Caitha

Caitha was the mother of Col of Caleum. She took on two very different roles due to timeline changes before and after the Cataclysm.

Pre-Cataclysm
Caitha was the wife of an impoverished farmer who lived near the village of Caleum. After their farm was attacked by bandits and her husband killed, they fled to the nearby city. She did he best to raise her son Col, but was unable to find steady work. In order to provide income she began working as a prostitute. One day, Col attacked one of her customers for becoming violent with her. Col killed the man and Caitha, enraged, banished her son from home. He would never return.

After Col left home, it is unknown what happened to Caitha. It is presumed she continued to live her life in obscurity, perhaps becoming a victim of the Undead Curse.

Post-Cataclysm
Caitha, at the time a mere human woman, was witness to the start of the Cataclysm. Mere moments after fleeing their farmhouse after it was attacked by bandits, Caitha and Col fled to a nearby dry riverbed. Caitha rested there a moment, cradling her son in her arms. Suddenly, a pair of warriors appeared in a flash before her; from her bleary-eyed perspective the two appeared like angels. They tore her son from her arms and murdered him in front of her. She wailed in confusion and pain as the duo of warriors disappeared in a second flash of light.

The exact events following this are unknown. However, Caitha's influence caused her to ascend in power and become a demigod, garnering thousands of mostly human followers in the region. This information is detailed in the Temple of Caitha.