Glyn ("Builder," as he was previously known) was the firstborn child to Emily and Arnaud Builder. While Arnaud's wife was pregnant, the couple were starving. Neither of them were able to find a job because of the invasion of the orcs. Eventually, though, in Emily's seventh month of pregnancy, Arnaud was hired as master-builder of the cathedral in the priory of Alderford. This was due to his past of making many a great cathedral and church. Because of this, Glyn was able to enjoy the sweet fishes and pork and beef of Lordaeron until the cathedral was eventually finished, ten years after Glyn's birth.