Ériu

The sisters Ériu, Banba, and Fótla are the Goddessqueens of Ireland, personifications of the island itself. The country’s modern name is Éire, an evolution of the Goddess’ own, and of the pantheon she walks the World most often. She has a vested interest in the prosperity — and reputation — of the Irish people, and by extension anyone with familial connections to them, blood or otherwise. Her incarnations across the globe labor tirelessly to spread cheer, do good works, and take down anyone who needs it for the good of the many.

Ériu’s collective of three-in-one governs sovereignty and homeland. The sisters fought in the vanguard against the Fir Bolg, although why they allied with the Tuatha is a secret they’ve never revealed. Ériu took the handsome Fomorian Elatha as a lover and her son from that union was Bres the Beautiful, who thus had legitimate claim to the throne after Nuada stepped down. Since then, those she chooses as rulers and leaders find their Fates pushing them in that direction. She became the Gods’ primary instrument for influencing power dynamics in the World after Lugh’s Scion Cú Chulainn smashed the magical Stone of Fál, one of the Four Treasures, for failing to recognize his foster son as High King.

Ériu’s Scions are sometimes politicians, but just as often they play kingmaker instead, maneuvering those they prefer into power. Their territorial tendencies extend to their hometowns, bands, and loved ones. They answer insults with curses and threats with definitive action. Others entreat them to pass judgment on rightful claims to land, property, inheritance, and status. Ériu and her sisters bless those who tame nature to benefit communities.