Profile and Followers
Bahamut the Wyrm King is the divine god of honor, justice, protection, nobility and fortune. He is often characterized as a noble and righteous royal figure, and a shining example to all those who wish to be good leaders, diplomats, or kings in Aedar.
Bahamut is depicted as a gargantuan platinum dragon. The only one of his kind, his platinum scales are said to have the ability to craft the mightiest weapons known to man. He is the patron god of all good-aligned metallic dragons, who all take scales in decreasing value to platinum.
More humanoid followers of Bahamut consist of proud leaders, powerful warriors, and those who stand up for the ones who can't. Bahamut has very little amount of temples scattered throughout the world. This is because the Wyrm King values actions and deeds far more than he would ever value honor through objects. They do exist however, and they mostly consist of devout and strong-willed people. No matter who comes to the door, true followers of the Wyrm King are expected to treat their guests with dignity, honor, and integrity.
Popular Myths
It is a well known myth that the Wyrm King is not in the group of Deities who were first created. Instead, he is seen as the son to
Kylamet the Wyrm God, who was murdered. From his fallen body, two figures arose, one being Bahamut the Wyrm King and the other
Tiamat the Wyrm Tyrant. To this day it is said that Bahamut and Tiamat are eternal enemies, fated to one day clash again as siblings and rivals. Until then, the Wyrm King prepares his followers for the clash, and implores them to thwart any plans those who worship the Wyrm Tyrant might be hatching.
History With Other Deities
The Wyrm King's strongest relationship is that with
Zyla the Lawguard. Both are bastions of law, justice, and civility, so they get along with each other well. It is rumored that the idea of the Divine Barrier was created by Bahamut and Zyla. They were the first two to realize the sacrifice that must be made for peace to remain on Aedar. To this day, the acolytes of the Lawguard and the Wyrm King regard each other as allies, and work together often to protect the innocent and establish justice.
Bahamut's greatest enemy has always, and will always, be Tiamat the Wyrm Tyrant. Since their birth they were the opposite side of the same coin. Despite being birthed from the same place, their domains and purpose could not be any more different. Although their conflict has been paused since the end of The Divinity Strife, their hatred for each other is still felt to this day. Chromatic and Metallic dragons, children of these two dragon Deities, share the same disdain to each other as their parents do. As such, it is in their blood to detest dragons of the opposite kind. A metallic dragon would rather die than to ally themselves with a chromatic dragon, and vice versa.
Although the Wyrm King's greatest foe is Tiamat,
Sacre the Immortal Carver is not far behind. As the Deity who killed his father, Bahamut seeks divine vengeance on Sacre for this murder.
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