Naiya

Naiya is the Goddess of Nature. She is sometimes referred to as "the Mother," by the Huntsmen of Shaath, as seen from Ingvar (Book 10, Ch. 36). Her being is spread across all nature, but has some connection with the Deep Wild, as Arachne Tellwryn was able to gain an audience with her there.

She was originally a human and a member of the Infinite Order, a group of mortals who Ascended and became known as the Elder Gods.

Ascension
Both the Elder Gods and the Pantheon have achieved ascension. However, as an Elder deity, Naiya operates under slightly different regulations than the younger gods do. Her essence is more "diffuse" in comparison and, as such, she is less able to act independently despite being more powerful than the deities of the Pantheon (Yornhaldt, Book 3, Ch 3).

It has been revealed that Naiya is the source of the fae school of magic in the Circle of Interaction, as she gifted fairy magic to the world upon Ascending.

Role in the Elder War
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To put it simply, Naiya aided the Pantheon in overturning the Elder Gods. She also used her abilities to hide or otherwise destroy any remaining Infinite Order facilities.

Children
Over the course of time, Naiya has created three generations of children, all female. The Kitsune are her eldest daughters, created before the Elder War and with full knowledge of life on Earth. Following the expulsion of the Kitsune to the Twilight Forest, Naiya tried again to make daughters, this time resulting in the Valkyries. Finally, long after the Valkyries were moved to an alternate plane, Naiya formed the Dryads in her third and final attempt.