| rdfs:comment | - Manannan, or Manannan mac Lir, is a sea god in Celtic mythology. A God of oceans, storms, dream telling, and weather, he is responsible for escorting deceased souls to the afterlife and is linked to weather and mists in between worlds. He is considered to be even older than the Tuatha de Danann. Manannan plays a prominent role in some Celtic folktales.
- One day when his first slave was 18 years old, he was caught in Manannan's secret magic lab reading his spells. Fearing that the boy would use his own spells against him, he immediately killed him and kidnapped another infant. To prevent such an incident from happening again, Manannan would kill his slaves when they reached their eighteenth birthday and after doing so he would steal a new slave. Sometimes he was forced to shorten the cycle for some of the more precocious slaves. He even promised some of the slaves freedom if they followed orders, but his near perpetual anger and punishment of minor mistakes meant he never kept his promises.
- Manannan is also shown as being cruel, turning Gwydion into a snail as punishment when he fails to do a chore - yet restoring him to normal afterwards. It is revealed later in the game that Manannan also kidnapped Gwydion, who was in reality a prince and heir to the throne called Alexander, after many adventures Gwydion returns and ends Manannan's evil reign via transforming the once proud wizard into a cat.
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| abstract | - One day when his first slave was 18 years old, he was caught in Manannan's secret magic lab reading his spells. Fearing that the boy would use his own spells against him, he immediately killed him and kidnapped another infant. To prevent such an incident from happening again, Manannan would kill his slaves when they reached their eighteenth birthday and after doing so he would steal a new slave. Sometimes he was forced to shorten the cycle for some of the more precocious slaves. He even promised some of the slaves freedom if they followed orders, but his near perpetual anger and punishment of minor mistakes meant he never kept his promises. He despised ignorance in his slaves so he taught them how to read and write, but he would only bring them the books that he felt posed no danger toward his safety. He never allowed his slaves to choose their own books from his library. It was after one of these cycles that Manannan decided to take revenge on King Graham of Daventry, for the king having rescued Valanice from his sister, Hagatha. Manannan cast a sleep spell on the royal family while they were on a picnic on shores of Lake Maylie. While they slept, he kidnapped the baby prince Alexander from his cradle and returned to Llewdor (though some claim he kidnapped Alexander from his crib in the castle nursery). He renamed the child Gwydion and enslaved him for seventeen long years, all the while intending to kill him on his eighteenth birthday (or earlier if Gwydion got into too much trouble). During this time, Manannan was not personally in control of the Three-headed Dragon; however, he found amusement in observing the beast's trail of destruction across the land while on its way to the Kingdom of Daventry. However in kidnapping Alexander, Manannan made a terrible error. Manannan taught Gwydion to read and write; doing so would lead to Manannan's eventual downfall. Before Manannan could kill Gwydion, the prince was able to find his spellbook, The Sorcery of Old. Using the book Gwydion was able to curse Manannan to be trapped in the form of the cat for the rest of his days. It was believes that the only person capable of breaking the curse was the one who cast the spell in the first place. Following his transformation, Manannan apparently fled the house in his feline form, wandering the world until finally making contact with his brother Mordack. In revenge for his brother's condition, Mordack captured the royal family of Daventry in order to force Alexander to reverse the spell. He threatened the boy, holding him over the feline Manannan, who swatted and hissed at him. However, the poor Prince had no idea how to reverse the spell. He even lied claiming that the spell was an accident; however, the wizards knew better. Graham later encountered Manannan in Mordack's castle. When Manannan tried to get in his way; Graham distracted him with a fish so that he could capture him in a sack. Manannan was left behind in the castle after his brother's defeat, when Graham, his family, and Castle Daventry were joyously returned home. He was never seen or heard from again and his fate remains unknown. It is quite possible that the sack is still there containing the remains of the cat. However, Alexander returned to the island later and never found the bag. It is also possible that Manannan, was able to escape by clawing his way out. It may even be possible that he was able to affect a cure for his feline condition; and, if this is true, then Manannan may well be hiding someplace plotting his revenge. The fact that nothing had been heard of either Hagatha or Manannan since Graham destroyed their brother Mordack is likely a bad sign.
- Manannan is also shown as being cruel, turning Gwydion into a snail as punishment when he fails to do a chore - yet restoring him to normal afterwards. It is revealed later in the game that Manannan also kidnapped Gwydion, who was in reality a prince and heir to the throne called Alexander, after many adventures Gwydion returns and ends Manannan's evil reign via transforming the once proud wizard into a cat. In King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart go Yonder, Manannan's brother Mordack kidnaps Alexander again along with the rest of his family and demands him to restore Manannan to human form. Alexander's father, King Graham, has to save them. Inside Mordack's castle, Manannan is encountered as a cat and will alert Mordack to Graham's presence when talked to (like all animals in the game, he is capable of speech). He is defeated by distracting him with a fish and then trapping him in a bag. It is unknown what happened to Manannan after this.
- Manannan, or Manannan mac Lir, is a sea god in Celtic mythology. A God of oceans, storms, dream telling, and weather, he is responsible for escorting deceased souls to the afterlife and is linked to weather and mists in between worlds. He is considered to be even older than the Tuatha de Danann. Manannan plays a prominent role in some Celtic folktales.
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