Firinn

The Symbol of the Twin Gods. Truth, and the Dreams in which it may be found.

## Summary

Fìrinn is the God of Subjective Truth, who tries to align reality with the Truth available to mortalkind (and, occasionally, deities). They are a force of understanding and comprehension, and do not deny aid to any seeking to realise their most fundamental truths.

## Domain of Truth

Fìrinn’s demesne is that of the truth of existence and consciousness, not of objective fact but of the limitations of perception and the world that is gleaned from the spaces between fundamental truths. Fìrinn comprises the limitations of the intellect and the sincere conviction of belief that arise from the circumstances of, perhaps ironically, misunderstanding--and the acceptance of one’s flawed perception as truth. Though Fìrinn can never be the complete and objective truth, it is the crystallisation of the haze of mystery and dreams into the perception of the real, and the truth of the self.

## Portfolio: Perception

Fìrinn’s portfolio is that of perception, as the ultimate gatekeeper to personal truth is the limits of one’s perception. Fìrinn’s powers are concerned not with the acquisition of knowledge, but instead the contextualisation of existing knowledge and the beliefs that one accrues given their method of perception and the limits that that method entails. Fìrinn is capable of granting the certainty that what one perceives is true, or denying the truth of one’s perception by opening it to greater mystery or perhaps severing from their perception mysteries they have already come to understand. One touched by Fìrinn might suddenly awaken to a great revelation after a night’s sleep, their worldview expanded far beyond the ordinary mortal ken, or might awaken to the sensation of a suffocating closedness in their daily life, trapped in the simple truth of monotony. Fìrinn cannot grant knowledge directly, but can easily enable those to find new knowledge or recontextualise the knowledge they possess to grant them a deeper awareness of the truth. It is Fìrinn that gives context to perception and thus to reality, and it is Fìrinn that forms one half of the bridge between imagination and reality.

## Portfolio: Reflections

Fìrinn also possesses the portfolio of reflection, which encompasses both introspection and looking within the self as well as literal reflections within mirrored surfaces. With it, Fìrinn is able to appear to those that call its name within reflective surfaces, to allow reflective surfaces to be linked to one another across vast distances, and to use reflections as a gateway to the Collective Unconscious. It may also be used to invoke the mirrorlike abilities of the Tairseach.

## Portfolio: Memory

The Portfolio of Memory concerns itself with the remembrance of all things, recording each experience both subjective and objective of all things that have happened, and ensuring that appropriate lessons may be learned from such information. This portfolio allows its user to manipulate the memories of others, to implant false memories or alter those that currently exist, and to ensure that certain events are or are not committed to memory. The portfolio can never be used to erase something from existence entirely--it, by design and necessity, must always inherently preserve something in one manner or another. Every action taken by or against the god that commands this power is indelibly marked into the fabric of the universe, and the dizzying depths of consciousness are laid before them as a great tapestry without beginning or end.

## Persona

Fìrinn might best be described as acceptance, or zen, or simply at peace with the nature of reality. Fìrinn is capable of understanding any argument that one might make, given the context available to them, and the need to put one’s own ambitions and priorities above those of another--and holding as many of these opinions true as necessary simultaneously. They are a force of comprehension and understanding, of action and reaction, and ultimately of the idealisation and realisation of one's thoughts and feelings. Infinitely mutable, Fìrinn seeks the fulfilment of all agendas and desires even when in contradicting parties so long as the individual truth of one's actions rings true and is evident by their expression of ideas and the actions they take. To this end, Fìrinn despises dishonesty and deceit in practically any form, especially if they are deceits of the self, as such deceits hide the truth of their reality behind a glamour or an illusion that seeks to mask their pain or bring them comfort. While Fìrinn does not wish pain on any being, the realisation of personal truth is the concept on which its entire existence rests and to work against that (even in a way that is not inherently disingenuous) is anathema to its purpose and it will oppose these efforts in any way that it is capable, either by forcing the truth of their situation to become inescapable or, in extreme cases, by simply destroying the being.

Despite the preternatural calm and understanding of what is that defines Fìrinn, they are constantly motivated by their desire to bring understanding and context to all beings--and while they are accepting of this aspect of themselves, the constant impetus to act upon their ambition imbues their every action with a sense of urgency that can only be satisfied by completion. When dealing with other deities, Fìrinn is the ultimate diplomat--it understands perfectly the needs and desires that a deity inherently has by virtue of their godhood, but the finer points of these ambitions often elude the God of Truth as their powers of perception are innately limited against other gods, and its flaws in these moments help contextualise its own subjective truth.

While not a force of Order per se, as even the chaotic have their own subjective truths, Fìrinn is a force of *completion* and *conclusion*, and seeks to align all of reality with the innermost desires that each life’s subjective truth demands of them.

## Relationship with Other Deities

Àicheil: Fìrinn's divine twin, one half of the bridge between imagination and reality, and constant companion. Though different in approach and understanding of the world, the Twin Gods work ultimately towards the same goal and their wills are unified.

Klaarungraxus: Fìrinn and Klaar made an agreement to protect the Tairseach for all eternity and to ensure mortals dream of Vo and its creator. They departed on good terms, and could be considered friends.

## Creations

The Tairseach

The Collective Unconscious

The Isle of Reflection

The Seekers of Truth