Nwngan Dydd

Duidh Tóirríon cear Sheadab
Nwngan playing the Ró
Born	2nd Janguwnt 1629 Altan, Republic of Hearn
Died	20th Lyddbán 1710 (aged 81) Levon, Kingdom of Amrhyl
Education	Magistral University of Eswarry University of Marhwyn
Occupation(s)	Anthropologist, Linguist
Spouse(s)	Unaan Üelüd-or-Münüd, Urtoonar Fülenxiöl, Lion Arawn, Duzin Luhoon
Parent(s)	Seadab Tóirríon cear Chearmhainn, TBD
Relatives	Finséir Tóirríon cear Sheadab, Cárlwmm Tóirríon cár Sheadab, Searmáon Tóirríon cár Sheadab
Family	Tóirríon clan

Duidh Tóirríon cear Sheadab (Hearnish IPA: [d̥i ˈtʰɔ:rʲi:n kʰʲar ˈhʲad̥əb̥] , 2nd of Janguwnt 1629 – 20th of Lyddbán 1710) otherwise known by his pseudonym Nwngan Dydd ("brown glasses") was an important Hearnish anthropologist and linguist. He's remembered for being the author of the novel Tales of Moonearth, one of the most influential pieces of phyrean literature, and for having built its complex world, including languages, cultures, races, geography and history.

Biography

Early life

Born in the small town of Altan, County Arann, in Hearn, Duidh belonged to the Tóirríon clan. He had two elder sisters, Cárlwmm and Searmáon, and an elder brother, Finséir. His family had started amassing wealth since early on in the Industrial Revolution of 1508 after founding Tóirríon Textiles. His father, Seadab Tóirríon cear Chearmhainn, was the owner of the company at the time of his birth.

As a child, Duidh liked to draw on spare pieces of paper around the house, often fantasising about a world of his creation. He also felt a great fascination and love towards his elder brother, often playing cnael with him, and thereby fueling his brother's wish to become a professional player.

Tóirríon at the Magistral

Tóirríon entered the Magistral University of Eswarry in 1652, at 23 years old. There he received his doctorate in languages and literature, and, as a pastime, learned Teelian, becoming pen-pals with Duzin Luhoon, a numismatics student from Teel, through a cultural exchange program between his university and the University of Wafude. They remained in contact even after Luhoon dropped out two years into his studies to become a longshoreman at his birth town of Fune.

During his early years at the Magistral, Tóirríon entered a short-lived relationship with a fellow student, Oiteór Frinn, elder brother of Cárlẃmm Frinn, creator of the constructed language Sen. This relationship ended within the year. His break-up with Oiteór left him severely depressed, an emotional blow that was reflected in his academic performance. In an attempt to overcome this depression, he accepted an exchange opportunity which would send him to Manmont, Asconia. There he met a 20-year-old Unaan Üelüd-or-Münüd, or Hunnán Hwallt-or-Mynyd, at a bar. Üelüd was a very proud and outspoken Khot clúnath man, and worked odd jobs around town, making use of his very well maintained strength, which he was also extremely unashamed of.

Our first interaction was, for lack of a better word, quite annoying. He was–and still is, honestly–a massive flirt, but he was extremely insistent. Though, I'm not going to lie, I was kind of drawn to that. We ended up going to his apartment later that first night, both about as drunk as each other. It honestly looked deplorable, in retrospect. I'm glad I've been able to instil in him the virtue of being tidy later on in life. But, in the moment, it didn't matter.
I woke up sore all over the next morning. I looked to the side, and he wasn't there. But the unmistakable fragrance of crêpes and chocolate reached me, and I felt compelled to find its source. I made my way to the kitchen, and alas, there he was, at the stove (mind you, still completely naked), with two cups of tea on the table. I think that is when I truly fell in love with Hunnán.

— Duidh Tóirríon, Autobiography

Upon Tóirríon's return to Hearn, Üelüd, in a rash and passionate decision to be closer to Tóirríon, decided to move to Marhwyn, Amrhyl, near Levon, and would frequently visit him. Initially annoyed by this, as he had a tendency of appearing uninvited with no previous arrangement, Tóirríon would end up finding in his new friend-with-benefits a strong confidant, and they quickly grew more and more affectionate, eventually becoming a couple.

Around the end of his studies at the Magistral, Tóirríon would begin to extrapolate his childhood ideas of a fantasy world into a written corpus, which only grew with the passage of time. Beginning in 1656, Tóirríon began writing the very first drafts of his magnum opus, Tales of Moonearth.

Tóirríon at Marhwyn

After receiving his doctorate in 1657, Tóirríon moved on to receiving his second doctorate in anthropology at the University of Marhwyn, giving him the opportunity of moving in with his boyfriend and eventually marrying him. His research travels led him to the northern regions of Phyrea, visiting Darsavia to study the Khot diaspora in the country. In Darsavia he would go on to meet, among others, 56-year-old Urtoonar Fülenxiöl, or Trónath Fflanhwl, one of his interviewees, a Khot like Üelüd, a widower, and a father of three males, all over 20. Tóirríon and Fülenxiöl would go on to become very close friends.

1658 was when Tóirríon would publish the very first edition of Tales of Moonearth under publisher Hantchest. The book was initially slow to take off, but late in 1661 it proved to be a bestseller. With their newfound wealth, Tóirríon and Üelüd would purchase a property in the outskirts of Levon. Through their consistent correspondence with Fülenxiöl, both Tóirríon and Üelüd convinced the widower to move in with them at their new residence. Although hesitant at first, the man quickly warmed up to the couple, eventually marrying Tóirríon in 1660.

Trónath proved to be a much different kind of person than Hunnán. He'd been marked by age, clearly, and his calm and slow demeanour was a nice change of pace from Hunnu's joyous but often rash self.

— Duidh Tóirríon, Autobiography

Tóirríon finally received his doctorate in 1662, and would go on to work at the Great Levon Museum, helping to preserve and research cultural artifacts. This year would also see a fleeing Fınaş Qışmıtu, lover and student of hermian political activist Ziyad Barşa, being hired by Tóirríon as part of his house staff.

Third marriage

At the Great Levon Museum, Tóirríon would become coworkers with Lion Arawn, a half-Khot dwyllnar man one year his senior, working in restoration of damaged paintings and artifacts. Although initially drawn away by his often cutting and difficult demeanour, they became close friends and frequent collaborators. Their relationship would take a sudden turn when, after a night of bar-hopping together with Üelüd and Fülenxiöl, all four would have an intoxicated discussion about Arawn's lingering feelings of sexual attraction towards Tóirríon. This quickly devolved into a sexual encounter with all four parties involved.

It was strange how it all happened so suddenly, but, in retrospect, I have no regrets. Waking up the next morning I quickly realised that the only ones left on the bed were Lion and I, as his arms were wrapped around me. Hunnán had left to make breakfast for all four of us, and Trónath was in the kitchen with him, reading the newspaper. It all felt right. Like all of us had a place in the household, and each other's lives.

— Duidh Tóirríon, Autobiography

Retirement and fourth marriage

1694 would see Tóirríon's retirement, leaving his work at the Great Levon Museum to live the rest of his life with his husbands. That same year, at 93 years old, Fülenxiöl would die of natural causes, receiving a private funeral at his wishes. His absence left Tóirríon with a "void" that he found extremely hard to fill, until one of his visits to Luhoon in Teel led to their long-standing feelings of mutual attraction reach an apex. Luhoon, also recently retired, faced with a marriage proposal from Tóirríon, accepted, moving with him to Levon.

Death

In 1710, Tóirríon would die at his residence surrounded by his husbands, loved ones and family. His last words, according to one of his nieces, were "everything is fine, I'll still be here, I love you all."

Legacy

Concepts in modern fantasy

The tropes and concepts present in Tales of Moonearth and its sequels would later be greatly iterated upon by subsequent novelists and fantasy writers, influencing many modern fantasy tropes.