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FirbolgThe Firbolg resemble the Tyrran Dark Elf but are covered in golden sparkles. They were once members of the race of Sidhe but long ago decided that the magic of the stars was superior to the magic’s of the earth and began to study only how celestial magic impacted upon Faerie and the Ambience. This greatly angered the Sidhe King who ordered an immediate halt to the solitary studies as counter to the goals of the Sidhe. When they refused to do so, he pronounced a terrible curse upon them one which they could not prevent since they had no King of their own to protect them. His curse was "Since you choose to be apart from us so shall you be, if the earth is not yours never more shall it be!" All of the group who studied only the stars shook as their skin appeared black as night with points of light like the stars within. All ability to cast earth magic’s disappeared from them and the oneness of magic was no longer theirs. Once his curse was pronounced he cast out the group calling the Firbolg, which translates to men of the bag, or filth in the Sidhe tongue. When the Firbolg were forced to leave the Wood, they completely gave up their study of the Ambience and migrated away swearing vengeance upon the Sidhe. Eventually they found their way to the Haunted Wood? which was the stronghold of the Dark Fae, here they swore to the Lord of the Haunted Wood and he did what he could to modify their curse. He could not rid them of their curse for no one can remove a curse of the kings, but he could further curse them. He added his own curse of the kings to them "To defy the curse unjustly wrought, to the earth I bind you and to the Haunted Wood, so that you may defend me I allow you to heal." This had the following effects, it allowed them to once again cast earth magic though not as innate magic’s, they still no longer held earth and celestial as one magic and the ability to re-channel magic changed to the ability to resist it. In addition the part of the curse "to defy the curse unjustly wrought" had the effect of changing the curse they could lay upon others. Instead of altering the way they were effected by magic, as with the curse of magic's wrath, they could now lower a persons ability to cast magic in a limited way somewhat like what was done to them. Since the Firbolg no longer spent all their time embracing the study of the Ambience, they learned other skills and professions, they learned to use weapons and they compensated for their loss of magic. The curse of the Lord of the Haunted Wood also bound them to the Haunted Wood and the Desolate Pool, which is the source of all corruption in Faerie. This further warped them, turning a grudge and anger into hatred and genocidal impulses. They are now among the most outspoken of the Unseelie, wishing only personal satisfaction and the destruction of the Sidhe. |