Primordial Dragon Powers of the Beginning
Description: One of the oldest known faiths in existence, the Draconic Dogma is the belief that three great draconic powers created and protect the cosmos.
Individually the goals and motivations of the three great dragon powers, Tiamat, Shekinester, and Bahamut, vary greatly and often come into conflict with each other. The one thing they all agree on is their right and responsibility to guard, protect, maintain, and/or rule the world/cosmos.
As such, they are the eternal foes of the Void, Entropy, and other forces/beings that would destroy the cosmos and return it to the nothingness which existed before creation.
| Deity | Alignment | Weapon | Portfolio | Devotees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamut | Good | Glaive | Wind, Prophecy, Justice, Protection of the Innocent, The Cosmos | Paladins, Knights, Sages |
| Shekinester | Unaligned | Coatls, Nagas | ||
| Tiamat | Evil | Dagger | Fire, Magic, Greed, Monsters, The Cosmos | Knights, Warlords, Sorcerers |
| Powers/Spirits | ||||
| Dendar | ||||
| Ephelomon | ||||
| Null? |
Dogma
Followers of the faith either worship the ideals of one of the three dragon gods, or worship them all as an integral part of the functioning of the world. While Tiamat and Bahamut are usually battling across the cosmos to defeat each other’s plans, each recognizes that in the end, they share a responsibility to guard the world, though their means to this end may differ. Shekeinester mediates, manipulates, and maintains a balance.
The followers of the Draconic Dogma believe (regardless of species or heritage) that serving the ideals of one or all three of the great draconic powers will be rewarded in the afterlife with great power, and the ability to join the ranks of those protecting the cosmos. Each draconic power rewards this faith in their own way.
Bahamut maintains a realm called the Citadel of the East Wind on the Plane of Air.
Tiamat maintains a realm for her petitioners and faithful in the depths of Limbo and Avernus, The Gates of Hell, where they may continue to accumulate such wealth and might as lay within their power.
Little is known of the faithful of Shekinester, but their petitioners travel to the realm known as the Outlands, a primeval wilderness of forests and jungles, along with many of the faithful that worshipped the dogma impartially.
Tenets of the Faith
- Defend and protect your domain, realm, world, as would a dragon, and those that dwell within that deserve your leadership.
- Acquire that which will support your endeavors; power, wealth, knowledge, allies, to strengthen your position and station.
- Life, Death, and Rebirth are part of the natural Order, as are the turning of the stars in the sky, a great Pattern of Past and Future ensuring the continuity of the Present.
- The Void is the greatest of all Foes, and it must be defeated, driven out, and destroyed, at any cost (archaic knowledge).
Related Faiths