Principality of Dyfed

The Principality of Dyfed, Land of Seas and Shores, is a Changeling Kingdom in Cymru, the land mortals call Wales.

Overview

Dyfed, Land of Seas and Shores, displays the most varied countryside of any principality in Cymru. What's more, it's the largest. The Pembrokeshire National Park is a site not to miss. This is the only coastal national park in all of Britain, with miles of untouched sandy beaches. Only a few major cities stand in Dyfed: Aberystwyth in north Dyfed, Hwlffordd in the west, Swansea in the south and Caerfyrddin with its deep blue bay in the southeast. Aside from the coast, Dyfed's other treasures are its twin rivers: the Taf and Tywi. And in addition to all these amenities are rich farmlands, coastal plains, and wildlife preserves.

While Cardigan Bay and the Bristol Channel mark Dyfed's western and southern borders respectively, the River Dyfi separates the Land of Seas and Shores from Gwynedd in the north. The Cambrian Mountains divide the principality from Powys in the northeast and Glamorgan in the southeast. Some fear these peaks are not enough to keep out the Dauntain of Glamorgan forever. It's likely only a matter of time before Morgenstern starts stalking the Pembrokeshire coast for his next Banal scheme.

Unlike every other principality in Cymru, Dyfed has no cantrevs (counties), but it does have a single ruler, Prince Dylan ap Morgan. While most people respect Prince Dylan, many also see him as limp and indecisive, especially in his reluctance to take the throne of high king of Cymru. What no one knows is that the ghille dhu Celyndra Rhys of Bryn Celyn warned Dylan that all Cymru would fall should he seek the kingship. He has long carried this secret and still struggles with himself over the truth of her prophecy.