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  1. In the beginning, the great lord Aton Cimeni created Erinn with the Caliburn, from his divine realm. He was responsible for shaping the world, and the creation of Mana energy, as well as the spread of life, and forestry. Aton Cimeni ruled the divine realm and its four cities, Murias, Falias, Gorias and Findias. Among the divine cities lived the other gods of the world. The Badb Catha, the three goddesses of war. Morrighan, Neamhain, and Macha. Lymilark, the god love, who created the Erg of life throught the land, giving strength and vitality to the people. Goibne, the god of metalsmithing and the forge. Cainte, the god of healing and restoration, and Cernnous, the god of the forests and the hunt. Should we not forget Cichol, the god of the Fomors. These, plus many others, make up the land of the divine. The Celestial bodies that surround Erinn are known as Ladeca, Eweca, and Palala.
  2. Lymilark, together with Jeamiderark, the god of peace, and Hymerark, the god of Freedom, created the humans to populate the world. Cichol created the Fomorian race, and gave to them the land of Uladh. Humans, arriving to Uladh by boat from lands beyond, attempted to settle the land and claim it for their own. The first to settle these lands was a primitive clan known as the Ban. These early people were wise to the nature of mana and Erg, and were great fire mages. They used their fires against the Fomors when they attempted to drive them off the land. The Ban did not understand how to control their gift, and eventually burnt the land to the ground, and burning their people from history as well.
  3. Next, the Partholonians came to Erinn, by boat. They did battle with the Fomor and did it surprisingly well. They managed to push them back and cultivate the land, building great cities in the process. Tallaght, and Avon being their two prized cities. It was around this time that Shakespeare, the first Milletian, came to Erinn from the stars. He had the great ability of Foresight, and warned the Partholons about impending disaster upon their people for the arrogance against the gods. When they did not listen, Shakespeare lured the children away from one of the plagued cities, Avon, and led them north, to the Ulaid region, leading to the founding of Tir Chonaill.
  4. When disaster struck Tallaght, the Partholons pleaded with Shakespeare to help them, so he lured the plague rats into the river, but it wasn't enough, and the people grew angry with him, casting him from the city. As Tallaght was weakened, the Fomors moved in and took the city over, leaving it in ruins, as it remains to this day. The Gods took the remaining empty city of Avon, and moved it to its own realm, creating a prison to hold Shakespeare for his interference.
  5. The Nemhed were the next to come to Uladh, being great craftsman, they devised a great plan to save themselves from both the plague that ravaged the island, and the Fomors, who didn't suffer from the plague. They set about building the Rath, a massive underground castle, that stretched beneath the entirety of Uladh. When the Fomor came for them, they had no choice but to flee Uladh entirely, sailing off in three directions, one to the East, one to the south, and the other to the north. The group that headed east eventually founded Cor village, and revered the great goddess Irinid for protecting them in the new land.
  6. The group that travelled south, wound up in a far away land, and became slaves. They eventually escaped and returned to Erinn as the Fir Bolg, meaning "The bearer of bags." The Fir Bolg successfully pushed the Fomors back, and restablished humans rule over the land, settling in Connacht and Ulaid.
  7. The group that Travelled north, returned as the Tuatha De Dannans, led by powerful warriors, druids and mages. Nuadha, the King of the Tuatha led them. Followed by Uchais, the great Druid and his apprentice Maelona, Jabchiel and his young apprentice Mores. Praying to Morrighan, the Goddess of war for protection, they landed in Connacht, near Moitura plains, and challenged the Fir Bolg to battle. Lugh, the Knight of Light joined this battle, and made a name for himself.
  8. This was the first battle of Mag Tuireadh. Many songwriters and bards joined the fray to assist the Tuatha De Dannans, including the three gods of music, Corple, the god of sound, Akvan, the god of strings, and Enn, the wizard of words. They would go on to relate the history of the war to later generations.
  9. During the battle, Nuadha, the king of the Tuatha, armed with his trusted relic from Lohollan, Claimah Solas, battled alongside Lugh, and his Spear of light. Nuadha was challenged to a melee by Sreng, the champion of the Fir Bolg. During their furious battle, Sreng Sliced Nuadha's sword arm clean off. Lugh, carried Nuadha back to the Rath entrance built by the Nemhed, and returned to war, eventually defeating a part of the Fir Bolg. The other part of the army followed Nuadha into the Rath, aided by Fomors. They slayed everyone in their path, until Morrighan herself appeared to save Nuadha. Cromm Cruiach, a fearsom dragon appeared, and turned the Goddess to stone with his terrible breath. Sealing the goddess, and her magic into the Rath, transforming it into a twisted nightmare, along with all of the Fomors and Fir Bolg within. These eventually came to be known as the dungeons.
  10. The remainig Fir Bolg retreated south, to the Tallaght region and asked Balor of the Evil Eye to help them in defeating the Tuatha.
  11. While Nuadha is asking Cainte and Goibne to replace his arm, the Tuatha need a leader. Bres, a half Fomorian takes the crown, as Nuadha cannot rule with one arm. Taking half the Tuatha, he formed the Aliech Kingdom, and the capital of Tara. It was under the guidance of Bres that the secret waterway under Castle Rath was formed. Taking the other half of the Tuatha, Lugh took them to Fiodh forest, and seeked an audience with the Imp queen of the forest, Siora. She said that the imps did not trust humans after the arrogance of the Partholons, but would give them a chance, so long as they didn't cut down the Mother Tree, at the center of the forest, as it is sacred to the Imps.
  12. From Fiodh, the humans expanded, building the Ulaid capital of Emain Macha, Dunbarton, Bangor, and so on. Lugh had heard rumors of the Goddess Morrighan promising to lead the Tuatha to the promised Land of Tir Na Nog, but only if they were to destroy the Fomors who inhabited the land. Setting out, Lugh met with Nuadha, who was granted an arm of Silver, and the two of them set out to Sen Mag Plateau, with the Tuatha De Dannans, to do battle with the Fomorians who were gathered there. The Battle was intense, as the Fomorians brought their finest units. Cromm Cruiach, the great Dragon was present, as well as the fabled glas ghaibhleann, a monster of great destruction. All of the Tuatha De Dannan's greatest warriors were present, all except for Jabchiel, who betrayed the humans to join the Fomors, using the great magic he had learned to summon stones of Ladeca, and rain them upon the human forces.
  13. Uchais, the legendary Druid, using the Esus blade, was able to freeze great swaths of enemies, and through him and his teachings, the skill of Icebolt survives. Uchais unfortunately did not survive the battle, but his apprentice, Maelona, carried on his teachings to the rest of the Druids. Nuadha Airgetlám (Nuadha of the Silver Arm) was present at the battle, and was able to defeat the dragon, Cromm Cruiach, but was later struck down by Balor, the King of Fomorians. Nuadha was ascended to Godhood, and became a prominent member of the Divine sometime after the war.
  14. The Mage apprentice, Mores, was able to defeat his teacher Jabchiel, and stop the madness caused by the falling pieces of Ladeca. Lugh defeated both Glas, and Balor, causing the Fomors to retreat, and ending the second war of Mag Tuireadh. In the aftermath, the Fomors fled from Erinn almost entirely, choosing the dungeons as their new home, or retreating to Lohollon, the home of the Tuatha, which was taken from them in the time since they arrived in Uladh.
  15. Lugh was named king of the Tuatha, and forced Bres to step down. Lugh formed the Paladin Knights, to help keep order and Balance between the Aliech kingdom and its neighbors. After some time, Lugh stepped down, and disappeared entirely, thus King Mac Cuill took the throne.
  16. Since the ending of the War, the world had been relatively quiet, until the death of the King of Emain Macha, and the subsequent Tragedy at Emain Macha, wherein the hero Mores and his family perished alongside a majority of the population. Tarlach is the only one to carry on his teachings.
  17. It is sometime after this, that the Milletians start coming to Erinn.
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  19. SOURCES:
  20. Mabinogi world wiki (For Ingame books. Dungeon guides, Book on Firebolt, Book on Icebolt, History of Music in Erinn, etc etc.)
  21. Celtic Lore (The Stories of: Cath Maige Tuired, Lebor Gabála Érenn, and a bit of wikipedia.).. I know, Wikipedia isn't a source. But how else was I to read up on Goibne or the other gods?
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