Ishara-Asherah

During the war of the Gods, Ishara was kidnapped by the outsider gods: the Titan Gesku, lord of the void, father of the outsiders, and the Great Serpent.

Enraged by the affront he Forces and Powers mounted a daring rescue. Istar, Belona, and Somnus led a sortie deep into the outsider's lands and challenged Gescue and his son.

Before the rescue arrived, however, the essences of Gesku and the Serpent impregnated Ishara - giving birth to the first dragons - the primordial dragons.

During the battle of Ishara's rescue, Istar and Belona each scored a fatal wound against the great serpent. The scent of his blood from these wounds drew the progeny of this tragedy, and the serpent was consumed by the primordial dragons.

Meanwhile, Somnus confronted Gesku and slew the great titan - the act of which cursed him as he absorbed part of the unholy essence. He became Somnifear, Lord of Nighmares, and his essence warped. All who looked upon him felt only despairing fear, including the gods, and none could bear to look upon him. He fled into the void to spare his brethren among the powers - where he dwells today, blamed for nightmares and visions of horror in the night.

Ishara, rescued, was never the same. Her progeny escaped to cause havok, and the death of several other gods before the end of the age of legend. Ishara heself became unstable, some claim mad, and for this reason magic is tainted by chaos. Her madness has been attributed as the cause of the emergence of sorcerers, the counterpoints to prophetic magic.