Flynnt, The First Spark

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Blademaster Sir Feyne & Flynnt ignite swords for their final duel as Master and Apprentice. Photo by Abacus Blue.

FLNT

Flynnt, the First Spark is a member of Dur-Demarion, founder of The Lost, a Blademaster, a Master Chronicler and a Primal of The Great Hunt.

Often signing serious works and rites as '''FLNT''', a sigilized form of his name, Flynnt's work in Belegarth has centered on transformation through ordeal: the blade, the record, the oath, the fire, and the memory left behind after the field goes quiet.

He was elevated to Master Chronicler at Winter War in November 2025, and later elevated to Blademaster by Feyne at Armageddon in June 2026, where he was given the epithet '''The First Spark'''.

Within The Great Hunt, he is also known as '''Flynnt the Maine Coon''', under which name he became the fifth Primal.


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FLNT's personal Sigil, the "Triune Flame"

Fighter Information

Name: Flynnt the First Spark

Modern Name: Sawyer Richardson

Home Realm: Dur-Demarion

Unit: The Lost

Race: The Ashwalkers

House and Guild Affiliations:

Blademaster Lineage: Apprenticed under Blademaster Sir Feyne the Reaper

Primary Fighting Style: Red Sword

Realm Role: Head of Security and Conflict Resolution, Dur-Demarion

Blademaster Path

Flynnt's path to becoming a Blademaster was the central pursuit of his Belegarth career, the long thread running through his fighting, service, chronicling, leadership, and personal mythos.

Though he was formally apprenticed to Blademaster Feyne of House of Death's Grasp in 2021, Flynnt's pursuit of the title began years earlier. In 2017, he first set his sights on becoming a Blademaster Apprentice, but spent several years outside the program, training toward a door that had not yet opened to him.

That changed after years of persistence, growth, and repeated attempts to prove he belonged on the path. By the time Feyne accepted him as an apprentice, the apprenticeship was not the beginning of the journey so much as the moment the long-standing pursuit was finally recognized.

From that point forward, the red sword became more than a preferred weapon. It became the measure by which he tested himself: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. His apprenticeship was marked by years of training, failure, injury, endurance, and repeated attempts to meet a standard that could not be reached by talent alone.

Where many titles in Belegarth recognize service, artistry, or leadership, the Blademaster path became Flynnt's main quest. It was the work he returned to after every event, every setback, every reinvention, and every season of doubt. His other accomplishments grew around it rather than apart from it.

Over the course of his apprenticeship, Flynnt completed the required trials- the Trials of Blood, the Trial of Determination, the Trial of Prowess, and the final Trial of Masters, in addition to the trial "Supreme Perfection" given to him by Blademaster Fox. His path was especially defined by repeated attempts at the Trial of Prowess, a demanding 2v5 red sword trial that became one of the clearest tests of his persistence.

At Armageddon in June 2026, after several years as Feyne's apprentice and nearly a decade of pursuing the Blademaster path, Flynnt completed his final Trial of Masters by fighting the attending Blademasters. Following the trial, Feyne elevated him to Blademaster and gave him the epithet '''The First Spark'''.

For Flynnt, the title marked more than technical achievement with a red sword. It represented the completion of the longest and most formative arc of his Belegarth life up to that point: a transformation through ordeal, witnessed by his peers, his mentor, his realm, and the people who had watched him tend the same spark for years until it finally caught.

Chronicler Work

Flynnt is a Master Chronicler whose work focuses on visual storytelling, photography, videography, event documentation, interviews, lore, and the preservation of lived Belegarth history.

His chronicling often centers on the emotional texture of the game: the rituals, scars, friendships, losses, victories, and moments of the sport that become myth after enough retelling.




The Great Hunt

After completing three of the Elemental trials, Flynnt became a Hunter in The Great Hunt as Flynnt "The Maine Coon" and rose through the trials to become the fifth Primal.

Notable Facts include:

  • Most Sage Orders Completed out of all Members of The Great Hunt as of June 2026
  • Primal

See more in the True Record of The Great Hunt.


Realm Service

Flynnt has served Dur-Demarion as Head of security and Conflict Resolution since 2023. He shadowed the heads of this position on the Board of Dur Demarion for years before that, starting in 2017. His work has included event safety, member conduct issues, conflict mediation, board-level safety reviews, and helping maintain realm standards during difficult situations.

He has also contributed to realm culture through photography, videography, documentation, and unit organization.



National Tournament Wins

Wheel of Death, Equinox 2018

Javelin, Beltane 2019

Goblin Butt Dagger, Beltane 2019

Newbie Tournament, Equinox 2019

Florentine, Buck Moon Festival 2021

4 Horseman, Buck Moon Festival 2021

4 Horseman, Orc Wars 2024

Short Red, Beltane 2026

Javelin, Beltane 2026