D&D 5E Tiamat's related fiends

[Leo_ASF]

I'm running Tiranny of Dragons, and one of my players is going to pick a warlock who has a pact with an unnamed fiend. So I want this fiend to be related to tiamat in someway (ally,minion, superior or foe) something to give the character a connection to main plot.

I don't know much about tiamat's relationships... Any suggestions??

Fiend and possible reasons to manipulate this warlock into the quest

 

[Valus]

Bel or Zariel would make sense, since they have been the back and forth rulers of Avernus recently.

 

[Leo_ASF]

I'm running Tiranny of Dragons, and one of my players is going to pick a warlock who has a pact with an unnamed fiend. So I want this fiend to be related to tiamat in someway (ally,minion, superior or foe) something to give the character a connection to main plot.

I don't know much about tiamat's relationships... Any suggestions??

Fiend and possible reasons to manipulate this warlock into the quest

I like Bel he is supposed to be plotting with asmodeus a betrayal upon tiamat to lock her up in her realm, but I would like even more an ally of tiamat so when the time is right the warlock will have to choose sides

 

[Valus]

Well Bel and Zariel are rivals, so if Bel is plotting against Tiamat, it'd make sense for Zariel to be working the opposite side.

 

[Leo_ASF]

That could be an option... He may offer help in tiamat's escape of avernus in exchange for her support in gaining the avernus back under his rule

 

[Leo_ASF]

Tiamat was supposed to had some great pit lord generals that Bel put under his command don't remember the names...

 

[Valus]

I may be misreading your last post, so this might be unnecessary, but just as a bit of clarification:

As of 5th Edition, Zariel is ruling Avernus again (and is female.)

Bel was deposed, apparently with Asmodeus siding against him.


I don't have my books with me, but I think it says Asmodeus has forced Bel to work as Zariel's lieutenant again, so their rivalry would probably involve a lot of subterfuge, with Asmodeus in the background playing them both.

 

[Leo_ASF]

As you can see I don't know much about avernus history ...

 

[Valus]

I think the Pit Fiends you are talking about are the Dark Eight. They are the generals of the Brood War, and allies of Bel.

Also, the only reason I have any knowledge of it is because I just started playing a PC who is a Warlock in a pact with Zariel.

 

[MechaTarrasque]

I seem to recall Mammon being antagonistic to Tiamat (competition over the souls of the greedy) if you wanted to go foe. I think Dispater was her ally in Scales of War (in 4e, so I am not sure if that carried over).

I doubt Mephistopheles is her ally, but if her leaving was a blow to Asmodeus, he might be willing to provide a little indirect support with some plausible deniability via a warlock (I just traded power for a soul, how did I know he/she would help Tiamat?)