Ysalte

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Ysalte is the goddess of hopelessness and insanity. She is also known as The Vinegar Bitch. She is worshiped by the Semeru dwarves of Laracos. Their name for her is “The Downward Spiral”. She often makes an appearance near the end of the 9th floor. She is a water and earth goddess and only has a single temple in the entire dungeon.

She is known to kill any crawler that comes near her and there are no records of her being worshiped by crawlers.

Amayon is her former boyfriend and father of her child, she attempted to leave but he stopped her. He is also her retainer.

Her motives are unknown but she is currently being sponsored by the Nebular.

Appearance

She is a young female dwarf carrying a pickaxe. She wears a helmet with a sparking candle on it. Her face occasionally flickers like a television screen.

AI Description

Goddess of Hopelessness and Insanity Ysalte. Level 250.
This god is sponsored by Pontifex Shine of the Nebular Balance.'
Warning: This sponsor is not currently inhabiting the shell of this deity. She will speak and react as per her regular nature. Considering who this is, that's some bad fucking news for you guys.
Warning: This is a deity. She is invulnerable on this floor.
This goddess has been temporarily summoned to this location due to a special boss battle event and will return to the Ascendancy upon completion of the event.
The earliest citizens of Larracos always worshipped Ysalte, which is fitting. She hasn't always been considered the Goddess of Hopelessness and Insanity. First it was of the Dirt. Then it was of Tears. It's a recent thing that they started calling her something else. The Downward Spiral. The Vinegar Bitch.
Her downfall mirrors that of the citizens of Larracos, who have embraced the deity in all her forms.'
That's what happens when everything you know is upended, and everything is taken from you. First they vilify you. Then they separate you. Then they blame you for what they're doing to you. Then they hunt you. It's the step after which is important.'
The one where they start to fear you.'
Ysalte has a special place in her heart for the outcasts, for those whose minds are being devoured by the world around them. She takes no new worshippers, beyond the citizens of Larracos. But she is known to be a great patron of the arts and is one of the few deities who will sponsor a bard or a performer. She asks nothing in return, though occasionally her gifts are more than what they seem, and some may even carry a curse.'
The story of this goddess, like that of many of her kind, is long and a little sad. At this point, how it began isn't nearly as important as how it will end. She is half-sister and niece to her former lover, Taranis. Threatened with the Nothing by Apito, she fled to Sheol. She has since returned to the Halls of Ascendancy, where she is feared and reviled by all.'
She is not considered someone who wishes to lead, which makes her a dangerous and cunning contender for the Ascendancy throne.