Cadarn Clan

The Cadarn Clan is one of the eight elven clans that travelled to Gielinor through the World Gate in the First Age. They were renowned for their military prestige, being especially skilled in magic and archery.

History
During the cataclysmic God Wars, the elves were constantly threatened by the wars beyond the Galarpos. To prevent the discovery of Prifddinas, the elven capital, they had to ensure that the mountain range that separated Tirannwn from what is now Kandarin was not crossed. When invading forces would come close to crossing the mountains, the Cadarn would eliminate them at the Underground Pass.

Soon the Cadarn Clan proved the strongest of the eight families, eventually almost completely controlling the elven military. As a result, the Cadarn Clan was extremely important, often standing as the sole line of defence against the wars beyond.

When the God Wars ended, many elves travelled through the recently built Arandar pass to the lands beyond, where they began to establish settlements and treaties under the rule of King Baxtorian. Nearly all of the Cadarn Clan left Tirannwn, taking up protection over the elven settlers.

However, this left Prifddinas open to attack, not from foreigners, but from the Iorwerth Clan, one of the eight Elven Families. Led by Lord Iorwerth, the Iorwerth Clan was able to easily take the city, allowing them to control the Tower of Voices. The other seven families were forced to leave Prifddinas.

When he found out about this, Baxtorian led his clan on a campaign to liberate Prifddinas, but they were unable to defeat the Iorwerth Clan. They now live with the other six clans, exiled in Isafdar, where they continue to fight to reclaim Prifddinas.

Known Cadarns

 * King Baxtorian† (former leader)
 * Arianwyn (leader)
 * Islwyn
 * Adwr
 * Endwyr
 * Goreu
 * Elf warriors
 * Elf musician
 * Cadarn magus
 * Cadarn ranger
 * Cadarn worker

Trivia

 * The word "cadarn" in Welsh means "tough", "strong" or "powerful".
 * This is one of the two clans with a leader that doesn't get introduced with his/her title. The other being the Ithell clan