Mhaol

Summary of Each Chain Blade's Runes and what they possibly are:

Cardinal Rune: Othila /Odal Rune Possibly Link - Closest Rune in appearance.
Cutthroat Rune: Mannaz Rune Link
Stinger: Jeran Rune Link
Howling Celtic Rune: Gar / Gyfu Rune Link

pawcalypse wrote: »

I always thought that the Cloaker, or even Ghosts, in the game is the actual representation of Sluagh (Sidhe) but then they made Sluagh into a main character.

Aren't imps, goblins and trolls, and even giants and elves part of the fae or sidhe race? Mileisans, since we can transform, are we some sort of variation of them too?

You are Correct. Imps, Goblins, Trolls, elves etc are all considered Sidhe in Mythology.

However, In Mabinogi it seems the Devs decided to use the term Fomorian over Aos Sidhe to explain everything supernatural and non-human in Mabinogi.

In Mabinogi the Developers created 3 Main Categories (excluding Gods):
Tuatha de Danaan Races: Consisting of the Humans, Elves and Giants
Milesans: Foreign Entities that take that form of one of the 3 Tuatha de Danaan Races
Fomorians: Everything else that isn't a Milesan or Tuatha de Danaan

Under that Fomorian Category we would find all those Sub-categories like Aos Sidhe, Undead, Demonic, Animal, etc.

So yes we can call the Imps, Goblins and trolls Aos Sidhe if we want, but for the Elves... I don't think? we can within Mabinogi.

Here's two more fun read those those interested in Sluaghs. Link1 Link2
Slaughs are considered the worst of all the fairy Folks, and are associated with the Wild Hunt of Samhain (Halloween).

*Another thing to point out is that its not uncommon to see the same subject referred to as both a Ghost and a Fairy. This is mostly due to religious influences on that culture, altering the stories to how they prefer them to be viewed.

Eralea wrote: »

making Eiren one of the few members of the aos sí to befriend us. (I say one of the few because I would argue that Aer and Enn are also aos sí, but I have no real basis for this)

The word sídhe itself is more properly used as a place name, to refer to the places where the supernatural beings lived. Mabi has those too - Sidhe Sneachta and Sidhe Finnachaid. Maybe people thought the shapeshifting bear was a supernatural creature?

Considering Shape-shifting creatures like the Selkies and Phooka are counted as Aos Sidhe, that would make sense for Sidhe Sneachta's Name.
Also "Aos Sidhe" is often used interchangeable with the word "fairy", and water Spirits are often considered Fairies. So Calling Aer and Aos Sidhe isn't incorrect.

@Bronzezen lol my Video link derped out. Ty for Posting it properly