Badb
Description: crow,aspect of Morrighan, harbinger of death
Skills: Any Weapon Attack, Any Weapon Parry,
Spells: Bladesharp, Demoralize
Divine Magic: Fear, Become Crow, Command Crow, Worship Badb
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Become Crow
Banba
Description: First settler in Ireland, one of the godesses of Sovereignty
Skills:
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Bestow Kingship, Bless King, Curse King, Bless Land,
Curse Land
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Bless King
Bladud
Description: King of Britain, built Bath - Caer Badum - and the temple
baths of Minerva, killed when flying from temple of Apollo
Skills:
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Flight
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Flight
Boand
Description: Goddess of River Boyne
Boann/Boand ("She of the White Cows" goddess of the Boyne,mother of
Angus, wife of Elcmar)
Skills: Boat, Swim, World Lore, Human Lore
Spirit Magic: Glamour, River Eye
Divine Magic: Float, Breathe Water, Raise Water, Summon Undine, Worship
Boanne
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Float
Cliodhna
Description: Goddess of beauty, loved a mortal - Ciabhan, when he was
hunting, Manannan mac Lir put her to sleep and pulled her back to the otherworld,
she had three birds who could sing the sick to sleep and cure them
Skills: Craft (Cosmetics), Human Lore, First Aid
Spirit Magic: Heal, Sleep,
Divine Magic: Healing Trance, Heal Body, Charisma
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Healing Trance
Easal
Description: King of the Golden Pillars, seven magical pigs were always
renewed after being eaten, stolen by Lugh
Elcmar
Description: Husband of Boann,original inhabitant of New Grange
Flaitheas
Description: Goddess of sovrereignty, met Niall
Skills:
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Bestow Kingship, Bless King, Curse King, Bless Land,
Curse Land
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Bless King
Flanthean
Description: Goddess of Sovregnty
Skills:
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Bestow Kingship, Bless King, Curse King, Bless Land,
Curse Land
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Bless King
Gan-Ceann / Gan-Geann
Description: "Without a head" or "Love talker" appears in lonely places
and courts single women, leaving them swiftly to pine away
Skills: Seduce, Craft (Love Making)
Spirit Magic: Silver Tongue, Glamour
Divine Magic: Charisma, Worship Gan-Ceann
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Charisma
Mechi
Description: Morrighan's son, killed by Ogma's son
Morrigan
Description: Goddess of War/Terror, Shapechanger (Heifer, Eel, Wolf,
Raven, Crow, Great Queen, major Goddess in Ireland, had a lust for war,
a lust for men, mated with Dagda while straddling a river
Skills: Spear Attack, Shield Parry, Javelin
Spirit Magic: Bladesharp, Protection, Fanaticism, Demoralise
Divine Magic: Fear, Beserker, Shield, Turn Into (Heifer, Eel, Wolf,
Raven, Crow)
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Turn Into (Heifer, Eel, Wolf, Raven, Crow)
Nechtan
Description: Husband of Boann, guardian of well of knowledge, when
Boann found him, the waters rose up and chased her, becoming the river
Boyne
Skills:
Spirit Magic: River Eye
Divine Magic: Breathe Water, Bless Water, Raise Flood
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Bless Water
Nemhglan/Nemglan
Description: Bird God, children are birds who can turn into warriors,
appeared to Mess Buachalla, made love and their son Conaire tried to shoot
a flock of birds but his father appeared and told him to strip and walk
to Tara with his sling shot, becoming king of Ireland
Skills: Understand Birds, Animal Lore
Spirit Magic: Mobility
Divine Magic: Speak With Birds, Grow Wings, Worship Nemhglan
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Speak With Birds
Anu
Description: She who nurtures well the gods
Bile
Description: Lord of Life and Death, came from Spain - the Land of
the Dead, recognised at Beltaine, husband of Danu, ancestor of Irish, father
of Miled, known elsewhere as Bel, Beli or Belenus
Skills: Spear Attack, Shield Parry, Bow Attack
Spirit Magic: Light, Lightwall
Divine Magic: Sunbright, Truespear, Predict Future, Heal Body, Sun
Spear
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Sunbright
Sheela na Gig/Sheila na Cioch
Description: Shown naked, large breasts, legs apart showing her vagina,
fertile mother, gives birth and death, earth mother
Skills: Midwifery, Craft (Carnal Sex), Craft (Love Making)
Spirit Magic: Heal
Divine Magic: Couvade, Safe Birth, Bless Birth, Conceive
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Bless Birth
Trefuilngid Tre-Eochair
Description: Ancient legendary being, carried a stone tablet and a
branch on which grew fruit, flowers and nuts, controlled the rising and
setting sun, Historian of Ireland
Neit/Net
Description: Husband of Nemainn, "Vigour/Exhaltation in combat" grandfather
of Balor, god of Warriors
Cailleach Bheare
Description: South west Munster mountain goddess, she had eternal youth
while a series of husbands died of old age
Skills:
Spirit Magic: Glamour
Divine Magic: Retain Youth, Invigorate, Worship Cailleach Bheare, Snow,
Freeze Earth,
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Retain Youth
Donn
Description: God/Lord of the Dead, lived on island SW of Munster, told
souls how to reach underworld)
Skills:
Spirit Magic: Second Sight
Divine Magic: Free Ghost, Summon Dead, Command Dead, Gift Dead, Bind
Ghost, Worship Donn
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Free Ghost
Cuimhne
Description: Hag of Sovreignty, could transform into a beautiful woman
but changed back afterwards
Skills:Act, Disguise, Orate
Spirit Magic: Image Creation
Divine Magic: Become Beautiful, Worship Cuimhne
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Become Beautiful
Fintan/Finton
Description: Salmon of Knowledge, eater of magic hazlenuts, bestower
of wisdom, Summon of flood, shapechanger salmon
Skills: Wisdom, Human Lore
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Summon Flood, Become Salmon, Salmon Leap, Worship Fintan
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Summon Flood
Fodla
Description: Goddess of sovereignty
Skills: Orate
Spirit Magic: Glamour
Divine Magic: Bless Hero, Worship Fodla
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Bless Hero
Mor
Description: Sun goddess, ancestress of Royal house of Munster
Skills: Bow Attack, Spear Attack
Spirit Magic: Light, Lantern
Divine Magic: Sunbright, Sun Spear
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Sunbright
Fomorians
Description: Original inhabitants of Ireland, lived beyond or under
the sea, king was Balor, accumulated powers of evil and darkness, fought
later waves of invaders
Balor
Description: King of Formorians, prophesied that his grandson would
kill him, locked up his daughter Ethniu, Cian mac Cainte slept with her,
their son Lugh. Balor the One Eye, spied on druids preparing draught of
wisdom, some splashed into his eyemaking it baleful, kept eyelid closed
and four servants raised it to kill others. Lugh put out his eye with a
sling stone at Mag Tuired
Skills:
Spirit Magic: Demoralise, Disruption
Divine Magic: Baleful Eye, Fear
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Baleful Eye
Bres mac Alatha/mac Elatha
Description: Son of Tuathan Eriu begot by Formorian Elatha, became
king of Ireland, husband of Brigid, bad king, caused monopoly of food,
joined Formorians, killed by Lugh
Skills: Spear Attack, Shield Parry, Craft (Farming), Craft (Ploughing),
Bargain
Spirit Magic: Bleadesharp
Divine Magic: Bless Crops
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Bless Crops
Elatha
Description: "The Fair", Formorian king, realm was across the seas,
slept with a woman of De Danaan and their son joined his tribe in battle
Skills: Swim, Trident Attack, Net Parry
Spirit Magic: True Net, River Eye
Divine Magic: Breathe Air/Water, Command (Sea Creatures), Summon Monster,
Drown, Float, Bless Water
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Float
Octrialach
Description: Formorian, found how Dianecht could resurrect people in
Well of Slaine and showed his tribe where it was so they filled it in
Ruadan
Description: Son of Bres and Brigit, fought on Formorian side, spy,
wounded by Goibniu
Cenchos the Footless
Description:
Morc
Description: King of Formorians
Conann
Description: King of Formorians
Dealgnaid/Dalny
Description: Parholon's Queen
Sera
Description: Partholan's father
Partholon
Description: Leader of first invasion of Ireland, chief of every craft,
cleared plains for husbandry, reaper of last sheaf, came from West, came
after the Flood had subsided
Skills: Craft (All), Ploughing
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Master (Skill),
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Master (Skill)
Tuan mac Carill
Description: Nephew of Partholan, Sole survivor of Partholon's invasion,
Changed shape, eaten as a salmon by the wife of King Carill, recalled history
of Ireland
Skills: Tell History, Orate
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Become Salmon, Become Deer, Become Eagle, Become Boar,
Recall History
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Recall History
Mach/Macha
Description: Aspect of Morrighan, Goddess of Ulster, Wife of Nemed,
Macha the Red, Warrioress Goddess, wife of Crunnchu, from the underworld,
Wife of Nuada
Skills: Speat Attack, Shield Parry, Run
Spirit Magic: Mobility, Bladesharp
Divine Magic: Fleet Foot, True Spear
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Fleet Foot
Nemed
Description: King of Ireland, came from Scythia after Partholon, defeated
Formorians 3 times
Firbolg
Description: "Bag Men", came originally from Thrace where they were
slaves, held Ireland after death of Nemed and before the Tuatha de Danaan,
ruled Connacht after battles
Sreng
Description: Firbolg who cut off Nuadu's hand
Eochy mac Erc
Description: King of Firbolgs, husband of Taltiu/Telta
Caer Ibormeith
Description: Shape shifter, beloved/wife of Angus, daughter of Ethal
Divine Magic: Become Swan, Command Swan, Worship Caer Ibormeith
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Become Swan
Cian mac Cainte
Description: Father of Lugh, shapeshifter - pig, created Black Pig's
Dyke when he changed into a pig to run from Tuirenn's sons - separates
North and South Irelend
Divine Magic: Become Pig, Become Hound, Change Other into Hare
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Credne/Credre
Description: Smith of the Tuatha de Danaan, worker in bronze and gold,
helped Dianecht to make Nuadu's Silver Hand)
Skills: Craft (Armouring), Craft (Weaponmaking), Craft (Smithing),
Craft (Gold), Devise
Spirit Magic: Heat Metal
Divine Magic: Armouring Enchantment, True Smithing, Worship Creidre,
Sharpen Weapon, Enchant Bronze, Enchant Gold
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: True Smithing
Anu/Danu
Description: The mother of the gods of Ireland, twin hills near Kilarny
in Munster named Paps of Anu, ancestress of the Tuatha de Danaan. Danu
-Ancestress of the Tuatha de Danaan, Goddess of Earth/Soveriegnty, Fertility
Skills: Orate, Craft (Household)
Spirit Magic: Healing
Divine Magic: Bless Crops, Bless Birth, Bless King, Bless Land, Worship
Danu,
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Bless Crops
Dian Cecht/Dian-Cecht/Dianecht
Description: Healer, God of medicine and healing, magic spring , battle
wounded, dead warriors, healing and resurrecting, Grandfather of Lugh,
physician, made Nuadu's silver hand, blessed a well which healed the wounded
Skills: First Aid, Treat Disease, Treat Poison, Plant Lore, Mineral
Lore, Brew (Healing Potions)
Spirit Magic: Preserve Herbs, Heal, Poison Purge
Divine Magic: Heal Body, Heal Wound, Resurrection
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Possession: Heal Body
Gobniu/Goibhui/Goibniu/Gobhan Saor/Gobhan Suor
Description: Smith, Brewer of Beer, Weaponmaker, Smith of Tuatha de
Danaan, made weapons to kill the Formorians, killed Ruadan who spied on
his work, Crafty smith or mason, analagous to Gofannon
Skills: Craft (Armouring), Craft (Weaponmaking), Craft (Smithing),
Craft (Brewing), Mineral Lore
Spirit Magic: Heat Metal
Divine Magic: Armouring Enchantment, Worship Gobniu, Sharpen Weapon,
Enchant Iron, Enchant Bronze
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Sharpen Weapon
Luchtar
Description: Carpemter of the Tuatha de Danaan, he could work at great
speed and repaired weapons on the battlefield, brother of Gobniu and Creighne
Skills: Craft (Carpenter), Craft (Wood)
Spirit Magic: Repair
Divine Magic: Shape Wood, Enchant Wood
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Shape Wood
Lug /Lugh
Description: Grandson of Balor, son of Ethniu and Cian, fostered by
Manannan and Tailtiu, guardian of spear of Gorias which killed all opponents,
helped Tuatha de Danaan against Formorians, accepted by Nuadu because of
his many skills, became substitute king after Nuadu lost his hand, abdicated
when the hand was replaced, became king, killed Balor, father of CuChulainn,
god of light and sun victorious over darkness
Skills: Spear Attack, Shield Parry, Sling Attack
Spirit Magic: Speedart, Bladesharp, Light
Divine Magic: Master (Skill), All Master, Truespear, Sureshot, Heal
Body, Heal Wound, Sunbright
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: All Master
Morfessa
Description: "Great Knowledge" master of wisdom, lived in Falias, gave
the Stone of Fal to Tuatha de Danaan - shrieked when a king sat on it
Esras
Description: Master of wisdom, who gave Lugh his spear which ensured
victory in battle
Nuada Silver Hand
Description: King of Tuatha de Danaan, lost his hand, replaced with
silver then flesh, killed at Mag Tuired, analagous with Nodens, held the
Sword of Nuada
Skills: Sword Attack, Shield Parry
Spirit Magic: Bladesharp, Fanaticism
Divine Magic: Shield, Sever Spirit, Truesword
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Truesword
Ogma
Description: God of Oratory and Literature, Inventor of Writing, The
Champion, Warrior of Tuatha de Danaan, invented Ogham alphabet,captured
Speaking Sword of King Tethra, analagous to Ogmios
Skills: Read/Write (Ogham), Orate, Recite Poetry, Spear Attack, Shield
Parry, Sword Attack
Spirit Magic: Bladesharp, Protection
Divine Magic: Truespear, Truesword, Shield, Good Voice, Listen To Me,
Worship Ogma
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Listen To Me
Angus/Angus mac Og/Aengus/Oengus
Description: God of Love, God of youth, son of Dagda and Boann, shapeshifter
(swan), song to send people to sleep), fostered by Midir, met an otherworldly
maiden Caer Ibornmeith in a dream and found her with the help of Bodb in
the form of a swan on a lake with 149 girl/swans, he formed the shape of
a swan and sang them to sleep.Given New grange as his home
Skills: Orate, Sing, Seduction, Acting, Craft (Love Making)
Spirit Magic: Glamour, Sleep
Divine Magic: Charisma, Become Swan, Sleeping Song, Worship Angus,
Love Charm
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Love Charm
The Dagda
Description: All-Father, husband of Morrighan, builder of forts, harper
- Magical Harp, three tunes of Sorrow, Sleep and laughter, guardian of
cauldron which fed all who needed it, "Good God", ""Lord of Great Knowledge",
Patron of Druids, Great Club, Built fortresses, 1st November eat bowl of
porridge, mate with a goddess, calls the seasons
Skills: Human Lore, Play (Harp), Club Attack, Club Parry, Shield Parry
Skills: Spirit Magic: Bludgeon
Divine Magic: Song of Sleep, Song of Sorrow, Song of Laughter, Worship
Dagda, Crush, True Maul, Sever Spirit, Resurrection, Bowl of Plenty
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: True Maul
Brigit/Brigid
Description: Learning, Culture, Skills, Hearth, Home, Wells, Healing,
daughter of the Dagda, known as Brigantia in Britain and Brigindo in Gaul
Skills: First Aid, Craft (Cook), Plant Lore, Treat Disease, Craft (Firemaking),
Craft (Midwife)
Spirit Magic: Healing, Vigour, Ignite
Divine Magic: Heal Wound, Heal Body, Cure Disease, Bless Hearth, Purify
Water, Raise Water, Worship Brigit, Couvade
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Heal Wound
Eriu
Description: One of the goddesses of sovereignty of Ireland
Miach
Description: Made hand of flesh for Nuada, making his father Dianect
jealous and he wounded his son 4 times, the last fatally - healer and father
of healing plants
Skills: First Aid, Treat Disease, Treat Poison, Plant Lore, Surgery,
Find Healing Plants
Spirit Magic: Preserve Herbs, Heal
Divine Magic: Heal Body, Heal Wound, Regenerate
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Possession: Heal Wound
Semias
Description: Master of wisdom, gave the cauldron of knowledge and satiety
to the Dagda
Tailtiu
Description: Foster mother of Lugh,daughter of the Kng of Spain, cleared
a plain on the site of Coill huan
Uscias
Description: Master of wisdom, gave Nuadu the Sword of Light
Aed mac Lir
Description: Son of Aobh, was turned into a swan by his stepmother
Aoife
Aobh
Description: First wife of Lir, mother of Fionnuala, Aed, Conn
and Fiachna
Aoife
Description: Air Witch, turned step-children into swans, Foster daughter
of Bodh Dearg, married Lir, turned his children into swans for 900 years,
turned into a witch of the air by Bodh Dearg, doomed to sweep the winds
until doomsday)
Skills: World Lore
Divine Magic: Turn into Swan, Increase Wind, Decrease Wind, Cloud Call,
Cloud Clear, Worship Aoife, Flight
Common Divine Magic: 1 and 2 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Flight
Ard-Greimne
Description: Father of Scathath and Aoife, "High Power"
Manamman mac Lir/Manannan mac Lir/Manannan Mac Lir
Description: Sea God, Lord of the Sea, guardian of Blessed Isles (Arran,
Man), Shapechanger, Magician, Chariot rode the waves, older than Tuatha
de Danaan although their ally, prepared the Sidhe when the Sons of Miled
came, father of many Heroes and Gods, had magical coracle, cupof truth,shape
shifter and visitor of women at night, analagous to Mnawyddan
Skills: Boating, Sword Attack, Shield Parry, Seduce, Animal Lore, World
Lore, Drive (Chariot)
Spirit Magic: Light, Bladesharp, Protection, Image Creation, Repair,
Endurance
Divine Magic: Shield, Sunbright, Truesword, Sever Spirit, Float, Hie
Boat, Command Swine, Worship Manannan Mac Lir, Change Shape, Float, Worship
Manamman mac Lir, Summon Undine, Command Undine, Hie Wagon, Water Walking,
Become (Creature), Clairvoyance
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Change Shape
Aonbarr
Description: Magical horse, could travel on land or sea magical horse
belonging to Manannan mac Lir, could travel on land and sea and was ridden
by Lugh on his quest for the Sword of Light
Skills: Ride, Animal Lore
Spirit Magic: Mobility
Divine Magic: Speak With Horses, Wavewalking, Worship Aonbarr
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Speak With Horses
Lir/Ler
Description: Sea God, Great Sea, Father of Manannan, had four children
by Aobh, Fionnuala, Aed, Conn and Fiachra, married her sister who turned
his children into swans, he he is analagous to Lear/Llyr
Skills: Boating, Swim, Ocean Lore
Spirit Magic: Endurance
Divine Magic: Float, Hie Boat, Worship Lir, Summon Undine, Command
Undine, Breathe Air/Water
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Breathe Air/Water
Aine
Description: Goddess of love and fertility, goddess of Sovereignty
in SW Ireland, wife/daughter of Manannan Mac Lir
Skills: Seduce, Craft (Farming), PLant Lore, World Lore
Spirit Magic: Glamour
Divine Magic: Bestow Kingship, Bless Crops, Bless King, Curse King,
Bless Land, Curse Land, Love Charm, Bless Wife
Common Divine Magic: All
Divine Spirit Possession: Bless Wife
Mangan
Description: Son of Manannan, illusions, shape changer of others
Mongan
Description: King of Ireland, son of Manannan by Cantigerna, wife of
Fiacha , skilled in magic, poetry and kingship
Skills: Poetry, Lawspeaking
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Lead Others,
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Lead Others
Niamh
Description: Daughter of Manannan, loved Oisin and lived with him for
300 years in Tir na Nog
Mac Cecht
Description: God of eloquence, son of Ogma, after the death of Nuada,
he consulted with Ith, a stranger, as to who should rule Ireland, but Ith
seemed to have designs on the island and they killed him
Skills: Orate, Fast Talk
Spirit Magic: Silvertongue
Divine Magic: Glamour, Lie
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Lie
Milesians
Description: Ancestor of Gaels, defeated Tuatha de Danaan and arrived
via Sythia, Eygpt and Spain
Ith
Description: Nephew of Miled, lived in a tall tower in Spain and saw
Ireland, he travelled there in a boat just after the Tuatha de Danaan had
defeated the Formorians, but they thought he was leading an invasion and
killed him, sparking off the Milesians' invasion
Moriath
Description: Daughter of Scoriath, king of Gaul, loved by Labraid Longseach
while Craiftine played his harp to send her parents to sleep
Miled/Mil/Milesius
Description: Spanish soldier, Ith's uncle, led final invasion of Ireland
Skills:
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic:
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession:
Craiftine
Description: Harper to Labraid Longseach, a king who had horse ears,
discovered by his barber who told a tree which was cut down and the wood
used to make a harp which when played revealed the truth about the king,
harp could send people to sleep
Skills: Play Harp, Sing
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Truetune, Song of Sleep
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Song of Sleep
Fand
Description: Wife of Manannan, sister of Labraid, given to CuChulainn
who relinquished her, she returned to Manannan who shook his cloak between
them so they would never meet again
Scoriath
Description: King of Gaul, daughter was Moriath beloved of Labraid
Longseach
Amergin
Description: Son of Miled, Judge and Poet, ala Taliesin, enabled Milesians
to enter Ireland by promising each of the goddesses of Sovreignty to name
the isle after them
Annergis/Amergin
Description: Son of Miled, judge and poet
Skills: Recite Poetry, Lawspeaker, Judge
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Truevoice, Staff of Justice
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Truevoice
Eber
Description: Son of Miled, fought and lost to his brother Eremon for
Kingship of Ireland
Eremon
Description: King of Ireland, fought his brother Eber, all kings of
Ireland are descended from him
Tigernmas
Description: Ancient king, brought in worship of Cromm Cruach, name
means "Lord of Death", brought gold mining, silver smithing and weaving
of tartans
Crom Cruach
Description: Solar God, offered first fruits and first born in pagan
times, bowed down to St Patrick and sank into the earth
Skills: Craft (Farming), Craft (Ploughing)
Spirit Magic: Fod Song
Divine Magic: Bless Crops, Sunripen, Bear Fruit
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Sunripen
Ollav Fola
Description: King of Milesians, 1000BC, lawgiver
Scota
Description: Daughter of a pahroah, wife of Milesius, mother of Goidel,
ancestress of the Scots
Speir-Bhean
Description: Spirit or wise-woman encountered by poets in lonely places
Merrow/Murdhuacha
Description: Mermaid, appear before storms and married mortals
Maelduine
Description: Son of a raped nun, searched for his father Ailill's murderes
and sailed on a skin boat to the Blessed Islands
Irish Heroes - Conaire Mess Buachalla, Conall Cernach, Conan Maol, Conchobar mac Nessa, Conganchas mac Daire, Conlaoch
Bran mac Febel
Description: Hero - sailed to Lands of Women in the Blessed Isles,
entertained royally and returned home to find that many years had passed
Niall of the Nine Hostages
Description: King of Ireland in the 4th century
Cairenn
Description: Aspect of Sovereignty, mother of Niall, concubine of Eochu
Aoife
Description: Woman warrior,Scathach's rival, defeated and given child
by CuChulainn, gained revenge when he marruied Emer, raised his son Conlaoch
in every skill and gave him three geases - never give way to anyone, never
refuse a challenge and never tell anyone his name
Cathbad
Description: Druid of Conchobar mac Nessa, prophesied CuChulainn's
greatness and Ulster's sorrow
Scathach
Description: Women warrior of Alba, trained Cu Chulainn, lived on Isle
of Skye)
Sceanbh
Description: Wife of Craiftine the Harper
Rigru Roisclethan
Description: Queen of Benn Edair, form of Sovereignty, warned Conn
to put away Becuma his wife or Ireland would stay a wasteland
Conn Cetchathach
Description: King of Ireland, led astray by his wife Becuma, when Ireland
became a wasteland without wheat/milk, quested for a son of perfect parents,
found him in Otherworld, agreed to be sacrificed, old woman showed druids
and queen were bad advisors
Segda Saerlbraid
Description: Son of Rigru Roisclethian, otherworld youth of sinless
parents, sought to be sacrificed to save Ireland
Dubh
Description: Druidess, drowned her bigamous husband's wife and he cast
a slingshot at her,drowning her in the black pool (Dublin) known as Nigratherma
by the Romans
Flidais
Description: Master of woodland beasts, mated to Fergus mac Roich whom
only she could satisfy sexually
Skills: Craft (Carnal Sex), Craft (Love Making), Craft (Courtesan Sex)
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Speak to Beasts, Command Beast, Satiate
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Satiate
Nessa
Description: Wife of Cathbad who kiled her tutors, was called Assa
"Gentle" but took up arms and was "Ungentle", bore Conchobar on same day
as Christ's birth
Ailill mac Matach
Description: King of Connacht, husband of Medb, owned a great bull
Finnbennach (Whitehorn) his wife was jealous and wanted the brown one (Donn
Cuailuge) in Ulster and prompted the Cattle Raid of Ulster . Slain by Medb
after she found him lying with a maiden on May Day even though she took
many lovers
Medb
Description: Queen of Conalt/Connacht, Sexually Ravenous, aspect of
Sovreignty, caused the Cattle Raid of Ulster
Anluan
Description: Hero of Connacht, accompanied Maeve on the cattle raid,
slain by Connall
Ardan
Description: Brother of Naoisi, who was the lover of Deirdriu
Ainle
Description: Brother of Naoisi, lover of Deidriu
Bricriu
Description: Poet and Satirist, mischief-maker
Skills: Poetry, Orate, Fast Talk, Sing
Spirit Magic: Glamour
Divine Magic: Lie, Charisma, Worship Bricriu, Wound Tongue
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Wound Tongue
Cu Chulainn
Description: Hero of Red Branch, berserker warrior, salmon leap, great
spear, son of Lugh, and Deichtre
Skills: Spear Attack, Shield Parry, Jump, Understand Dogs
Spirit Magic: Bladesharp, Fanaticism
Divine Magic: Truespear, Berserker, Salmon Leap
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possesion: Berserker
Blanaid/Blathnat
Description: Wife of Cu Roi mac Daire, was won by him in battle, loved
CuChulainn and told him to tie her husband's hair to his bed
Cu Roi mac Daire
Description: King of Munster, many powers, gained many Hallows
Fercetrniu
Description: Poet of Cu Roi, grabbed his master's murdress and threw
them both of a cliff
Finnbhenach
Description: Shape shifter - White bull
Spirit Magic: Ironhand
Divine Magic: Become Bull, Bull Roar, Worship Finnbhenach
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Become Bull
[Third Century AD]
Caoilte mac Ronan
Description: Of the Fianna, their best runner, slew Lir, poet and warrior
Skills: Run, Recite Poetry, Spear Attack, Shiled Parry
Spirit Magic: Mobility, Bladesharp
Divine Magic: Fleet Foot, Truespear, Compose Poem
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Fleet Foot
Creidne (Woman warrior within the Fianna, fled her home after
her father begat three sons upon her)
Description:
Finn mac Cumhaid/Fionn mac Cumhal /Finn mac Cool
Description: Hero, god of wisdom, love, fighting, sorcery, Hero,
warrior, gained knowledge by cooking salmon of knowldge and tasting fat
on his thumb, son of Cumhal and Muirne, warrior and poet, he learned poetry
from Finneces and sucked the fat of the Salmon of Wisdom that splashed
him as he cooked it, so he could chew his thumb to gain foreknowledge of
events, he was head of the Fianna, wasted away into the Otherworld, built
Giants' Causeway
Skills: Recite Poetry, Spear Attack, Shield Parry, Wisdom, Seduce
Spirit Magic:
Divine Magic: Truevoice, Predict Future, Truespear
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Predict Future
Oisin
Description: Bard, Poet, Warrior and Traveller
Skills: Play Harp, Recite Poetry, Sing, Spear Attack, Shield Parry
Spirit Magic: Silver Tongue, Glamour
Divine Magic: Charisma, True Harp, True Sword, Worship Oisin
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Charisma
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne
Description: Diarmuid of the Love Spot, foster-son of Angus, received
a love spot from a woman which meant that no woman could look on him without
desiring him
Skills: Seduction, Human Lore
Spirit Magic: Glamour
Divine Magic: Charisma, Love Charm, Worship Diarmuid
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Love Charm
Aideen
Description: Wife of Fionn mac Cumhall's grandson Oscar, died of grief
when he fell in battle
Irnan
Description: Hag, tried to enchant the Fianna, changed into a monster
and was kiled by Goll after Fionn accepted the challenge
Art
Description: Hero, son of Conn Cetchathach, banished from Ireland,
challenged step mother to a game of fidchell, won the wand of Cu Roi, won
Delbchaem daughter of Coichend as wife
Coichend
Description: Wife of Morgan, king of Land of Wonders, mother of Delbchaem,
kept guarded in a fotress pallisaded with the heads of her suitors for
a prophecy said that she would be killed on her daughter's wedding day.
Art fought and beheaded her
Grainne
Description: Daughter of Cormac macArt, betrothed to Fionn mac Cumhal
but he was old and she ran away with Diarmuid, after giving his comrades
a sleeping draught, Fionn gave chase but first laid a geas that they may
never spend 2 nights in the same place
Giolla Deacair
Description: Otherworld champion, horse was unrideable, Conan mounted
it to ride to the death, Fionn rescued him from Tir Tairngire
Goll mac Morna
Description: Slew Cumhal, Fionn's father who had taken his eye, made
amends to his son but remained rivals
Murine
Description: Sister in law of Lugh, mother of Fionn
Mog Ruith
Description: Druid and enchanter, had a flying wheel, lived on island
of Valentia off Munster
Aoibhell
Description: Munster faery woman, based at Craig Liath, mistress of
Dubhlainn/Dublin, Tutor of o'Brien, became like a banshee, whoever heard
her harp would not live long
Skills: Play (Harp), Sing
Spirit Magic: Invisibility
Divine Magic: Predict Death, True Harp, Worship Aoibhell
Common Divine Magic: 1 point spells
Divine Spirit Possession: Predict Death
Leanan Sidhe
Description: Fairy Mistress, inspires poets and musicians
Midir
Description: King of Sidhe of Femen, lost Etain his wife, searched
for her for years and found her, played chess with Eochaid and eventually
stole her away in the form of swans
Bodb
Description: King of Sidhe in Munster
Dubhlaing
Description: He loved Aoibhell who said he would die in battle unless
he wore her cloak of invisibility
Tir Na mBeo
Description: Land of the Living, place of everlasting life
Tir na n'Og
Description: Land of Youth
Tir Tairngire
Description: Land of Promise, earthly paradise where dreams came true
Tor na mBan
Description: Land of Women, one of the magical Isles of the West
Hy Breasil
Description: Earthly paradise in the West
Mag Mell
Description: Pleasant Plain where immortals lived - supposedly beneath
the Sea
Mag Mor
Description: Geat Plain, home of the Immortals,men and maidens lived
without shame, always music, ale intoxicating
The Sidhe
Description: Hollow Hills where Sidhe lived - fairies
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