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In the AD&D supplement Planescape - A Guide to Hell it is said that Jazirian is the Lawful Good counterpart to Asmodeus (also known as Ahriman), who is Lawful Evil. They were twin serpents who created the multiverse but disagreed on the last of three rules. They fought and tore apart, creating devils and couatls from their blood. The lack of the last rule allowed for the infinite size of the planes and chaos. So each tries to hide their true power and intent, Jazirian pretending to be a God of Couatls and Asmodeus pretending to be a lord of devils. Anyway, I just think this information should be added, as it seems relevent. Anybody up for it?
I agree that it should be added, as should the Guide to Hell ref.-Robbstrd 15:49, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think it should be added, but as an alternate version of what had been introduced before. I don't think any other sources have made use of this information.
Does it contradict anything else published regarding Jazirian?-Robbstrd 19:29, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The 2nd Edition book "Monster Mythology" and the 3rd Edition Forgotten Realms sourcebook "Serpent Kingdoms" both claim that Jazirian is a 'fragement' of a higher being called the World Serpent (as are the other reptilian gods, such as Merrshaulk, Shekinester, Semuanya, etc.). While it's possible that Asmodeus could be a World Serpent fragment as well, this version of the story contridicts the "Twin Serpents of Law" story from "Guide To Hell" as it makes Jazirian a part of an entire group of deities that the World Serpent created to represent different aspects of it's being, rather than starting out as the sole twin of only one other entity.
