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{{5e Deity | |||
|name=Tiamat | |||
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|title=Queen of Dragons | |||
|gender=Female <!-- Male, Female, Androgenous, None, Unstated, Unknown --> | |||
|of=Evil, Evil Dragons <!-- Forests, Waves, etc. --> | |||
|align=Lawful Evil | |||
|domain=Trickery | |||
|plane=Nine Hells (Avernus) | |||
|symbol=Dragon head with five claw marks | |||
|pantheon=Dragons | |||
|worshipers=Evil Dragons | |||
|refs=<ref>{{Cite Pub|Player's Handbook (5e)|pages=296}} Licensed: © [[Wizrards of the Coast]]</ref><ref>plane —[https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tiamat Forgotten Realms Wiki: Tiamat] Licenses [[CC-BY-SA]]</ref> | |||
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{{blockref|'''Tiamat''' is a supremely strong and powerful 5-headed [[DnD:Dragon|draconic]] [[goddess]] in the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]]. The name is taken from [[wikipedia:Tiamat|Tiamat]], a goddess in ancient [[wikipedia:Mesopotamian|Mesopotamian]] [[wikipedia:Mythology|mythology]]. She is the queen and mother of evil dragons and a member of the default pantheon of [[wikipedia:List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons|''Dungeons & Dragons'' gods]]. Her symbol is a five-headed dragon.<ref name="FRCS">[[Ed Greenwood|Greenwood, Ed]], [[Sean K Reynolds]], [[Skip Williams]], and [[Rob Heinsoo]]. ''[[Forgotten Realms]] [[Campaign setting|Campaign Setting]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2001).</ref> Tiamat was also named as one of the greatest villains in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' history in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #359, the magazine's final print issue. [[David M. Ewalt]] of ''[[Forbes]]'' calls Tiamat "the most fearsome dragon in ''D&D''{{'}}s history".<ref name="forbes">https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2014/05/30/new-dungeons-dragons-release-dates-details/</ref>|<ref name="wikip">[[wikipedia:Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons)|Wikipedia - Tiamat (D&D)]] ''(accessed 2019-11-17)''</ref>}} | {{blockref|'''Tiamat''' is a supremely strong and powerful 5-headed [[DnD:Dragon|draconic]] [[goddess]] in the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]]. The name is taken from [[wikipedia:Tiamat|Tiamat]], a goddess in ancient [[wikipedia:Mesopotamian|Mesopotamian]] [[wikipedia:Mythology|mythology]]. She is the queen and mother of evil dragons and a member of the default pantheon of [[wikipedia:List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons|''Dungeons & Dragons'' gods]]. Her symbol is a five-headed dragon.<ref name="FRCS">[[Ed Greenwood|Greenwood, Ed]], [[Sean K Reynolds]], [[Skip Williams]], and [[Rob Heinsoo]]. ''[[Forgotten Realms]] [[Campaign setting|Campaign Setting]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2001).</ref> Tiamat was also named as one of the greatest villains in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' history in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #359, the magazine's final print issue. [[David M. Ewalt]] of ''[[Forbes]]'' calls Tiamat "the most fearsome dragon in ''D&D''{{'}}s history".<ref name="forbes">https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2014/05/30/new-dungeons-dragons-release-dates-details/</ref>|<ref name="wikip">[[wikipedia:Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons)|Wikipedia - Tiamat (D&D)]] ''(accessed 2019-11-17)''</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:24, 24 May 2020
Deific Summary
Tiamat is a supremely strong and powerful 5-headed draconic goddess in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The name is taken from Tiamat, a goddess in ancient Mesopotamian mythology. She is the queen and mother of evil dragons and a member of the default pantheon of Dungeons & Dragons gods. Her symbol is a five-headed dragon.[4] Tiamat was also named as one of the greatest villains in Dungeons & Dragons history in Dragon #359, the magazine's final print issue. David M. Ewalt of Forbes calls Tiamat "the most fearsome dragon in D&D's history".[5]
Sources and Notes
- Wizards RPG Team. Player's Handbook (5e) (5e 2014) (2014-08-19). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 9780786965601. p. 296. Licensed: © Wizrards of the Coast ↑
- plane —Forgotten Realms Wiki: Tiamat Licenses CC-BY-SA ↑
- Wikipedia - Tiamat (D&D) (accessed 2019-11-17) ↑
- Greenwood, Ed, Sean K Reynolds, Skip Williams, and Rob Heinsoo. Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (Wizards of the Coast, 2001). ↑
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2014/05/30/new-dungeons-dragons-release-dates-details/ ↑
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