Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons)


 * For other uses, see Tiamat (disambiguation)



Tiamat is a fictional five-headed dragon queen, in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The name is taken from a character from ancient Mesopotamian mythology which is substantially different. See the article on Tiamat for more information.

In the Forgotten Realms setting of Dungeons & Dragons, Tiamat is a goddess of Chromatic (evil) dragons and tyranny. She is one of the few surviving gods of the Untheric Pantheon (based on the Sumerian mythology) having battled Marduk in ages past, and also a member of the draconic pantheon, daughter of Io, slayer of Gilgeam the God-king of Unther, Nemesis of the Gods, and eternal rival of Bahamut. She currently resides in Baator on the 1st layer, Avernus.

In the Dragonlance world, she is known as Takhisis.

She is also called: Dragonqueen (among elves), Nilat the Corrupter (among the barbarians of the plains), Tamex -the False Metal (among dwarves), Mai-tat -she of many faces (among the people of Ergoth), Queen of Many Colors and None (among the Knights of Solamnia), and the Dark Queen