type: character
description: banished to the shadow realm for eternity
aliases:
- Aeghan
tags:
- oc
- published
pagelink: https://mernolan.neocities.org/oc-database/everking/eiriogh.htmlhe only has two brain cells, even at the best of times
Canonically stays mostly human looking, this alternate form comes from playing around with the idea of him taking on a more dragon'y apperance over time as a result of hosting Eiriogh and/or the possibility of having a direct lineage to Eiriogh.
Crom Cruach - a fertility god who drew power from human sacrafice. In this world, Crom also has a cult following but worship seems to have ended and there's been no sighting of the fomori for a millennia.
The Fomori - entities of primordial chaos and the elements. Named fomori are ancient, elusive and all powerful.
The Aos Sidhe - people of the mound or fae, including many psychopomps that serve the lord of the Otherworld. Some live peacefully along side humans while others are solitary and/or hostile towards humans.
the smarter and more responsible of the two. Sean is an extremely talented magic user.
Eiriogh
- dark souls boss vibes i.e. doomed dark fantasy ruler and warrior
- The Hanged Man (tarot) - in a state of limbo, suspended in time and viewing the world from a completely different perspective.
- The Devil (tarot) - oppression, obsession, powerlessness and limitation.
| Race | Gender | Background |
Fomorian |
Male |
Fire God, Warrior King, Tyrannt & Demon |
- Age:
appears anywhere between 30 to 60 years old - Height:
6' (1.82m) not including horns - Titles & Names:
Fire Spiter, Lord of the Bonfire, Aodhán, Ei Riogh, Everking
A wrathful deity of primordial fire who's been imprisoned for a millenia for traitorous deeds against humanity - at least that is what people believed before he was forgotten and his prison lost to time entirely. Centuries of being exiled and forgotten has reduced him to a dark, single minded creature that waits for the opportunity for someone to make contact and free him from his chains.
Not only controls, but IS element of fire in all its related forms (smoke, molten rock, ash, the sun and concepts such as summer, enlightenment, the spark of life from time to time); he is a shapeshifter that can take on many forms, but seems to reflect his current mental/emotional state and attitude towards others.
Centuries later in the current era, Eiriogh is awakened by a reckless youth Eric Brennus who agrees to let Eiriogh hitch a ride (poses) him in exchange for being brought back from the brink of death. This exchange results in Eric becoming the steward of fire in Eiriogh's place, granting him Eiriogh's control/power over the element of fire.
Eiriogh is motivated to seek and destroy those who betrayed him and regain his former power. However, he is having a hard time convincing Eric to do that and spends most of his mental faculties trying to manipulate Eric into letting him have control.
Identities & Appearances
Eiriogh is centuries to millennia old and takes multiple forms throughout his long life. How human he appears is directly linked to the amount of humanity he has in him at any given time.
In the current era, he primarily takes on a monstrous hybrid form while occasionally manifesting as a smokey entity when communicating with Eric Brennus on the material plane.
Titles & Namesake
Has acquired many names and titles, most recently (and the only name he remembers) is Eiriogh (pronounced "EHR-ROG") or Everking. Has been the man Aodhán, an entity known only as Lord of the Bonfire, and before that, simply the aspect of fire, smoke and ash.
Eiriogh uses the element "ei" and the name "rioghan" with the diminutive suffix -an dropped since "ever king" is an ironic insulting title, not an affectionate pet name.
- Eric - "ever ruler", from the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever, always" and ríkr "ruler, king".
- Ríoghan - From Old Irish Rígán, itself from rí "king" (or the derivative ríg "royal") combined with a diminutive suffix.
- Aodhán - "little fire"
Humanoid & Hybrid Forms
When taking on a human form, Eiriogh appears to be between 30-40 years old, around 6' (1.82m) tall with pitch black hair, piercing gold eyes and pointed ears. Always has horns which are sometimes interchangeable with a crown - horns are a symbol of power among the Formori and Fae, representative of a crown or the right to rule. He was knowns as Aodhán in this form during the ancient days (roughly equivalent of neolithic to bronze age), but this identity was forgotten to time and superseded by the infamous Riogh Aodhán which was still mostly human in appearance but took on more fae like features - scales, claws and occasionally wings and a tail.
Other hybrid forms were a sliding scale between mostly human looking to mostly monstrous in shape and side.
Beast
As a dragon or beast, stands about 15-20 ft (4-6m) at the head, gray to dark gray scales with gilded "hot spots" which do in fact, give off heat. Scales have the texture of charcoal or molten rock; has a "mane" of smoke the seeps out between his scales. This could either be a creature seemingly of flesh and bone or something more ethereal. This form is manic and single minded which reflected his mental state during the last days of his rule and represents the height of his elemental power - the beast cannot be reasoned with and will destroy most things in its path.
This creature is likely the first form taken and is tied to a more chaotic age before the appearance of human civilizations, a time where Eiriogh was a king of beasts and the elements.
Elemental
His elemental forms (fire, smoke, ash, molten rock) have limited sentience and power, they are more like extensions of himself. This is mainly how he manifests to interact with Eric Brennus since his physical being is trapped on another plane of existence. As long as the element of primordial fire exists, Eiriogh can reform from it.
Relationships & Connections
- Eric Brennus - a reckless youth who accidentally “summoned” Eiriogh then agreed to let Eiriogh possess him. Eiriogh tries to influence Eric to carry out his agenda but Eric's will is stronger than Eiriogh is at the moment. Another possibility is that Eric is descendent from Eiriogh which makes them irrevocably linked to the same fate, putting Eric on the path of becoming the next steward of fire.
- Cenn - is/was his closest friend/brother/kin who turned Eiriogh over to saboteurs in the interest of gaining favor with the new regime. Cenn is/was Eiriogh's equal and in every way, but was born of the primordial elements of water - they were doomed to be at odds from the start.
- The Goddess of the Hearth - an associate and/or adversary, as the hearth was the place in the home where the fire was kept. This person was probably responsible for introducing and helping Eiriogh integrate into human society and perhaps was instrumental in humans controlling the element of fire.
Background & Backstory
⟡ using time periods to give a close approximation of where humanity was at with things, but I think the timelines wouldn't be one for one.
Pre History
Primordial Fire
In the beginning, he was merely a formless, nameless primordial being of fire, born from molten rock, playing its part in chaotic cycle of pre history. Emerges and takes on a likeness to different creatures in order to walk amongst them.
Paleolithic to
Neolithic
The Fire Spitter
Control of fire by early humans is what initially draws Eiriogh's attention and ire towards humanity in the form of volcanoes, wild fires and a terrible fire spitting beast. Humans come to fear and respect this entity, attempting to appease it with offerings/sacrifices in exchange for their safetey. Humans came to call these entities Fomorians, "the great underworld ones."
Bronze to
Iron Age
Lord of the Bonfire - a False Sun God
People would call upon the Lord of the Bonfire to protect them from the dangers of the night. It was said that the Lord had flown into the heavens to capture the fire of the sun so that it may be a light in the dark, believed the Lord carried the sunfire in its belly. The Lord was a fae-like entity, that could be helpful when appeased with offerings, but otherwise had to be outwitted or tricked. Whether bound into servitude or willingly chosing to protect, The Lord of the Bonfire turned into something of a guardian spirit and not the feared Fomorian he once was.
Aodhán - The Folk Hero
Aodhán (and others) would fight against the Fomorians who sought to destroy humanity by ravaging the planet. He would be remembered a traitor to his own kind, but a beloved folk hero to those he protected. His wisedom and prowess in battle in adition to power over fire meant he was percieved as a fierce leader amongst the people.
Riogh Aodhán - The High King
Aeghan is crowed high king, Riogh Aeghan, in the new era of peace ushered in by the defeat of the Fomorians. He is one of three high rulers who would rule the known world in tandem: himself a Fomor, one of the Aos Shide and a representative of humanity. A golden age follows, the center of civilization built in part by the sunfire Aeghan poseses.
After a time, Aodhán begins to sympathize with the suffering of his fomorian kin at the hands of humans, who have in turn sought to control the Formorian's power for their own means. Guilt at his own part in tipping the odds against Fomorians drives him to work against these policies of the other high rulers.
Aodhán's loyalties are called into question, he is accused of favoring his monstrous kin over others, loosing public favor (what is a god king if they are not beloved by the people?). Aeghan becomes increasingly withdrawn, believes the other high rulers seek to control him and his power as well. Turns into a cruel and cunning tyrant, something monstrous.
Ei Riogh - The Ever Ruler and God King
As things come to a head with the other two high rulers, Aodhán in his mania slays them and takes the capital city by force. He names himself Ei Riogh, the forever ruler. After a long bloody siege, Ei Riogh is eventually laid low by powerful magicians who extract the sunfire from his belly, thus reducing him to a weakend state.
Eiriogh - Imprisoned in the world between worlds
Killing a fomorian is impossible without destroying their element in totality, so instead they magically shackle and imprison Eiriogh in the space between worlds, giving them control over his element and preventing Eiriogh from regenerating and to enact revenge.
Bronze Age Collapse
to Present
Remembered as a villan and forgotten to time
Centuries of isolation drives Eiriogh mad, forgetting himself and those he once protected. While still connected to the element of fire on the material plane he is unable to sway or control it. The only name he remembers is Eiriogh the "ever king," the title bequeethed to him as an insult.
Present Day
Eric Brennus
Eric takes on Eiriogh's power which turns him into something neither human nor fomor. This effectively breaks Eiriogh out of his prison, however his essences is now attached to Eric.
type: character
description: who put this idiot in charge of the element of fire
aliases:
- Eric
tags:
- oc
- published
pagelink: https://mernolan.neocities.org/oc-database/everking/eric-brennus.htmlEric Brennus
| Skill | Score |
|---|---|
| STR | ●●○○○ |
| DEX | ●●●●● |
| CON | ●●●○○ |
| INT | ●○○○○ |
| WIS | ○○○○○ |
| CHA | ●●●○○ |
| MAGIC | ◐○○○○+ |
| Race | Gender | Background |
Human/Changeling |
Male |
- Age:
17-21 (depending on setting) - Height:
5'10" (1.78m)
Eric goes about his life living more or less in the moment, seeking thrills, going beyond the safety line of the settlement and getting into (mostly) harmless trouble.
Eric lives with his brother in a remote, rural farming settlement in the eastern steps of the continent, one of the last vestiges of civilization that practice the "old ways" of magic and ancestor worship. His brother Sean is adept at magic potentially one of the best mages in their settlement, while Eric is not and seems to have no potential in this regard. Eric goes about his life living more or less in the moment, seeking thrills, going beyond the safety line of the settlement and getting into (mostly) harmless trouble.
After a near (or actual) death experience, Eric meets Eiriogh in "the world between worlds" where Eiriogh promises Eric a second chance at life if he agrees to let Eiriogh hitch a ride (posses him) to the material plane. A side affect is that Eric now has the ability to control and manifest fire, which is a type of magic that is outlawed in this society. Eric has very little control over these "gifts," he struggles to summon the fire when he wants it and it always seems to manifest when he doesn't want it or when he is in distress. The more he gives into it, the greater the chance that Eiriogh takes control.
- lovable dumbass and class clown
- perpetual teenage boy energy in both the best and worst ways.
- reckless, will try anything especially if it gets him attention
- Despite popular belief, and to the surprise of everyone, he is smart enough to read.
- Experiencing some body dysphoria when he’s human turned creature
- relying a little too much on his boyish charms, starting to age out of that.
- “Comes to the park on Saturday to watch me do sick flips”
- did not read the terms and conditions of letting the god of fire posses him
- thought himself invincible, but dying and coming back a little wrong has him reconsidering this stance on life.
- regarding Eiriogh's influence over Eric: two bagel
- The Fool (tarot) - blissfully unaware of the dangers before himself, the beginning of a journey
- Death (tarot) - unavoidable change, transition or transformation, from his own stupidity and at the hands of Eiriogh.
Appearances
lean, roguish, young adult between 17-25 years old, eyes are blue/brown before the change, yellow after. Canonically, he stays mostly human looking, but we like turning him into a creature for fun (goes with the territory of inheriting god-like powers).
Relationships & Connections
- Eiriogh - The embodiment of fire that holds Eric's mortal soul as ransom. Alternatively, his progenitor, or direct ancestor.
- Sean Brennus - Eric's younger sibling. Sean is far more mature than Eric, often cleaning up after Eric makes a mess of things. Sean is the only voice of reason in Eric's life.
Background & Backstory
Eric lives with his brother in a remote, rural farming settlement in the eastern steps of the continent, one of the last vestiges of civilization that practice the "old ways" of magic and ancestor worship. His brother Sean is adept at magic potentially one of the best mages in their settlement, while Eric is not and seems to have no potential in this regard. So it comes as a surprise to everyone when Eric suddenly has the ability to create and control fire. Elemental magics are forbidden because they are the domain of the Fomori, if someone possess them, they are either Fomori themselves or the servent of one of the Fomori and are cast out.
This spurs them to make a journey to seek help in correcting Eric's possession before he is complete consumed by the fire.
Other
| Skill | Score |
|---|---|
| STR | 10 |
| DEX | 20 |
| CON | 14 |
| INT | 15 |
| WIS | 11 |
| CHA | 12 |
| Class | Subclass | Background |
Rogue |
Theif |
|
| Race | Gender | Alignment |
Tiefling |
Male |
Chaotic Good |
In D&D canon, Eric is a newly turned tiefling (based on the original lore of how the tiefling race was created), cursed by Eiriogh who would be the equivalent of a devil in the nine hells. Rogue is a better class fit than warlock (he's still not great at magic), however, he would have a "warlock pact" type of relationship to Eiriogh.
In urban fantasy setting, much is the same with the execption of Eric being classified as a changeling (half human, half fae) where Eiriogh is his ancestor. Some catalyst causes him to undergo transformation from human to creature as his abilities manifest, has to quickly figure out his shit while staying off the radar of the Wicces (magic police).