Saridor

Commonly known as The Crystal Mind, The Fractured One, and He Who Sees Within

Saridor is recorded in imperial archives as one of the god-dragons who rose from the fallen divinity of Arkunethax, and as the father of the gemstone dragon lineages.

Beyond this, certainty fades.

Unlike Tiamat or Bahumat, whose influences remain visible through their descendants and followers, Saridor’s presence in the world is fragmentary at best. There are no known temples, no organised priesthood, and no unified doctrine that has survived into the current age.

What is widely accepted, though poorly understood, is that Saridor divided his divine essence between his first daughters, Bellasantrax and Calinuthandra. This act is believed to have fundamentally altered his nature, diminishing his direct influence and dispersing his divinity across his lineage.

Imperial scholars debate whether this was sacrifice, strategy, or necessity. No consensus has been reached.

Known Fragments

What little remains of Saridor’s “faith” exists in scattered, often contradictory sources:

• References to “facets” or “fractured truths” in ancient draconic texts
• Accounts of meditation, reflection, and internal balance among early gemstone dragons
• Indications that knowledge was deliberately recorded in incomplete or distributed forms
• Repeated warnings against certainty, particularly in philosophical writings attributed to early draconic thinkers

None of these sources form a complete doctrine. Whether they ever did is unknown.

Absence of Worship

Within the Empire, Saridor is not worshipped.

• No temples have been identified
• No clergy claim direct devotion to him
• No rituals are consistently attributed to his name
• His presence is limited to academic, historical, or arcane study

Those who study him often conclude that if Saridor ever intended to be worshipped, that intent no longer persists.

Taboos (Attributed, Unconfirmed)

Certain recurring ideas appear in recovered texts, though their authenticity is debated:

• Claiming absolute understanding of truth
• Centralising knowledge to control others
• Refusing to question one’s own beliefs

These are not enforced by any known organisation, and may reflect later interpretations rather than original doctrine.

Clerics / Paladins of Saridor as Adventurers

Extremely rare, and often self-identified rather than recognised.

• Philosophical, introspective, often unconventional
• More likely to study Saridor than serve him
• Draw influence from fragmented texts or draconic sources
• May instead align themselves with Bellasantrax or Calinuthandra

A “follower” of Saridor might:

• Reject organised religion entirely
• Pursue knowledge without seeking conclusion
• Embrace contradiction rather than resolve it
• View uncertainty as a form of truth

Closing Note

Saridor is not absent from history, but he is absent from understanding.

Whether this was his intention, or the result of his fragmentation, remains one of the oldest unanswered questions in both draconic and imperial scholarship.