Fiction:The Firmament/Sephiara

"Despite her humanoid form, the Wild Princess is a divinity of the wilderness much like all forces of nature. She watches over the so-called hybrids and halfbreeds of the world, ensuring they all have a place in this existence."

- Unknown

Sephiara is the force of nature associated with birds, the sky and the humanoid beings collectively known as Wildkin, serving as a matron for their kind in Telamon.

Appearance
Sephiara takes the form of a large and voluptuous harpy, twice the size of the largest among their kind, with glimmering silver feathers, who wears a golden tiara decorated with a blue diamond at its center. Her eyes are glowing spheres of pitch gold colouration.

History
Sephiara is an ancient deity who once lived in the southern shores of Dryadala. Certain legends claim she is the love child of a force of nature and an elemental lord of air, or even a former elemental lord who fully transformed into a god of the mortal world; Sephiara herself claims to have been born of Eondrassla like all forces of nature, but shows a certain amusement in such tales that imply they may have some truth in them.

There is evidence found in Primordial ruins that Sephiara was involved in the Great Gap as one of the gods who fought the demon lords unleashed by Varagarash Narahil. Such tales describe a beautiful bird woman using powerful magic to lull hordes of demons to sleep, before tearing them apart with her talons.

Realm
Sephiara once lived in the region currently known as Kultaurus, but was forced to flee with the arrival of Maulak and her minotaurs. She currently resides in the city of Erathsari in Khalmartis, where she enjoys a privileged status in the nation, though she prefers not to take part of Khalmartian politics; her nature as a spirit of the wilds makes her indifferent towards being too closely involved with civilization.

Personality
Sephiara is a friendly and welcoming demigoddess who has a fondness for all matters involving the skies, and loves nothing more than to fly freely until she is exhausted. She shows great affection for all races of Wildkin, not just the harpies she most resembles, and greatly approves whenever they succeed in carving a place for themselves in this world. She is highly energetic and also eager to get into scraps with those who annoy her; as she is a demigoddess, she is far too powerful to actually get into fights with mortals, but nonetheless enjoys scaring them off when it suits her.

Relationships

 * Allies
 * Eondrassla - The Wild Princess loves the World Tree like a mother.
 * Xitannoth - Sephiara is a good friend of the vulture god, and the two visit one another occasionally.


 * Ambivalent
 * N/A


 * Enemies
 * Maulak - Sephiara holds a deep grudge towards Maulak for destroying much of her former home.

Cult of Sephiara
The Wild Princess is the patron of the harpy race, and is greatly respected by the lamias and gorgons of Khalmartis. The centaurs of Okran, while primarily practitioners of ancestor worship, still possess a certain reverence to the goddess. Worship of Saphiara also exists among the wood elves, particularly their hunters, who have an affinity with birds as well. Saphiara herself does not expect others to worship her, but makes no effort to stop them from doing so if it makes them happy.