Tír na nÓg

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Tír na nÓg is one of the worlds that are participating in The Game. It's based on Celtic mythology and European folktales and is named after Celtic otherworld.

The World Representative of Tír na nÓg is Balor.

The exiled soul of Tír na nÓg might possibly be Lugh, God of Sun and Light and Balor's grandson.

Overview

Transients

Transients of Tír na nÓg
Balor 【Representative】	Barguest	Cait Sith	Cu Sith	Fisher King 【Exception】	Krampus
Leanan Sidhe	Leib	Melusine	Yule

Notes

Tír na nÓg translates to "Land of the Young" is the name of the Celtic otherworld in Irish mythology.
- It is described as the home of the Tuatha Dé Danann or "the folk of the goddess Danu", the gods of pre-Christian Ireland, who engage in poetry, music, entertainment.
The world itself in-game is composed of multiple mythologies belonging not only of Celtic origins but also of many other European myths and tales.
- Balor, in Irish mythology, was the leader of the Fomorians, a group of malevolent supernatural beings, but he was defeated by his own grandson who was part of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
- Barguest is primarily of Nothern English folklore, described as a large black bear or dog that serves as an omen of death.
- Cu Sith, Leannan Sidhe, and Cait Sith are supernatural beings of Celtic origin and depending on the region is spelled differently; often called "sith" when in the Scottish Gaelic language or "sídhe" in the Irish language.
- Fisher King comes from the story Perceval, the Story of the Grail by a French poet though the character's roots may have Celtic origins.
- Krampus is a Central European creature that punished children who misbehave on the Christmas season.
- Leib is a deity in Sami mythology and worshipped by the Sami people inhabiting the cultural region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula within the Murmansk Oblast of Russia.
- Melusine has stories that vary in multiple parts of Europe though is usually connected to and associated with the northern and western parts of France.
- Yule's origin in Tir na nOg is through his connection as being one of Santa Claus' reindeer, who is often noted as a Westernized depiction of St. Nicholas or Sinterklaas, a legendary figure in some European countries.

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