Charistra

Second to emerge from the corpse of Nelfaros, only moments after her mate Seskarix, Charistra is known to many as the Mother of Dragonkind and the Scarlet Aspect of Passion. As the mother of all existing red dragons, she is the matriarch of the Red Dragonflight.

Charistra lay dormant for thousands of years, slumbering deep in the bowels of Mt. Belthas, the heat of her sleeping body keeping the fires of the mountain burning after she suffered a grievous wound at the hands of giants who tried to slay her. While still in her sleep, Charistra gifted a portion of her essence to a mortal drow named Vieryne, who became her Dragonborn. After her mate was defeated when he was possessed by the spirit of Asmodeus, Charistra awoke from her sleep, allowing Seskarix to take her place in the safety of the mountain to spend the next few millenia healing his wounds. As a result, Charistra now rules the Red Dragonflight, with Vieryne acting as her herald to the Belthasian Empire.

Description
Second in size and power only to her mate, Charistra is sight to behold when she appears before mortals.

Her scales are the deepest scarlet, gleaming in firelight like wet blood. The membranes of her wings are red gossamer, appearing as delicate as lace. Like Seskarix, the gaps in Charistra's scales glow like molten metal. Her horns match her body scales, gradually darkening to black at the tips. Her eyes are similar to Seskarix's, glowing like white-hot iron. Like Seskarix, Charistra's body exudes an intense heat that causes unprotected material to combust in her presence.

Charistra can change shape to take on the form of a mortal. The form she prefers is a seductive, curvacious woman with long, deep scarlet hair with a slightly ruddy complexion. Her eyes do not change between her forms; solid orbs which glow like white-hot metal. The few mortal men who have been allowed to stand in the presence of the humanoid form of Charistra all fall slavishly to their knees before the passionate gaze of the Mother of Dragons.