Personality: She is what every good mother should be, kind, nurturing, understanding and endlessly patient with her children. To other creatures though, she is vicious, cruel and uncaring. Any that harm her babies pay with life or limb, but distancing yourself from her brood may not be enough to keep you safe. She loves the feeling of draining energy from a still living being, and if she has to get her claws a bit dirty, no harm no foul.
The only creatures safe from her transgressions are other Kijikaiaku, and not due to some sense of camaraderie or respect for Gaia. It's simply too risky to kill one when they may be reborn with their memories intact.