Magh Croimor

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Magh Croimor

General Thread ₁ Featured October 30 , 2005

The Plain of the Great Heart
A neutral outdoor center for clan interaction, this great plain is a site for trade, sport, battle and peacemaking.

Somewhere beween the Summer of Blood and the Summer of the Unknown, Celtia slipped its surly bonds and leapt across the oaken threshold, into the...

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It is summer of 265 AD, near the end of the illustrious reign of Cormac mac Airt, one of the first "High Kings" of Tara. Though St. Patrick won't arrive in Ireland for almost two hundred more years, Brighid has invited the hermit Conlaeth to build a monastery near her oaken santcum in Cill Dara. Once again, the fair goddess of Imbolc has wrestled the earth from the Cailleach's wintery clutches and imbued the summer raiding season with the fires of poetic inspiration.
After the cold, harsh winter, Beltaine usually kindles a song in every heart and flowers and festivals blossom throughout the land. But this summer, an uneasy hush has fallen across Éire.
On the surface, nothing much has changed. Fiachra, sole heir to the sovereignty of the Niafer tuath, is now safe in the hands of the Baoisgne aristocracy and the intinerant Niafer poet Amlaidh, on Baine's brother's fortified dun in Cill Dara.
The outlaws have scattered far and wide. Some have returned to Magh Croimor, while others still reside in an abandoned dun in Temhair Luachra, where they appear to have cashed in treachery and intrigue in favour of cattle, crops and other such creature comforts. Sean was last seen in the Tara Marketplace in the arms of a leanan sidhe, while his his ever-watchful mate WinterMist guards their babe from unseen forces.
The only stirrings of late are in Cill Dara, where Niafer Filidh Rua Fenian of the Felling Blows has once again returned from the brink of madness, this time under the gentle ministrations of the healers at Brighid's Sanctuary. His loyal friend, Torann has set out from Inver Colpa with designs to return him to his former glory as the Niafer War Chief.
On nearby Magh Cuirreach Liffe, Conlaeth disturbs the old order with the thundrous clapping of his cleric's bell. He is answering Brighid's call to build a sanctuary large enough to house the devotees of a new god, while the ancient god Cern maintains the balance of life and death in his wild wood sanctum.

At the beginning of the new raiding season, nothing is assured. Will Torann succeed in bringing Fenian home? Will the Niafer warrior-poet stay sane long enough to recognise him? Or will he and Aislinn continue their mad wanderings in the wilds of Éire? If so, who will they encounter next?
Will the outlaws shake off their torpor and stir into action? Will Amlaidh and Baine manage to keep Fiachra safe in Dún Dair? Will WinterMist and Sean be reunited?

Come join the good, the bad and the stark raving mad for another free-for-all Summer of bragging, brawling, looting, leaping and lording it over the hoods of Celtia!
What fresh twists and intrigues are in store for us all before the Cailleach hammers the ground with her icy staff and calls the mayhem to a halt with another year's uneasy truce?
Are YOU savvy enough to survive this Summer of Madness?

If you'd like to join the madness and mayhem,
you must take a pledge to follow the guidelines.

GUIDELINES
Please keep as well as possible within the specified historical time frame.

Post your character's bio on the OOC -Summer of Madness thread if you like, or any OOC (out of character) discussion.

Most importantly, be sure to consult the SITEWIDE CODE OF CONDUCT along with CORNELLIA'S ROLEPLAY ETIQUETTE before sharpening your axe.
And please read the Guidelines for the Use of NPCs.

Need help or have questions? Contact Baine Baoisgne, Fenian Niafer, Aislinn Niafer, or WinterMist Manach.

Links to other SOM roleplay locations

Brighid's Sanctuary
Magh Croimor
Brigid's Bruidean
Tara Fair & Marketplace
Cashel BCE
Dun Tóraidhe
Dún Dair

Inver Colpa:
An Caiseal (The Keep)
The Great Hall
An Cailleach na Muir (The Sea Hag)
An Bothar (The Road)
Along the River
The Harbor

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Credits

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