Artifanc Uchelur

Artifanc Uchelur (/ˈ artɨvaŋ ˈ uːχəlʊr/) is a king (erwydd) of Fornweg, the adopted son of King Chlavws and Queen Brinia. He was born in Iffordon in 430 BE, to his biological mother and father Trist and Llwrhodd Cynfiloedd, respectively, who ruled Fornweg at the time. Llwrhodd had Artifanc sent through the Bimal of Dwrosed to Queen Brinia, who lived a thousand years after him. He was raised as a prince of Fornweg, but was rejected by his father, Chlavws, as he was not truly his issue.

Early Life
Artifanc was practically a newborn when he was given to Queen Brinia through the Bimal. He was aware from a very young age that he was adopted, as Brinia wanted him to know that she wanted him despite not giving birth to him, but he had no indication of his true identity until Brinia brought him to the ruins of the Temple of Kaesdwn in Dwrosed when he was ten years old. He was the third oldest of his siblings, who (in order of birth) were Afenyd, Enwedyn, Giresed, and Laria. When Laria was born, her brothers were 15, 13, and 9 years old. She died in 1531 BE by drinking from a poisoned cup that was intended for Brinia. Artifanc admitted to Éthir Ríkviskar in 1546 that it was the worst pain he ever felt and that he thought about her every day.

Artifanc joined his father on his trips to Agnias early in his youth and began to learn Agniar, as he was unaccompanied while his father met with Agnian noblemen. Nessan, the "seeress" of Béal Tur, watched over the children whose parents were occupied during such meetings. Among the children was Nessan's daughter Céabire, who became a very close friend of Artifanc, even into adulthood.

Background
Artifanc and his brothers were aware of Chlavws' manipulation throughout Fornweg by systematically replacing Farynac noblemen with Lyrish ones from the cities of Argognel and Essoux, whose domains are the regions of Argony (Argonil) and Essondy (Essondil), which had been given to Fornweg as part of the terms of a treaty centuries prior. Brinia devised a plan to uproot Farynac control in Yrisait to cripple Chlavws' reliance on purchasing diplomatic support.