Created by: Eric N. Bennett
Art by: Cody Conyers
PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME: Unrevealed
KNOWN ALIASES: Eochaid Ollathair, Áed Rúad, All-Father, the Good God
IDENTITY: Secret; the general populace does not believe him to be an actual deity
OCCUPATION: God of druids, magic, and wisdom
PLACE OF BIRTH: Vanaheim
CITIZENSHIP: Citizen of Otherworld
MARITAL STATUS: Married
KNOWN RELATIVES: The Morrigan (wife); Macha, Badb, Nemain (aka “The Morrígna,” daughters); Aengus (son); Ogma (brother); Elathan (father)
KNOWN ALLIES: Nuada, Danu, Ogma
MAJOR ADVERSARIES: The Morrigan
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Gods of Avalorr
BASE OF OPERATIONS: The Celestial City of Avalorr, in the dimension of Otherworld
EDUCATION: Unrevealed
FIRST APPEARANCE: Taranis the Thunderlord #0 (February 2019)
HEIGHT: 6’11”
WEIGHT: 880 lbs
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Brown
HISTORY
One of the first generation to travel to the realm of Otherworld, the god known as the Dagda is beloved by his fellow gods.
Earning the nickname “the All-Father” due to his love of the children of Avalorr and his protective nature toward all his fellows, the Dagda even briefly served as King of Avalorr when Nuada was forced to step down after losing his hand in battle. Once Nuada had his hand replaced, the Dagda stepped down and returned the crown to him.
During the Middle Ages, after the fall of Rome and at Nuada’s command, the Dagda used his great magic to sever Avalorr’s mystical ties to both Earthrealm and the rest of Otherworld, isolating Avalorr from both. So potent were his spells that, to this day, travel between Avalorr and the other realms remains difficult and fraught with peril.
POWERS & ABILITIES
The Dagda possesses the normal superhuman physical attributes of a Celtic god, though with far greater strength than normal. His strength is second only to Taranis and Ogma among his race, and his durability is far greater than normal as well. It has been said that he can strike dead nine men at once with a single blow of his war club, lorg mór (“the great staff/club/mace”). He can also resurrect the dead using the other end of the same club.
The Dagda also possesses a magic cauldron known as the coire ansic (“the un-dry cauldron”) that is said to be bottomless and capable of leaving no person’s appetite unsatisfied.
The Dagda’s chief abilities lie in his vast knowledge of and ability to manipulate and shape the forces of magic. He possesses arcane knowledge and skills lost to many of the other gods of Avalorr, including knowledge of the forbidden arts of necromancy. It was the Dagda who, at the behest of King Nuada Silverhand, severed Avalorr’s mystical ties to both Earthrealm and the rest of Otherworld to protect Avalorr from the danger posed by Rome.