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WotC Officially Confirms Takhisis and Tiamat Are The Same
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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 8833115" data-attributes="member: 7635"><p>Well, the Planescape answer is that a deity exists in one of two subtypes; single world and multi-world. Single world deities exist on one single planet (Krynn, Faerun, etc) while multi appear on many (Moradin, Tiamat, etc). A multi world deity is more powerful than a single world, even if they are of the same divine rank. </p><p></p><p>What happens is that sometimes a multi-world deity gains a foothold on a single world without the rest of the pantheon. Tyr, Silvanus and Lovitar are a few examples of deities that came from multi world pantheons but gained following on Faerun. So far so good, right? Those three in particular were either hedging bets against an end (Ragnarok) or jumping ship as their old pantheons were fading from prominence. What's important to know is that the versions on Faerun aren't quite the same as the multi world versions. Compare Norse Tyr to Faerun Tyr. This diversification though has an extra benefit: if something happens to the Norse Tyr, the Faerun version survives, abet in a weaker form, and vice versa. It's a bit of an insurance plan if you think your pantheon isn't going to live forever. Better to live through Ragnarok as a single world God of Justice than to die with Odin and co. </p><p></p><p>So Tiamat, a lesser multi world deity, got a single world version called Tahkisis, who is a big fish (greater deity) in a small pond (single world). So when Tahkisis goes kaput, Tiamat is weakened but still alive. If Tiamat dies (such as in Scales of War) Tahkisis is unaffected. If both die, then Tiamat is going to the Astral. Luckily, she has followers on multiple worlds like Faerun, Eberron, Exandria, Nerath, Oerth, etc. So to really kill her, you are going to have probably do it on multiple different material planes. </p><p></p><p>Which is why killing a God permanently is such a difficult task unless the killer is also a deity of equal or higher rank and of the same type (single or multi). The best you as a mortal can do is usually cut a deity off from a particular world. If they are single world, they might go permanently, but if they are multi world, all you've done is cut them off from one source of power and probably made a powerful enemy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 8833115, member: 7635"] Well, the Planescape answer is that a deity exists in one of two subtypes; single world and multi-world. Single world deities exist on one single planet (Krynn, Faerun, etc) while multi appear on many (Moradin, Tiamat, etc). A multi world deity is more powerful than a single world, even if they are of the same divine rank. What happens is that sometimes a multi-world deity gains a foothold on a single world without the rest of the pantheon. Tyr, Silvanus and Lovitar are a few examples of deities that came from multi world pantheons but gained following on Faerun. So far so good, right? Those three in particular were either hedging bets against an end (Ragnarok) or jumping ship as their old pantheons were fading from prominence. What's important to know is that the versions on Faerun aren't quite the same as the multi world versions. Compare Norse Tyr to Faerun Tyr. This diversification though has an extra benefit: if something happens to the Norse Tyr, the Faerun version survives, abet in a weaker form, and vice versa. It's a bit of an insurance plan if you think your pantheon isn't going to live forever. Better to live through Ragnarok as a single world God of Justice than to die with Odin and co. So Tiamat, a lesser multi world deity, got a single world version called Tahkisis, who is a big fish (greater deity) in a small pond (single world). So when Tahkisis goes kaput, Tiamat is weakened but still alive. If Tiamat dies (such as in Scales of War) Tahkisis is unaffected. If both die, then Tiamat is going to the Astral. Luckily, she has followers on multiple worlds like Faerun, Eberron, Exandria, Nerath, Oerth, etc. So to really kill her, you are going to have probably do it on multiple different material planes. Which is why killing a God permanently is such a difficult task unless the killer is also a deity of equal or higher rank and of the same type (single or multi). The best you as a mortal can do is usually cut a deity off from a particular world. If they are single world, they might go permanently, but if they are multi world, all you've done is cut them off from one source of power and probably made a powerful enemy. [/QUOTE]
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