Balor

**Balor**, or **Balor of the Evil Eye**, was the Evil God of Corruption and Disaster, and King of the Fomorians from Irish Mythology. He was the son of Buarainech, the father of Ethniu, and the grandfather to the Irish Sun God Lugh. Using the power of his "Evil Eye", Balor reigned as a tyrant over the land from atop his Fortress before his death.

## Biography

During his childhood, before becoming the beast he would soon become, Balor watched as his father's druids prepared poisons for later use. Through an accident, the fumes of the poison had managed to reach one of his eyes, resulting in the creation of his "Evil Eye", which was capable of using the same deadly poison the fumes had originated from. Through this corruption of his body, his mind soon followed suit and sought only to subjugate those he considered beneath him.

When he learnt of the prophecy that foretold of his death at the hand of his grandson, Balor locked away Ethniu, his daughter, within his Fortress' tower to prevent her pregnancy. With the aid of a druidess, Cian infiltrated Balor's Fortress to retrieve his magical bovine ward from the Fomorian King, only to fall in love with Ethniu and impregnate her. Unfortunately for Balor, Ethniu gave birth some time after Cian's execution to a baby boy who the Fomorian King attempted to drawn within the sea, only to be saved by Manannán the Sea God who raised him as his own son, eventually growing up to become the future king of the Tuatha Dé Danann and their greatest warrior.

During the war between his Fomorians and the Tuatha Dé Danann led by his grandson, Balor began to inflect causes across the battlefield with his Evil Eye. Although he inflected great damage on the opposing forces, he was confronted by Lugh with a slingshot in hand to first blind Balor, and finished off with the Spear of Lugh when he was made vulnerable. With Balor's death, the Tuatha Dé Danann was victorious in both the battle and war as the remaining Fomorians retreated.

## Personality

As the Tyrant-King of the Fomorians, Balor was intentionally destructive towards those who got into his way, or opposed him. He took some pleasure from the destruction and disasters he brought to the land that he ruled, often as a message to those who might think other than to bend to him. Balor has no regards towards his foes (or allies) as he frequently used his powers on and off the battlefield.

## Powers & Abilities

Balor was a powerful Fomorian King who proved capable of forcing other Fomorian tribes under his rule, or those who joined him willingly due to his power. While he was adept at warfare, he was mostly reliant on the power of his Evil Eye to keep his rule.

* **Superior Physiology**: Despite his smaller stature compared to other Fomorians, Balor stilled possessed superior strength, endurance, and durability compared to other non-divine beings that inhabited Ancient Ireland.

* **Evil Eye**: Balor was capable of placing curses upon people, objects, and locations that would lead to their ultimate destruction. The effects of the curse largely depended upon what it was being placed upon and the intention of Balor himself.
	+ **Blight**: When Balor's Curse was placed upon crops, they will quickly begin to rot and attract insects that will soon feed upon any that had been spared from the initial curse.
	+ **Poison**: Should people become the target of the Evil Eyes, the targets soon undergo debilitating effects, such as hallucinations that would cause them to attack anything they came across, thinking them as enemies.