The
Ur-Flan, also called the
Ur-Flannae, were rare mystics, sorcerers, wizards, and necromancers among the ancient
Flan tribes and kingdoms in the
Flanaess.
Overview
The Ur-Flan were greatly feared by the Flan, moreso than by the
Oeridians who succeeded them as masters of the Flanaess, and known for their facility in necromantic magic. The druids of the
Old Faith allied themselves with the Ur-Flannae at times, or at least elected not to challenge them when they did not greatly damage the balance of nature, and it is said that some among the druids still preserve some of the ancient Ur-Flannae lore and secrets.
Named Ur-Flannae mystics include
Vecna and
Keraptis. Some of the depraved families of the
Ataphads trace their ancestry to the Ur-Flan of old.
The
Northern Adepts of Old Blackmoor are believed to have been Ur-Flan wizards, though their magic was primarily protective in nature. Poems of the Northern Adepts have been passed down that contain the secrets to strengthening abjuration spells.
History
There are said to be three of the greatest of the Ur-Flannae mystics buried beneath the
Isle of Lost Souls. Ur-Flannae mages and necromancers helped bring down the
City of the Summer Stars.
More than eight centuries ago,
Lum the Mad wielded the sword
Druniazth against Ur-Flannae sorcerers of the
Thelwood. In -108 CY, Ur-Flan insurgents attempted to assassinate the King of Aerdy by summoning a "winged horror", after which the
Knight Protectors of the Great Kingdom was officially established.
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