<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="mc.xsl"?>
<mc>
  <name>Dragon, Bahamut</name>
  <clim>See below</clim>
  <imag url="blank.gif"/>
  <freq>Unique</freq>
  <orga>Solitary</orga>
  <acti>Any</acti>
  <diet>Special</diet>
  <inte>Godlike (22)</inte>
  <trea>H, I, R, S, T, V</trea>
  <alig>Lawful Good</alig>
  <appe>1</appe>
  <armo>-15</armo>
  <move>18, fl 40 (C), sw 24, jp 18, br 18</move>
  <hitd>70 (490 hp)</hitd>
  <thac>2</thac>
  <atta>3 + special</atta>
  <dama>6d10/6d10/10d10</dama>
  <spat>Breath weapon, spells</spat>
  <spde>+3 or better to hit, immune to cold and gas</spde>
  <magi>90%</magi>
  <size>G</size>
  <mora>Fearless (19-20)</mora>
  <xpva>72,000</xpva>
  <intr>Bahamut, the platinum dragon, and lives in a citadel that may be in either the
Elemental Plane of Air, the Seven Heavens, Arcadia, or all three.
There, he is served by seven ancient gold dragons of maximum hit points, who are all completely loyal
to their king.</intr>
  <comb>
    <combat>Bahamut can attack with his each of his claws for 6d10 damage and a powerful bite for
10d10 damage each round, but prefers to keep his distance and use his breath weapons first.  Bahamut
is immune to cold and gaseous attacks, and can only be hit by +3 magical weapons or better.</combat>
    <breath>Bahamut's breath weapon is either a 60' by 60' by 120' gaseous cloud that forces those
within to lose half of their HP (1/4 if a save vs. breath weapon is successful) and gaseous form (equipment is not affected) for
3d4 turns, or a conic blast of sonic vibration 10' to 50' by 150' that disintegrates all with 60 HP or less or
inflicts 60 HP of damage (no save), or a <i>cone of cold</i> 10' to 80' by 250' that damages all within for
20d20+12 with a 50% chance that victims drop any held items; all breath weapons can be used one at a time
at will, and are saved at with a -4 penalty.
<br></br>
In addition, Bahamut can cast any Wizard spell from 1st to 9th level or any Priest spell from
1st to 7th level as a Wizard or Priest of 20th level, to a maximum of 100 spell levels per day total.
Also, Bahamut can use telepathy to receive thoughts, <i>shapechange</i>, or shift to astral or ethereal form at will.
</breath>
  </comb>
  <habi>The king of all good dragons, he is also their prime diety and is venerated by good dragons
universally, throughout all the planes of existence.  In some traditions, Bahamut is said to be the son of
Tamara and Lendys, two other draconic deities of rather vague details; in other traditions, he, along with
Tiamat and Null, are said to be children of Asgorath, also known as Io.</habi>
  <ecol>As a lesser deity, Bahamut has recently taken an interest in Toril (i.e., the Forgotten Realms), where
the metallic dragons have taken residence in the Stonelands, which was received from the Cormyrians
in return for assistance during the wars starting in 1371.  Since then, Bahamut's influence has
risen, with an increase in Gold, Silver, and Bronze dragons taking up residence in the Stonelands
or the nearby coastal regions of Cormyr.  In Damara as well, Bahamut has founded an order of human Dragonslayers
with the deity Ilmater's blessing.</ecol>
  <extr></extr>
</mc>
