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Gray Richardson
Master of Realmslore
USA
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 Posted - 10 Jun 2005 : 04:30:03
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There are in fact draconic myths, some of which are told in the Draconomicon--the original one, which was an FR supplement.
I think there is one myth about how Asgorath (possibly the same god as Io) was impaled on the shards of the sun and rained blood down from the sky, the drops of which became the first dragons.
The giants in Giantcraft tell a legend of how the first dragon eggs plummeted to Toril in a great meteor shower during the early days of giantkind. The giants marvelled at the little lizards hatching from the fallen eggs, never imagining that in centuries to come the dragons would become their most formidable rivals for dominion over Faerūn.
Although some scholars believe that dragons evolved naturally on Toril over millions of years, their theories do not jive with the legends that giants and the dragons themselves tell. It is somewhat debateable whether they are native or not. We know they did not really become prominent in Faerūn until around -30,000 DR.
Some of the draconic gods do appear to be interlopers, or at least use the aliases of draconic gods from other universes. Null also uses the names Chronepsis and Falazure. Hlal is also known as Aasterinian. And Tiamat is... well, Tiamat.
Cult of the Dragon, by the way, has an extensive write-up regarding Null, the draconic god of death. It is probably the most extensive lore regarding any of the FR draconic gods (excepting Tiamat of course.) It has abaout a paragraph each concerning the other draconic gods, although most of them are either culled or curiously absent from 3E.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 10 Jun 2005 : 05:31:23
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quote:
Originally posted by Gray Richardson
I think there is one myth about how Asgorath (possibly the same god as Io) was impaled on the shards of the sun and rained blood down from the sky, the drops of which became the first dragons.
The giants in Giantcraft tell a legend of how the first dragon eggs plummeted to Toril in a great meteor shower during the early days of giantkind. The giants marvelled at the little lizards hatching from the fallen eggs, never imagining that in centuries to come the dragons would become their most formidable rivals for dominion over Faerūn.
I've always preferred the draconic legends as they are presented in Giantcraft as opposed to the "theories of draconic evolution".
The myths play upon the mystery of dragons, encompassing their truly legendary and primordial nature. They work to keep dragons as representing the wondrously powerful creatures of legend and fable that they are, never something easily explained nor understood.
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