Nazana

Nazana was once known as the Mistress of Pacts and the Keeper of Contracts. None understood the complex bargains woven by Siroth and his most powerful Demonspawn as comprehensively as she did. A Firstborn Demon, Nazana was at Siroth’s side since before the Great Divorce. The Shadow God has always been a master of bargains and deals, and his hellish realm in Anathraad mimics the will of its ruler. Pact-making is a vital part of what passes for Demonspawn society. Demons and the factions they belong to make oaths of allegiance, or temporary pacts, or haggle and bargain over all manner of matters, be it territory, the loyalty of underlings, or promises of future aid. This culture extends to Demonic dealings with the mortals of Teleria. Many are those who have sworn something to a Demon of Anathraad, or indeed to Siroth himself. There is not a species that hasn’t yet heard the Shadow God’s promises whispered in the dark. Fealty and loyalty are the Demonspawn’s first and most common demands, but there is almost no end to the number of mortals who have offered their very souls – or the souls of others – in exchange for the unholy boons Siroth and his minions offer. Many and multifarious are the pacts made, and Nazana kept track of them, her unnatural mind playing host to a vast array of damnable knowledge. At Siroth’s command, she could recite every drop of blood spilled, every life taken, and every promise made by both mortals and Demons in their dealings with one another. This made her supremely powerful and influential, but Nazana had no interest in bargains of her own. All she did was in service to the Shadow God, and her only desire was to see that each and every contract was fulfilled. At times, Nazana was dispatched to remind pact-makers of their outstanding debts, or to enforce terms. Razor-witted and beautiful in a terrifying sense as she was, there were few either in Anathraad or Teleria who could deny the accuracy of her claims or attempt to renegotiate matters. For those foolish enough to attempt to renege entirely, Nazana showed that she was far more than just a litigator. She was judge, jury, and executioner, and accepted no plea of innocence. When the time came to deal death, Nazana moved with lightning speed. She could cut an armored knight to pieces in seconds with her wicked talons or punch her barbed tail through all manner of cover, giving her enemy no place of refuge. Even the most arrogant and shortsighted of mortals knew that a bargain struck with Siroth could not be idly set aside or circumvented, for any that tried would meet a painful end beneath Nazana’s cold, wicked claws. Nazana’s eventual betrayal of Siroth angered him deeply. She saw his failures in war after war, and felt all her efforts over her long existence wasted. After being sent on a mission to the Dusk Hills, she never returned, instead she joined a group of Demonspawn who had given up on Siroth after the Second Great War and had made a home within a volcano. It took much to persuade them of her abandonment of Siroth, but they allowed her to join them, and she found something she never expected: love. It resulted in the birth of a baby girl, Alure, but the happiness Nazana experienced was short-lived. A Sacred Order host bent on slaughter stormed the Demonspawn’s home, and only Alure survived. Nazana was thus banished back to Anathraad, where Siroth awaited her.