Who's Ashardalon?

[Dog Moon]

From the Bazaar of the Bizaar, the Treasures of Ashardalon. Who is this?

http://www.wizards.com/files/365_Bazaar.pdf

 

[Crothian]

Was the Dragon first introduced in Sunless Citedel?

 

[NiTessine]

Ashardalon is a legendary great red wyrm that made his first appearance in the backstory to WotC's first 3E adventure module, The Sunless Citadel. He then popped up here and there during the adventure path until coming to face the party himself in Bastion of Broken Souls, where he was attempting to ascend to godhood.

There's also a disciple of Ashardalon prestige class in Draconomicon, and I think he's made appearances in other products as well.

 

[Dog Moon]

Ah, thanks. Considering I've never played through those adventures, it would explain why I hadn't heard of that Dragon.

 

[Darkness]

Ashardalon is Knight Otu's evil twin.

 

[Ashardalon]

How quickly they forget... I may just be a vestige of my former self, but I shall rise again, I tell you, I SHALL!!

Ashardalon is Knight Otu's evil twin.

That's implying that the guy is good. Given his avatar...

 

[The_Fan]

Some of his backstory is featured in the article. It's also worth mentioning that he survived by replacing his heart with a balor, and then by taking over the Bastion of Unborn Souls where he could feed directly from the font of all life.

Yeah, he was a badass.

Even death did not destroy him completely. His legacy lived on through the Disciple of Ashardalon PrC in the Draconomicon. Further, it was revealed in Dragon Magic that his spirit had survived to become a Vestige, granting power to some Binders.

 

[Remathilis]

He also has a planar touchstone in the Planar Handbook. The legacy of Dydd is in the Adventure Standing Stone. His cult was the focus of Heart of the Nightfang Spire as well.

Oh, and he was a very difficult fight.

 

[Rechan]

It's interesting to see all those inferences when I never even really noticed the guy.

 

[greyscale1]

It's also worth mentioning that he survived by replacing his heart with a balor,

Whoa whoa!

He replaced his heart with a Balor?

A WHOLE BALOR?

or just the heart of a balor?