Bahamut

Arabian Cosmic Fish + D&D Platinum Dragon of Justice

Bahamut has two distinct traditions. Originally in Arabian cosmography, he is a colossal fish-deity supporting the cosmic bull Kuyutha that bears all mountains of the world — recorded in Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings. However, in 1976 Gary Gygax adopted the name for Dungeons & Dragons, reinventing him as the Platinum Dragon of Justice. In modern fantasy, Bahamut is the dragon god of justice, truth, and goodness — king of all metallic dragons (gold, silver, copper, bronze, brass) and eternal foe of the evil Tiamat. His scales shine like platinum, accompanied by seven gold dragons, and he often walks the world disguised as a kindly old wise man.