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Another week, another obscure fomorian.

-Cethlenn, the fomorian queen-
In Irish mythology, Cethlenn is the queen of the fomorians, a mysterious race of monstrous sea-raiders who terrorized Ireland during ancient times. They had a complicated relationship with the Tuatha de Danaan, the pantheon of Irish gods, with sometimes the two races being in friendly terms, some even in romantic relationships, and others with both acting as fierce enemies. She was known by the title "of the Crooked Teeth" and was married to Balor "of the evil eye", the great king of the fomorians, commanding alongside him their hordes in their quest for destruction. Cethlenn was the one who informed her husband about a prophecy in which he would be defeated in battle by his own grandson, claiming that after his arrival they "would never have any power over Ireland again". To prevent this, they locked their only daughter, the princess Ethniu, in a glass tower in the middle of the ocean, so that she would never meet with any man in her life and never have a son. Ethniu grew completely ignorant about the outside world, being raised only by her female servants, who refused to answer about what lied beyond the tower. One day, however, the god Cian of the Tuatha de Danaan had his magical cow stolen by Balor while disguised as a kid, and he swore revenge against the fomorian king. With the help of a friendly druid, he managed to invade one of Balor's fortress in search of his animal, arriving at the glass tower where Ethniu lived. They both fell in love and spent the night together, with Cian leaving the following day before he was discovered by one of Balor's servants. Ethniu ended up becoming pregnant after this encounter, giving birth to triplets. Furious, Balor attempted to drown his grandsons, but one managed to survive, being carried and raised among the Tuatha de Danaan. That child ended up growing to become Lugh, the heroic sun god of war, who became one of the Tuatha's champions in their war against the fomorians. Cethlenn fought alongside her husband against the gods, even managing to wound the god Dagda with her spear, but they were no match against Lugh. With Balor defeated, the fomorians were banished from Ireland forever.
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I tried to make her a bit on the creepy side.
Since Balor certainly fits the image of a brute, Cethlenn seemed more like the witch type to me because of the whole prophecy and crooked teeth thing. If not only to contrast with her husband design-wise.
Since the basic fomorians were goat-themed, Cethlenn and Balor are going to follow suit, being their queen and king and all.

Well, hope you all liked it, and until next time!

Description
Another week, another obscure fomorian.

-Cethlenn, the fomorian queen-
In Irish mythology, Cethlenn is the queen of the fomorians, a mysterious race of monstrous sea-raiders who terrorized Ireland during ancient times. They had a complicated relationship with the Tuatha de Danaan, the pantheon of Irish gods, with sometimes the two races being in friendly terms, some even in romantic relationships, and others with both acting as fierce enemies. She was known by the title "of the Crooked Teeth" and was married to Balor "of the evil eye", the great king of the fomorians, commanding alongside him their hordes in their quest for destruction. Cethlenn was the one who informed her husband about a prophecy in which he would be defeated in battle by his own grandson, claiming that after his arrival they "would never have any power over Ireland again". To prevent this, they locked their only daughter, the princess Ethniu, in a glass tower in the middle of the ocean, so that she would never meet with any man in her life and never have a son. Ethniu grew completely ignorant about the outside world, being raised only by her female servants, who refused to answer about what lied beyond the tower. One day, however, the god Cian of the Tuatha de Danaan had his magical cow stolen by Balor while disguised as a kid, and he swore revenge against the fomorian king. With the help of a friendly druid, he managed to invade one of Balor's fortress in search of his animal, arriving at the glass tower where Ethniu lived. They both fell in love and spent the night together, with Cian leaving the following day before he was discovered by one of Balor's servants. Ethniu ended up becoming pregnant after this encounter, giving birth to triplets. Furious, Balor attempted to drown his grandsons, but one managed to survive, being carried and raised among the Tuatha de Danaan. That child ended up growing to become Lugh, the heroic sun god of war, who became one of the Tuatha's champions in their war against the fomorians. Cethlenn fought alongside her husband against the gods, even managing to wound the god Dagda with her spear, but they were no match against Lugh. With Balor defeated, the fomorians were banished from Ireland forever.
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I tried to make her a bit on the creepy side.
Since Balor certainly fits the image of a brute, Cethlenn seemed more like the witch type to me because of the whole prophecy and crooked teeth thing. If not only to contrast with her husband design-wise.
Since the basic fomorians were goat-themed, Cethlenn and Balor are going to follow suit, being their queen and king and all.

Well, hope you all liked it, and until next time!