Dragonspawn Pits

The Dragonspawn Pits stand not only as Tiamat’s personal fortress but also as a vital stronghold in The Blood War and the ceaseless shadow war she wages against Bahamut. From within these cavernous depths, she breeds and drills chromatic dragons for conquests across both planar and mortal realms, gathers and guards legendary artifacts to deny them to her foes, keeps the Adamant Gate as a potent bargaining tool with the Lords of Hell, and weaves endless plots for the day she will seize the Hells themselves.  

The Outer Approach

The realm sprawls across a cluster of serrated hills and black mountains. At its heart rises the Pillar of Lies — a colossal column composed of the petrified and screaming heads of oathbreakers, their mouths forever muttering deceit. At the base churns the Maggot Sea, a writhing pit from which lemures crawl endlessly into the service of Hell’s armies.   Travelers must cross the Maggot Sea to reach the caves. Flight is safest, though some desperate souls swim, where few emerge unscathed.  

The Cave of Greed

Beyond the sea lies the Cave of Greed, a glittering cavern piled high with cursed treasure. The gold here whispers to intruders, promising power, immortality, or escape, but to touch it is to bind one’s soul to Tiamat’s hoard. The curse is subtle: the victim slowly transforms into a draconic servant or petrifies into a gem-encrusted statue for Tiamat’s amusement.  

The Five Consort Chambers

Five immense lairs branch from the central cavern, each housing one of Tiamat’s great wyrm consorts: black, blue, green, red, and white. Each consort commands an army of lesser dragons, dragonspawn, abishais and mortal cultists. These territories rarely overlap, for their jealousy mirrors that of their queen.  

Tiamat’s Throne Hall

At the deepest point of the Pits lies The Maw of Supremacy, Tiamat’s personal chamber. A vast hollow lit by molten gold rivers, it is where she receives offerings, passes judgment, and issues commands to her servants. Here rests the Adamant Gate, a portal to Dis, the Second Layer of Baator — but to pass through without Tiamat’s leave is to invite immediate annihilation.  

Inhabitants

From the smallest wyrmlings to the most ancient of titans, all chromatic dragons bend the knee to Tiamat’s will. Twisted draconic monstrosities, known as the Spawn of Tiamat, are forged in the dark crucibles of her realm. Among her mortal followers are dragonborn and devoted cultists who surrender their lives and souls for the honor of dwelling in her shadow. The Pits also teem with abishai legions, the draconic devils of Hell, bred within these depths and marshaled by Tiamat’s most trusted generals.

Time

Each head of Tiamat, decides the speed the time moves here:

• White - Very Fast, each day here is 5 days in the Prime Material Plane
• Black - Fast, each day here is 2 days in the Prime Material Plane.
• Green - Normal;
• Blue - Slow, each 2 days here is one day in the Prime Material Plane.
• Red - Very Slow, each 5 days here is one day in the Prime Material Plane.

 

Access and Travel

Portals

Rare and heavily guarded, often disguised as dragon-shaped reliefs or gemstone altars.  

Summoning

Only possible through the most dangerous of draconic rites, risking the summoner’s soul.  

Interplanar Gates

The Adamant Gate to Dis is the only permanent connection, and its use is by Tiamat’s will alone.  

Magic

Mortal Visitors who remain for more than a week, must overcome their will or find themselves more 'evil'. In addition, Any being with a hoarding instinct, not only dragons, must overcome the will of greed or become obsessed with stealing from Tiamat's hoards, inevitable sealing their doom. Dragon magic is inherenatly enhanced.