\u201c<\/em>Why did they choose to join the Gall\u00f3glaigh and<\/em> how did they qualify?<\/em><\/strong>\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since we\u2019ve noticed that this question is a bit harder to answer than others, we wanted to write this guide going through the options, along with some examples of answers to that question, and what levels of setting knowledge\/experience they might be suitable for.<\/p>\n\n\n This is the \u201cofficial\u201d, hard power structure in Tirneach<\/a> – 1 R\u00e9ig, 4 Iarlas (one for each realm besides Uasa) who answer to them, then many Riders who each answer to an Iarla.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Crusader Kings terms, think King > Duke > Count. We\u2019ll obviously have a lot of questions for you if you want to be related to one of the Iarlas (let alone the R\u00e9ig!), but being the child of a Rider is a totally valid character option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One important thing about Tiarna\u00ed titles is they\u2019re very rarely inherited, so the children of the Tiarna\u00ed must seek to make their own name – often as a Gall\u00f3glach! This also means that it\u2019s easy and common to have Riders from all Species, even those newer to Tirneach.<\/p>\n\n\n These mostly represent the vestiges of the power systems that existed before the first R\u00e9ig arrived in Tirneach – they\u2019ll overlap in some way with the Tiarna\u00ed, and maybe even each other, but are much larger in scope and represent a softer kind of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For detail on the individual options, take a look at this<\/a> post, however the short version is that these represent the \u201chigh society\u201d of Highland Baol, Siabhal & Uasa, along with nearly all members of the Drakeblooded species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An important thing to consider is that while cross species breeding is impossible in this setting, adoption is extremely common and acceptable – adopted children are no different, legally or socially, from natural born ones. So there\u2019s nothing stopping a species less common in a region from being a part of the High Families, i.e. a Krieger being \u201cdescended\u201d from an Uasan Chieftain<\/p>\n\n\n Common in Tirneach is the practice of enforcing a treaty or agreement by fostering children from the other party – either as an exchange to bring the sides closer, a hostage to keep everyone honest, or both, or neither. A couple of examples are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fostered children would thus be raised among the other families. Whether their loyalty in later life followed nature, nurture, both or neither is entirely up to you and the story you want to tell! Regardless of the status of the families, children raised this way can all become Gall\u00f3glaigh if they so wish.<\/p>\n\n\n All Leasair<\/a> can be Gall\u00f3glaigh. While this is ostensibly in order to accommodate \u201ccandled\u201d leasair who do not know their own history and so may qualify under one or more other categories, it applies to all members of the species.<\/p>\n\n\n All Weeping<\/a> can be Gall\u00f3glaigh, due to an ancient decree from the first R\u00e9ig, called the Atosu edict (Atosu being the in-game term for when a corpse starts bleeding from the eyes and sits up).<\/p>\n\n\n Finally, any Gall\u00f3glach, be they active or retired, can recommend that an otherwise unqualified candidate be allowed to become a Gall\u00f3glach. This doesn\u2019t necessarily have to mean joining their band, though the sponsoring Gall\u00f3glach might want to keep a close eye on the candidate, as their actions will no doubt reflect on them, for better or worse.<\/p>\n\n\n So it\u2019s possible that by now one of the options above is speaking to your soul, and a backstory is already unwinding in your hindbrain. But if it\u2019s not, or you just want to feed it some more, or you’re nervous about whether the idea works, then read on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n So one of the things that seems to drive people’s decisions here is the amount of setting knowledge they have, how much they feel is expected, and how much they want to learn in play. That makes a load of sense – the world of Five Oaths can be kind of overwhelming, especially if you\u2019re new to LARP. To that end, here\u2019s a few ideas pitched at various levels<\/p>\n\n\n Maybe you\u2019re totally lost, or maybe you just want to learn things as your character. If you want a character concept that gives you a lot of leeway to be unfamiliar, there\u2019s some options available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Be warned, though, with these options there will still be an expectation of some setting knowledge – as it says above, there are oaths you swore to join the band, and it\u2019s expected that your character knows enough to have made those with informed consent.<\/p>\n\n\nWho can become a Gall\u00f3glach<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\nThe Tiarna\u00ed<\/h3>\n\n\n
The High Families<\/h3>\n\n\n
Fostered as part of a treaty<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The Leasair Species<\/h3>\n\n\n
The Weeping<\/h3>\n\n\n
Recommended by a Gall\u00f3glach<\/h3>\n\n\n
Ok, but what should I pick?<\/h2>\n\n\n
I don\u2019t really know the setting<\/h3>\n\n\n
Newly Candled Leasair<\/h4>\n\n\n