the effects of injustice and cruelty firsthand. In the homeland of dragons, Veluntia, ancient dragons still teach the innitatied and the annoyted in the ways of the Platinum Dragon.Talons of Justice
The Talons are an order of dragon paladins dedicated to Bahamut that followed the Pitarian Code. No one knows exactly how many Talons there are, but the group probably numbers in the scores. Group members spread throughout the world, many living in human and demi human form in cities and towns of other races.Temples
Temples to Bahamut are almost all shrines within the current or former lairs of dragons. They’re good places to go to ask about ancient lore or get something translated from Draconic—but they’re often in remote, forbidding places. When your fellow worshipers are all dragons, you needn’t bother with elaborate temple defensesWorshipers
The majority of bahamut’s worshipers are metallic dragons. While he is revered by all good dragons, gold, silver, and brass dragons hold him in high regard.Divine Domains
War, Life
Minor Domains
Air, Cold, ProtectionPortfolio
Good aligned dragons, windArtifacts
Gauntlet of the talon, platinum helm.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Silver dragon's head in profile or a star above a milky nebula
Tenets of Faith
Justice and Good above all.
Honor and Fealty to the King.
Honor and Respect to Righteous Innocence.
Honor and Duty to the Balancer (Enni), to Her Mercy (Tama’arand), 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.
Honor and Fealty to the King.
Honor and Respect to Righteous Innocence.
Honor and Duty to the Balancer (Enni), to Her Mercy (Tama’arand), 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.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Wherever honest folk struggle under the yoke of oppression, Bahamut’s followers are found, striving to protect the righteous from evil. Sometimes worshipers of Bahamut wear their affi liation proudly, charging into battle with the Platinum Dragon as their standard. Just as often, however, the worshipers work undercover and behind the scenes. Common missions include rescuing a village from a rapacious warlord, breaking up a cabal of foul necromancers, or riding at the vanguard of an army that assaults the gates of Hell itself.
Personality Characteristics
Virtues & Personality perks
Pacifist
Bahamut distains combat, and he prefers to talk with his opponents and convince them to surrender using his legendary diplomatic skills. Despite this, he is easily capable of defending himself.Relationships
Origin of the Name
Bahamut is the only platinum dragon known to most non-dragon scholars, and they believe he is a unique type of dragon. Even so, those scholars are wrong about this - Bahamut is actually unique among his kind for the fact that he has wings. Bahamut is the name the elven scholars gave to the Draconic deity known as Xymor to the Draconic pantheon. The elves believe that the title of Xymor or Bahamut is a title given to the only platinum dragon with wings, as there can only be one according to these scholars."Plating the Ankhanmara bones in silver helps to quiet the auditory hallucinations… oh bearer mine."
Divine Classification
Greater Deity, Wish Dragon
Religions
Alignment
Lawful Good
Realm
Church/Cult
Spouses
Rulzum, the Thousand Throated One
(spouse)
Siblings
Tiamat, the All Consuming Hunger
(Sister)
Children
Metallic Dragons (usually Gold or Silver)
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