Prester Fflydd is a legendary Mage of Cymru, the land mortals call Wales.
Overview[]
Little is known about Fflydd. His Tradition has not come down to us. What we do know is that for all his mystic will, he was "weak-kneed" and the Unseelie Prince Carniog used the Black Torc to enslave his will. At the battle of Caer Caledfwlch in 951, Carniog made Fflydd turn the mage Abernaeron into a small white fox. A side effect of the magic made Abernaeron's wife, Rhonwen, believe him dead and she committed suicide.
He did find a way to redeem himself, however, if only by chance. At the battle of Carniog's Doom in 954, the turning point came when, there on the beach, Prester Fflydd turned on his master. No one knows why, but it may have given in to some kind of fae cantrip. Fflydd struck at Carniog from surprise, and though the mortal could not damage the Unseelie Prince, he did scratch the Black Torc. Carniog slew Fflydd on the instant, but that scratch set off the quick chain of events that ended the threat of Carniog forever.
References[]
- MTAs. Isle of the Mighty, pp. 137-138.