Dragon-God

The **Dragon-Gods** are powerful draconic deities created to protect and rule over the continent of Halintar. Each god has their own country and population, living on the Big Stretch amongst their people. They also have their own aspects and values, which resonate with those who worship them. The six deities don't particularly get along, and have waged war against each other since the beginning of recorded history.

## Images

### **The Dragon-Gods to Scale**

*From left to right*: Tephra, Ester Pyx, Dinante, Balktan, Paradoxie, Karomatzu

### **Individual Portraits**

Ester Pyx, The Sterling OneParadoxie, The Patina OneDinante, The Tombac OneKaromatzu, The Tyrian OneTephra, The Fulvous OneBalktan, The Arylide One
## The Northern/Metallic Gods

The three northern gods, or metallic gods, have a shimmering metal sheen to their scales and were said to have been created by Bahamut.

### Ester Pyx

*(See Ester Pyx)*

Ester Pyx is the first of the six deities to be "born" in the creation myth, a silver-scaled deity who the most after her creator. She values justice and truth above all else.

Her domain is the Great Northwest, and her primary guild of followers is known as the Crusaders of the Sterling Serpent.

Pyx is also one of the two largest of the six deities, rivaled only by Tephra.

### Paradoxie

*(See Paradoxie)*

Paradoxie was the third "child" of Bahamut and the final of the six to be created, a dragon with shimmering bronze scales created with the help of the third draconic child named Vorel. Pure of heart, beautiful, and friendly, she loves dragon and humanoid alike with a heart larger than any others.

She makes her home in the High North, where her semi-aquatic kin mingle with the merchant guild known as the Bronze Gulf Traders.

### Dinante

*(See Dinante)*

Dinante was the second Dragon-God that was created, after Ester Pyx. A feisty, chaotic dragon with brassy scales thin as fur, he values freedom and curiosity. He lives amongst the dunes of the Northeastern Badlands, protected by the Cabal of the Brass Arrow.

## The Southern/Chromatic Gods

The southern gods of Halintar, also known as the chromatic gods, were said to have been created by Tiamat.

### Karomatzu

*(See Karomatzu)*

Karomatzu was the second of the three gods created by Tiamat. A beautiful dragon with feathery purple scales, he values the beauty of the arts and of the pursuit of knowledge. He hides away in the mountains of the Southwestern Fringe, where he is entertained and informed of the happenings of the world by the Tyrian Society for the Glitterati Elite.

### Tephra

*(See Tephra)*

Tephra is the first deity created by Tiamat, and the third overall. A massive beast born of the earth, she breathes blazing hot magma and encourages others to follow her example of simply listening to one's instincts. She rests in a blazing pool of lava in the Southern Mantle. Her followers have fluctuated between the Iron Claw (in war times) and the League of the Autumn Wind.

She rivals Ester Pyx in both ideals and physical bulk, the two of them being tied for the title of largest Dragon-God.

### Balktan

*(See Balktan)*

Balktan is the final deity created by Tiamat and the second-to-last overall. His eel-like body and flaking yellow scales were hardly draconic at all, and his two heads reminiscent of his creator's offended and disgusted her. He represents chaos and destruction incarnate, terrorizing all those who dare enter the Sea of Salt. His descendants run the Dukes of the Salt, a guild dedicated to the destruction of all things.