Ch'aska's Flower Painting

Ch'aska Aya Ayar got her first name later in life after the Incan goddess Ch'aska. The young girl would sit high up in the mountains every evening and bathe in the pink and orange light of the sun as it set behind the hills. The townsfolk gave her this nickname from the radiant warmth she would bring down with her when she would return, a serene glow seemed to emanate from her and tint the grey stone buildings in wonderful colours as she strolled back home. The goddess herself noticed this young woman, and rather than being envious or angry at having her name used in this fashion as most deities would, she sensed the good in the soul of Aya Ayar and eventually grew fond of the girl. Being the goddess of dusk, she would often find the young incan woman admiring the colours, the smells and the sounds of the sunset, and this appreciation of her work in turn made the goddess more appreciative of humans, especially of Aya.