Ardanon is a Seelie Sidhe and High Lord of House Gwydion.
Overview[]
Though House Gwydion is fervently devoted to the word of their High Lord, they do less to personally imitate him. Ardanon lives poised on the edge of Bedlam, dreaming his dreams of Arcadia itself. As he wakes each morning, he speaks of kiths unseen in the modern world, treasures lost to the fae, and beasts more terrible than most can imagine. The fae of the house listen somberly to his tales and duly record them in turn. However, their respect for the High Lord comes less from his tales of lost Arcadia and more from his wisdom and prowess. Although seemingly a prisoner of his dreams, and although he must often be briefed on recent events, Ardanon shows uncanny insight toward any situation about which he knows even the slightest facts.
As is, the Gwydion sidhe defer to their High Lord's wisdom, but they rely very little on his guidance. When he storms forth from his castle in Germany, they rally behind him and obey his decrees, and when he returns to sleep again, the sidhe return to governing their lands as usual. After all, they say, he trusts them with the responsibility to see to their own affairs; which suits them all just fine.
Ardanon claims to be descended from the founders of the mythical land of Ardenmore, despite the evidence repeatedly presented by lore masters that such a land never existed. Within his castle in northern Germany, he dreams each night of a faerie's quest in Arcadia. Whether these stories are true is highly dubious, though he has carefully documented every one. When the Bedlam evoked by these stories becomes too strong, he moves like a force of nature to descend upon a random freehold to demand hospitality and question them on recent politics. Then he returns to the Freehold of the One True Dream to continue his tales.
References[]
- CTD. Noblesse Oblige: The Book of Houses, p. 104.
- CTD. Changeling: The Dreaming Second Edition, p. 109.