Bahamut

Bahamut is the line of Platinum Dragons that rule over good dragons. He is one of the Ascendant Dragons. 
== Appearance ==
He traditionally appears as a massive dragon with metallic scales and six wings.
== Description ==
Bahamut is the mortal aspect of justice and protection, and represents the charge of the strong to protect the weak, and punishing those that abuse their strength to oppress others. He is the patron of crusaders and good-aligned dragons, and all those who seek justice and peace through strength. Unlike other deities, the Platinum Dragon is not immortal, though they are extraordinarily long-lived even by draconic standards, and a single Bahamut can rule for several millennia at a span, and no mortal lives that can recall a time before the current incarnation. None of the Platinum Dragons has ever perished due to old age- this is likely due to their tendency to, upon sensing their end drawing near, go and wreak havoc upon the cosmic forces of evil. Evil does not appreciate this.
The Platinum Disc is both the home of Bahamut and the seat of power for his church, the Platinum Enclave. The Enclave has two distinct branches working together- the clerical half follows the guidance of the Voice of Bahamut, and they work to supply aid to the disenfranchised and uncover evil and oppression. The Fangs of Bahamut are the instruments of his justice, and work to destroy evil wherever it lurks.
Among the Council, Bahamut finds great favor with both lawful and good deities, which view him as a positive and stabilizing force across the realm. Sazsaz stands as his primary detractor, though on philosophical grounds rather than practical ones, as the trickster god views Bahamut as inflexible and “not fun.” Bahamut is also the member of the draconic pantheon, whose members include Tiamat and other “ascendant” dragons.
Bahamut’s Holy Day is marked on the 19th day of the month, and celebrates the day of his hatching.
== History ==
=== Sixth Bahamut ===
The sixth Bahamut and the fourth Tiamat destroyed each other approximately 1200 years before the beginning of campaign two.
=== Seventh Bahamut ===
In a recent conflict with a potential sixth Tiamat it was revealed to the world that Marduk, the First Fang of Bahamut, was actually the seventh Bahamut himself in mortal guise. Marduk appears as a middle-aged silver-haired man of tall and muscular stature, typically equipped with polished and shining plate mail and his silver sword, the Divine Tyrfing. He was killed in conflict against Nox. 
=== Eighth Bahamut ===
Child of the seventh Bahamut, Chrysa was infused with the essence of Justice after the defeat of the ascendant god of rot. 
== Trivia ==
* The position of the platinum dragon is not hereditary- any metallic dragon can ascend to become the next Bahamut, but the children of the current Bahamut, when they exist, tend to be likely candidates nonetheless.
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Category:Council Gods
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