Meredydd Oakbinder

> "Some would have you believe that Maithorians are immune to disease, there is no deception greater than this. We are immersed in rot. Not of the flesh, no, but of the mind. A deep decay has set into the simple mind of the Maithorian. A plague of half-measures, a plague of idle talk and a plague of distractions. In truth, we are the most diseased of all people. Maithor itself is a cancerous blight."
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## Meredydd Oakbinder

"The Avenger" pictured in the Maithorian wilderness

### Titles

The Avenger of Salmore, Archdruid of the Fang, The Hound

## Overview

A man driven by one burning passion. A man with an unending hunger. His sole drive is to lay waste to the seemingly infinite enemies of Maithor. A powerful druid in his own right, he has gone to extreme lengths to ensure the survival of the region. He is a figure steeped in mystique, and an unwavering disciple to the Old Ways. "The Hound" is most known for unleashing lycanthropy in a failed attempt to save his home city of Salmore from the undead menace.

## Early Life

Reluctant to dwell on the past, information of Meredydd's early life is mere collation of rumour and speculation. The known facts are that he was born to an inert couple in Salmore, he had a strong interest in the wild, and is believed to have been taught by Archdruid Caendan.

## Sacking of Selmore

A borderwards city, deeply built into the marshlands. It was once home to some several thousand people. However, the machinations of Talazar the Plaguebringer, of the Twilight Brotherhood would erase any trace of it. The wardens had left in an expedition, never to return. When the hordes of the damned rose from the surrounding swamp, the few druids gathered together in an attempt to organise a defence. The trees and the bogs were enlisted to smash and to drown the cursed creatures, but they numbered too many.

Meredydd, a student of the Old Ways, resorted to the unthinkable. Calling upon Luna, he preformed a most vile ritual that full moon night. What he refers to as the "completion of a druid's every efforts", was instead a slaughter unseen before. At first the defending druids were transformed, but rapid, they attacked the populace and quickly transferred the curse. In an uncontrollable frenzy, the first lycans tore each other, and the invading army apart. Their advance into Maithor had been halted, at a terrible price.

## The Fel Harvest

> We must return to tradition. For what purpose did we cast off the yoke of Carolia, if only to trade masters with our new overlords? For what purpose do we cling to the so called Lady of Death, if she is only too content to let us rot away slowly? What has your submission to these dogmas delivered unto you if but nothing? There is another way, the Old Way.
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Since that ill-fated day, Meredydd has organised and led a guerrilla war effort in the occupied regions of Maithor. He inducts outcasts, zealots and supposedly reformed criminals into a group known as the "Fel Harvest". Although the group's primary purpose is to rebuke monstrous forces, he appears to have become the leader of a cult. While he fashions himself as a follower of the supposed "Old Ways" of Maithor, prior to Imperial colonisation. He and his forces have reverted to barbaric practices, indicative of their wolfish capabilities. They identify civilisation, and outside influences as decadent and subversive influences that have caused Maithor's contemporary condition.

As radicalised as this group are, their specialised abilities and complete determination yields results. While criticised by Maithorian authorities, a large lay movement praises their "heroic" actions. Consequently, a growing movement of Maithorians, disillusioned by decades of poor leadership and continued destruction, have embraced the Old Ways - apostasising from the faith of Putris. While it is predicted that the two schools of thought will eventually come to heads, for now, Maithor depends on their efforts.