sacred staff. It was imperative that the staff be kept secret, as every rouge from Innis Carthaig to Tir Urphost would be seeking it out for its valuable emerald.

It was at Carragh dé Earsadh, also known as the Monument of Hope that she contacted a druid by the name of Allister Caulfield who was paying his respect to the Tuatha. Allister was a medium sized man with short brown hair and fair skin. He was a man of unquestionable devotion and dedicated his entire life to nature and to worshipping Anu. He had traveled to Carragh dé Earsadh to give the goddess Anu a gift. It was a golden necklace with a leaf embossed pendant that he had spent many hours crafting for her.

As he set the necklace on the base of the center stone the rain that had been hammering his blue hooded gossamer cloak dispersed and a beam of light illuminated the shrine. Anu appeared next the stone clothed in vines of ivy. Her skin

was far paler than he expected. Her red hair flowed into the wind like fireflies dancing in the moonlight. Her eyes were like emeralds yet peaceful and soothing. He was mesmerized by her beauty and could barely breath. But as the wind stilled and Anu's lips parted, he felt warm and safe, not terrified like before. She spoke to him and requested that he build a tower so vast that it could house a staff created by the Tuatha de Anu. She gave to him the plans for this tower and then disappeared into the light.

Within one season cycle Allister had the tower completely constructed. It was erected just north east of the town of Magmell and he called it the "Tùr na Tir na mBeo" or the "Tower of the land of the living". The Tuatha de Anu came to Tùr na Tir na mBeo and placed the staff in its highest point. Upon placing the Bioran de Saorsa into its holder a bright light flowed from the staff into the sky creating a barrier that would prevent foreign invasion. This barrier was known as the Veil.