Sulkaris (Total War)

Sulkaris was one of the first seven sages of the Goddesses, created at the dawn of Hyrule to defend the Triforce and later became the will of the Gohma.

Etymology
Sulkaris' name predates many Hyrulean languages. It is possible the Ancient Hylian words Sulkon (seeds, life) and Aris (gardener, grower, caretaker) were derived from her name.

Physical Appearance
In the Book of Mudora, Sulkaris is described as "cloaked in the green of life, she stood tall, proud, and most beautiful in the eyes of the Goddesses. It was thus that woman was separate of man, and Sulkaris assumed such a vessel," implying she was the first female creation of the Goddesses. It is assumed that before her betrayal Sulkaris appeared as a beautiful and tall humanoid figure. After Sulkaris was banished from the Sacred Realm she maintained the guise of a tall and humanoid woman dressed in green robes and dark armor. After her first death and absorption into the Gohma she could assume various arachnid forms.

Powers and Abilities
Sulkaris was given the ability to control the growth and transition of life. It was said in the Book of Mudora that she alone was given the same power of creation as the Goddesses and could spawn organisms of her own will, as was demonstrated when she created all of Farore's beings across Hyrule during the creation of the Triforce. It is unknown if Sulkaris lost this ability after her banishment from the Sacred Realm, or if she chose not to use it.

Personality
Sulkaris displayed a very single minded focus and was driven largely by her ego and ambition. She considered herself greater than the task that was given to her at the dawn of time and held little value for other individuals. Being an immortal sage since birth it is possible she had no conception of pain and thus felt no empathy for the suffering of others, leading to her utter disregard for all life.

Creation of Hyrule
Sulkaris was the third Sage to be created by the Golden Goddesses. She was created to bring forth the life that would occupy Hyrule after it had finished undergoing its process of creation. She participated in battle against many of the Druthulidi that were corrupting the creation of Hyrule. When the purging of the Goddesses was initiated, it was said that she spawned all of Farore's living creations across the entire surface of Hyrule.

Post Creation
With Hyrule in its infancy Sulkaris returned to the Sacred Realm and watched over the Triforce, awaiting for the Firstborn of the Goddesses so that it may be passed on to mortals. During her rest she came to the conclusion that she was greater than her task, and attempted to take the Triforce for herself. She was stopped by Solahrasin, and was immediately banished from the Sacred Realm into Hyrule.

Ancient Age
Sulkaris wandered the surface of Hyrule alone for an untold number of years until she stumbled upon the Gohma, still wandering aimlessly as she was after the destruction of their creator, Iemanis. Sometime around 5000 BG, the Gohma went on a rampage and began eating everyone in their path before being defeated by the Ancient Hylians and the Huskus under command of King Gustaf in the region that would become Ordona Province. During this battle Sulkaris was slain by Gustaf by a light arrow. Her body was destroyed, but being an immortal sage her spirit retreated along with the remaining Gohma in hiding.

The current Sages caught wind of this disaster and deemed it wise that after a given time a Sage must chose a successor to inherit their powers and abilities. The Sages chose the Huskus called Palagard to assumed Sulkaris' place, and each of the other Sages eventually passed on their powers to descendants in time.

The Gerudo Wars
Around the time of 98 AG, just before the Gerudo Wars, the spirit of Sulkaris wandered into the Kokiri Forest and came upon Mido. Mido conversed with Sulkaris and was entertained by the idea of ruling over the entirety of the forests. Mido worked with Sulkaris to set up an invasion of the Deku Tree's Grove. It was the plan of Sulkaris to incapacitate the current Sage of Forest, the Great Deku Tree, and absorb her Sage powers from him. The attack was unsuccessful and the Kokiri managed to hold the Gohma off, though Saria was killed during the battle and made into a new Sage. For his treachery Mido was banished from the Kokiri Forest.

Sulkaris than opted to outright invade the Kokiri Forest with the entirety of her Gohma forces and absorb the new Sage's powers herself. When asked whom the new Sage of Forest was, Mido lied to Sulkaris and told her that the Great Deku Tree had named Mirora and not Saria the new Sage. During her invasion Sulkaris killed and absorbed Mirora, reconstructing her body and becoming alive again. She did not regain her Sage powers however, and she was swiftly broken and killed by the Great Deku Tree while Saria encased her spirit so that should could not escape. Sulkaris' entrapped spirit was then sealed away in Palagard's Sanctuary, the city of the Huskus, where she is kept under watch by her successor, Palagard.



The Return of Sulkaris
In 160 AG, Lord Akazoo, a disgruntled Hylian general, feeling cheated out of marriage to Princess Zelda IV and denied the glory he earned in the Gerudo Wars, plotted for a rebellion against the Royal Family. Through Evaleen, Akazoo discovered the existence of Sulkaris and the Gohma. After unleashing a series of attacks on Hyrule Castle and Airu, he turns to Palagard's Sanctuary, where he learned that he could free Sulkaris, obtain the Heart of Palagard and become a God of the Gohma. At the Sanctuary, Palagard attempts to talk him to reason, but the mad Akazoo wouldn't listen and instead attacks the Sanctuary, killing Palagard and freeing Sulkaris from her prison.

With Palagard dead, Sulkaris is resurrected at Grand Central Hive and her mind infused into every Gohma. Her victory is short-lived however, as Princess Zelda, Link, Rauru and General Kazakk lead an assault on the hive and kill her once and for all, finally ending the Gohma threat forever.

Trivia
- Sulkaris' stained glass window is one of two that do not feature the three halos of the Goddesses, the other being Lord Dakkon. This is likely because she and Dakkon both betrayed the Goddesses.