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Name: Lugh Kanji: ラ Alias: Lug or Luat Face Claim: Jack Vessalius Seiyuu: ... Age: Immortal Zodiac: ??? Sex/Gender: M/M Height: 191cm 「6'3"」 Weight: ???kg 「???lb」 Blood Type: Ichor

Servant Info (will update at a later time)

Attribute: Sky or Earth Class: Lancer (can also be summoned as a Saber, Archer, or Rider) Alignment: Lawful Neutral(?) Traits: Diving, Humanoid, King, Male, Pseudo-Servant, Servant, Weak to Enuma Elish Singularity: N/A Likes: ??? Dislikes: Bres, Tuireanna's Sons Talents: Carpentry, Blacksmithing, Warrior, Poet, Harpist, Scientist, Physician, Sorcerer, and Sculptor Cards: Buster, Buster, Quick, Art, Art │ Extra Hits: 4, 4, 2, 3, 3 │ 4

Lore

Lugh (pronounced Loo), is a Celtic (Irish) God of many many many talents (or skills). He is the god of oaths, granting domain over rulers and nobility. A god of justice in many forms, often without mercy. A sun god (as he was worshiped as such) as well as a fierce warrior. Let’s not stop there, he was also known as a god of storms, in particular to thunderstorms. Last, but certainly not least a god of light and god of all arts and crafts. 

Despite some of his wholesome roles, Lugh has also been known to be a trickster, willing to lie, steal, and cheat to overcome his opponents. This is quite the contrast to his son Cú Chulainn who is born later in his lore.

“What are his talents?” one may ask, his talents just to name a few are those of a carpenter, a master blacksmith, a warrior, poet, harpist, scientist, physician, sorcerer, and sculptor. He is one who can do all of these. Due to his many talents Lugh is typically associated with the Greek god Hermes/Roman god Mercury and to some degree Apollo through his association with Lugus. Then there the possibility of him also being a triple god comprising of the Gaulish gods Esus, Toutatis, and Taranis.

He associated with the raven, crow, and lynx, and has a magical hound. Aside from this Lugh has several magical weapons as his disposal including an invincible Spear, one of the treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann. The spear is said to never missed its target (sound familiar?) was called Gae Assail, Areadbhar, or “the Slaughterer” (depending the writing). It said the spear was so bloodthirsty it would often try to fight without its owner. According to other stories would fight anyone wielding it. Due to Lugh being a god known for his many skills he was called many things such as Lugh Lámhfhada (Lugh of the Long Arm), Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the Skillful Hand), Samildánach (Skilled in All the Arts), Lonnbeimnech (fierce striker, sword-shouter) or Macnia (boy hero).

Descended from two bloodlines, Lugh is the son of Cian, the son of Dian Ced, healer of the Tuatha Dé Danann and Ethniu, the daughter of King Balor of the dreaded Fomorians. Cian had disguised himself as a Druidess entered Balor’s stronghold, where Eithne (Balor had his daughter locked up for reasons…) lived and seduced her. In time this fruitful relationship between Cian and Eithne produced triplets. Due to a prophecy from a druid that said Balor would be killed by the hands of a grandson. The main reason to why he locked up his daughter to begin with. Practically had her raised in a tower being unaware of men.

In order to avoid the prophecy from coming true Balor gathers the triplets into a blanket and orders them to be drowned in a whirlpool. Lugh is the only to have survive his would be death. As luck would have it the messenger that had carried him and his siblings to their death had unwittenly dropped him in the harbor where he rescued by Biróg. She brings the baby Lugh to her father and the father then gives him to his brother, Gavida the smith, in fosterage.

Gavida is one of many foster parents to Lugh as his foster parents varies depending on different stories: the Irish sea god, Manannán mac Lir; Tailtiu, Queen of the Firbolg; and of course, Gavida, god of the smiths.

When still a young man Lugh had travelled to the Hill of Tara to join the court of King Nuada, the high king of Ireland. Lugh wanted to join the Tuatha Dé Danann in their fight against the Fomorian King Balor. King Balor had been governing the Tuatha dé Dananna unfairly. He wanted to join them despite being half Fomorian. Due to being half of a hated enemy he wasn’t particularly trusted.

One day he arrived at the gate of King Nuada’s palace as a stranger. At first he was denied entrance into the hall, because no one could enter (or were admitted) without being the master of some craft. The gatekeeper doing his job inquired about Lugh’s profession and the conversation between them proceeded as such:

“I am a carpenter,” said the stranger.

The gatekeeper replied that the king already had a skilled carpenter and had no need of another.

“Then tell the king I am a master smith.”

“We already have a smith,” answered the gatekeeper.

“Then I am a warrior, too,” said the stranger.

“We do not need one,” replied the gatekeeper. “The great Ogma is our champion.

”The stranger proposed all possible professions he mastered, even poet, harpist, scientist, physician, sorcerer and sculptor. Each time, he was told that the king Nuada already had such a professional at court.

“Then ask the king,” said the stranger (Lugh) to the gatekeeper, “if he has with him a man of all these crafts at once, for if he has, there is no need for me at Tara…”

With this Lugh had managed to charm his way into the court and into the highest position one could possess in the court of a king: that of the Chief Ollam. This position afforded Lugh much of the same reputation and attributes only afforded to the king.

Lugh would eventually become the salvation (or bring it) for the Tuatha dé Danann. Nuada had put Lugh in charge of the coming war against the Fomorians. With Lugh being determined the Tuatha dé Nuada take an offensive stance rather than a defensive one to approach Fomorians. The war could not proceed when the First Battle of Moytura took place in the Country of Galway against the Firbolg. It was during this battle that Nuada had lost his hand, forcing him to step down as High King, because a kingdom could not be blemished. His replacement was a Bres, a half-Fomorian (or Fomorian-favoring) who ended up delaying the against his kin.

Meanwhile Cian had met his end by the hands of Tuireann, his great foe. The sons of Tuireeann’s, Brain, Iuchar, and Iucharba had hunted down Cian. At the time Cian had transformed into a big. Before the final blow was struck upon his person, Cian had turned back into his human form. This would grant Lugh a right to seek revenge for his father. The sons attempted to bury Cian, but twice the ground spat him back up. They managed to bury him on the third try. It was by chance that Cian came upon his father’s grave. Lugh asked the ground who laid there and replied it was his father’s grave. From there he started to plot his revenge.

Revenge was set into motion when he invited the sons of Tuireann to a grand feast. Unaware of what was about to happen to them a question was asked what they would require if someone murdered their father. Of course, they replied that death was only answer. Surprise surprise, falling into his trap like he thought they would, Lugh revealed he was Cian’s heir and demanded the same justice. Being a god of games, a series of tasks was given and each task was overcome. The last and final task given was an impossible one and Tuireanna pleaded for mercy on his sons, Lugh unfortunately for Tuireanna, would not relent. The final task wounded each of them and Lugh had withheld their magic pigskin that would have healed the wounds. This was how the Tuireann’s sons had died. In his own grief Tuireann died as well giving Lugh the justice and victory over his father’s enemies.

Even though Bres’ was married to Brigid of the Tuatha, the Tuatha dé Danann were enslaved once more. This further injured the already strenuous relationship between the two groups. Bres’ reign lasted for twenty-seven years.

Lugh’s grandfather and uncle crafted a silver hand and then a hand of flesh for Nuada, thus removing his blemish. He then took back the throne from Bres and Bres was than exiled. After Lugh had finished planning for the war he sought the council of the Phantom Queen, the Mórrígan. A Second Battle of Magh Tuireadh then took place.

During the battle Nuada was beheaded by Balor of the Evil Eye, but Lugh had managed to secure their victory in the end. He had killed Balor with a sling-stone and shot him straight in the eye that sank into Balor’s brain and then cut of his head. This incident wrecked chaos among the Fomorian soldiers and fulfilled the prophecy saying that Balor would be killed at his grandson’s hand. Lugh was placed in power and Bres was subjected to teaching the Fomorian enemies the skills of harvest. This was a very menial and insulting task compared to his once all-powerful position.

Lugh became King and reigned over a united Ireland.

Bres was eventually killed in the form of hospitality of receiving three hundred wooden cows filled with poisoned red milk. He didn’t deny the hospitality and drank each pail of milk without hesitation and died.

Eventually Lugh would meet his own end after his wife Buach took Cermait, son of the Dagda, as a lover. Cermait was then killed by Lugh upon discovering this affair. In turn Lugh was drowned in a lake by Cermait’s three sons who had sought their vengeance against him. The lake Lugh was drowned in was named Loch Lugborta. Lugh’s ruled lasted for forty years with his end marking the decline of the Tuatha dé Danann.

In death, Lugh dwelled in Tír na nÓg, at times appearing in the mortal world. Due to this he had sired the Irish war hero of the Ulster Cycle Cú Chulainn with a maiden by the name of Deichtine. He later appeared to his son during the Cattle Raid of Cooley, healing him over three days during battle.

Weapons

Aside from his spear called, Gae Assail, Areadbhar, or “the Slaughterer” depending on text. Lugh also possessed a sling-stone that he used to kill Balor. 

Apart from those items, Lugh had affiliations with Manannán mac Lir, God of the Sea, through some of his other instruments. He had a horse forged by Manannán allowing it to pass over land and through the ocean. He was also in possession of Manannán’s sword, “the Answerer” after Manannán’s death. Aside from those mention Lugh has other powerful objects at his disposal.

Notes

Lugh had many wives, including Buí and Nás, daughters of Ruadri, King of Britain, as well as Echtach, Englic, and Rosmerta.

Children: Ibic, Ebliu, and Cú Chulainn (mortal).

Weapons: Gae Assail, Fragarach, and Tathlums