woman in colorful, intricately adorned robes, luxuriant gold-blonde hair, and sometimes as a long-beaked gray crow, casting her spells and weaving magic wherever she goes.

Dagda's brother Nuada is known as one of the gods of healing, he once ruled the Tuatha de Anu. In the first battle of Magh Tuiredh Nuada lost his hand. He then was crafted a hand of silver by his brother Dian Cecht. Thus taking on the name "the Silver Hand".

Dian Cecht is a fine Craftsmen and maker of Nuada's silver hand. He is the great god of healing and is the physician of the Tuatha de Anu. It was Dian who blessed the well Slane in which the wounded Tuatha de Anu bathed. It is known that this would cure all wounds so they could resume fighting.

Lir is the god of the sea and father of four. The most controversial of which, was his son Bran, who was born from a mortal woman. Lir's love

for this mysterious woman would eventually lead to her death. Bran still lives today as a well known as a giant that roams the land south of Innis Carthaig.

The Tuatha were strong and brought prosperous times to Hibernia. Many years passed before the great conflict began.