Erinn's despair
Humanity was struggling under the endless forces of the Fomor, the goddess herself foresaw the need for warriors that could face the horrors of the overwhelming darkness and so the first militants came to be. They stood shoulder to shoulder with the forces of Erinn daring to defy all those that would strike them down; it was not long after the defending forces had been left behind as the militants quickly brought the fight to the Fomors world "the shadow realm". The Fomors died in hundreds as the militants ever growing forces would only stumble and return to the battle each time with more determination.
With time more threats revealed there hideous faces only to be stomped out by the mighty militant, by now the militants abilities had grown so potential that the goddess's began to fear for their safety. Despite the sudden betray of the goddess's the militants fought on even saving there betrayer but this did little to quell the growing fear.
It was years after the militants arrived now stabilizing the land but all was not well as the people of Erinn began to conspire behind the militants back out of fear forming an alliance with the near shattered forces of the Fomors.
It was the darkest of day's when the great betrayal occurred as the militant fought the sudden assault of Fomors like a shining beacon in a sea of darkness, and then the great betrayal happened in an instance. While the militants were so focused on the Fomor the defense forces of Tara turned on the militants catching them unaware and killing almost all of the militants in an instance.
The militants that survived that battle were driven to madness as they witnessed their comrades cut down by those they wished to defend but that is the past and the word "militant" is now near non-existent to the people of Erinn.