Mor Rioghain, or 'Morrigan', was a Celtic goddess of war, death in battle, and fertility... perhaps. Later texts seem to refer to a morrigan as a type of hag or banshee, akin to the Greek Furies.
Card Text
(1) Mor Rioghain (Fire)
Irish • Inspiration • Deity
Plean Cliste: Once each round, after an opposing warrior gains life, gain +1 speed for the rest of the game.
"Over their heads shrieks a lean goddess,
Quickly dancing on the points
Of weapons and shields.
She is the ancient phantom--Queen Morrigan."
-- Annals of Leinster
Illus.: Greg Staples • Set 4 • 12/100
Warrior Pack
Mor Rioghain comes with the Cú Chulainn warrior pack.
History in Brief
Goddess or Creature?
{coming soon}
Trivia
- Depending on whether or not you accent the first 'o', Mor Ríoghain could mean "night terror / phantom queen"... or it could mean "great queen."
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