Kalisara/Cytherea

Cytherea, the Mother of Creation

Once, before gods and men rebelled against their betters, there was Istareth, the Birthing Flame, who danced upon the surface of Creation as a shining fire. So radiant was Istareth and the glories she brought forth that mortal beings willingly cast themselves into her, burning in transformative ecstasy. But now Istareth is no more, and Cytherea, the betrayed Mother of Creation, burns deep within the bones of Malfeas as a great funeral pyre. The light of her flames sears the eye and their touch is agony, yet even now, from time to time, a lesser demon will throw itself upon the pyre and cry out in passion as it dies.