Milletian

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Basic Information

Milletians (which, according to Tarlach, means from the Stars) are people who have come to Erinn from a different world. They are not native to Erinn and have distinct characteristics in comparison to those from Erinn, regardless of the Milletian's race. Some of the distinct characteristics of Milletians is the ability to be reborn and to change their appearance, age, and gender. All players and their pets are Milletians. Milletians visit Erinn's Soul Stream before entering Erinn. Written as Milesians in Irish Mythology, the term comes from the influential Lebor Gabála Érenn; the book was a medieval attempt to fuse Christian narratives with Ireland's history and mythology.

Mainstream Story

Generation 1: Advent of the Goddess (Spoilers)

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According to Morrighan, Nao sent the Human Milletian to Erinn in order to help rescue Erinn.

Generation 11: Sword of the Gods (Spoilers)

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Tuan mac Cairill states that Morrighan is simply using the Milletians to kill all the Fomorians. The goddess confirms this herself, stating the Milletian is growing far too powerful for her expectations.

Eventually, the Milletian claims the Brionac, and therefore becomes the Guardian of Caliburn.

Generation 12: Return of the Hero (Spoilers)

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According to Nuadha, he influenced all of the Milletian actions up to that point and is the reason the Milletian is in Erinn.

Generation 15: Merchant of Venice (Spoilers)

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“	Dear, arrogant Milletian... With your dying breath, I, Morrighan, declare the extinction of the Milletians.	„
—Morrighan

“	What a nightmare... I remember it so clearly. The Milletians...they were all dead. Dead...by Bella's hand. This is war on the Milletians!	„
—Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Journal

As Morrighan finally captures Shakespeare, he informs the Milletian that they must change the future he had dreamed of. He drops Shakespeare's Journal, and it reads "The Gods treat us, the humans, as little more than pests. They slay us, toy with us, without remorse." Years later, Morrighan sealed the Soul Stream to prevent any more Milletians from entering Erinn, and, believing that they are far too arrogant, are too powerful, and the fact that they disobeyed her will in capturing Shakespeare, starts massacring them. She then orders Bella to perform the final execution.

Generation 16: Macbeth (Spoilers)

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In Macbeth, the Milletian plays the role of Macduff, the assistant of Princess Eirawen (Prince Malcolm in the original story) who overthrows and kills Lugh (Macbeth).

Cichol claims that Milletians and the Soul Stream are a cancer, acting as the leading cause of Tir Na Nog's demise. Morrighan wants to use the Milletians to repair the world, and when that failed, she intends to seal off the Soul Stream and eliminate the Milletians.

Bella is revealed to be the Emissary of Destruction, which rivals the Milletian's Brionac, the Emissary of Creation.

Eventually, Bella sacrificed herself to stabilize the Soul Stream. This prompts her to cease actions against Milletians, for the death of the Emissary of Destruction and countless souls will no longer harm Tir Na Nog.

Morrighan has also grown tired of governing the world and retires to Falias, leaving it up to the Milletians, who have both Divine and Fomorian powers.

The Saga: Iria (Spoilers)

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Milletians have been repeatedly been transmogrified into demons due to the work of the Cessair, causing the Tuatha de Danann to have doubts about Milletians and have even begun to turn on them, even going so forth to completely disregard their noble deeds and refuse to acknowledge their help. Nao explains that this is the result of the Soul Stream being polluted by an unknown phenomenon; the only way to stop this would be to destroy the Soul Stream altogether, though this is not an option.

The pollution is later revealed to be caused by Tarlach, who plotted to betray the Milletian race in order to "purify" Erinn from the Gods under the belief that they and the Soul Stream are the main cause of Erinn's problems. However, with Tarlach's eventual downfall, it is unknown if the Soul Stream remains polluted and if the Milletians are still affected by it.

Ruairi and Tarlach reveal in the NPC Commentary that they somehow came in contact with the Soul Stream and inherited Milletian traits, including rapid aging.

Generation 25: Eclipse (Spoilers)

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NPCs remember the Milletian in the storyline post-Generation 22 due to them having been the only Milletian to get through the Order of Hymerark's first Night. Before that, Hymerark's rewind of the timeline muddled their sense of recognition of them unconsciously; Having seen countless Milletians with different names and appearances going through the main story, this explains why NPCs would not remember the Milletian after they would rebirth.

Additionally, while it appears that a milletian can harbor a god of the highest authority, the burden it represents still means that a normal milletian cannot host a god of Hymerark's tier without paying a price. It is unknown if this applies to the Milletian player.

Characteristics of Milletians

• Not native to Erinn.
• Ability to be reborn.
• Fast perception of time.
• Milletian Elves do not share their memories with Memory Tower in Filia.
• All Milletians have the ability to enter and leave Erinn's Soul Stream at will.
• Immortality and resurrection.
  • However, in Mainstream Quests, Milletians cannot resurrect themselves and can only be resurrected by the means of Phoenix Feathers or Nao's aid (in some cases) such as in Tir Na Nog, or the incident with Cichol and the Doppelganger in Longa Desert Ruins.
  • Despite being immortal, Milletians are confirmed to be able to die in Generation 16, but will immediately return to the Soul Stream.

Milletians and "The" Milletian

Segregation of Milletians (Spoilers)

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• The first is an ethnic group not indigenous to Erinn whom have been given special abilities revolving around the Soul Stream.
• The second is a specific Milletian, the player. All specific Milletians play an important role in the Mainstream Storyline.

Although there are many players, the game identifies only you as the specific Milletian; the one who fought for Morrighan, saved Erinn from destruction various times, became the conductor of Adniel, has the power of Neamhain/Cichol/Morrighan, obtained the Brionac, defeated Nuadha, and aided Shakespeare and his plays. From your perspective, the game treats you as acting in a vacuum, with other Milletians being of little consequence (even as it treats their players and NPCs the same way). The Milletian can only be a Human, Elf or Giant; Pets cannot be The Milletian.

Trivia

• In the Irish Mythology, Milesians were descendants of the Míl Espáine. They were the final group to settle Ireland, and drove out the Tuatha de Danann.
• Milletians are not truly immortal, as their lives are tied with the Soul Stream.
• Shakespeare is the first, "uninvited" Milletian.
• According to Tarlach in his book, Tarlach's Record, he claims that Tuatha de Dananns are incapable of remembering Milletians. He also claims that what may be one year for a Milletian could be one week for a Tuatha de Danann. He also claims that Milletians are more aggressive than Tuatha de Dananns.
  • Tarlach's claim of Tuatha de Dananns not remembering Milletians occurs throughout Part-Time Jobs. However, it does not seem to occur throughout the main storyline, though Aodhan strangely acts as if he had never met the Milletian during The Saga: Iria II, despite recently meeting and discussing their previous achievements during Generation 16.
• Despite Partholon, his family and people having immigrated in Erinn through another realm, they are not considered milletians because they have no ties to the Soul Stream.