create a realistic picture of Tiamat, the monstrous embodiment of the chaos of primordial creation. In Mesopotamian mythology she is described as a woman and as a monstrous sea serpent or dragon. Tiamat is called the Glistening One, and is said to have a tail. Sometimes she is said to resemble a body of water. Around her should be evidence of the chaos of life: natural and human causes. --ar 4:3