Aengus the Mac Óg

The Mac Óg, as Aengus is often called, earned that title by the peculiar circumstances of his birth. His father, the Dagda, forced the sun to stand still for nine months during the mystical feast of Samhain so that Aengus would be born within a single day. Thus he is the Mac Óg, the “young son.” His Scions are often born with strange timing or created outright.

While the Tuatha all have their rampant passions, only Aengus counts love itself among his Purviews. Others call upon him to play matchmaker, employing clever schemes to help them woo their would-be paramours. Aengus’ incarnations are masters of wordplay and cunning, using divine looks and witty tongues to aid his Scions and manipulate people. He takes the forms of the birds that adore him, especially swans and others known for their beauty. Aengus is a vengeful sort, fiercely protective and harboring no mercy for treachery. He’ll go to the wall to save lovers from those who would separate them.

In the modern age, some claim the Mac Óg has blessed a particular hard-to-find dating website, where hate speech and trollish behavior are grounds for immediate (divine) retribution, and relationships that begin there last a lifetime. Late at night in every time zone, the same radio show broadcasts out of cities across the world, and a soothing voice that hasn’t changed in decades takes calls from lonely hearts and miraculously solves their problems. A law firm with no listed number takes tough divorce cases if a plaintiff can find it, helping wronged parties pro bono — its attorneys never lose.