Bahamut

Description

Bahamut is the mother goddess of the Dragonborn race, architect of the 101 Precepts of Order, and ruler of The Metallic Halls in Celestia.
When the world was born, Bahamut and her brother Tiamat were born from an egg deep in the sea. The two embodied opposing forces, where Bahamut was patient and orderly, Tiamat was rash and chaotic. The two separated, and traveled over the whole world in five days before reuniting. When they met, they both declared their opinions of the world and what should be done with it. Unable to agree, they fought for another five days and nights with other gods lending their aid to their favored sibling. Eventually, Charon stepped in on the side of Bahamut, tipping the balance and causing Tiamat to stumble in a moment of weakness. It was then that Bahamut slew him with a blast of her five breaths that cleaved the very land upon which they fought and sent Tiamat's body flying across the ocean, never to be seen again.
After the battle, Bahamut laid 5 eggs containing the first dragons - her children - crafted dragonborn by placing a drop of the blood from her wounds into one hundred constructs of clay and giving them of them one of her five breaths. She commanded them to found a nation to protect her eggs while she recovered from her wounds and when their task was complete they would be rewarded with the land upon which her eggs lay provided that they rule it fairly and follow the 101 Precepts of Order.

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In truth, Tiamat was not slain, but crippled. He lives still, scarred and weakened by lack of worshipers, contained under the mountains in the Elvish lands of the west by an order of druids. He too laid eggs which became the drakes - also known as chromatic or western dragons that roam the lands of the west today.
The creation of dragonborn was also not as simple as is remembered. Bahamut did not intend to create them at all, rather dragonborn were born when drops of Tiamat's black blood fell into Bahamut's open wounds, and this mixture of blood grew to form the first dragonborn. Bahamut, realizing what had happened, enlisted these creatures to be the faithful servants to her an her kin and in doing so set the dragonborn on their path to creating the Longuo empire, which Bahamut and her children still watch over.

Appearance

Bahamut is an enormous, beautiful 5 headed eastern dragon, long and slender, with 25 pairs of clawed legs along her miles long river sized body. Her shimmering metallic scales undulate between a rainbow of colors. She has pure white hair and massive pearlescent horns which branch into perfectly symmetrical, fractal-like patterns above her shining heads. These heads are each a different metallic color corresponding to the colors of her metallic children - the eastern dragons: copper, silver, gold, bronze, and iron.

Personality

Bahamut is stoic and imperious. She values stability above all and hopes to delay or prevent the destined death of Orentia predicted by other gods through discipline and institution.

Worship

Worship of Bahamut is widespread in Longuo, particularly among the ruling class who derive their power from her divine mandate. Worshippers strictly obey The 101 Precepts of Order, and treat the law and those who keep it as sacrosanct. The 101 Precepts of order are a comprehensive list of commandments regarding everything from the operation of a government and crime and punishment, to interpersonal behavior and cultural standards. The precepts hold much sway in Longuoian law and culture, as the nation was founded in Bahamut's name. Temples are usually a state managed affair and always keep a written or artistically displayed copy of the precepts. Clerics teach that the law (and specifically the 101 Precepts of Order) exists to create harmony and prevent conflict or pain, and that the best way to pursue one's own happiness or help others is to follow and advocate for the law.

Symbol A five headed Eastern Dragon. Its long body surrounding its heads is in the shape of a pentagon.
Titles High Empress of The Universe, Creator of The Divine Order, Queen of Dragons
Portfolio Law, Order, Harmony
Domains Order
Favored Weapon Glaive