Lighting the Brimstone Heart

Demons have their own traditions during the Snowstorm. They don't tell tales, as they are repulsive to their harsh nature. Instead, the horned ones recall the legend of how their great volcano, the Brimstone Heart, went out.

This happened in ancient times. The volcano died out overnight for an unknown reason. And then winter descended on the demon capital and their lands.

The elder shamans searched for a long time for a solution and found an ancient scroll that spoke of the artifact Kandel. It was this artifact that possessed the power to restore fire.

The young demoness Erma wanted to help and set out to search for the artifact. But she couldn't find Kandel. However, in remote northern libraries, she found a treatise on the creation of this artifact. It turned out to be a white staff with red cloths, on which writing was inscribed inside.

But the elders didn't believe her, for in their books, Kandel was a chalice with fire inside. But Erma was steadfast. She created a white staff as instructed in the book, and then spent days and nights weaving magic into the red cloth, sealing it with writing. She poured so much faith and despair into the creation of the new Kandel that she didn't even notice how she had woven all her hope and love for her home into the artifact.

On the thirteenth day, she brought her shining artifact to the mouth of the volcano. To whistles and jeers, she threw it into the black abyss. Before the shamans' laughter had even died down, a pillar of fire erupted from the depths of the earth, illuminating the sky. The Sulphur Heart began to beat again!

Since then, every Snowstorm, demons remember the name of Erma—the young demoness who proved wiser than all the shamans and returned fire to the demon volcano.