One of these beings liked touching people at random, crippling them for life, inspiring his hilarious epithet "Stroke Lad."Rabid dogs and mentally unstable people gathered at a "chair" sacred to another of these beings.
One of these beings liked touching people at random, crippling them for life, inspiring his hilarious epithet "Stroke Lad."Rabid dogs and mentally unstable people gathered at a "chair" sacred to another of these beings. A seven foot tall subset ofthese beings, known as the Gentry, often kidnap interesting people and convert them into more Gentry. They are subdividedinto those who walk on the ground after sunset, those who travel through air, and those who guard lakes. Euphemisms suchas "The Little People" and "The Good Neighbors" were used as a way for people to avoid addressing these beings directly.They were ruled by regional queens such as Aoibhinn and Aynia, who owed their allegiance to the high queen Onagh and herhusband Finvarra. After being crushed by the Milesians, the Tuatha de Danaan ventured into the Otherworld, transformedinto these beings, and hid beneath mounds; hence these beings, who can turn invisible, are called "the people of the mounds."For 10 points, name these beautiful, underground-dwelling spirits from Celtic myth, which includes those who wail as a premonitionof death, the bean (BAN) type.
One of these beings liked touching people at random, crippling them for life, inspiring his hilarious epithet "Stroke Lad."Rabid dogs and mentally unstable people gathered at a "chair" sacred to another of these beings.
sidhe (pronounced SHEEs) [or aos sidhe; or aes sidhe; or sith; prompt on "spirits" until mentioned; prompt on "fairies"; prompt on "feys"; acceptGentryuntil mentioned; accept things indicatingmoundpeople ormound-dwellers until "mounds" are mentioned; reverse prompt on "banshees"; accept The Little People and The Good Neighbors and The Fair Folk and The Folk from superstitious Celts until either they are mentioned by name, or the word "directly" is read; prompt on "Tuatha de Danaan" until mentioned]