Allmother

The Allmother is a large elder, the last surviving Crystal Kin. It is known to be a Paragon and is both said and shown to be incredibly powerful. It is not only capable of, but exceptional at Enkindling other goodbeasts, and in fact uses a Blazetail (dubbed Writhing Question) as an envoy to communicate with Spiritkeeper. It is said to have claimed all Life as beloved unto itself, and is shown to have unified its entire territory as one entity joined with itself in Parts 2 and 3.

Spiritkeeper may visit the Allmother's territory in Part 2, and may visit it directly in Part 3. Preceding the direct visit, the Allmother informs Spiritkeeper of its motivation and drive to embrace and merge all within its territory.

Biography
While little is known of the Allmother's entire background, it explains on its own terms what has caused it to travel the life path that it has. According to it, it was first driven to have empathy and compassion for all life when it came upon a Longear being hunted by a Blazetail. The Longear begged for the Allmother's assistance, not wanting to be Destroyed, but the Blazetail begged similarly. The Allmother's solution was to rip a piece of its own flesh for the Blazetail to eat, ensuring that the Blazetail would not die of starvation, nor the Longear be Destroyed. This event led naturally into its desire to unify its territory as one entity, conjoined with itself.

Abilities
The Allmother is shown to be immensely powerful in its ability to Enkindle other goodbeasts and merge all of the living beings within the bounds of its territory. Beyond this, it is uncertain what else it is capable of.

Gallery
Despite the name, Allmother is not necessarily female. It has taken on the name because it sees all life as connected to itself and worthy of nurturing and protection, like a mammalian mother. Having lost its entire clan, it has adopted all as its beloved family. The character of Allmother was partially inspired by Guan Yin/Kannon, the East Asian version of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Angie's artwork here is amazing. - L