Bastra

Before Life was even created, Bastra was the one who shaped the world, earning her the title of the World Artisan. Her rivers ebbed and flowed and cut away at the world and made Faeyrellun fertile. Her fires burned at the heart of the world, creating the mountain ranges and tropics that Life knows today. When Life was created, she watched curiously, a spectator in a world that operated under the laws set by her brother, Byzoautol. When she witnessed atrocities, she punished the guilty by sending tidal waves and great fires to destroy them, leaving the innocent unharmed by her Cleansings. However, guilty can find home in innocence, using the cover of Virtue to hide its true face, and so Bastra Cleansed away those who would remain devout to immoral virtues.

When the War of the Eternals began, Bastra was the first to be corrupted by Mogarag, the act so quick she could not lighten the shadows from her mind. She quickly became indescriminate in who she targeted. Friends and foe alike, she burned and drowned. There are tales of armies being set ablaze in the blink of an eye and great cities far from the sea submerged by hundreds of feet of water. She quickly felled several of her fellow Eternals before being set upon by Astrasaz, guided by Girelda's foreknowledge of her attacks. In the War of the Eternals, Bastra was the fifth to fall.

Realms of Influence
Cleansing - When mortals made mistakes, Bastra guided them and healed them in her rivers. When they were faced with possible extinction, she swept a curtain of fire over all threats. Called the Pure Mistress, she brought Life away from the dangers of corruption.

Water - When Life lived in squalor, Bastra saw the oppurtunity to help improve their daily lives. She gave the rivers and the oceans the ability to sweep away all troubles and filth. People would wash themselves and their possesions in water to purify and restore themselves to full health. Her temple, as a result, lies somewhere amidst the waves.

Fire - When Unlife rose, Bastra asked Mogarag to make them weak to those of her devotion. Mogarag agreed as those souls had escaped from the Dragon's Gate, and, as such, weakened the Unlife to Fire. Curtains of flame, which carried Light in their nature, swept across the land, purifying the corrupted flesh of the Unlife, whose minds were of Shadow. To this day, many perform rituals with Fire in order to drive away Shadows and impurities.

Favored Classes
Wizard - Wizards remember the great tales of Bastra's might. Her mighty prowess and command of the elements and world itself lead them to pray to her for strength and read in libraries of magic erected in her name.

Inquisitor - When an inquisitor charges in the name of purity, he calls to mind the Cleansings of Unlife and of great evils that Bastra performed. They pray to her for strength and conviction in their beliefs and ask for guidance in what they should do in times of uncertainty regarding their morals.