> [!infobox|right] > > #### Bahamut > > ![[5E_BAHAMUT.png]] > > ##### Divine Information > > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Alignment**: | Lawful Good | > |![[ICON - crystal-ball-solid-full.svg]] **Symbol**: | Dragon Head Profile,<br>Platinum Dragon | > > #### Worshippers > > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **The Scale**: | Metallic Dragons,<br>His direct creations and followers | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **The Born**: | Dragonborn seeking honor and justice | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **The Just**: | Knights,<br>Paladins,<br>Defenders of the innocent | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - Bahamut, the **Platinum Dragon**, is the god of justice, wisdom, and righteous balance, a being who embodies law not as control, but as structure guided by mercy. In his true form, he is a singular platinum dragon of immense size and presence, though he is just as often known to walk the mortal world in humble disguises, observing, testing, and guiding without revealing his hand. Unlike his eternal rival [[Tiamat]], Bahamut does not seek dominion, but balance through justice, believing that strength must serve purpose and that punishment without mercy is failure, not order. He demands accountability from both his followers and his enemies, yet offers redemption where it can still be earned. To stand in his favor is not to be powerful, but to be worthy, to act with conviction, restraint, and the understanding that true justice is not in crushing evil, but in ensuring it does not rise again.