A Tale of Two Dragons

Long ago, many eons before the existence of man... there was a Great Dragon Queen named Io.

She created many universes, one of which being the very realm we all live in. She also created two dragon offspring: Tiamat, and Bahamut.

Bahamut grew to be a powerful dragon, seeking beauty and good in the world. He became the Lord of all metallic dragons, and with a strict but compassionate hand, he taught them his righteous ways, and Bahamut's teachings spread to the many races of our world.

Bahamut's followers were all of the first Metallic dragons, carved from the earth: Gold, Copper, Silver, Bronze, and Brass. Each dragon had their own way of going about life, but each of them loved and respected Bahamut, and each of them were good in their own individual ways.

Tiamat was Io's only other offspring, and became the bitter opposite of her brother.

As the two young dragons grew, Tiamat was foolish and hardheaded, often getting into trouble and thinking only of herself. As often as Io admonished Tiamat, she praised Bahamut, turning Tiamat against her own brother and eventually her own mother.

Tiamat murdered her mother and attempted to do the same to Bahamut. However, Bahamut escaped using his wits, grieving and enraged.

Tiamat called upon the powers of the universe her mother created, using evil energy and bad feelings to make herself more powerful. She seeks Bahamut out to destroy him still, though he manages to escape her clutches using his intelligence and wisdom.

Tiamat's followers are all the Chromatic dragons, borne of the universe's different dark energies. One of each common color--Red, Blue, White, Black, and Green--fused with Tiamat herself and imbued her with more power.

The Chromatic dragons inspire chaos, evil, and selfishness. They have helped spread this negativity throughout our world, and so we know it to be both good and bad thanks to the son and daughter of Io and their followers.

Stories say that Tiamat and Bahamut will return, and fight one another to the death to allow pure good or evil to prevail in our world.

Few believe these stories to be true anymore, since it has happened so long ago, and the only living relatives of real dragons are the Dragonborn people. It is said that each clan of Dragonborn pledged their loyalty to Bahamut or Tiamat all that time ago, and so exhibit the traits of either Chromatic or Metallic dragons.

No one has seen a dragon in centuries. Many think they've all left us, or have died along with the old tales.

Story or not, however, their influence still remains...

Followers of Tiamat have created chaos and hardship for good people since the intelligent races have existed. Since the two mighty dragons vanished, however, their influence has dwindled...