Mordred of Orkney

## Sir Mordred of Orkney

Maternal

* Bran the Blessed
* King Coal
* Gwawl Verch Coel
* Cunedda ap Edern
* Gwen
* Amlawdd Wldig (Grandfather)

**Sir Mordred of Orkney** was a British knight and the usurper of the throne of the High King of Britain. Mordred was born from the incestuous affair between King Arthur Pendragon and Lady Morgause, though both were affected by magic that made it so they did not know they were sleeping together. Morgause learned of the truth of Mordred's conception and so she conspired with her husband, King Lot, to dispatch of Mordred in an event known as the Mayday Massacre, framing Arthur for the deed.

During this event, Mordred and other children were gathered and put on a ship during the festivities. While the ship ride was supposed to be a simple attraction, it soon turned for the worse when the ship fell apart. Mordred was saved by his aunt Morgan le Fey), who gave Mordred to a commoner family to be raised. For the next few years, Morgan would appear to Mordred to teach him and serve as his guide, while also using her magic to implant him with programming that would force him to overthrow his father, though Mordred's memory of this programming was erased.

When Mordred turned 14, he was found by his half brother, Gawain, who recognized him and brought to the rest of the family. Mordred then began training as knight and became the squire to his second half-brother, Agravain. Mordred later became a knight and joined the Round Table, becoming a frequent companion of Sir Lancelot du Lac. Mordred would idolize his brothers, Lancelot, and Arthur and tried to emulate them as much as possible. Mordred would also meet a woman named Cwllog whom he fell in love with and married, later having two children with her: Melehan and Melou.

Mordred would later learn about his true parentage from a wise man and confronted Morgan over this. Mordred did so and Morgan claimed that she was his true mother, as she organized his birth so that he could be a tool for her plans to unseat his father and she would act as his advisor. Mordred was horrified and enraged at Morgan's actions, causing him to attack her. After a long and hard fought battle, Morgan managed to escape but was severely injured in the process. Mordred resolved to prevent himself from going down the path Morgan set out for him, but a dark part of himself felt that he would never be able to avoid his fate. At one point, Mordred attempted suicide but was stopped by Lancelot. In the aftermath Mordred would reveal his origins to Arthur, but his programming prevented him from telling him about his future betrayal. Arthur stated that while he could not publicly acknowledge Mordred as his son nor make him his heir, he would try his best to be the father he deserved. Mordred was later met with Morgan once more and she admitted that her fight with Mordred caused her to regret her actions and caused her to change her ways. Morgan turned off Mordred's programming,

When he learned about Lancelot's affair with Gwenhwyfar, Mordred had his faith in his idol shattered. Mordred worked with Agravain to spread word about the affair, however Arthur refused to believe them and they could not gather proof. Morgan (who reformed as a result of the battle she had with Mordred) revealed the truth about the affair, Lancelot went berserk and killed several knights including Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth. Enraged, Mordred wanted to join the crusade against him, however Arthur made him regent of the kingdom while he was away. Mordred reluctantly agreed and took regency of the kingdom in his father's stead. Soon after this happened, he was ambushed by Gwenhwyfar's sister, the vile witch Gwenhwyfach, who reactivated Mordred's programming and forced him to marry her. Having lost control of his mind and body, Mordred had no choice but to launch a coup and take over the kingdom, divorcing Cwllog and taking Gwenhwyfach as his queen. Arthur and his supporters would return to fight the rebellion, and Mordred would mortally wound Gawain during one of the battles, with Gawain later dying of his wounds. The rebellion culminated in the Battle of Camlann during which Mordred fought his father to death. While Arthur realized that Mordred was no longer in control of his actions, he also knew that he could not be stopped without killing him. As such Arthur put Mordred down, however Mordred would deal a fatal blow to Arthur, Mordred only regaining his senses as he was dying. Morgan would take Mordred's body alongside the dying Arthur to Avalon and buried him there.

During the Apocalypse War, Mordred would be resurrected to fight alongside his father on the side of humanity. Mordred would become a valued knight in the Kingdom of Avalon, Arthur's new kingdom which he ruled with Morgan. Mordred would be legitimized as Arthur's son, though Mordred refused Arthur's offer to be his heir as he believed he did not deserve such an honor. Mordred would instead be a mentor to his younger half-brother, Prince Gwydion, and helped train him.

Arthur as part of the World Council later discovered a plot by an organization known as Darkhold to cause a new Apocalypse War with the birth of a new Anti-Christ. To counter act this, Mordred would use his mythological reputation as a villain to infiltrate the organization and report back both Arthur and the World Council.