It was the essence of death which first felt jealousy, for the drakonai had been created immortal, and death had no part to play on the center stage of creation. Death looked out over many worlds in search of a way to get revenge on Bahamut. The answer was found in the very problem itself, as death realized that nothing would be better to strike at the dragons than another dragon. Acting alone for the first time, death went before a great female drake known as Tiamat and tempted her. Speaking in lies, death told Tiamat that Bahamut knew the dragons were stronger than he was, and he held back in giving them any real power for fear of being overthrown. But if she were to cooperate, death would guarantee that she would become the mightiest of all the dragons, and

together they would destroy Bahamut and rule in his place.

 

Though having turned from the true nature of the great creator, death, as part of the Esconil, still held much sway over the created beings. And so the heart of Tiamat was corrupted, and she allied herself to death, pledging to do as the essence wished, in exchange for the immense power promised to her.

 

Tiamat was both persuasive and ferocious. She set to work immediately at turning the hearts of other dragons to her side. Some she turned by sweet, poisonous words, filled with empty promises. Others she forced into submission to her cause. And it was not long before she had a vast army of dragons in her service.

 

 

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