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<blockquote data-quote="doctorhook" data-source="post: 4767268" data-attributes="member: 58401"><p>What can you tell me about Tiamat? I play 4E, and I'm reasonably familiar with her most current incarnation; however, I'd like to know more about how she was presented in the past, and how I can include that in her "modern" existence. I particular, I'm interested in her influence, her servants, and her lair.</p><p></p><p><strong>Here's a summary of what I know/have heard:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She's a deity of Greed and Evil Dragons;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She doesn't play nicely with Bahamut;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She was once Lord (Lady?) of the First, in the Nine Hells;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She currently lives in the astral dominion Tytherion, the Endless Night, which she shares with Zehir;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Her lair is deep underground, in a fiery cavern, and near a location known as, "The Maggot Pit";</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">She's usually accompanied by an Ancient Dragon consort of each of Red, Blue, Green, Black, and White Dragons;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Creatures in her service are primarily: Evil Dragons, Chromatic Dragons, Dragonspawn, Abishais, Evil Dragonborn, Kobolds, rogue Devils (leftovers from her time in Hell), and Angels (devoted to her, obviously), as well as the Red Hand cult, and greedy people;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kurtulmak, Patron of Kobolds, is one of her exarchs;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Eberron, she's not a deity per se (those are complicated in Eberron), but she <em>is</em> powerful. She's called "The Daughter of Khyber", and like most mega-fiends in that setting, she's bound deep underground, beneath Argonnessen in her case;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Dragonlance, she's called Takhisis, except that some Dragonlance fans insist that Takhisis is separate from Tiamat (and that Tiamat doesn't exist in Dragonlance), despite the fact that both are obviously the same in basically every way.</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Here's what I'm curious about:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Where did she live in between being an Arch-Devil and moving to Tytherion?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What's her relationship with Zehir? Do they cooperate?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What about Asmodeus, her old boss?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Her five, main, Ancient Wyrm Chromatic Dragon consorts: are there names for them? (I realize that she's got lots of other consorts, too.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Are those five consorts considered exarchs?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do they have their own lairs within Tiamat's lair? Do they have their own hoards? Or do they all sleep together in a big pile with her and her gold?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What's The Maggot Pit about?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Has her lair, or at least her chamber, ever been mapped? How is it laid out? What does it look like? I assume it's a huge room filled with treasure and magma, but what about other elements? Lightning, Cold, Acid, and Poison; more importantly do these elemental features of her lair affect her consorts, who aren't all resistant to each?</li> </ul><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for your help, team!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doctorhook, post: 4767268, member: 58401"] What can you tell me about Tiamat? I play 4E, and I'm reasonably familiar with her most current incarnation; however, I'd like to know more about how she was presented in the past, and how I can include that in her "modern" existence. I particular, I'm interested in her influence, her servants, and her lair. [B]Here's a summary of what I know/have heard:[/B] [LIST] [*]She's a deity of Greed and Evil Dragons; [*]She doesn't play nicely with Bahamut; [*]She was once Lord (Lady?) of the First, in the Nine Hells; [*]She currently lives in the astral dominion Tytherion, the Endless Night, which she shares with Zehir; [*]Her lair is deep underground, in a fiery cavern, and near a location known as, "The Maggot Pit"; [*]She's usually accompanied by an Ancient Dragon consort of each of Red, Blue, Green, Black, and White Dragons; [*]Creatures in her service are primarily: Evil Dragons, Chromatic Dragons, Dragonspawn, Abishais, Evil Dragonborn, Kobolds, rogue Devils (leftovers from her time in Hell), and Angels (devoted to her, obviously), as well as the Red Hand cult, and greedy people; [*]Kurtulmak, Patron of Kobolds, is one of her exarchs; [*]In Eberron, she's not a deity per se (those are complicated in Eberron), but she [I]is[/I] powerful. She's called "The Daughter of Khyber", and like most mega-fiends in that setting, she's bound deep underground, beneath Argonnessen in her case; [*]In Dragonlance, she's called Takhisis, except that some Dragonlance fans insist that Takhisis is separate from Tiamat (and that Tiamat doesn't exist in Dragonlance), despite the fact that both are obviously the same in basically every way. [/LIST] [B]Here's what I'm curious about:[/B] [LIST] [*]Where did she live in between being an Arch-Devil and moving to Tytherion? [*]What's her relationship with Zehir? Do they cooperate? [*]What about Asmodeus, her old boss? [*]Her five, main, Ancient Wyrm Chromatic Dragon consorts: are there names for them? (I realize that she's got lots of other consorts, too.) [*]Are those five consorts considered exarchs? [*]Do they have their own lairs within Tiamat's lair? Do they have their own hoards? Or do they all sleep together in a big pile with her and her gold? [*]What's The Maggot Pit about? [*]Has her lair, or at least her chamber, ever been mapped? How is it laid out? What does it look like? I assume it's a huge room filled with treasure and magma, but what about other elements? Lightning, Cold, Acid, and Poison; more importantly do these elemental features of her lair affect her consorts, who aren't all resistant to each? [/LIST] Thanks in advance for your help, team! [/QUOTE]
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