Alexstrasza

Goddess of life

Alexstrasza the Life-Binder, is the guardian of all life in the world of Toriel. She was one of the five dragons, choosen by Bahamut, Sardior and Feth'razaal to become a divinity, and was empowered by them to protect life in Toriel.
Alexstrasza loves all living creatures and protects them, and only those who menace the Dragon or the world face her wrath.
Alexstrasza's commandments:

• Cherish and safeguard all living things, fostering growth and harmony. Only when life itself is endangered may the blade be drawn to defend it.
• Believe in the potential for change within all beings, offering guidance to those who stray from the light, for life thrives through growth and transformation.
• Honor the forests, fields, and all green places of the earth. Stand as their protector against destruction and corruption, preserving the sanctity of nature's balance.

Relationships

Alexstrasza

(Goddess of life)

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Titles

The life-binder, The life-giver

Race

Dragon

Sex

Female

Alignment

Lawful Good

Sheet

Portfolio

Life

Domains

Draconic, Life, Nature, Peace

Worshippers

/

Celebration

Visage Day

Symbol

/

Year of Death

3645 BD

Spouses

Siblings

Children

• Caelestrasz

Characteristics

Physical features

alexstrasza by Bayard Wu

In her humanoid guise, Alexstrasza often appears as a high Elf with brownish red skin, Only her eyes remain unchanged from her dragon form. Her face appears rounder than any high elf's, almost as if mixed with Human traits. In this guise, the Life-Binder doesn't usually display much modesty in her choice of clothing, most often being dressed as a warrior maiden with intricate, colorful armor and a cloak resembling a membranous wing.

Mental traits

Compassionate and wise, Alexstrasza treasures life in all its forms. She firmly believes that few beings are truly evil and that even they are not necessarily beyond redemption, for change and growth is inherent in life. It can seek the light or the darkness, and it is only when it chooses the darkness so completely that life itself is endangered that there is no hope (as was the case with Sardior). The Life-Binder has always behaved with dignity, courage, grace, and compassion, even in the face of inconceivable horrors and deep personal loss.
She prefers peace and solitude, although she will defend her lands with all her power against any who threaten them without due cause. She often uses her shapechange power to appear as a creature of nature, in order to see what encroaching mortals will do before revealing her presence. Alexstrasza is devoted to all forests, and to a lesser extent all other types of green and fertile growing things. She considers all natural woodlands her home, and she need fear no beast within such lands. Some elven communities pay her homage. Druids of the wild, in particular, appreciate her serene presence, considering her second in importance only to Ysera.

Abilities

The dragon-goddess possess magics over all life. In the past, she has used great fire used to incinerate undead and rebirth fresh new life in their place. Cleansing the body in favor life anew is well within Alexstrasza's grasp. Among Alexstrasza's abilities, she can regrow forests and heal the land. She can animate the dead and resurrect them. The intense thickness of her scales causes any ordinary attack to bounce off, and she is rather agile in humanoid form.

Worship

Temples of Alexstrasza allow for incredible feats of healing magic. This makes temple of alexstrasza an oasis for the sick, the injured, and the desperate.
Magic is affected in the following ways in temple of alexstraza:
When creatures would normally roll one or more dice to restore hit points with a spell or potions, they instead use the highest number possible for each die. For example, instead of restoring 2d6 hit points to a creature, a spellcaster restores 12.

History

Dawn of the Dragon Gods

In Toriel's ancient past, Alexstrasza, her brother Dralad, and her younger sister Ysera were the only three survivors of their clutch. Ysera was sick and smaller than average, and Alexstrasza watched out for her.
Alexstrasza was one of the more intelligent of her clutch and when one of her clutch brothers went missing, Alexstrasza searched to find him and met with Malygos. The two were attacked by a dragon afflicted by a disease but managed to fend off the threat, following this lead, the two dragon found Dralad, lifeless.
Like the other dragons of that era, Malygos would gather under the command of Talonixa to combat Sardior. Sardior, the first dragon, afflicted by a disease, grew stronger with every dragon he consumed.
Alexstrasza knew that fighting was the only option, however, she vowed to not fight like Talonixa. When Ysera was given a chance to speak her idea of peace, Alexstrasza was worried about Talonixa's reaction. later when Ysera and Talonixa argued over the fate of those afflicted by the disease. Alexstrasza found herself agreeing with Talonixa over the issue, the afflcited would have to be quarantined or killed for the safety of everyone else.
Bahamut and Feth'razaal grieving over the fate of their cherished first creation, found themselves unable to destroy him as they were too emotionally attached, the gods couldn't help the dragons.
In due Time, Malygos found his way to Alexstrasza and Ysera. Malygos afflicted by the disease briefly succumbed to the hunger for flesh, attacked Ysera. However, thanks to Alexstrasza's intervention, Ysera managed to snap Malygos out of his frenzy. Subsequently, Malygos was cured through direct intervention by Bahamut, who bestowed upon him a blessing against the disease.
Alexstrasza, Ysera and Malygos joined with Nozdormu and Neltharion, two other powerful dragon, to hunt Sardior once and for all. Forcing him to retreat in a cavern were all five dragon, except for Ysera, began the battle against Sardior, who had grown larger and even more mutated than before.
With a flap of wings, Sardior called up a massive wind that scattered the fighters. Ysera suddenly appeared and Sardior attempted to devour her, but Neltharion silenced his laughter with a mighty blow, pulled Sardior to the ground and began to mercilessly beat him even as Sardior began mutating further.
In the battle, Sardior ripped Neltharion lower jaw, Malygos moved to save him, examining the bloody mess as Sardior roared in triumph and grew ever larger. This bolstered the fighter, that, in a final attempt to protect everything they held dear, and blessed by the two dragon gods, banished Sardior into the void.
After such a feat, the five dragons were blessed with godly power and agreed to protect Toriel. By channeling the power of the two dragon gods, they were able to ascend to godhood themselves.

War of the Ancients

Draconic Allies

late 4955 BD through 4946 BD
The demons, in their endless quest for conquest and battle, were pouring onto Toriel with an unstoppable bloodlust. the elves and humans uniting with other mortals such as dwarves and goblins. It was also the first time the mortal started to fight together against a common threat, knowing they stand little to no chance against the abyssal horde, they fought for their survival anyway.
But the regions corrupted by the demon grew with each passing months, forcing the dragons to join the battle.
With the corrupted regions growing, the dragon God congregated at the lair of Alexstrasza to discuss the coming invasion and what part they should play in defending the world. Neltharion proposed that to end the invasion of demons, the dragon gods should create a weapon with which they could eradicate the demon armies.
Neltharion then convinced Malygos to help him with the other Dragon Gods. All the dragon god contributed a bit of their power in creating the Dragon soul with the exception of Neltharion. Through the disk, Neltharion was able to magically take control of all other dragons, including the other four dragon gods.
Using the disk, the dragon gods strength shifted the war, and a large effort to push the demon back into the abyss started.

Battle of Vexinoth

4945 BD
After the capture of the Ironfang stronghold, Neltharion saw the opportunity to complete his Dragon Soul. He first captured demons and added their powers to the Dragon Soul.
As a retaliation for their attack on Ironfang, the demon launched an assault on the draconic city of Vexinoth. The dragon gods and their dragon kind flew toward the demon armies to defend the draconic city, awaiting Neltharion's first attack as had the dragon soul. Channeling the dragon soul destructive power, thousands of demons died with one swing of radiant Magic.
The dragon gods watched in horror as Neltharion also killed some of their kind and other allies along with the demons. Neltharion revealed the depths of his betrayal at last. Now, with the disc at his command, he wanted all races and the demons to see his power and to bow to him.
The dragon gods tried to stop Neltharion. Silver dragons surrounded Neltharion in an attempt to take the Dragon Soul from him. With a single command, they were engulfed by the magic of the Dragon Soul and were pulverized. Malygos was also terribly injured, both mentally and physically.
A swing of the Dragon Soul paralyzed all dragons and the dragon gods in mid-air, rendering them unable to move or speak. Neltharion then struck out at the dragon gods, scattering them far across the land. With the help of this power, he captured Alexstrasza.
With the gods scattered and both armies annihilated, demons swarmed in the ruin of the draconic cities, claiming it as their stronghold, a humiliation for the dragons and their allies.

Godless war

4945 BD through 4931 BD
Neltharion's betrayal struck a great blow to the Gods, and their fear of being destroyed or captured like Alexstrasza. In desperation, the Dragon Gods shielded themselves and hid to become undetected even by each other. Alexstrasza endured years of captivity under Neltharion's tyrannical rule, serving as his unwilling slave.

Alexstrasza's liberation

4931 BD
The demons succeeded in stealing the dragon soul from Neltharion's hoard. In a desperate bid to distract the demons and reclaim the artifact, Neltharion devised a plan to relocate Alexstrasza, intending to subject her to further torment once the artifact was recovered.
Fortunately, intervention from the other dragon gods led to Alexstrasza's liberation. Additionally, the dragon soul was wrested from both the demons and Neltharion by Nozdormu.

The Battle of the Blackened Sky

late 4931 BD through 4930 BD
The Battle of the Blackened Sky is a large-scale aerial confrontation as the forces of the Crusade (mostly elves and humans combined) face off against flying demon armies. After Alexstraza liberation, numerous dragons join the battle, able to counter the aerial strategies of the demons, and the crusade prevails.
However, due to the late participation of the dragons, the battlefield is littered with the remains of both demonic and crusade forces.

Allies Blessing

4921 BD Alexstrasza, goddess of Life, took notice of the humanoid who fight alongside the dragon, believing the weak mortal should be educated, Some of her fellow dragon began to argue believing that these new people were dangerous and should be destroyed, while others of Alexstrasza's ilk felt they should be educated to teach them right from wrong.

The Battle of Life and Death

3645 BD
In the Highlanders Mountains, Alexstrasza confronted Neltharion. After several minutes of battle, Neltharion and Alexstrasza fell towards the ground, this event is said to be the cause of the formation of the Insatiable Lake, clutched in each other's claws. Alexstrasza, exhausted and mortally injured, was found laying on the ground, while Neltharion fell out of sight beyond the crest of the mountain.
Calen, Alexstrasza's child, who took elven form, raced to his mother's side. Her voice wavered as she explained that the Earth Warder was dead.

"Neltharion is defeated. Life... must not... falter."

— Alexstrasza

She reached out, her trembling hand brushing against Calen’s cheek. Like a phantom, the gigantic form of Neltharion rose up behind them. Calen exclaimed "he lives!" and the wounded Alexstrasza forced herself to sit up, stating that it was "impossible" for Neltharion to have survived the wounds she dealt him.
Neltharion set the ground at his feet aflame and glowered over the group. Calen leaped to shield his mother, his form shifting back into that of a dragon. Though dwarfed by Neltharion, he unleashed a barrage of fire and fury in a desperate attempt to protect her. The ground ignited beneath Neltharion’s feet, his dark aura suffocating all life around him. Calen fought valiantly, but his power was no match for the Earth Warder turned God of death.
Neltharion’s claws descended, piercing Alexstrasza’s heart. The Goddess of Life cried out, a sound that echoed across the planes, her divine essence torn asunder. Miles away, in a serene glade untouched by the chaos, Ysera, staggered as an overwhelming wave of grief and power overtook her. She clutched her chest, her emerald eyes wide with realization. In that moment, the divine domain of Life passed to her, intertwining with her own dominion of Nature.
Back at the Highlanders Mountains, Neltharion roared in frustration as he failed to absorb Alexstrasza’s power. The divine essence had eluded him, finding a new bearer before he could claim it. Enraged and gravely wounded, he retreated into the shadows. Calen, broken and bloodied, knelt at the crater’s edge where his mother had fallen. His cries of sorrow echoed through the desolation, a haunting requiem for the fallen Goddess of Life.

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