Eagle Mother



The mother of the Tall Ones.


 * Action Mom: Mother to the rest of the Tall Ones, and fights alongside the Hunter to defeat the Godslayer.
 * Big Good
 * Brainwashed and Crazy: Much like her children before her, the Eagle Mother becomes a corrupted spirit towards the end of the game after being cursed by the Godslayer for a third time. It's especially horrific in her case, having spent the majority of the game being the Hunter's lone ally and guide.
 * The Dragon: She plays this role for the Godslayer after he turns her into a corrupted spirit towards the end of the game. From there, she's commanded to both keep the injured Hunter from reaching the tower where the final battle is staged and, when that plan falls through, assist the Godslayer during the first phase of the Hunter's battle with him.


 * Giant Flyer: Played with. The Eagle Mother definitely qualifies as one when the Hunter first meets her in a halfway cursed state. However, when the Godslayer makes his first onscreen appearance in the game to inflict his curse on her again (after the Hunter had just finished purifying her), she has no choice but to reincarnate into a regular eagle to survive it.Unfortunately, she doesn't become gigantic again until she and the Hunter reach the Floating Isle, where the Godslayer ambushes them out of nowhere, turns her into a corrupted spirit like he did to her children, and forces her to become his Dragon during the Hunter's final confrontation with him.


 * Loyal Animal Companion: Quickly becomes one for the Hunter after she reincarnates into a regular eagle.
 * Mr. Exposition: While the Hunter sails onto the first island of the game's setting already knowing that there's darkness over the land that needs purging, the Eagle Mother gives her and by extension players more in-depth knowledge of the intentions of the one responsible for that darkness (the Godslayer), as well as how to go about bringing light back to the land.
 * No Name Given: Outside of being known as the "Eagle Mother" (or even "Mother Eagle" in reverse), she has no real name to speak of. Even the Godslayer doesn't know her to have a proper name, as he simply refers to her as "Eagle Spirit".
 * Noble Bird of Prey: Kindly mother of the gods, plus a giant eagle. Turns into a much smaller but no less majestic regular eagle to assist the Hunter in her quest.


 * Stronger Than You Look: Possibly justified given her status as a goddess, but in her regular eagle form, she's perfectly capable of carrying the Hunter while gliding despite her small stature. She can also carry heavy objects while puzzle-solving.
 * Top God: The Eagle Mother is both the mother goddess of the other four Tall Ones and the creation goddess of the land in which the game takes place. Her status as the supreme deity in the game's universe is further strengthened by the fact that she's the only Tall One whose animal form is one that can fly, giving her a natural connection with the heavens. Adding to that is the fact that her domain, before the Godslayer took it from her, was the Floating Isle, the highest reachable location in the entire game.
 * Wind from Beneath My Wings: As a giant, supernatural avian, it makes perfect sense for the Eagle Mother to be capable of this. A lore tablet in the Forest Plateau goes as far as to advise people to let their minds be eased by the winds produced from the beating of her wings.