Appearance

Mentality

Personal history

Fflewddur Flynn was born on 12th of Nightal 1452 DR to a human father and an elven mother. His mother Eilonwy heard the strangest thing during the moments of his birth. Faint sounds of clockwork gears turning echoed in her mind. Mixed in with Fflewddur’s first cries in the world were sounds of clock chimes, as if some hour had been struck. The family did not own any clocks. When she asked her husband Finn if he’d heard anything, he simply shrugged his shoulders and gave her a puzzled look. Finn then gave his son a warm smile and tried calming him down with a game of peek-a-boo. The odd clockwork sounds ceased and were soon forgotten as Fflewddur giggled.
As a child, Fflewddur spent a lot of his time at his father’s bakery in Neverwinter. He enjoyed watching his father make various tasty treats and would often sneak a few for himself while Finn wasn’t looking. The bakery was popular and brought in a variety of customers. Fflewddur loved interacting with the customers and the regulars all knew him by name.
 
Not long after the birth of his sister Fiona, Fflewddur began to have strange dreams. In the dreams, he saw a strange world populated by what looked like living constructs. By his side was an elven woman dressed in emerald green robes that matched her eyes. The dreams would end just as the elven woman began to speak. Each time when one of these dreams ended, Fflewddur could hear faint echoes of clockwork gears turning. However, one night, instead of sounds of clockwork gears turning, Fflewddur heard a loud clock chime instead. Just a single chime. Once the sound ended, he could feel gears in his mind turning. Strange memories formed in his head as he suddenly “remembered” how to cast magic.
 
Finn and Eilonwy were both puzzled by their son’s sudden ability with magic. Neither had come from lineages with innate magic. Finn’s side of the family had no spellcasters as far as he could remember. However, Eilonwy’s parents were both accomplished spellcasters. Her mother Arianllyn was a bard from Baldur’s Gate who had mastered the Song of Creation. Adaon, her father, was a Bladesinger from Silverymoon. The two had met tracking down an ancient dracolich that had been terrorizing the lands. The nature of their work kept them far from home most of the time and Eilonwy ended up being raised by her aunt. One day, word came that the dracolich had been defeated. However, many lives were lost in the battle against the foul enemy, including Eilonwy’s parents. Adaon’s wand and Arianllyn’s longhorn were recovered from their bodies and given to Eilonwy. She kept both in a locked box tucked under the bed.
 
While the family was not poor by any stretch of the imagination, they weren’t wealthy either. Finn’s bakery was popular but he tended to charge less than his competitors and would often give away some of his baked goods to the poor. Eilonwy owned an apothecary shop which brought in enough money to allow the family to live modestly. The bulk of their savings were used to give Fflewddur a proper education in magic. When Fflewddur came of age, Eilonwy gifted him her father’s wand.
 
Seeking to repay his parents, Fflewddur began doing mercenary work for the Lord of Neverwinter, serving as his eyes and ears in the area. The work provided a steady stream of income of which the bulk went to help rebuild his parents’ savings. Fiona went to Waterdeep to help her paternal grandfather with his tailoring business in the Trades Ward. She sent home some of the money she earned as well.
 
Several months passed as Fflewddur served the city of Neverwinter as its first line of defense. One night, during an unpleasant encounter with a group of strange cultists, he rescued and befriended a gnome who introduced him to the Harpers. In his first meeting with the Harpers of Neverwinter, he learned that his maternal grandparents had both been members. He also learned that the dracolich that they defeated was actually sealed under a small mining town not far from the city. Few outside of the Harpers knew of this secret and the group and Lord Neverember intended to keep it that way.

Education

Growing up, Fflewddur studied magic under various tutors.
 
His first tutor in magical studies was a College of Lore bard who helped him control his magic by visualizing his powers as music from which he molded into song. He developed a habit of humming random tunes while casting magic.
 
His second tutor in magical studies was an Eldritch Knight who helped develop and refine his defensive and offensive magical abilities.
 
His third and final tutor in magical studies was a Storm Sorceress who taught him the basics in manipulating the magical energies within him to augment his spellcasting. Examples of such augmentation included splitting a spell and directing it towards two different targets, casting spells without spell components and altering the nature of a spell so that it could be cast in conjunction with another spell.

Employment

Currently serving as the eyes and ears for the Lord of Neverwinter.

Known Languages

Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elvish, Gnomish

Personality

Social