Alone The Tyrant
Elegy on the death of the 5th Dragon Lord,
A being of anger and a hunger for power.
"The 5th Dragon Lord, Tiamat"
- The Queen of Blood and Wrath
Tiamat was the final Dragon Lord to ascend among the five Dragon Lords.
Fond of blood, slaughter, and destruction, Tiamat hated the twelve Empyrean Lords and Daevas more than any other Dragon Lord. She lead the charge in the destruction of Aion, and was noted as laughing maniacally during the clash.
- A Knife in the Back
Tiamat's thirst for power and rage-filled demeanor were legendary. Even her ascension was a product of her own anger. After being reproached for a trivial matter, Tiamat burst into rage and ascended while attempting to kill the one who criticized her.
After her ascension, Tiamat was taken under by the current 5th Dragon Lord, Apsu, and won confidence with her deeds. This was simply a ploy, a way to get in close to one of the Lords who had been chosen over her.
Tiamat subdued her lust for power for a time, waited for her opening, then assassinated Apsu to steal her station. Her menace and ferocity was undeniable, and forced the other Lords to accept her as an equal.
- Quelling the Rabble
Tiamat met several challenges to her legitimacy. She was questioned and scrutinized at every turn as the other Lords looked for a way to strip her of her stolen power. Finally, Tiamat solidified her station through the silencing of several insurrections and revolts within her inherited ranks.
To ensure that Tiamat could never be usurped in the same manner, she went so far as to seal not only the weapon that she used to kill Apsu in her old nest, Levinshor, but also Levinshor itself.
Tiamat had opened the door to ascending the ranks. She knew firsthand that any Dragon Lord had the ability to overtake her. Any challenge issued to Tiamat was dealt with swiftly, and without mercy. One such opponent was Stormwing, the so-called 6th Dragon Lord. Tiamat sealed this rebellious lord in the Beshmundir Temple for all eternity.
- Fall of a Tyrant
Near the end of the war, the losing battles against the Elyos and Asmodians in Balaurea had placed Tiamat on the defensive. To turn the tide of the war, Tiamat attempted to use Siel's Relics. Though they had some effect, the Asmodian and Elyos forces could not be stopped.
Cornered, beaten, and out of options, the Dragon Lord was slain. Time for celebration was short, however, as another Dragon Lord, Beritra, reared his head to take up her mantle as the main aggressor against Atreia.
No one knows exactly who dealt the final blow to Tiamat. Rumors of an Empyrean Lord being present, Kahrun himself finishing her, and even a conclave of Daevas ending Tiamat all float throughout Atreia without total credence.
- Backstabbing the Knife
It is known that Tiamat was attempting to rally reinforcements in her final moments to overthrow the Elyos and Asmodian forces. After the battle, it was discovered that an entire secondary Balaur force had been perched to flank the assaulting Daevas, potentially sweeping the field and saving Tiamat.
These forces, now known to be commanded by Beritra, allowed Tiamat to fall. They intercepted Tiamat's messengers and pleas for reinforcements, ultimately resulting in her death. Beritra's final vengeance for his fallen love, Apsu, culminated in his dark betrayal.
With Beritra's vengeace fulfilled, he was poised to set his plans into motion.
- After Tiamat's Death
The death of a Dragon Lord is normally a tragic event that casts a shockwave throughout the Balaur ranks. It was thought that the Elyos and Asmodians could use this time to rally and cleanse Balaurea of any remaining remnants of Tiamat's forces. It was thought that the Daevas would have time to build defenses and secure the land, but this was not so.
Soon after Tiamat disappeared, her territories fell into Beritra's hands and her legions disbanded. What seemed to be a sure sign of progress was just a changing of the guard.
No new lord has risen to fill Tiamat's place, mainly due to Beritra's stranglehold on Tiamat's old dominion.
- Times Continue
Joy from our victory over Tiamat blinded us to the true dangers lurking just beyond the horizon. A new age of strife is upon us, and the enemy we knew has been replaced by something we cannot yet begin to understand.
Tiamat was direct, violent, and headstrong. She was a fierce warrior, but her methods were simple. Beritra is another entity entirely, relying on guile and manipulation. I fear for the day when Beritra decides it is time to move on Atreia.
Do not relax in this perceived triumph, reader, but be always vigilant to the new threats bred from old victories.