Bahamut
The Platinum Dragon
Bahamunt the Dragon God of Good Aligned Dragons, Half-Dragons, Metallic Dragonborns, And any Good Aligned Draconic Creatures.
For ages, sages debated whether Bahamut actually was a deity or not. Many believed he was the archetype of good dragonkind, the avatar of another deity, or even a mortal dragon so powerful that other dragons revered him like a god. Whatever he was, sages knew for certain that he was powerful, was venerated by many good dragons as their king, and was even respected by evil ones. According to sages of the 14th century DR, Bahamut was actually a god. He came into existence alongside the rest of the dracoic pantheon when the first dragons were born, although in those ancient times he was known as Xymor by his dragon followers. However, sages of the 15th century DR suggest that, while Bahamut is divine in nature, since his origins are tied with those of the Material Plane, he is ontologically different from the gods that hail from the Outer Planes.
His actual origins were highly conflicting, however, as there were many accounts about how he came into being. In the more commonly accepted traditions, he was the son of Asgorath and brother of Tiamat and Null; while in the traditions of gold dragon society he was believed to be the son of Lendys and Tamara. Myths from the dragonborn of Abeir claimed instead that Bahamut and Tiamat were born from the sundered corpse of Io (the name by which dragonborn knew Asgorath) when he was killed in the Dawn War. According to the ancient draconic myth Elegy for the First World, Bahamut and Tiamat both coalesced from the primordial chaos at the beggining of time.
Whatever the truth, his worshippers grew rapidly in the communities of metallic dragons, especially among young gold dragons. Some sages speculate that this was because gold dragons believed Bahamut was once a gold dragon whose great goodness caused him to transcend his golden form and become a unique dragon breed.
+1 Strength and Proficiencies in Athletics and Persuasion.
Gained the Cantrip: Guidance
Divine Domains
Cleric Domains; Paladin Oaths;
War Oath of Devotion
Knowledge Oath of Justice
Light Oath of Safeguarding
Life
Divine Classification
Dragon God
Alignment
Lawful Good
Children
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