Ysalte
Names: Ysaltethe Vinegar Bitchthe Downward SpiralGoddess of Hopelessness and Insanity Ysalte
First appears in Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods, chapter 33 (33)
Appearances
What you know
Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Ch 66Ysalte, called the Vinegar Bitch, is the goddess the Semeru Dwarves of the ninth floor worship; she kills every crawler who comes near.
- Ch 66Allister's cookbook note says Ysalte is hated by gods and demons, schemes constantly, and punishes those who abuse her world.
- Ch 66Mordecai reveals the Nebulars, who also sponsor Sister Ines, have recently been sponsoring Ysalte.
- Ch 67The goddess Ysalte was Sister Ines's celestial patron, and she enters the realm to avenge the bard's death.
- Ch 68Ysalte is a level-250 Goddess of Hopelessness and Insanity, sponsored by Pontifex Shine of the Nebular Balance, and invulnerable on this floor.
- Ch 68Ysalte, worshipped by the citizens of Larracos, champions outcasts and is one of the few deities who sponsor bards.
- Ch 68Ysalte is half-sister and niece to her former lover Taranis; threatened with the Nothing by Apito, she fled to Sheol.
- Ch 68Ysalte appears as a young female dwarf with a pickaxe and a sparking candle helmet; her presence turns potions to vinegar.
- Ch 71The goddess Ysalte is killed; her worshippers permanently gain the Despondent debuff and a Memorial Crystal will appear on a future floor.
- Ch 71Amayon says Ysalte was the mother of his child.
Connections
- enemy ofAmayon
- ally ofNebularssponsors her
- related toSemeru dwarvesworship her
- related toSister Ines Quiteriaher celestial patron
- enemy ofLouis Santiago 2
- related toPontifex Shinesponsored by
- family ofTaranishalf-sister, niece and former lover
- partner ofAmayonformer lovers with a child
- enemy ofPsamathe
- related toLarracosworshipped by its citizens
- related toYagoher totem
- enemy ofPaz Loher totem who killed her
Key moments
- Book 6 · Ch 66Ysalte and the Nebulars
Mordecai identifies Ysalte as the deadly Vinegar Bitch and reveals that the Nebulars sponsor both her and Sister Ines, explaining the cult's genocidal aims.
- Book 6 · Ch 67Death of Sister Ines
Climbing to the 32nd floor, Carl knocks out the charging Sister Ines and Louis stabs her to death, drawing her patron Ysalte into the realm.
- Book 6 · Ch 68Ysalte arrives
Ysalte rises from Sister Ines's corpse, vows Louis will suffer, and attacks Samantha, whose head deflects the goddess's pickaxe.
- Book 6 · Ch 68Amayon's true form
The snake collapses through the building and Carl's teleport trap frees Amayon into his giant true form, though he stays enslaved to Ysalte.
- Book 6 · Ch 68The Missing Piece begins
Where the Sidewalk Ends completes and a hybrid world quest starts: crawlers in Cuba must survive a card battle against Ysalte and help Amayon break free within ten minutes.
- Book 6 · Ch 69The final card battle
On the ruined 32nd floor, Carl's team battles Amayon's demon totems and Ysalte's deck while the building collapses, quickly emptying Amayon's hand.
- Book 6 · Ch 69Ysalte's Raid Stash
Ysalte steals cards from every crawler and summons stolen totems including Zhe and Frank Q against them, as Tran kills Amayon's last totem below.
- Book 6 · Ch 71Paz Lo slays Ysalte
Using an arrow from Katia, the totem-crawler Paz Lo kills the goddess Ysalte, completing the quest with two seconds left.
- Book 8 · Ch 43Osvaldo explains the memorial crystals
Carl messages Osvaldo, who reveals he had two memorial crystals for Tupa and Ysalte, both rejected, and gave one to Prepotente.