Character · from book 5
Eileithyia
A name in Samantha's half-remembered account of where Diwata came from — 'Something to do with the Vinegar Bitch and Eileithyia' — after which, sniffing at Katia, Samantha tells her she has her scent.
First appears: Book 5
Series arc
As of book 6. Goddess of Childbirth and Female Pain, whose scent Katia had in book 5; in book 6 she appears as herself under Huanxin Jinx's sponsorship with a floor boon, a spider quest as cover for messages the system cannot read, and three boons in Katia's lock box. Yemaya is her retainer. 'I shall honor our agreement'
Open threads
Status is open or resolved; the chapter after it is the last one that moved the thread.
| Thread | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Katia, human and pregnant, among the children above | B7 ch. 86 | open · B8 ch. 27 — Lexis: the kinder facility is not retaken but Katia has been in contact; a confused third party — a god — is protecting it (ch. 28). Bautista, leaving by the Cabaret, means to reach India and 'check on the child' (ch. 71). |
All threads: Open threads.
Through book 5
A name in Samantha's account of Diwata's origins, and a goddess whose scent Katia carries (B5 ch. 62).
Through book 6
Goddess of Childbirth and Female Pain, She Who Eases Pain, appearing as herself under Huanxin Jinx's sponsorship: a floor boon, a spider quest as a cover for messages the system cannot read, and three boons in Katia's lock box (B6 ch. 17, B6 ch. 19). Yemaya is her retainer. 'I shall honor our agreement' (B6 ch. 38).
Through book 7
Her true form at last, frozen by an unmade choice; 'touched by the stillness'; daughters she cannot reach; 'It will be a boy' (B7 ch. 86).
Through book 8
In the pantheon
Eileithyia — childbirth and female pain; pantheon. Listed with the rest of the pantheon on the pantheon page.
Family and enemies
| Relation | With | Source |
|---|---|---|
| linked-to (reversed) | Diwata | B5 ch. 62 |
| retainer-of (reversed) | Yemaya | B6 ch. 17 |
| friend-of (reversed) | Yemaya | B6 ch. 15 |
| sponsored-by | Huanxin Jinx | B6 ch. 17 |
| worshipped-by | Katia | B6 ch. 18 |
| sponsored-by | Huanxin Jinx of the Grixist Swarm, CEO of Icon Industries | B7 ch. 86 |
| retainer | Yemaya | B7 ch. 57 |
| claims | Katia, touched by the stillness | B7 ch. 86 |
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade | 1/78 | Ch. 62 · the book's own page |
| 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | 7/74 | Ch. 15, Ch. 16, Ch. 17, Ch. 18, Ch. 19, Ch. 33, Ch. 38 · the book's own page |
| 7 — This Inevitable Ruin | 6/89 | Ch. 33, Ch. 52, Ch. 56, Ch. 57, Ch. 84, Ch. 86 · the book's own page |
| 8 — A Parade of Horribles | 3/99 | Ch. 28, Ch. 35, Ch. 53 · the book's own page |
By book
Eileithyia in book 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade
'Something to do with the Vinegar Bitch and Eileithyia' — Samantha on where Diwata came from; Katia, she says, has her scent (ch. 62).
Eileithyia in book 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Sponsored by Huanxin Jinx and appearing as herself, without soul armour (ch. 17); a floor boon and a spider quest as a cover for messages the system cannot read (ch. 17); three boons in Katia's box (ch. 19). Her message after Odette's swerve: 'I shall honor our agreement' — with a threat attached (ch. 38).
Eileithyia in book 7 — This Inevitable Ruin
In her true form: flowers in her hair, an alien lower face, four breasts, three fingers and toes, 'Girl power, bitches!' — and Huanxin's voice out of her (ch. 86). Frozen until Katia makes her choice, she does not see the woman inside her die. Unfrozen and unaware: 'You have always been one of my own, as are all who've been touched by the stillness'; she senses her daughters in the kinder facility, alone and afraid, and cannot reach them; she makes Katia human, names Louis a good soul, and lays a three-fingered hand on her stomach: 'It will be a boy' (ch. 86).