Io in Other Settings and Editions
Io also features prominently in the Council of Wyrms campaign setting. In that setting, the Io's Blood Island Chain is said to be literally created from Io's blood.
Other draconic gods such as the Pearl Dragon, Opal Dragon, and Diamond Dragon (from Basic Dungeons & Dragons) may be present in earlier editions or in different campaign settings.
It is possible that Io created Paladine and Takhisis of the Dragonlance setting. As the creation myth goes, when the High God entered the universe (of Krynn) and decided to make a new world, he called forth for other gods to help, and Paladine and Takhisis answered. The king and queen of Wyrms they were. Possibly, they were two of Io's oldest and most powerful offspring. The 4th Edition "Draconomicon" books confirm that Takhisis is Tiamat in fourth edition.
In the fourth edition mythology, Io created dragons and dragonborn. When he died, Tiamat and Bahamut were created from different sides of his personality.
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