Draconic pantheon
The draconic pantheon was the dragon pantheon of gods.
Some sages of the 15th century DR believed that the dragon gods weren't actually gods, at least in the ontological sense when compared to the gods that hailed from the Outer Planes. According to these sages, who had studied the ancient draconic poem Elegy for the First World, the only dragon gods that were actually "divine" in nature where Bahamut and Tiamat, who were the primordial dragons that where born from the Material Plane since the beginning of time. The other members of the pantheon, according to these sages, were 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.
Members
The pantheon consisted of the gods worshiped mostly by dragons, though some of these deities also had among their worshipers half-dragons, kobolds, lizardfolk, troglodytes, spellscales, and even humans and dragonborn.| Deity | Title | Alignment | Domain(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asgorath | God of Creation | Neutral | Arcana, Dragons, Knowledge |
| Astilabor | Goddess of Acquisitiveness and Wealth | Neutral | Trickery |
| Bahamut | God of Enlightened Justice and Good Dragonkind | Lawful good | Life, War |
| Garyx | God of Fire, Destruction and Renewal | Chaotic evil | Fire, Life |
| Hlal | Goddess of Humour, Inventiveness and Pleasure | Chaotic good | Trickery, Luck |
| Kereska | Goddess of Dragon Magic | Chaotic neutral | Arcana |
| Kuyutha | Demigod serving Bahamut | Lawful good | |
| Lendys | God of Harsh Justice | Lawful neutral | Order |
| Null | God of Death and Dead Dragons | Lawful evil | Death, Knowledge |
| Sardior | God of Gem Dragons and Psionics | Neutral | Knowledge, Trickery |
| Tamara | Goddess of Mercy and Healers | Neutral good | Life, Peace |
| Task | God of Greed | Chaotic evil | Trickery |
| Tiamat | Goddess of Vengeance and Evil Dragonkind | Lawful evil | Trickery, War |
| Zorquan | God of Dragonkind and "Dragonness" | Neutral | Dragons |
History
The draconic pantheon was one of the oldest pantheons of gods on Toril, being worshiped by dragonkind since the creation of their race around −30,000 DR. 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 behaviour were not worthy of their worship. Some believe this behaviour 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 lasted for thousands of years. It was 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 didn't lose their faith toward their gods, and continued fighting in what was known as the Dragonfall War.
Although members of the draconic pantheon had personal lairs and domains in many of the outer planes, their own plane was the Dragon Eyrie. However, this plane was destroyed by the Spellplague in 1385 DR, and the draconic deities drifted to the domains of other gods.
Over time, draconic philosophers came to the conclusion that all of the fighting was wasteful and that gods who allowed such behaviour were not worthy of their worship. Some believe this behaviour 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 lasted for thousands of years. It was 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 didn't lose their faith toward their gods, and continued fighting in what was known as the Dragonfall War.
Although members of the draconic pantheon had personal lairs and domains in many of the outer planes, their own plane was the Dragon Eyrie. However, this plane was destroyed by the Spellplague in 1385 DR, and the draconic deities drifted to the domains of other gods.
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