Finn mac Cool
Finn mac Cool
Finn mac Cool is one of the greatest warriors to come out of Ireland, but he's also a softie at heart (poor guy's fiancée, Grainne, ran out on him). He's also had absolute knowledge ever since he burned his thumb on the Salmon of Wisdom. That doesn't stop him from wanting to look good, though. As the leader of the Fianna warrior band, Finn loves to sculpt his abs and glutes with his buddies at the gym.
Basic Information
| Name | Finn mac Cool (or Fionn mac Cumhaill) |
| Nickname | Finny. I was born "Deimne," but I got my nickname, "Finn," which means "blond," from my hair color. |
| Sex | Male |
| Current city | Somewhere in the Otherworld, waiting for Ireland to be in danger so I can come back to life and rescue the Irish people. |
Work & Education
| Occupation | Professional warrior |
| Education | I trained with my personal war band, the Fianna, from age eight. I also got some insider training from my aunt, a Druidess, and her BFF, a female warrior. |
Beliefs
| Political views | I make the rules in the Fianna. |
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
| Parents | My dad's name was Cumhall and my mom's name is Murna. Some people told me that my dad attacked my mom, then was killed in war by the hero Conn of the Hundred Battles. Other people said that, because he was chief of the Fianna, his rival warriors of Clan Morna got jealous and bumped him off. |
| Siblings | None |
| Children | My son, Oisin, was a great warrior and poet, and my grandson, Oscar, was no slouch on the battlefield, either. |
| Friends | Most of the Fianna |
| Enemies | Goll mac Morna, who killed my dad; Diarmaid, a warrior who stole my bride-to-be, Grainne |
Relationships
| Relationship status | Married to Sadb, a princess who was a human, then turned into a deer, then became a human, then a deer again. Yeah. I've got a few other wives, including Tasha of the White Arms and Aibe, daughter of the High King Cormac mac Airt. I was originally supposed to marry Aibe's sister, Grainne, but she skipped out on our wedding. |
| Interested in | Ladies of the Otherworld |
Favorites
| Quotations | "I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination." – Katy Perry "Sometimes just when I say hello the right way, I'm like, 'Whoa, I'm so cool.'" – Robert Pattinson "Ireland is where strange tales begin and happy endings are possible." – Charles Haughey "You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor." – Aristotle |
| Books | All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren (Politics in ancient Ireland seem simple compared to this.) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (Dr. Jekyll's like Diarmaid—my ex-BFF really turned on me.) Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare (What a great warrior he was!) Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (The awesome tale of my British cuz.) Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George Finn mac Cool by Morgan Llywelyn (My semi-fictional autobiography—not bad.) On the Road by Jack Kerouac Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling |
| Music | ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears (I love her dance sequence in that gym.) Born This Way by Lady Gaga (My wife loves this song; she was born human, then turned into a deer.) Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson The Salmon Dance by My Chemical Romance Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake (...especially if the Salmon of Wisdom comes out of that river.) Somewhere Out There by James Horner (Somewhere out there were Diarmaid and Grainne... hiding from me.) Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland (Who said rainbows were just for the Irish?) |
| Movies | The Men Who Stare at Goats (A bit of magical thinking in war goes a long way.) The Deer Hunter (I love this movie... but the missus hates it.) St. Patrick: the Irish Legend (It's rumored that my son Oisin met St. Patrick.) King Arthur The Shawshank Redemption Gettysburg A Knight's Tale Conan the Barbarian |
| TV Shows | Spartacus: Vengeance Once Upon a Time (Fairy tales come to life in an awesome way.) Band of Brothers Adventures of Superman (The original—and best—superhero.) No Ordinary Family |
Activities & Interests
| Likes | Bloodhound puppies The beauty of untamed nature My glorious blond hair Epic Irish poetry Lovely young maidens |
| Activities | Salmon fishing Riding mountain bikes through the forest Taming wild deer Keeping an eye on my girlfriend Hanging with my Fianna buddies at the local pub |
| Interests | Ichthyology (study of fishing) Druidry Veterinary studies Irish culture Scottish geography (for tracking down the fleeing Diarmaid and Grainne) |
| Groups | My Friend Stole My Fiancée and I Didn't Even Get a Lousy T-Shirt Events in Irish History Hunting Fishing |