#tadghanism

[jamesnigelkirkland]

The Dreamwalkers

There was the Great Tadgh, who created the gods, who, in turn, created the Dreamwalkers. These Dreamwalkers were inhuman, and, true to their name, inhabited the realm of dreams and abstractions. They are somewhat akin to muses, but were much more. Not gods nor deities, but the very ideas themselves. They were dreams.

They were able to speak to the gods directly, and with humans and gods alike through dreams. This also granted them influence, as all are susceptible to a soft whisper as they rest. Aside from the Great Tadgh, they were the only ones who seemed to have omnipotence and omnipresence.

Naturally, that is a very threatening scenario.

At the same time, were you a Temptation, it is a very opportune scenario. Leucine, the Second, sought out godlike powers through felling Alain, however, no doubt that she too first attempted to usurp the gods along with her sisters by hunting the Dreamwalkers. Despite being the very embodiment of an idea, Dreamwalkers tended to have forms that resembled humans. It make traversing the realm of dreams easier, and comforted the humans more.

The Temptations, in all their vanity and power lust, attempted to capture the Dreamwalkers, for if they were able to control dreams, they could nestle ideas into the gods’ minds much more easily.

Be it as it may, the Dreamwalkers, having become aware of this plot, fled their real and entered the human realm. Once outside the safety of their realm, however, they would not survive for long, so the Dreamwalkers each seized a human, entered their minds, and transformed them into a vessel.

And thus, the Inathid were born, Inathid being the self-given name of their people.

It goes that the Inathid were retained the knowledge and powers of the Dreamwalkers, but as time went on and they become more and more human, those powers dwindled to nothing. But the knowledge? That knowledge remained alive in the form of word and song.

[jamesnigelkirkland]

Tadghan Doctrine: Patron Gods and Goddesses

Note: despite there being gods and goddesses, I will be referring to them all as gods in this post for conveniences’ and expediency’s sake.

In Tadghanism, it’s not just worshipping your favorite god it’s worshipping your patron god

So let’s say a child is born. All the gods watch over them until that child starts showing SOME talent or proclivity towards something that directly aligns with one of the gods. So, accordingly, each god aligns itself with that person in return and bestows upon them gifts.

Ex: Someone who is diplomatic might find themselves under Loiche’s protection, as Loiche is the god of harmony and maintains everything in working order. Loiche gives them the gift of a soothing tongue, or the gift of maintaining neutrality. A queen, who guards her people with righteous fury finds herself under the protector Protair, and her passion may never die out, or he may give her resources used in order to protect (food in famine, people for armies, wisdom to rule).

It becomes very obvious very quickly who ones’ patron god is, and so they start to worship them more than the others.* Sometimes, there might be an individual who shows more than one talent. In this case, the respective gods will act accordingly, however, the individual may not recognize this. They may only worship one god in this case, the worshipped god’s talent becomes predominant, but the others will not abandon their child despite this. However, should the individual recognize this and worship all gods respectively, their talents will grow exponentially.

ex: Someone is a natural businessman. They have the patronage of Eileen and Peter. He only recognizes Peter. While he may not be as lucky as he was before, poor luck in business does not cause him to lose money. If he recognized Eileen, while his business may not be very successful or prosperous, his investments may be hit by strokes of good luck, thus keeping his income steady. Someone is an expert craftsman and musician. Their tapestries and songs recount events in great detail. They worship Tadgh, Ellina, Viviana, and Fionnlagh equally. They go down in history as the legendary bard or craftsman who could stop wars with just their songs and crafts.

Many parents will name their children either after their own patron god, or the god that they want their children receive patronage from.

For example, someone named “Finny” would be destined to be a GREAT storyteller.

HOWEVER

Seamus, the god of chaos, LOVES messing with things. He’ll give people false talents only to watch them crash and burn, or incite the other gods and turn them against each other to watch them crash and burn. He himself will not become anyone’s patron, however, he WILL steal another god’s beneficiary and use them to his own means.

For example, say someone WAS under Eileen and Fionnlagh, showing a great talent for dancing. Seamus may instill a talent for protection, causing them to join the navy instead of do their true calling. Say there is someone who Seamus has taken a liking to, who has the potential to create more chaos that Seamus can nurture and watch. Of course, this is at the human’s expense.

*Should the person never recognize their talent or patron god, they still retain their talent but it does not grow. It will stagnate and they may either be content with it or it may leave them unsatisfied. It is up to the god if they want to intervene. Should a person completely mistake their patron god (as in, if they falsely believe they have a talent which they do not have) and begin to worship them, it is at the gods’ discretions whether they wish to bestow upon a human a new talent or ignore their worship.

GODS AND GODDESSES, FOR REFERENCE: Tadgh, the Poet Eileen, the Lucky Loiche, the Harmonious Ellina, the Cosmic Viviana, the Breathing Dierdre, the Faithful Alain, the Caring Saeir, the Trickster Uilleam, the Keeper Fionnlagh, the Storyteller Dh'Aoimhe, the United Seamus, of Chaos Peter, the Fortunate Calum, the Thoughtful Arthel, the Carpenter Serite, the Knowing Leah, the Lover Protair, the Protector