Now, I have a question for @TheEdVerse , if you may indulge me. Did Tiamat had another name in ancient times?
— Jon Gomez (@ZeromaruX) January 30, 2020
She had several. Among them: Raedurlaugrus, Alaugra, Miuirynmuir, and Galaglatha.#Realmslore https://t.co/y5HupvAI2M
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 1, 2020
Question in the meta: did all those names naturally come about from your work and/or the work of others, predetermined or not? Are some of them after-the-fact character merges, for example? (Contrarily, did any of those come to you "on the spot"?)
— ellis_thule (@EllisThule) February 1, 2020
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They all came to me on the spot, but not right now.
Tiamat, being both in the hierarchy of Hell AND a “special” dragon, is one of those interesting ‘intersection-of-things’ beings, and I’ve used her since writing up the Nine Hells in issues 75-76 of The Dragon 2)
…explore the intricacies of deities assuming various names and portfolios (without revealing to mortals who's behind those masks) to gain influence/power/mortal worshippers among different groups of sentients and in different places.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 1, 2020