Astalte

**Astalte** is the goddess of fertility in the New World.

## Personality

Astalte is the one that gave the very fertile lands of the Qua-Toyne Principality. She had provided significant blessings to the Divine Forest and the northeastern area of Rodenius. She has two points said to command abundant harvests: to bless the land with abundant crop yields and provide topographical protection that drives away evil and protects the trees from fires lit with evil intent. The latter point allowed the trees of the Divine Forest to withstand a certain level of damage from fires, but the protection isn’t infinite.

As the guardian deity of the elves, Astalte was basically their mother. She loved the elves like her children. She watched over them more than any other god. If she were to lose her divinity, she won’t be able to do those things anymore. Another of her wishes is to see the New World live in peace and solidarity among the races; however, what was happening right now showed it had not come true.

## Chronology

### Great Race-Demon War Arc

After the Alliance of the Races' final major defensive operation failed in their last line of defense in the Iwat Valley by the overwhelming Demon Lord's Army, Head Priest Ilkanresis and the prostrated elves prostrated themselves for all the races in the Divine Forest before the altar. They noticed a ball of light suspended midair in the middle of the altar. Ilkanresis begged Astalte, the Fertility God, for help, but the gods were not permitted to lay their hands directly on the world and its dimension. Hearing Ilkanresis’s heartbreaking plea, Astalte understood that the danger of the races being wiped out was also well-known in the heavens. She decided to bring the matter up to the Sun God, Shamash. After the ball of light that called itself Astalte disappeared from the altar, Ilkanresis and the others discussed amongst themselves whether the ball of light that appeared was indeed the goddess they worshipped and what Astalte meant.

In a divine light sanctuary, Astalte met Shamash, who handed a shining golden yellow drink in a glass-like vessel to her. They drank them from vessels. She asked Shamash to do something to stop the Demon Lord's Army. However, they couldn't intervene any more than what they had done. They would lose their divinity, which would be to cease being a god. If Astalte was to lose her divinity, she won’t be able to do those things anymore. Shamash decided to discuss with Ir, the god of creation, that not have to lose Astalte's divinity. Shamash disappeared from Astalte’s presence.

After a while, Shamash reappeared. She stated that she and Ir had a considerable quarrel. Ir gave Astalte the best compromise to have her divinity intact in exchange, she lost her name, and her name faded from the memories of the people. Astalte accepted but losing her name was a trivial thing if it meant helping her elves. Shamash intervened but in the form of our human retainers, who had certainly developed a fair bit after sprouting forth and following a different evolution in a world from another dimension. With their power, they might be able to force the Demon Lord's Army on the run, making Astalte satisfied. She forgave Astalte for sacrificing her name, but she would never forget her name. Nodding her head in contentment, Astalte disappeared from view to return to the Divine Forest.

Later, a dazzling light entered their line of sight, causing the elves to hurriedly return to prostrating themselves. They heard from Astalte that the Sun God Shamash was taking action on their behalf, making the elves hopeful but overturning their hopes was a concern for Astalte. She informed them that Shamash had enlisted the help of their retainers, which the human reinforcements would come to the New World. Also, she told them that as taking responsibility, she had decided to forget her name, turning Ilkanresis and the other elves brokenhearted. Before Ilkanresis could protest any further, the ball of light burst into a bright flash of light before disappearing in front of the elves. They cried countlessly that they lamented for their goddess, whose name they could no longer recall.

After Ilkanresis learned the human reinforcements called the Emissaries of the Sun God, he reported their conversation with the gods to army commander Galeos and the alliance meeting on the defense of the Divine Forest at night.