Tiamat

Worshippers
Few humanoids worship Tiamat on a normal basis. Most chromatic dragons acknowledge her sovereignty, with blue and green dragons being the most likely to worship her. Kobolds also revere her as their creator.

Aliases
Her Dark Majesty, The Dark Queen, Creator of Evil Dragonkind

Domain
Evil, Greed, Vanity, Destruction

Allies
Bane, Zehir, Falazure, Hextor

Foes
Bahamut, Heironeous, Moradin, Marduk

General Information
It is said that Tiamat originated from the body of Io in the war between gods before time; Io’s body was split in half, and the two main parts of the dragon god became Tiamat and Bahamut. The blood and bones of Io became other dragonkin of the world. Tiamat is an embodiment of Io’s darkest desires and evil thoughts, while Bahamut is supposedly Io’s just and good side. Different stories say different things, one main story saying that Io had several children including Tiamat and Bahamut, and that Tiamat became jealous of the love and attention he got from Io because Bahamut was the “better” offspring. She killed Io and started a war with Bahamut in this tale.

She is a gargantuan, five-headed dragon—one head of each main chromatic dragon, each with the powers of their respective dragon race. Her body is heavy and muscular, her tail tipped with a poisonous stinger like a wyvern.

Tiamat is a vain, greedy, and arrogant goddess, expressing what would be extreme hubris if she wasn't already a god. Though she is a paragon of dragon strengths, she shows few of their weaknesses; she is not impatient, nor overconfident (when dealing with other gods). Her primary concern is the propagation and well-being of chromatic dragons as a whole, ensuring her children become owners of the world. She believes this goal necessarily requires overthrowing the rule of Bahamut and establishing supremacy over metallic dragonkind.

Tiamat never forgets and does not forgive. Although not averse to occasionally causing all-out havoc and destruction, she is a long-term plotter and schemer, carefully manipulating others in her plots. These are so subtle and long-reaching that enemies often find themselves unprepared, even with foreknowledge of her plans years in advance.

Tiamat's realm, known as the Dragonspawn Pits of Azharul or simply as Tiamat's lair, sprawls in a cluster of tall hills and mountains near a pillar made from the tormented heads of liars and a pit of maggots from which lemures emerge. One must fly or swim across the maggot pit to reach Tiamat's caves. Tiamat's lair contains the main gate to the second of the Nine Hells, Dis. To reach it, one must pass a chamber known as the Cave of Greed, which is filled with cursed treasure that compels the weak-willed to try to steal it. Tiamat has her own chamber within the complex, as do each of her five consorts, but it is possible to travel to Dis without disturbing her.

She has been known to appear at times as a dark-haired human sorceress.