Feridwyn

Feridwyn
Feridwyn, from Ultima Underworld II
Species:	human
Appearances
Ultima Underworld II Location: Castle Britannia Ultima VII Feridwyn, from Ultima VII Location: Paws

Feridwyn is one of the operators of the Fellowship homeless shelter in Paws in Ultima VII. He runs the shelter with the aide of his wife, Brita, with whom he has a single son, Garritt. He also appears in Ultima Underworld II.

Description

Feridwyn and his family numbered among the innocent followers of the Fellowship ideology, unaware of the greater machinations behind the organization. Formerly a recruiter in Britain before being assigned to Paws, the man seemed a mixture of idealism and ignorance, on one hand genuinely striving towards his philanthropic and philosophical goals while on the other condemning the impoverished for their poor moral fiber and refusing his establishment's services to those who would not join his society. Despite such rules, efforts to bring the Fellowship to the people of the poverty-stricken village met with little success, which left Feridwyn frustrated as he felt his talents misemployed.

Like his much beloved wife, Brita, Feridwyn also proved blind to his son's criminal behavior and bigotry, touting him as a prodigy and refusing to view him as anything less than a perfect child. Should the Avatar have proven Garritt guilty of framing the local boy, Tobias, for his own theft and use of silver serpent venom, Feridwyn would take the hero's accusations in stride, indicating shock but promising that he would discipline his son, nevertheless. Despite accepting his son's responsibility for his the deed, he continued in his belief that Garritt was ultimately a superior child, casting blame on the environment provided by Paws for the boy's corruption.

Eventually, the Paws shelter was closed following the disbandment of the Fellowship and the beginning of the Reconstruction. Feridwyn and Brita struggled to regain the funds necessary to reopen the home for the poor, still striving, in their own way, to do good in the world. Feridwyn, himself, was eventually recognized for his works by Lord British, and was invited to a celebratory festival in Castle Britannia, only to become trapped with the other revelers within a blackrock dome of the Guardian's devising.

During this shared confinement, the Avatar found Feridwyn to have grown cynical and disillusioned in the year following the Fellowship's fall. While still committed to his ideals of alleviating poverty, the former unwitting follower of the Guardian proved antisocial and grim, casting numerous sardonic statements in the hero's direction. In the close quarters of the imprisonment, many in the castle suspected him of treason, although these accusations were eventually proven false. The Avatar, if having been among his detractors, had the option of offering him an apology.

Lore

“	Feridwyn and his wife have set up a shelter for those without a home, but it is sponsored by The Fellowship, so not everyone is willing to accept its hospitality. As a matter of fact, Komor, Fenn and Merrick were once good friends until Merrick "turned coat," as they claim, and moved into the shelter. – from Key to the Black Gate (Ultima VII)

“	Feridwyn, a native of Paws, has only recently been acknowledged as one of Britannia's most philanthropic citizens. A former Fellowship member, he is one of the few who actually succeeded in using The Fellowship's resources for the good of the community by establishing a shelter for the destitute. – from A Safe Passage Through Britannia (Ultima Underworld II)

Trivia

• In Ultima VII, use of the blackrock cube will explicitly confirm that Feridwyn believes all that he says regarding the Fellowship.