Asura

In the eyes of the Bastet, the original Wyrm of Balance (whom they call Cahlash) is still out there, serving his purpose and courting Nala (the Wyld). The whole mess with Banes and other nasty things that plague Gaia comes from the Asura, a being that is the reincarnated form of Cahlash's hate against his brother Rajah (the Weaver) and his despair for his loneliness. When he ripped him off, he hoped that he would destroy the things of Rajah, but the Asura turned into a multitude of serpents that infested the world, leading to the creation of Banes, vampires and other rotten things. All these things seem to be different, but they all are Asura in his many faces.