Appearance

Physical Description

Has a tall and lean build with a look of elven handsomness.

Body Features

His skin is tanned and hands are a bit worn and calloused from his time spent on the road and in the wilderness.

Facial Features

His eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, jaw and ears are all pleasantly proportioned. Face is symmetrical with no oddities or feature out of place.
 
Keeps a neatly trimmed beard.

Identifying Characteristics

Sharp emerald green eyes.
 
His tousled dark brown and white, neck-length hair which seems to be the only part of him that does not fit an otherwise orderly, well-kept appearance.

Apparel & Accessories

Prefers comfortable and simple clothing.
 
Usually found wearing a crisp white shirt, a pair of brown cotton pants with matching suspenders, comfortable dark brown leather boots and a large brown coat.
 
Wore a pair of earings for a disguise once and liked how they looked on him. Kept wearing them since.
 
Is often out on the road and carries his explorer's pack.

Mentality

Personal history

Fflewddur Flynn was born on 12th of Nightal 1462 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 knew the regulars by name.
 
Not long after the birth of his sister Fiona, Fflewddur began having strange dreams. In the dreams, he saw a strange world populated by what looked like living constructs. When he looked to his right, there 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 hearing clockwork gears, Fflewddur heard a loud clock chime instead. Just a single chime. Once the sound ended, he could feel gears in his mind moving. 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 ancestors with innate magic. Finn’s side of the family had no spellcasters as far as he could remember. However, Eilonwy’s maternal grandparents were both accomplished spellcasters. Her maternal grandmother Arianllyn was a bard from Baldur’s Gate who had mastered the Song of Creation. Adaon, her maternal grandfather, 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’s mother ended up being raised by her paternal aunt in Silverymoon. 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 maternal grandparents. Adaon’s wand and Arianllyn’s longhorn were recovered from their bodies and given to Eilonwy’s mother who kept both in a locked box tucked under the bed. Eilonwy didn’t know if Fflewddur somehow inherited some of her grandparents’ magic. However, she and Finn were in agreement that their son should be taught how to control his new abilities.
 
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 grandfather’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 surrounding areas. 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 years passed as Fflewddur served the city of Neverwinter as its first line of defense. One night, during an unpleasant encounter with a group of dark cultists, he rescued and befriended a gnome named Oswald Fiddlemender who introduced him to the Harpers. In his first meeting with the Harpers of Neverwinter, he learned that his maternal great-grandparents had both been members. As part of his debriefing, Oswald reported hearing his captors proclaim that the dracolich would rise once more. Should the dracolich return, Fflewddur vows to avenge his ancestors’ deaths and finish what they started.

Education

Growing up, Fflewddur studied under three tutors for his education in magic.
 
His first tutor was a College of Lore bard who helped him control his magic by visualizing it as a series of notes that he manipulated into song. Fflewddur ended up developing a habit of humming random tunes while casting magic as a result.
 
His second tutor was an Eldritch Knight who helped refine Fflewddur’s defensive and offensive magical capabilities. He also learned how to use simple weapons from the tutor.
 
His third and final tutor in magical studies was a Wild Sorceress who taught him the basics on how to augment his spellcasting through manipulating the flow of magic within him. Examples of such spellcasting augmentation, or metamagics as his tutor called it, included splitting a spell in two in order to direct it towards two targets instead of one, casting spells without spell components and altering the nature of a spell so that it could be cast in conjunction with another spell. Despite years of practice, he could never master any metamagics. Perhaps he would “remember” how to do it at some point in the future.

Employment

He is currently an active member of the Harpers in Neverwinter and serves as the eyes and ears of Lord Neverember.

Intellectual Characteristics

As he’s gotten older, he’s noticed that he tends to have a logical approach to things. Did he always have this logical side to him or is he somehow being influenced or shaped by the powers within him? This logical side of his at times conflicts with his desire to keep an open mind. There’s this sort of cold calculus that sometimes runs through his mind when he weighs his options to act which runs counter to his desire to help and his fear of loss.

Morality & Philosophy

Fflewddur believes in following laws that serve the people and strongly opposes rules and laws that benefit the few, especially at the expense of the many.
 
Seeing his parents living full and fulfilling lives and enjoying the fruits of their labors, he opposes anyone who would take away those freedoms from them or others.
 
Finn’s habit of giving away his wares to the less fortunate made a big impression on Fflewddur as a kid. The look of gratitude and joy on the faces of those his father helped is something he’ll forever remember and cherish.

Known Languages

Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elvish, Gnomish

Personality

Motivation

His father instilled in him a desire to help those less fortunate. The Harper Code has further cemented his beneficence.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Sometimes misses the forest for the trees when investigating things, especially when presented with a lot of details and information.

Likes & Dislikes

An avid reader, he spends much of his downtime studying the cultures and histories of the peoples and settlements in the North.

Virtues & Personality perks

One of the first lessons he learned from his father was the axiom of measuring twice and cutting once. He tends to plan things out before acting.

Vices & Personality flaws

Fflewddur loves meeting new people and hates saying goodbyes. Rather than say “goodbye”, he often says “see you later” or “until next time”. Naturally, he has a tough time dealing with loss. While working in the field, he’s had to bury two companions who fell in battle. Each loss caused a great deal of sorrow and stress for him, resulting in parts of his hair turning white.
 
His difficulty in dealing with loss has caused him to avoid thinking about negative outcomes in life-and-death situations.

Personality Quirks

Has a habit of humming random tunes while casting magic.

Hygiene

His clothes are always clean and he makes sure to bathe and keep his beard and nails trimmed every chance he gets.
 
He can never seem to get his hair combed down in an orderly fashion. Finn, his father, has the same problem.

Social

Birthplace

Neverwinter

Current Residence

Leilon

Family Ties

Father
Fflewddur’s father is a human man who was born in Waterdeep and left the city when he came of age to work on trade caravans. After years of saving up his earnings, he eventually squirreled away enough gold to pursue his passion as a baker. He opened a bakery in Neverwinter and put to use the skills he learned from his mother. Initially, he kept the menu small and stuck to his favorite recipes. Eventually, as business picked up, he began to experiment and expanded his menu. Within a year, business was booming. He sent extra money he earned to his parents and often made rounds to the poorer areas of the city to give away his wares to the less fortunate.
 
Finn inherited a sharp mind from his parents and developed a strong work ethic from his time as a merchant. He worked hard to set a good example for his children and made sure they had a solid foundation in life.
 
Mother
Fflewddur’s mother is an elven woman who spent most of her childhood living in Neverwinter Wood, or Llewyrrwood as her parents called it. She learned a great deal about the medicinal properties of various herbs and plants from her mother. Her father, a former ranger of the High Forest, taught her hunting and self-defense.
 
 
When she came of age, she convinced her parents to let her visit the city of Neverwinter. During her visit to the city, she came across a bakery that piqued her interest. Smells of bread, fruit and a strange earthy aroma wafted from the bakery door to her nose. She had to take a peek inside. Within, the baker introduced himself as Finn and offered her samples of his wares. It was love at first sight and smell. Over the next several months, she’d pay Finn a visit and sample more of his baked goods. Eventually, the two began dating and married a year after.
 
With the help of her parents and Finn, she started an apothecary shop a few blocks away from Finn’s bakery. Eventually, she and Finn saved up enough money to repay her parents and start a family.
 
Sister
Fflewddur’s younger sister is a half-elf who inherited her paternal grandmother’s love of cooking and her paternal grandfather’s passion for tailoring. When she came of age, she moved to Waterdeep to help her paternal grandfather with his tailoring business. For several years, she also worked part-time as a chef at the Dancing Horse inn until she saved up enough money to settle down in a cozy home of her own in the Trades Ward.
 
Fiona and Fflewddur were very close as children having been born roughly 6 years apart. However, once Fflewddur’s innate magic manifested and he began his magical studies, they ended up spending less and less time together and started to grow apart. They remain on good terms and each takes time at least once a year to visit the other.

Religious Views

Agnostic.

Social Aptitude

Even as a child, Fflewddur was even-tempered. Seeing his father happily work each day bringing joy to people with his food instilled in him an upbeat attitude and a positive outlook on life.
 
Having met many people with various backgrounds and from all walks of life, he tends to keep an open mind when engaging with others. He enjoys learning each person’s story and is quick to provide comfort to those that need it.