Queen Allisynn was the first wife of Cymrych Hugh, the legendary Ffolk hero and first High King of the Moonshae Isles. She died at the turn of the 3rd century DR, and was interred in a magical sunken castle known as Caer Allisynn. There, she persisted in undeath as a figure of Ffolk legend.[5][3][2]
Description[]
She was an incredibly beautiful Ffolk woman, with long golden hair, delicate features, and rich brown eyes.[1] She died young.[4] In death, her body looked frail and her skin was so pale as to seem translucent, but she remained indescribably beautiful. She was laid to rest in a gown that was plain save for a hint of embroidery with gold thread.[1]
Personality[]
She was a virtuous, gentle, and loving woman.[2][1] She loved sunshine.[4]
In undeath, she spoke slowly and warmly, although sometimes cryptically or sadly. She knew of events far beyond the confines of her tomb, and could even see into the future. She would sometimes pause for a long time, seemingly confused between memories of her old life and the people in front of her.[1] She was said to grant wishes to pure hearted visitors to her tomb, assuming they did not attempt to defile or rob her castle.[6]
Relationships[]
Queen Allisynn and King Cymrych loved each other greatly. They had no children before her untimely death, and all of Cymrych's heirs were from his subsequent marriages.[4]
History[]
Upon Allisynn's betrothal to Cymrych Hugh, who was then the second king of the Hugh Dynasty of Corwell, her husband-to-be commissioned the construction of a magnificent castle of rose quartz to serve as her wedding gift. However, she would die in the Year of the Student, 201 DR, after succumbing to injuries received during Cymrych's legendary war with Kazgaroth.[3][7] In grief, the king decreed that her wedding gift was to instead become her tomb, and he arranged for it to be imbued with magic that would send it safely beneath the sea but have it rise to the surface a few times a year so that his queen would not forget the sunlight.[5][2][4] She was laid to rest in an open glass coffin adorned with plush purple curtains.[1]
In the Year of the Bloodbird, 1346 DR,[3] Prince Tristan Kendrick of Corwell approached her tomb after having been shipwrecked. At first, she mistook him for her ancient husband, but upon realizing her mistake, she miraculously returned the legendary Sword of Cymrych Hugh to the young prince (who had lost it in the shipwreck and feared it was gone for good) and prophesized that he would be the one to find and elevate the first true High King to unite the Ffolk in centuries.[1] Little did Tristan know that he was in fact the fated future High King,[7] and Allisynn would subsequently appear to him again in a vision to renew his determination when he was seemingly mortally wounded by assassins.[8]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Douglas Niles (May 2011). Black Wizards. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 5. ISBN 978-0-7869-5970-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 36. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Brian R. James (December 2007). “Grand History of the Realms: The Moonshaes”. Dragon #362 (Wizards of the Coast). Archived from the original on 2009-06-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Ed Greenwood, et al (1989). Hall of Heroes. (TSR, Inc), p. 41. ISBN 0-88038-711-4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Douglas Niles (May 2011). Black Wizards. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 4. ISBN 978-0-7869-5970-9.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 39. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Karen Wynn Fonstad (August 1990). The Forgotten Realms Atlas. (TSR, Inc), p. 46. ISBN 978-0880388573.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (May 2011). Black Wizards. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 9. ISBN 978-0-7869-5970-9.