The birth of Qudma, though to this day shrouded in mystery and misinformation, was an important milestone in establishing communication with Sukallu. It is around this time that Sukallu begins to be referred to with male pronouns, though it appears to be genderless, largely by analogy by its role as the “Father of Qudma.”

Qudma’s birth was by every account traumatic, and nowhere is the fate or identity of her mother recorded. The origin and use of female pronouns with Qudma is also unclear; it is thought that her role as “mother of Zigaa, mother of Uznu” is responsible for this. However, by the time she was but a few days old, Qudma proved capable of communicating with Sukallu directly without harm, and also communicating with the matter world with relatively reduced harm, though more and more protective measures were required as she aged.

In her youth, it is said that Qudma could be seen by beings of matter without danger, and that she could speak without danger of rupturing eardrums or splintering sanity. However, as she grew into her majority, the lineage of her “father” asserted itself more, and with time it became more dangerous to behold her and more dangerous to speak to her. Recognizing this, Sukallu–apparently wishing to maintain the ongoing communication from the Beyond that had been established–instructed her to take a lover made of matter before it was impossible to do so without bloodshed.

After the birth of Zigaa and Uznu, the Twin Speakers of Sukallu, they served as intermediaries for both their mother and their “grandfather.” When it became necessary for a being made of matter to interact with Qudma in her later years, extensive preparations were required. Special glass, made to specifications she dictated to Uznu, was required to behold any part of her body. Special dampeners, made to an unknown formula known only to Zigaa, were able to permit mother Qudma to be heard without mauling the mind of any who would hear.

It perhaps goes without saying that her later years were filled with lonliness and sorrow, especially after the death of Zigaa and the dwindling supply of dampeners required to speak to her. The last records have her living in an opulent but sealed suite far below ground, her days lonely and infinite.