Yala(Goddess of Life)

Yala is the goddess of Life, born of the union of Ather(God of Air) and Emitaf(God of Water). It was the birth of Yala and Mordukai that caused the departure of the first four gods, under the impression that the covenant preventing future gods from being created would be upheld. Yala could not be contained however, and all gods born after her can trace their lineage to her at some point. Even more than that, every living creature carries some small piece of Yala's divinity within them.

It is said that the first burgeoning life on Esai fell from her decanter, and that all healing magic uses her as a conduit. Unlike Sifor and Ius, Yala and her brother Death understood each others place in the natural order, never coming to blows over their respective domains. The Godswar was their first conflict, whereby Yala took the side of Sifor, and Mordukai stood with his lover Zavan. She fought closely with War, blessing his warriors with divine vitality.

When walking among mortals, Yala took the form of a beautiful high elf woman. She spent most of her time on Esai serving the poor and visiting the stick, rarely intervening in higher level political affairs unlike her extended family. Like her granddaughter Udea(Goddess of Vitality), Yala is among the most commonly worshipped of the pantheon, especially among those clerics gifted with divine magic. Temples of Life are commonly dotted throughout the land, though Yala's tend to much more ornate and decorate than Udeas.

A wide variety of angelic beings served Yala, as well as a cadre of Fey creatures. She is responsible for creating all life, but has no specific creatures whose growth she influenced. Yala and Mordukai viewed each other as two halfs of the same coin, whereby Yala created the soul of a creature and sent it out to the world so it could act according to its own will. Mordukai was responsible for judging that creature and either reincarnating or punishing them based on their deeds.