Tuesday, June 5, 2007

WTF is an "Arawn" ?

I am very proud of my name. Most people have no clue who "Arawn" is, and this makes me sad. So here's a brief primer:

Arawn is the name of the main antagonist in The Chronicles of Prydain. (For those who haven't read it, think The Black Cauldron, the Disney movie that smashed all the books/characters/plotlines into an animated farce.)

Arawn is the ruler of the Annuvin, the Land of the Dead. He is a dark sorcerer who steals mankind's secrets and hordes them in his treasure vaults, not to use them himself but to prevent them from being used by anyone. He is attended by the Cauldron Born and the Huntsmen of the Annuvin.

Basically, he's the Darth Vader of one of the best young adult fantasy series ever written.

He's inspired by the Welsh lord of the dead.

So yes, my warlock's name rocks.

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