Bahamut; The Platinum Dragon, King of the Good Dragons, Master of the North Wind (bah-hahm-ut)
In his natural form, Bahamut is a long, sinuous dragon covered in silver-white scales that sparkle and gleam even in the dimmest light. Bahamut’s catlike eyes are deep blue, as azure as a midsummer sky, some say. Others insist that Bahamut’s eyes are a frosty indigo, like the heart of a glacier. Perhaps the two accounts merely reflect the Platinum Dragon’s shifting moods.
Portfolio: Good dragons, wind
Alignment: Lawful Good
Domains: Air, Cold, Good, Luck, Nobility, Protection, Storm
Favored Weapon: Claw
Symbol: Star above a milky nebula
Worshipers: Good dragons, anyone seeking protection from evil dragons
Home Plane: Celestia
Divine Domains
Air, Cold, Good, Luck, Nobility, Protection, Storm
Holy Books & Codes
Bahamut has few clerics and even fewer temples. He accepts only good clerics. Clerics of Bahamut, be they dragons, half-dragons, or other beings attracted to Bahamut’s philosophy, strive to take constant, but subtle action on behalf of good, intervening wherever they are needed but striving to do as little harm in the process as possible.
Many gold, silver, and brass dragons maintain simple shrines to Bahamut in their lairs, usually nothing more elaborate than Bahamut’s symbol scribed on a wall.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Star above a milky nebula
Tenets of Faith
Bahamut is stern and very disapproving of evil. He brooks no excuses for evil acts. In spite of this, he is among the most compassionate beings in the multiverse. He has limitless empathy for the downtrodden, the dispossessed, and the helpless. He urges his followers to promote the cause of good, but prefers to let beings fight their own battles when they can. To Bahamut, it is better to offer information, healing, or a (temporary) safe refuge rather than to take other’s burdens upon oneself.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Bahamut is revered in many locales. Though all good dragons pay homage to Bahamut, gold, silver, and brass dragons hold him in particularly high regard. Other dragons, even evil ones (except perhaps his archrival Tiamat), respect Bahamut for his wisdom and power.
Bahamut is served by seven great gold wyrms that often accompany him or one of his avatars.
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