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  A quick look at the Sluagh
Sluagh were born from fear and the shadows.
Victorian Era sluagh were instrumental in the movement to enact child labor laws during the nineteenth century by anonymously pouring in money to the coffers of the movment.
Sluagh cannot use this Birthright in the presence of Mortals or the unenchanted.
www.fortunecity.com /marina/salmon/666/AboutSluagh.html   (959 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sluagh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In Irish folklore, Sluagh were the spirits of dead sinners; sometimes the spirits of pagan ancestors; usually troublesome and destructive.
Sluagh don't really, in general, partake of the merriment and parties of the time, but prefer to quietly reflect on their lives and the Glamour, or lack thereof, they have.
Sluagh cannot use this Birthright in the presence of Mortals or the unenchanted.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sluagh   (340 words)

  
 tScholars.com | Sluagh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In Irish and Scottish folklore, the Sluagh were the spirits of the restless dead.
Some consider the Sluagh to also carry with them the souls of innocent people who were kidnapped by these destructive spirits.
The Sluagh are considered by some to be an Irish manifestation of the Wild Hunt.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Sluagh   (224 words)

  
 Barony of Shining Waters - Sluagh Secrets
To be a sluagh is to be alternately mistrusted, feared, taunted and ignored.
The Sluagh birthrights are ideally suited to a race of beings spawned in narrow spaces in the dark.
Sluagh are even capable of seeing the lurking shadows of the restless dead.
www.geocities.com /roseandcompass/kithain/sluagh.html   (1241 words)

  
 Sluagh & the 6th Great Maelstrom
Some sluagh are lucky enough to avoid having a wraith as a new roommate, but just because you don't have a ghost in your house, doesn't mean the neighborhood is going to be safe.
Sluagh who have communicated with the wraiths that were shot into the living lands have heard of a great storm raging in the land of the dead.
Sluagh have also noticed that their ability to see or hear the wraiths still in the land of the dead was being severely effected.
righttodream.digitaldreaming.org /rules-sluagh-maelstrom.html   (1890 words)

  
 Abbey Lubbers & Buttery Spirits
Many sluagh began turning their attention to the affairs of mortals at this time, whether to try and get their minds off of loosing their voices permanently or something more personal only the sluagh know.
Sluagh are meant to work behind the scenes, not have an audience, that's what pooka are for after all.
Sluagh all over began to notice that only rotten and disgusting victuals, like those provided by the innkeepers and tavern owners who were the target of Buttery Spirits.
righttodream.digitaldreaming.org /rules-sluagh-abbey.html   (2169 words)

  
 Legacy of Kain: DARK CHRONICLE > Soul Reaver 2 > Creatures > Sluagh
Sluagh inhabited the Spectral Realm in Soul Reaver, Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance.
A blue halo indicated that a Sluagh had a lot of soul energy - green, yellow and orange indicated that it was weaker.
Unlike Raziel and the Defiance Archons, the Sluagh were not agents of the Elder God.
www.dark-chronicle.co.uk /az/sluagh.php?sec=3&type=3   (383 words)

  
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The sluagh are not affected by sleep, charm, hold, or cold-based spells, nor by poison or paralyzation.
Habitat/Society: Sluagh always travel in large war bands, being the undead forms of warlike elves who turned on their fellow elves and were slain in battle.
Note that special undead leaders make an encounter with the sluagh more deadly and should be used only if the characters are of an appropriately high level (with at least some chance of a cleric of their level turning the leader).
pages.ripco.net /~havoc/imc/moreundead.txt   (3293 words)

  
 Antanos Attacks Crossing: Defeated Soundly
Sluagh, those hulking, merciless brutes, are not known for their intelligence.
The Sluagh surrounding him didn't look fazed, they were obviously some sort of bodyguard, used to putting up with this sort of abuse.
The bodyguard Sluagh all began advaning (one of the scariest sights I've ever seen) and the Archer re-loaded its bow.
www.dm.net /~dream/heroes/blaine1.html   (2080 words)

  
 Perchance to Dream >> Where the monster under your bed IS real... | Kith, the Backbone of Society
Lurkers and loremasters, gatherers of secrets and shadows, the sluagh are said to have been given their shapes by mortal dreams of creatures in the darkness who heard every secret, saw every sin and punished the wicked when night fell.
Sluagh maintain ties with other denizens of the shadow community, most notably wraiths, who have been their allies for centuries.
Sluagh can automatically see past the shroud and spy any wraiths in the area (unless a wraith is Skin-riding - see Oblivion for details), and may even spend a Glamour Trait to speak to them although the wraiths are under no compunction to respond or even hang around.
www.perchancetodreamlarp.org /rules/kith.html   (8065 words)

  
 Gàidheal - Wikipedia
Mun t-àm an t-Ath-Leasachadh (Reformation) anns an siamh linn deug, cha robh ach còir air leth de sluagh Alba aig an robh a' Ghàidhlig agus bha Albannaich Gall gu mòr a tionndadh ann aghaidh na Gàidheil.
Ann an Mhannain bhasaich a' Ghàidhlig thùsach le Ned Maddrell ann an 1974 ach tha feadhainn a' tha air ionnsacheadh agus a' bhios ga bruidhinn rin clann.
Ann an Aimearaga-a-Tuath, chan eil ach mu 1,000 Gàidheil air fhàgail den sluagh a dh'imrich - uile ann an Ceap Breatainn an Alba Nuadh.
gd.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gaidheal   (954 words)

  
 Scottish Gaelic Column January 2000 - People Pains in the Stomach (Sluagh air an Stamag)
Ach an-dràsta is a-rithist bhiodh ainmhidhean fiadhaich na coille is crithean talmhainn a' cur dragh orra, agus uaireannan bhiodh cunnartan cuain ann cuideachd nan èireadh stoirm nuair a bhiodh iad air druim na mara is iad ag iasgach.
Gheàrr an gille stamag an uilebheist agus thàinig an sluagh a-mach, agus na bothain is na beathaichean cuide riutha.
Thòisich na fèisean a-rithist agus tha an sluagh air a bhith sona ann an sìth bhon uair sin gus an latha an-diugh.
www.scottishradiance.com /galcol/galcol01.htm   (1224 words)

  
 Free Church of Scotland | Teachdairean Agus Sluagh
Nuair a tha seo ann 's iomadh dòigh anns an taisbein e e fhèin ach ann an seo 's ann gu sònraichte mar thoradh air gu robh mòran ann an Tesalonica a bha air eòlas fhaotainn air Slànaighear tre a shaothair-san a bha seo fìor.
An tuig sinne an diugh dè a tha ann an ceangal den t-seòrsa seo a bhith eadar teachdaire agus sluagh?
Saoilidh sinne gum b'ann san spiorad sin a bha Pòl ann an Tesalonica agus bu chòir gum biodh an spiorad ceudna againne ann an dàimh ri càch a- chèile san eaglais.
www.freechurch.org /resources/gaelic/gaelic12.htm   (2228 words)

  
 the Very Big Book Store: Books: Kithbook: Sluagh (Changeling: The Dreaming)
I found the artwork to be far too 'cute' to take seriously, and the opening story, while entertaining, contradicted much of the Player's Guide, and corebook impressions of the kith.
It DID have interesting sections on Abbey Lubbers (sluagh that punished the wicked rich) Truth (and why it is important), and Wheelings and Dealings (How their network works) that seemed to keep to the spirit, and was entertaining.
Shunned and looked down upon by most of the other Kiths in general, a deep and probing look is given to the reclusive Kith with reviews of the other Kith from their perspective, information on great Sluagh 'heros' and a dreaded secret every changeling player should know...
www.verybigbookstore.com /index.php?c=Books&n=16213&i=1565047265&x=Kithbook_Sluagh_Changeling_The_Dreaming   (524 words)

  
 costuming, props, and makeup for changeling - by andy scott
Bogie: A Bogie passing as a Sluagh would dress as one, however if they have little to hide then I would think that their nature would dictate their look.
Sluagh: The underfolk tend to dress in old-fashioned somber clothing.
Also, as a detail, the Sluagh clothing should be slightly worn and showing of decay.
users.snip.net /~ksykes/changeling/costume.html   (1823 words)

  
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It is not that she has not the wish for a mate, for that is all she views it has, but that she is a dedicated solider and love and the other softer things the sidhe dally themselves with would distract her from her goals.
Years, among the sluagh have toughened her natural strength giving her a toned and muscled appearance not known among most sidhe.
Cahira herself was raised by the sluagh, a tough and often cold and barren life.
www.freewebs.com /sidhecharacters   (1455 words)

  
 Sluagh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Strange as they are, sluagh often go out of their way to aid or protect others who are kind to them.
To sluagh, revelation is joy; the more unsettling the revelation, the greater the joy.
Outsiders are mystified by the value sluagh place on these items, but then again, perversity is the sluagh’s trademark.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~cra6ig/changeling/sluagh.htm   (202 words)

  
 Sluagh - World of Darkness Wiki
Sluagh (SLOO-ah): Thin and pale and smelling of death and decay in their fae miens, these fae exist to strike fear into the hearts of wrongdoers, children in particular.
They have incredibly keen senses, and are able to see through illusions, and see unembodied wraiths as well.
The sluagh are often tolerated by other kiths only for the knowledge and secrets that they so prize.
wiki.white-wolf.com /worldofdarkness/index.php/Sluagh   (155 words)

  
 KOTC Database: SLUAGH, THE
The Sluagh, or Host of the Unshriven Dead, are manifestations of deceased men and women who died after committing a heinous crime or living a disreputable life...
Not to say that these beings became Sluagh upon their death, but a Sluagh rasping against a window or a door late at night was sometimes given the name of the departed.
The Sluagh are spectral sidhe, able to wield weapons in the service of their dark Master.
members.shaw.ca /biffbolt/sluagh.htm   (164 words)

  
 Dreaming Web: Sluagh
The history of the Sluagh is one of loss and betrayal, much of it brought upon themselves through their own mistakes.
Sluagh created as the incarnation of the Oath of Guardianship of the Dreaming by the Mountain King using the Emerald that Lies at the Heart of the World, in response to the appearance of Redcap.
The Sluagh are responsible for returning fae souls to the Dreaming Beyond.
dreamingweb.artefact.org.nz /entries/sluagh.html   (228 words)

  
 Who Are the Sluagh Sidhe? :: WiccanWeb.ca :: A community for the Wicca & Pagan in Canada
The Sluagh consist of the unrestful spirits of the dead and are considered by many to be troublesome and destructive.
Coming from the West, the Sluagh fly in groups like flocks of birds and attempt to enter a house where someone is dying to take the soul away with them.
In the testimonies of many rural folk a distinction is often made between the sidhe who are seen walking on the ground after sunset, and the Sluagh Sidhe, or Fairy Host, who travel or fly through the air at night and are known to kidnap mortals with them on their journeys.
www.wiccanweb.ca /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=16248   (416 words)

  
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Each Sluagh has space the size of a small apartment and enough room to be alone or to host large tea parties with ease.
The Sluagh and the creepy crawlies that share their court prefer to stick to the upper levels of the Sunless Kingdoms where they can access the crawlspaces and cellars of the waking world.
Leadership among the Sluagh is more a matter of respect for the Grumps and their wisdom than deference to title or rank.
www.khaoshq.fsnet.co.uk /sodiumnoir/places/sunless.html   (661 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Gaelic language - Miann Fionnlaigh: an sluagh bhi a' taghadh stiùirichean BnG
THA fear de phrìomh luchd- iomairt na Gàidhlig ag iarraidh gum bi ceannardan Bòrd na Gàidhlig air an taghadh leis an sluagh an àite ministearan a bhi gan cur air bòrd-stiùiridh na buidhne.
Ach feumaidh cùisean gluasad, is feumaidh an sluagh a bhi a' faireachdainn gu bheil gnothaich aca ri mar a tha a' tachairt.
Miann Fionnlaigh: an sluagh bhi a' taghadh stiùirichean BnG (30-Sep-07)
news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=64&id=1561042007   (986 words)

  
 Elfwood: Lucy Fletcher, 'Sarah the slightly dull Sluagh', SF&F Art
Well, I don't know what a Sluagh is, but again the character comes through nicely in her design and pose.
Sluagh aren't really dull, just depends on whether they want to talk I suppose.
I do not know of these "sluaghs" buit i like this girl a lot, she looks like some quiet book worm from the 30s who wants to be a safari explorer...she's like the female form of this tall gangly boy in Gone-away Lake, she would be interested in learning latin.
www.elfwood.com /art/l/u/lucy/asbc.jpg.html   (522 words)

  
 Soul Reaver 2 - HINTS
Sluagh are some of the quickest attackers in the game, able to dodge most heavy triangle button strikes, and lunging in with a double claw slash.
The Greater Sluagh is powerfully built, hunched low to the ground, and very aggressive-it charges headlong into battle.
Strengths: Stronger than regular Sluagh, its low stature makes it difficult to hit.
www.eidosinteractive.co.uk /ian_livingstone/ps2/soulreaver2/page1.html   (602 words)

  
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Learning more of the land of Nosgoth, he realises that something this beautiful and brimming with abundant life should never be given up, and dedicates his life to opposing the dark forces.
Though naive and innocent, and thoroughly confounded by ideas of evil, manipulation, sadism, power and greed, Frank still proves to be a force to be reckoned with.
Nosgoth’s first material-realm Sluagh may have been an accident, but this accident is going to change destiny.
members.aol.com /turelzevir/lot-frank3.html   (120 words)

  
 What Has Gone Before, Chapter 3: "Picking Up the Pieces"
The sluagh asks her several questions about who she is, and why she came into the cave.
She tries to get back to the sluagh's room, but every cave she enters winds around and returns her back to the now-empty weapons room.
Cab asks her about her people and Maufa says that the sluagh were originally a night-terror to threaten children in ancient Russia.
www.employees.org /~rnapier/mage/plot_4.html   (4936 words)

  
 The Leabhar Oiris
Sluagh oile la Brian & le Cian go ríoghraidh Mumhan umpa go Port Dá Chaomhóg i g-coinne Mhaoil Sheachlainn mic Domhnaill mic Donnchadha rígh Éireann, go n-dearnsat síth: a raibh do bhraighdibh Leithe Mogha ag Maol Seachlainn do thabhairt do Bhrian, & a raibh do bhraighdibh Leithe Cuinn ag Brian do thabhairt do Mhaol Seachlainn.i.
Sluagh le Brian & le Cian & le Fearaibh Mumhan go h-Áth Luain, gur osgail siad an caisiol, & gur gabhadar braighde Mhaoil Shechlainn Mhóir & Connacht uile i n-aon-ló i n-Áth Luain.
Sluagh la Brian go Magh Murtheimhne, go d-tug braighde ó rígh Oiligh & ó Ultaibh, & gur fhágaibh dhá rígh ar Ultaibh; & is ar an sluagh-sin thug Brian & Cian mac Maoil Mhuaidh & Maol Seachlainn go maithibh Leithe Cuinn saoirsi do cheallaibh Éireann go h-uile.
www.ucc.ie /celt/online/G100029/text001.html   (3542 words)

  
 In the Dark Times Faerie LARP
Satyrs have one of the most recognizable of the forms, especially in Scotland, with their cloven hooves and goat-like legs crowned with the torso of a human topped with small horns, representing visions of everything from Pan to the Christian Devil.
Sluagh: Not much is known about the Sluagh, and they like it that way.
Their ability to embrace the shadows and blend in with the dark (their morbid choice of clothing doesn’t hurt) make them invaluable when something must be done in secret.
www.fantasymaps.com /darktimes/kith.html   (1089 words)

  
 Tuatha and the kiths - Shadownessence
I was reminded of the Sluagh kith and the Tuatha by another thread on here and was pondering how the kiths were 'bound' by the Tuatha.
The Sluagh were called by the Tuatha into a conclave and essentially told to join the party.
Or perhaps the sluagh are the only kith that remember that far back to their first meeting with the gods?
www.shadownessence.com /forum/?showtopic=1998   (1889 words)

  
 Fairy Raed - Monstropedia - the largest encyclopedia about monsters
Original reports of the Fairy Raed however tell of a hunt led by a pagan deity, though the facts that reports were given by monks probably emphasised the demonic aspect of the riders.
In Scotland the Sluagh, originally part of the Seelie Court, turned in the Wild Hunt sinners who flew through skies at midnight to kidnap travelers out late at night.
The Sluagh, also known as the Fairy Host were said to fly West in order to catch the soul of a dying man before it was shriven.
www.monstropedia.org /index.php?title=Fairy_Raed   (234 words)

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