Champions of Tiamat

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Tiamat, Queen and Mother of Chromatic Dragons

Tiamat is the lawful evil dragon goddess of greed, queen of evil dragons and, for a time, a reluctant servant of the greater gods Bane and later Asmodeus. Before entering the Faerûnian pantheon, she was a member of the Draconic pantheon, and for some time she was also a member of the Untheric pantheon.
Tiamat is also the eternal rival of her brother Bahamut, ruler of the good metallic dragons.
Alignment: Usually Chaotic, often evil
Suggested Classes: Warlock, Dragoon, Sorcerer, Wizard
Suggested Cleric Domains:Trickery
Suggested Backgrounds: Acolyte, Soldier

Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your Piety score to Tiamat when you expand the goddess’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

• Defeating a champion of Bahamut
• Bringing a powerful foe into servitude
• Raiding a temple or city in order to gather a hoard
• Desecrating a temple to Bahamut as an offering to Tiamat

Your piety score to Tiamat decreases if you diminish Tiamat’s influence in the world, contradict her ideals, or make her look weak or ineffectual through acts such as these:

• Saving civilians in need without compensation
• Protecting the weak or otherwise helpless
• Rejecting a duel or a challenge out of fear

Tiamat's Devotee

Piety 3+ Tiamat trait
As a devotee of Tiamat, you have shown yourself to be a loyal cultist. You can call on Tiamat's favor and cast Bane with this trait. Tiamat's blessing manifests as a barbed wreath that wraps around those affected. You can cast the spell in this way a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Tiamat’s Votary

Piety 10+ Tiamat trait
You can cast Hold Person with this trait. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Tiamat's Disciple

Piety 25+ Tiamat trait
The favored of dragons are bestowed a glimmer of their power. As an action you can summon ethereal wings to sprout from your back, granting you a fly speed equal to your Walking Speed for 1 minute. You may use this feature a number of times up to half of your proficiency bonus (rounded down) per long rest.

Champion of Deceit

Piety 50+ Tiamat trait
You can increase your Strength or Wisdom score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.

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