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Back from the dead.

-Indech, treacherous fomorian general-

In Irish mythology, Indech is one 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. When the Tuatha Dé arrived in Ireland the fomorians were already in there for a long time, and so were a group of people called the Fir Bolg, who did battle with the gods. The Tuatha Dé emerged victorious, but at the cost of their king, Nuada, losing his arm, and alongside it, his right to rule his people. One of their warriors, Bres is chosen as their new king, but he ends up oppressing the Tuatha Dé, putting them under the rule of the fomorian tribe, humiliating them and asking huge amounts of tributes in their honor. Bres is eventually deposed and alongside with the help of Balor, the great fomorian king, he declares war on the Tuatha de Danaan, starting a long conflict between the two tribes. Indech was one of the kings working under Balor during the war and also the father of the fomorian Octriallach. During the war, the god Dagda approaches the fomorian camp hoping to delay their next conflict so that their troops have enough time to arrive on the battlefield. Their general, Indech, agrees to this, but with a condition. His subordinates dig an enormous hole in the ground and fill it with broth and meat, mocking the god's famous cauldron of plenty, said to be always filled with food. Indech demands Dagda to eat the entire thing or else he would be killed on the spot, which Dagda unexpectedly and gladly accepts. Using a spoon big enough to carry two people in it he devours all of the soup, compliments his enemies for how good it was and then takes a nap in front of the whole fomorian army. Having managed to secure the delay, Dagda returns to this camp not minding what transpired, but the goddess Morrígan promises to take Indech's heart in revenge for Dagda's humiliation.
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The lesson of the story is that Dagda is a chad.

Long time no see you all!
I'm basically done with college at this point, and by extension, with the Irish mythology project I was doing there. There's actually only more drawing left to post here after this one. In the end it was judged best not to illustrate all the characters and focus on other aspects that needed to be done. Only the lesser fomorians were made, no Balor, no Lugh remake... Which is a big shame. Maybe someday I'll revisit this project, maybe not, for now I'm just glad to have finished it.

Indech, as with most of the other fomorians, is a pretty obscure figure, so once again I had nothing to use as reference. In some tales however the fomorians are described as only having one arm and one leg. Going by the animal motif I picked the snake for Indech since he's a pretty treacherous guy, and since snakes have neither arms nor legs... Mix the two concepts together and here we are.

Well, only one more to go now. Hope you all liked it, and until next time!

Description
Back from the dead.

-Indech, treacherous fomorian general-

In Irish mythology, Indech is one 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. When the Tuatha Dé arrived in Ireland the fomorians were already in there for a long time, and so were a group of people called the Fir Bolg, who did battle with the gods. The Tuatha Dé emerged victorious, but at the cost of their king, Nuada, losing his arm, and alongside it, his right to rule his people. One of their warriors, Bres is chosen as their new king, but he ends up oppressing the Tuatha Dé, putting them under the rule of the fomorian tribe, humiliating them and asking huge amounts of tributes in their honor. Bres is eventually deposed and alongside with the help of Balor, the great fomorian king, he declares war on the Tuatha de Danaan, starting a long conflict between the two tribes. Indech was one of the kings working under Balor during the war and also the father of the fomorian Octriallach. During the war, the god Dagda approaches the fomorian camp hoping to delay their next conflict so that their troops have enough time to arrive on the battlefield. Their general, Indech, agrees to this, but with a condition. His subordinates dig an enormous hole in the ground and fill it with broth and meat, mocking the god's famous cauldron of plenty, said to be always filled with food. Indech demands Dagda to eat the entire thing or else he would be killed on the spot, which Dagda unexpectedly and gladly accepts. Using a spoon big enough to carry two people in it he devours all of the soup, compliments his enemies for how good it was and then takes a nap in front of the whole fomorian army. Having managed to secure the delay, Dagda returns to this camp not minding what transpired, but the goddess Morrígan promises to take Indech's heart in revenge for Dagda's humiliation.
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The lesson of the story is that Dagda is a chad.

Long time no see you all!
I'm basically done with college at this point, and by extension, with the Irish mythology project I was doing there. There's actually only more drawing left to post here after this one. In the end it was judged best not to illustrate all the characters and focus on other aspects that needed to be done. Only the lesser fomorians were made, no Balor, no Lugh remake... Which is a big shame. Maybe someday I'll revisit this project, maybe not, for now I'm just glad to have finished it.

Indech, as with most of the other fomorians, is a pretty obscure figure, so once again I had nothing to use as reference. In some tales however the fomorians are described as only having one arm and one leg. Going by the animal motif I picked the snake for Indech since he's a pretty treacherous guy, and since snakes have neither arms nor legs... Mix the two concepts together and here we are.

Well, only one more to go now. Hope you all liked it, and until next time!