Avaritum
Holding domain over the realms of greed and arrogance, the goddess Avaritum is all that is considered evil with dragonkind. She is a haughty god who believes that all things will either be a part of her hoard or utterly destroyed, peoples and possessions alike. This domineering personality has caused much strife over the centuries, with the self-interested Avaritum often clashing with her selfless brother and all manner of other gods.
Most historians believe that it is Avaritum's aspect of greed that has caused all dragonkind to be possessive and materialistic, though even the greatest dragon's greed pales in comparison to Avaritum's covetous personality. If any light exists in this trait, it is the legendary Everhoard. Containing all the riches of the Chroma-Queen, the Everhoard is a series of vast treasure vaults and saferooms, each filled with priceless relics and coinage beyond counting.
Divine Domains
Greed, Arrogance, Chromatic Dragons
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Five Draconic Heads Doing an Ourobouros, Five-Lined Spiral, Five-Pointed Spiral Star
Tenets of Faith
All that you want must be made your own, regardless of how it is obtained.
You will forever kneel to me, and love me as your one and only queen.
All that you attain must be hoarded and coveted: it will all be mine in time.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Most portrayals of Avaritum show her as a tectonic, multi-colored dragon that dwarfs any mundane dragon in both size and strength. When not in her dragon-form, she is usually shown as regal-looking woman of some race, with draconic features (scale-patches, small horns, slit pupils) being very common.
Body Features
While her most common appearance is that of a dragon, the exact appearance of this form is not very well known. She is usually shown as having all forms of chromatic colors in her scales, with many showing her as a multi-headed, hydra-like dragon with each head representing a different species of chromatic dragon. However, other tales instead show her as a massive and regal single-headed dragon, though one of a hickory-brown color. This color has often been used to downplay Avaritum's abilities, painting her as a muddied queen who takes all the negatives of the Chromatic dragons and creates a dysfunctional amalgum of them.
Mental characteristics
Gender Identity
The vast majority of tales refer to Avaritum as a lady or queen, making her a female in most portrayals. There have been stories where she is shown as a male dragon, but those are usually considered either misinformed or slanderous portrayals of Sacramanthus.
Intellectual Characteristics
With her possessive nature, Avaritum covets all things that can have value, including knowledge. Beyond keeping such valuable secrets to herself, her obsessive knowledge extends to all things in her hoard. It is said that she knows the exact contents of her hoard, down to the unique marks on every single coin and gem that she has ever possessed. While this points towards a great memory, her greed and arrogance make short-term thinking far less reasonable.
Morality & Philosophy
Seeking to control all things and make them hers, Avaritum is best summarized as evil in a structured and organized way. There are certain rules and orders she sticks to, and may even reward others for sticking to them. However, her avaricious and domineering personality makes her thoroughly evil, and any boons or aid she grants are done solely for her own gain.
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Contacts & Relations
Saint Parvissus: Saint of kobolds and greed, Parvissus is a avaricious and stealthy saint, preferring methods of secrecy and theft over outright combat. He was chosen for these traits to lead all kobolds in ages past, and has since become the symbol for a perfect kobold, one fully dedicated to their draconic master and willing to do anything to appease them. However, he has inherited his master's legendary greed, a sin that has spread to most kobolds alongside his stealth and cunning.
Saint Yankith: Skilled warrior and raider, Saint Yankith is one of the two gith saints and sworn enemy of the other, Zerraidom. While they were once members of a single race, their differing opinions on how to respond and garner allies resulted in an infusible divide, culminating in the two and their followers becoming enemies for all of eternity. Yankiths martial skill and propensity for taking wealth from others gained the attention of Avaritum, who anointed her as a saint and forged a nigh-permanent alliance between the gith and chromatic dragons.
Saint Draferron: Legendary dragon, the arrogance and might of Draferron is said to potentially rival that of Avaritum herself. His despotic rule over mortals and infallible pride were the only weaknesses to be found in this mighty dragon, making him very much the equal, and opposite, to the respected Saint Argentaeus. However, his cruelty and vitriol eventually led to his betrayal by chromatic dragons, a trait that continues in their kind to this day. No matter how well two chromatic dragons mesh, they will always attempt to lord over one another given enough time.
Divine Classification
Greater Deity
Alignment
Lawful Evil
Church/Cult
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Chromatic Queen, the Brown Dragon, the Crowned Dragon
Children
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