The bountiful land of Fomoria was claimed by giants who once guarded the dark and stormy ocean realm of the drowned dead. With death ever near, their loyalties had changed and their malice grown. With the ascendancy of a previous Pantokrator, they were punished for their sins and banished from their dark home. The full effects of the Curse became evident when the Fomorians settled in a fertile land. Their offspring were short and cursed with monstrous appearance. The few surviving Fomorian giants saw their once proud race degenerate and die. Then came the Invasions. Partholonians, Nemedians, Fir Bolg and Tuatha all claimed the land of Fomoria. Twice the Fomorians were all but defeated by foreign magic, but twice they conjured a plague that slew the invaders. The third wave of invaders, the Fir Bolg, accepted Fomorian rule and aided the giants in defeating the Tuatha. Now Fir Bolg compose much of the Fomorian population. Fomorians are skilled shipwrights, powerful storm crafters and have a legacy of mastery over the dead.

"[Fomoria and Tir na n'Og] are the predecessors of Man and Eriu. They are both heavily influenced by "The Book of Invasions" and Celtic myths and folklore. The wars and conflicts between Fomorians, Nemedians, Fir Bolg and Tuatha were used to create a common backstory for the nations. The Fomorian ideas were combined with some ideas of sailing storm giants, inhuman goat-headed giants and some concepts of Fomorians as keepers of the watery dead that struck my imagination." -Illwinter

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Magic Access	Alt. Access	Unit Summary	Core Abilities	Buildings
4 (Rare 5) 3 (Rare 4) 3 (Rare 4) 1 (Rare 2) 1 (Rare 2) 1 2	Hero 223232 2142 3122 343	Fir Bolg infantry Fomorian infantry Nemedian infantry	Stealthy Glamour Iron Vulnerability Sailing Gift of Water Breathing Darkvision Starting affliction chance	Giant Forts

Capitol Gems: 2121

Fir Bolg: Hit Points + 3, Magic Resistance + 3, Morale + 1, Strength + 2, Attack Skill + 2, Defense Skill + 3, Combat Speed + 1, Map Move + 4
Fomorian: Size 6, Magic Resistance + 2, Morale + 2, Strength + 9, Precision - 3, Combat Speed + 3, Map Move + 2
Nemedian: Hit Points + 4, Magic Resistance + 4, Morale + 4, Strength + 2, Attack Skill + 5, Defense Skill + 3, Precision + 2, Combat Speed + 1, Darkvision 50, Stealthy, Iron Vulnerability, Glamour

• Curse of Balor (Enchantment 7)
  31 and 1
  Massive-AOE Blindness at a short range. Ironically, Balor himself cannot cast it.
• Geas (Thaumaturgy 3)
  2
  Commentary here.

• Spear of the Morrigan (Construction 3)
  11 and 55
  Commentary here.

See Magic Access. These guides supplement the summaries at the top.

No native access. No good summons to get access.

An 4 Fomorian King (1 in 4 chance) starts at the key point in Air access where empowerment is not needed.

Water is relatively easy to climb, which is good for EA Fomoria because its crosspaths are little help.

1 Fir Bolg Druid (1 in 4 chance) is your only recruitable Earth mage. Its only crosspath, 1, is not much help. With Air boosters and Earth boosters, it can forge a Staff of Elemental Mastery.

No native access. Potentially, an Earth Fir Bolg Druid with many boosters could forge The Magic Lamp for Al Khazim - Jinn. 3 can Summon Spectre, which has a 7 in 16 chance of having at least 1.

Both Nemedian Sorceress (1 in 5) and Fomorian King (1 in 4) can start with 3. No easy access to additional arms means empowerment from 3 to 4.

The heroes, Tuan - Last Partholonian and Balor - High King, are high enough in Death, they can skip most empowerment.

1 with no useful crosspaths and no easy access to additional arms, makes Nature a difficult climb. Some EA Fomorian heroes start at 2.

A Nemedian Champion or a Nemedian Sorceress look like they might be good for climbing Glamour. They are not. Expect to empower.

If a Nemedian Sorceress can reach 25, (a difficult climb), it can Contact Lamia Queen for a 7 in 16 chance or Awaken Treelord for a 1 in 3 chance of 1.

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