Liath – The Silver Sorrow – The Weeping Spirit of the Celtic Hills
is an artistic reimagining of the Banshee (bean sídhe), the mythological messenger of death from Irish folklore.
She embodies loss, compassion, and the quiet dignity of farewell – a spectral echo of love that transcends mortality, portrayed in a realistic and emotionally grounded way.
Character Traits
– Skin: pale and slightly translucent, with a silvery inner glow
– Hair: long, silver-white, moving like mist in the wind
– Eyes: gray-blue, softly glowing in moonlight
– Clothing: tattered, flowing robes made of fog and shadow
– Presence: melancholic, calm, majestic – grief itself given form
Backstory
Liath was once a mortal woman whose voice could move the heart of the world.
When her beloved fell in war, she sang a song of despair on the cliffs until the gods heard her – granting her eternal life, yet without warmth or heartbeat.
Since then, she wanders between worlds as a Banshee, her lament announcing not just death but comfort for those left behind.
Sometimes she appears upon misty hills, singing of lost love and guiding souls into the sleep of peace.
What is a Banshee?
The Banshee is an ancient figure of Celtic mythology – a female spirit whose mournful cry heralds the approach of death.
But she is not a monster: her tears are for the living.
She represents transition, impermanence, and compassion in the face of the inevitable.
In her, sorrow and beauty, silence and strength, become one.