Tanner Cymrych

High King Tanner Cymrych (679 - 744 MR) was the High King of the Ffolk from 702 MR until his death. He succeeded his father, Byron II, who died of illness. Tanner was responsible for ceding the northern Moonshae Isles to the Northlanders once and for all in 744, surrendering the territory that his ancestors had fought to preserve for centuries. Later that year, Tanner led an assault on a firbolg outpost in Myrloch Vale. His people were ambushed and he was killed, though the Ffolk won the battle. Most significantly, Tanner lost the Sword of Cymrych Hugh, an invaluable Ffolk artifact, in the battle, as it was apparently carried off by giants.

The loss of the sword effectively crushed the already tenuous confidence the Ffolk had in the idea of a High Monarch, and the office&mdash;along with the Cymrych dynasty itself&mdash;was officially disbanded. The bloodline diverged into eight different families: Tanner's son Niall, born 701 MR, established the Carrathal dynasty, ruling simply as the King of Callidyrr. Niall and his descendants would sometimes be atavistically known as High Monarchs, but the title officially died with High King Tanner.