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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9810103" data-attributes="member: 6790260"><p>Every setting needs its bright stars shining in the dark.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Name: <strong>Bahamut</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Titles: Lord of (the) Scales, The Platinum Dragon, King of Justice</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Domain: <strong>Solidarity</strong> (Bahamut represents good overcoming evil because mortals stood firm together)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Followers<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Background: <strong>Folk Hero</strong> (Bahamut smiles upon those who risk life and limb for innocent strangers)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Class: <strong>Paladin</strong> (Those for whom their word is a sacred bond are dear to Bahamut)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">People (race/species/lineage): <strong>Metallic Dragonborn</strong>. (Also, honorable rulers, knightly orders, good dragons, philanthropists.)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Setting taken from: "<strong>Points of Light</strong>"/"World of Nerath"/Dawn War Pantheon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Additional information you want about this version of the deity:<br /> This version of Bahamut has a neatly-summarized doctrine which shows that, while Bahamut is both Good and Lawful, he is not a slave to evil laws. He commands:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Uphold the highest ideals of honor and justice.</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Be constantly vigilant against evil and oppose it on all fronts.</em></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><em>Protect the weak, liberate the oppressed, and defend just order.</em></em></li> </ul>The text notes that "Monarchs are crowned in his name", implying that the divine justice and scrupulous order he represents is held in sufficiently high regard that rulers invoke his name to beef up their legitimacy.<br /> Further, this Bahamut is notable for being the <em>only</em> one among his divine brethren, in the setting I'm drawing upon, who is actively trying to do something about the plight of the many souls who did not get an afterlife in that setting. That is, because of the damage to the Astral Sea during the Dawn War, many souls simply...can't go to their afterlife. They are stuck wandering the dangers of the Astral Sea for eternity. Bahamut has commissioned several <em>divine asteroid ark-ships(!!!)</em> to act as safe havens for these souls, regardless of their alignment, so long as they agree to play nice, more or less. Or, in brief, this is not a dragon who sits on his pile of gold--he's <em>using</em> it to help the universe at large, in a concrete, discernible way.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9810103, member: 6790260"] Every setting needs its bright stars shining in the dark. [LIST] [*]Name: [B]Bahamut[/B] [*]Titles: Lord of (the) Scales, The Platinum Dragon, King of Justice [*]Domain: [B]Solidarity[/B] (Bahamut represents good overcoming evil because mortals stood firm together) [*]Followers [LIST] [*]Background: [B]Folk Hero[/B] (Bahamut smiles upon those who risk life and limb for innocent strangers) [*]Class: [B]Paladin[/B] (Those for whom their word is a sacred bond are dear to Bahamut) [*]People (race/species/lineage): [B]Metallic Dragonborn[/B]. (Also, honorable rulers, knightly orders, good dragons, philanthropists.) [/LIST] [*]Setting taken from: "[B]Points of Light[/B]"/"World of Nerath"/Dawn War Pantheon [*]Additional information you want about this version of the deity: This version of Bahamut has a neatly-summarized doctrine which shows that, while Bahamut is both Good and Lawful, he is not a slave to evil laws. He commands: [LIST] [*][I][I]Uphold the highest ideals of honor and justice.[/I][/I] [*][I][I]Be constantly vigilant against evil and oppose it on all fronts.[/I][/I] [*][I][I]Protect the weak, liberate the oppressed, and defend just order.[/I][/I] [/LIST] The text notes that "Monarchs are crowned in his name", implying that the divine justice and scrupulous order he represents is held in sufficiently high regard that rulers invoke his name to beef up their legitimacy. Further, this Bahamut is notable for being the [I]only[/I] one among his divine brethren, in the setting I'm drawing upon, who is actively trying to do something about the plight of the many souls who did not get an afterlife in that setting. That is, because of the damage to the Astral Sea during the Dawn War, many souls simply...can't go to their afterlife. They are stuck wandering the dangers of the Astral Sea for eternity. Bahamut has commissioned several [I]divine asteroid ark-ships(!!!)[/I] to act as safe havens for these souls, regardless of their alignment, so long as they agree to play nice, more or less. Or, in brief, this is not a dragon who sits on his pile of gold--he's [I]using[/I] it to help the universe at large, in a concrete, discernible way. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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