Astalia, Giver of Wisdom

Astalia, Giver of Wisdom is the Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy. She resides within the Sanctuary of Wisdom and has taken up arms with Aldis, as she wished to conceal such knowledge from entities harboring ill intent, such as her rival, the Keeper of Monstrosities.

## History

### **Cove Era:**

First shown to be consulting with spirits on her altar, Astalia remained primarily within the vicinity of the Sanctuary of Wisdom until it was attacked by Traxian forces. Astalia's defenses, despite her sphere of Battle Strategy failed to deter the enemy. As Legath readied to attack Astalia from the shadows, Embrax had razed the battlefield in a brewing fire and made his way over to the combatants, blazing brighter than ever and reducing a wall to a pile of rubble and cinders within just one moment. Legath and Astalia, however, were able to continue their duel as the God of Bone stepped forth to battle Embrax in his prime form, later losing his life as Maddalena, Morbus, and Legath ensued in combat with Astalia.

Eventually, Astalia discovered herself ensnared within a chamber deep below the surface, coming face to face with the ancient of fire whom had remained dormant for eons. Maddalena had entered to oversee the commotion, and later it resulted in the rescue of the two by the Lightning God, Axial, who had grabbed them and teleported to Aldis alongside Uxol, the God of Empathy. As such, the two Goddesses resolved to work and join together to assist Aldis and his cause.

The final time Astalia was seen was when Kinacha had confronted her and attempted to goad her into entering the museum to claim her sphere, with the knowledge that she would not make it out alive. She declined, and after Alorn had taken the challenge to enter, she was not seen or heard from again until the battle between Alorn and Death, where Legath was revealed to have taken her as a prisoner and at his mercy, enabling a flee along with Astalia.

### **Blood of the Royals:**

Astalia's introduction at the end of Blood of the Royals' first part included Muran's ascension to godship, as well as Astalia attempting to comfort him and offer him knowledge which would aid him in bearing his burden.

In Blood of the Royals part 2, she began to teach Muran the sacred legends of the Gods after introducing him to the Sanctuary of Wisdom, accessible only via secret passage embedded within a mountain side. Selecting a tome for Muran to read (Displaying sacred language which Muran originally could not decipher; He was forced to concentrate and feel it rather than read it.), Astalia was suddenly jolted in fear as her Sanctuary began to collapse and tear apart, the entire first floor plummeting to the bottom.

The destruction was revealed to be Riasond, the God of the Moon, and Muran's brother, who had vowed to destroy his brother within the process of causing the Moon's light to surpass that of the Sun's. Eventually the battle had become a crossfire, with Legath and Kinacha arriving, the latter destroying the library entirely and leaving it in shambles as the former attempted to capture both Astrals. Astalia, during the fight, slammed Legath over the head with a book until she was blasted from the Library, presumed dead.

Despite this, she was revealed as alive, when she attempted to knock Legath unconscious a second time with her tome as she was tripped and rendered unconscious. She was later taken as a prisoner and used as a gambit within the events of Blood of the Royals part 3.

Her only appearance in Obsidian Sky was when Nulmik and Legath utilized her in order to gain an advantage over Muran and Riasond, and she was latter (As commanded by Traxis) thrown from atop Krom, landing within Kinacha. Despite Kinacha catching her, and allowing her to live, Kinacha was subsequently destroyed by Traxis, leaving no trace of the Wisdom Goddess nor her corpse. Her precise fate remains unknown, though her death was confirmed and it is presumed that her carcass was swallowed by the Sky.

The entire reason why Muran cared for Astalia to the extent of becoming vengeful upon her demise was due to his love for her, and due to the fact that she knew the previous Sun God.

## Trivia

* Her name is spelled frequently as Astallia, although this was stated to be an alternate spelling.