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The leannán sídhe (lit. ' fairy lover '; [1] Scottish Gaelic: leannan sìth, Manx: lhiannan shee; [lʲan̴̪-an ˈʃiː]) is a figure from Irish folklore. [2] She is depicted as a beautiful woman of the Aos Sí ("people of the fairy mounds") who takes a human lover.
AdventureQuest Worlds is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the world of Lore, where players traverse its landscape and engage in quests and battles against various monsters, all while interacting with or alongside other players and non-playable characters (NPCs).
Other varieties of aos sí and daoine sìth include the Scottish bean-nighe (the washerwoman who is seen washing the bloody clothing or armour of the person who is doomed to die), the leanan sídhe (the "fairy lover"), the cat-sìth (a fairy cat), and the cù-sìth (a fairy dog).
I'm disputing the assertion that Yeats invented the Leanan Sidhe. Lady Wilde (Speranza) mentions them in a publication just prior to Yeats' Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry ( Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland , 1887), and there's a much earlier reference in the 1854 Transactions of the Ossianic Society ...
Most fights begin through random encounters and quests, which can be found throughout the game. The battle system is turn-based; on player's turn, they may attack, equip an item (such as a weapon, shield, or armor), use other miscellaneous items, cast a spell, perform a skill (if players are equipped with an item that has a skill), call a pet/guest, or flee from the battle (if the player has ...
The baobhan sith (literally "fairy witch" or "fairy hag" in Scottish Gaelic) is a female fairy in the folklore of the Scottish Highlands, though they also share certain characteristics in common with the succubus. [1]
Sidhe are Irish earthen mounds, ... Leanan sídhe, a beautiful fairy woman in Irish mythology who takes a human lover; Cat Sidhe or Cat sìth, ...
However, Rowland found that The Kingdom of the Sidhe "was the most enjoyable scenario of those I saw," rating it somewhat playable, somewhat enjoyable, requiring some skill to play, and had some complexity of plot. Rowland concluded by giving The Kingdom of the Sidhe a below average rating of 6 out of 10. [1]