Dungeon Crawler Carl · Character

Eileithyia

Also known as Goddess of Childbirth and Female Pain Eileithyia, She Who Eases Pain, Goddess of Childbirth and Female Pain

Major
First seen · Book 6 · Ch. 16

Eileithyia is a major character in Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 6).

Gender: female
First appears: Book 6 · Ch. 16
Books: 2

Eileithyia, Goddess of Childbirth and Female Pain, is the divine guise worn by Huanxin Jinx in the gods' Ascendency game. She first appears to Carl in The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, reunited with her long-absent friend and retainer Yemaya, offering boons and a quest tied to the murder of her son Geyrun. Behind that quest lies a private bargain over Faction Wars. By This Inevitable Ruin she has become Katia's patron goddess and offers her a place in her court, but Katia refuses and chooses pregnancy instead through the Orchid of Eileithyia's Grace, so she can reach and protect the isolated children.

Description

Eileithyia is a five-foot-tall, bipedal alien, her body blanketed in coarse blue and black hair. Her bug-like face bears six black eyes arranged in a V, above a long, thin neck; her extended belly gives her silhouette a pregnant appearance. Four arms extend from her frame, each ending in a hand with three fingers. A blood-red toga and a laurel leaf lend her an austere, ceremonial air that contrasts with her unmistakably strange form. Eileithyia is a large, voluptuous humanoid woman with olive skin, dark eyes, and dark curls threaded with flowers. Her lower face is strikingly alien, with a Nullian-like aspect that sets her apart from ordinary human beauty. White-and-gold robes drape her pillowy form, while her hands have three fingers each and her feet three toes each, visible beneath her sandals. She has four breasts, and her presence combines lush softness with unmistakable otherworldliness.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Carlconflicting source relationships
She gives Carl a quest about Geyrun's murder that conceals a private Faction Wars bargain, and she pledges support for his preferred outcome.
Katia Grimpatron goddess
Katia begins worshipping her and knows of the deal with Carl. Later, Eileithyia offers Katia a place in her court, which Katia declines in favor of pregnancy to protect the children.
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Huanxin Jinxsponsor
Huanxin sponsors and embodies Eileithyia as part of her Ascendency strategy, arranging Yemaya's resurrection and steering the goddess toward a role in Katia's fate.
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Odettepolitical opponent
Eileithyia predicts that Odette will offer to become Carl's Adjutant in order to gain compromises on crawler protections, and she plans to outmaneuver her on the vote.
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Yemayaconflicting source relationships
A dear friend whom Eileithyia remembered throughout her long absence. Yemaya also serves as her retainer, and her restoration is central to Huanxin's Ascendency plan.

Story so far

BOOK 6The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Appears joyfully alongside her returned friend and retainer Yemaya, offering boons and discussing holding Ogun accountable for his actions in Yemaya's temple.
- Grants Carl's party a boon and scratches Donut.
- Gives Carl a quest, outwardly about killing spiders, to question Amayon about the murder of her son Geyrun, connected to Emberus.
- Privately bargains with Carl over Faction Wars, urging him to accept Odette as Adjutant and promising votes to turn off crawler protections.
- Is revealed as the sponsored identity of Huanxin Jinx, who uses Katia's circumstances in her Ascendency plans.
BOOK 7This Inevitable Ruin
- Is worshipped by Katia as a source of sacred protection and possibility.
- Recognizes Katia as one of her own and offers her a place in her court.
- The Orchid of Eileithyia's Grace becomes the threshold of Katia's decision.
- Katia chooses pregnancy over divine service in order to protect the isolated children.