Post by DSkillz on Jan 3, 2014 22:06:34 GMT
Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons)
Tiamat is a supremely strong and powerful draconic goddess in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The name is taken from Tiamat, a goddess in ancient Mesopotamian mythology who is substantially different (and does not have multiple heads).
Tiamat is a queen and mother of evil dragons and a member of the default pantheon of D&D gods. Her symbol is a five-headed dragon. Tiamat was also named as one of the greatest villains in D&D history in Dragon #359, the magazine's final print issue.
She was given the name Tiamat after the dragonlike Babylonian goddess of the salt waters.
The character was introduced to the game in its first supplement, Greyhawk (1975), by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz. In this book, she was only known as "the Dragon Queen" and "the Chromatic Dragon." She was described as she is now, but she did not yet have a personal name.
The character appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977). In this book, the Chromatic Dragon was given the personal name Tiamat.
Tiamat, the Chromatic Dragon, Queen of Evil Dragonkind, is further described in Dragon #38 (1980).
Tiamat's role as ruler of Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells, is detailed in Ed Greenwood's article, "The Nine Hells Part I," in Dragon #75 (1983).
Tiamat's role in the outer planes is detailed in the first edition Manual of the Planes (1987).
In module H4 The Throne of Bloodstone, Bahamut tells the player characters that the Wand of Orcus can only be destroyed if it is "steeped in the black and foul blood from the heart of Tiamat, the Queen of Darkness", although if killed Tiamat and the wand will be removed from the current plane of existence for centuries, but will eventually return to existence.
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Tiamat is a queen and mother of evil dragons and a member of the default pantheon of D&D gods. Her symbol is a five-headed dragon. Tiamat was also named as one of the greatest villains in D&D history in Dragon #359, the magazine's final print issue.
She was given the name Tiamat after the dragonlike Babylonian goddess of the salt waters.
The character was introduced to the game in its first supplement, Greyhawk (1975), by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz. In this book, she was only known as "the Dragon Queen" and "the Chromatic Dragon." She was described as she is now, but she did not yet have a personal name.
The character appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977). In this book, the Chromatic Dragon was given the personal name Tiamat.
Tiamat, the Chromatic Dragon, Queen of Evil Dragonkind, is further described in Dragon #38 (1980).
Tiamat's role as ruler of Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells, is detailed in Ed Greenwood's article, "The Nine Hells Part I," in Dragon #75 (1983).
Tiamat's role in the outer planes is detailed in the first edition Manual of the Planes (1987).
In module H4 The Throne of Bloodstone, Bahamut tells the player characters that the Wand of Orcus can only be destroyed if it is "steeped in the black and foul blood from the heart of Tiamat, the Queen of Darkness", although if killed Tiamat and the wand will be removed from the current plane of existence for centuries, but will eventually return to existence.
Links:
Wikipedia
Forgotten Realms Wiki
Copyright Owner/Official Site
Wizards of the Coast
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