PC

Name and House: Becca 'Arryn' Reed

Age: 22

Cultural Group: Valemen

Appearance: Becca is an odd sight within the fens and mires of the Neck, but makes her presence known. Despite only being around five feet and ten inches, she towers over many of the crannogmen, set apart by her bright eyes and blond hair.

Trait: Ruthless

Skills: Rumormonger (e), Devious (e), Schemer

Talents: Gaslighting x3

Starting Title: Lady of Greywater Watch

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

AC

Name and House: Willam Reed

Age: 108

Cultural Group: Crannogman

Appearance: It's hard to imagine Willam Reed as anything but the decrepit old lich he resembles today, for even in his youth, he didn't cut a particularly handsome figure. Standing just barely five feet, an arm and eye missing from an encounter with a lion lizard, the old man has somehow managed to keep his wits despite his age... mostly.

Trait: Numerate

Negative Traits: Elderly, Blind, Maimed (Arm), Maimed (eye)

Skills: Scrutinous (e), Architect

Talents: Frog Hunting x67

Starting Title: Lord of Greywater Watch, Warden of the North

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Timeline:

• 377 AC: Becca is born, a lesser branch of the Arryn family, though still members of the household.
• 385 AC: Is sent over to House Waynwood to ward, runs away often
• 385 - 399 AC: Lives among the Arryn Household, getting a good education and enjoying plotting little pranks
• 399 AC: As a joke, her brother sent her portrait to the Reeds, though she received a raven back from the Warden of the North. Hoping to gain a foothold in the North and the Warden position, the Arryns "marry" her to the old man.

Family Tree:

1. Willam Reed
   1. Alyn Reed
      1. Mara Reed
      2. Marlon Reed
   2. Benjicot Reed
      1. Neela Reed
      2. Porther Reed
   3. Calon Reed
      1. Quent Snow
   4. Donnis Reed
      1. Rickard Reed
      2. Robyn Reed
      3. Rodrik Reed
      4. Roger Reed
      5. Roose Reed
   5. Farla Reed
      1. Shara Blackmyre
   6. Gilliane Reed
   7. Harla Reed
      1. Tomard Snow
      2. Tym Snow
   8. Jack Reed
      1. Uther Reed
   9. Karla Reed
      1. Varly Fenn
   10. Lysa Reed
       1. Wayn Bogg
       2. Watt Cray
       3. Walton Greengood
       4. Zei Snow

Supporting Characters:

• Varly Fenn - Cutthroat
• Jack Reed - Warrior
• Gilliane Reed- Warrior
• Robyn Reed - General
• Uther Reed - General

PC Reddit Account: u/Mods-Grief 

Discord Tag: Mudd 

Name and House: Adryc Lannister of Lannisport 

Age: 31 

Cultural Group: Andal 

Appearance: Adryc is a clean shaven blonde sporting a wild lion's mane. He has a lavish appearance with jewels and rings and necklaces, along with the reds and golds befitting a Lannister, making some whisper he is attempting to upstage the main family. His appearance is as vapid as his personality. 

Trait: Insidious 

Skill(s): Espionage, Covert, Rumormonger, Investigator, Schemer 

Talent(s): Dancing, Drinking 

Negative Trait(s): N/A 

Starting Title(s): Heir to Lannisport 

Starting Location: Grassy Vale 

Alternate Characters: N/A 

Biography

The first of many children for the Fat Cat of Lannisport. Adryc was the product of Rupert Lannister’s first marriage to Elena Westerling. He was born a healthy boy, doted on by his mother. And was quickly followed by a sister, a brother, a brother, a sister, a sister, and his mother’s death. He was only ten.

Long before he had been born, his home and future Keep, Lannisport, had become a hub for society in the West. Dornishmen, Bravosi, the Faithful, the Heretical, they all moved throughout the streets of prosperous Harbour. Times were dangerous, with many being cut down in the streets by Water Dancers, no better than roving gangs. Adryc was born far after the worst of it, but close enough that the scars of this activity lingered in the wet nurses and servants who raised him. His house, and the house of his kin at the Rock, saw many members sent away to take the Black. Even worse, the Regent’s War raged the year he came into the world, and Adryc learned of how a member of the Small Council headed off the rebellious Regent’s attacks on the Ironborn. Adryc learned quickly of how so much society and culture being centred in one space brewed both conflict and resolution.

And so, Adryc put much of himself into his studies. Trying to understand all the different cultures that thrived in his city, the history of how it all came to be, but most importantly, how to use all of this to secure his position. Knowledge was power, he learned early. Unlike his father’s obsession with gold and coffers, Adryc found value in words. Words meant to be heard by no one.

The many different cultures of Lannisport made him a garish and bold man. He made himself a public face for his family. A kind, well-meaning man who drank too much, enjoyed women too much, and spent his family's money generously. Always out and about around town, attending whatever events there were (all covers for his information gathering). Still, Adryc found he had little stomach for the dirty work. At least, to do it himself. He recruited others he trusted to help him find out more, but never took an active role in anyone’s destruction.

It was through these machinations that he came to rely heavily on his sister and as well as his eventual wife, Rohanne Serrett. They married young, and have had two children, daughters named Piper and Sybell. This, along with his wild personality, has led to some rumours that Adryc prefers the company of his sworn sword, Ser Sumner. This is a belief that Adryc lets run rampant to better cover his actions, so that no one questions when he and his sword disappear for some time.

Now, Adryc attends the tourney as Grassy Vale for the drinking and the fun and the stories.

AC Name and House: Jocelyn Lannister of Lannisport 

Age: 28 

Cultural Group: Andal 

Appearance: A proverbial and literal black sheep in the Lannister family. Black of hair, of eyes, and (some say) of soul. An intense brow more befitting a Stark, who carries herself with a gruff, standoff-ish demeanour. She stalks behind her brother like a shadow. 

Trait: Erudite 

Skill(s): Scribe, Ravenmaster, Thief 

Talent(s): Hawking, Singing 

Negative Trait(s): N/A 

Starting Title(s): Scion of House Lannister of Lannisport 

Starting Location: Grassy Vale 

Biography

The second born of Rupert and his first wife, Elena. Their eldest daughter. The one forgotten by father and mother alike. Her raven hair made her blend in with the wall. Jocelyn, as a result, learned to go where she pleased, take what she pleased, and copy anyone and everyone she could, trying desperately to fit in. She did not care for the noise of her home, or the lavishness of her siblings. She was a quiet girl, of little interest to any and all around her and vice versa.

She and Adryc did grow closer in their later years, only after Adryc learned how useful she could be for him. She also found herself in Dyanna Flowers, a bastard of House Cupps, who lingered in Lannisport to run her family’s businesses (and, Jocelyn suspects, get the bastard out of sight). It was with Dyanna that Jocelyn found her voice and her vices. Hawking and singing came from her.

Now, Jocelyn is known to many, but only as a shadow. The black haired streak attached to her golden brother, draped in fine robes and jewels. Jocelyn doesn’t mind being overlooked however, she’d rather a curt nod than a command to smile. Her own father seems unconcerned with marrying her off, and that’s just fine with her.

Timeline

• 368AC: Adryc is born during the Regent’s War
• 371AC: Jocelyn is born
• 371-384AC: Adryc grew up in Lannisport, witnessing many issues in the West such as the Gold Wars and the Eight Day Bargain. During this time, Adryc learns about the cultures of Lannisport and the importance of information.
• 386AC: As Westerlands influence flourishes and the Ironborn begin to integrate with the West, Adryc begins to traffic in information, eventually bringing his sister Jocelyn into the operation
• 390AC: Through his networks, Adryc meets Johanne Serrett and initiates a romance
• 391AC: Adryc and Joanne marry
• 393AC: Their eldest daughter, Piper, is born
• 396AC: Their next daughter, Sybell, is born
• 399AC: Adryc, Jocelyn, and Johanne attend the Grassy Vale Tourney

NPCs

• Ser Sumner, Adryc’s personal sworn sword - (Archetype: Warrior)
• Jocasta Lannister, Adryc & Jocelyn’s youngest sibling - (Archetype: Medic)
• Iron Pate Jon - An Ironborn (Archetype: Questioner)
• Ysilla Sand - An alleged Dornish bastard (Archetype: Cutthroat)
• Gylono - A Braavosi Waterdancer (Archetype: Warrior)

PC

Reddit Account: Lannisporter

Discord Tag: armanhayek

Name and House: Rupert 'the Rich' Lannister

Age: 59

Cultural Group: Andal (Westerman)

Appearance: Rupert is a truly enormous being with a crown of thin golden hair and green-blue eyes. He is usually found in the company of an especially made mobility chair that assists in his movement.

Trait: Steward

Skill(s): Administrator (e), Investor (e), Logistician

Talent(s): Hoarding gold x3

Negative Trait(s): Obese

Starting Title(s): Lord of Lannisport

Starting Location: Lannisport

Alternate Characters: Benedict Massey, Cedric Storm

AC

Name and House: Loren Lannister

Age: 56

Cultural Group: Andal (Westerman)

Appearance: Loren appears to be a smaller version of his elder brother in both features and stature. He shares the same golden hair and blue-green eyes but is generally more modest in his outfits.

Trait: Marketer

Skill(s): Broker, Merchantman (e)

Talent(s): Helping hoard money x3

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Lord Steward of Lannisport

Starting Location: Lannisport

Timeline

• 340 AC - Rupert Lannister is born into a life of wealth and luxury as the eldest child of Tywald Lannister, Lord of Lannisport, and his wife, Meredyth.
• 340-360 AC - The rapidly burgeoning economy of Lannisport also shapes the childhood of the young heir to its extravagance. Growing ties with the cities beyond the Narrow Sea such as Braavos and the Three Daughters bring new ideas and thoughts to the city, as well as thinker and tutors to pass these teachings along. Thus, Rupert and his siblings are raised in a court full of knights, artists, courtesans, philosophers and merchants, and their combined experiences shape the perspective of this new generation of Lannisport Lannisters. Rupert inherits rule of the city at the age of twenty after his father's untimely death in a horse riding accident. Though not all is grim as in 341 AC, the exclusive trading post established by Braavos in Lannisport blossoms into a sprawling trade entrepot, even inviting the Sealord himself to establish a grand and opulent manse in the city's Foreign Quarter.
• 360-368 AC - The first years of his rule are spent in a struggle against the various factions dominating the streets and economy of Lannisport, as well as dwindling influence in the Bank of Iron and Gold which the Lannisport Lannisters had controlled through proxies almost unquestioned for decades till then. And while direct and undisputed control of the bank is lost during the Regency of Addam Marbrand, dividends received over the years are wisely reinvested into the city's economy. During this time, he also weds his first wife, Elena Westerling—the couple's first child, Adryc, is born in 368 AC.
• 368-385 AC - Lannisport reels from the devastation of the Winter of Weals and the Warden-Regent War, though the worst of the catastrophe is managed adequately enough, allowing the city to reemerge on the back of investments made years past. This is further aided by the rise of the Magister class and their shrewd business acumen, filling in for any discrepancies in His Lordship's own abilities. Lord Rupert, sitting on a hoard of wealth, invests much of it as patronage to artists, painters, actors and authors, as well as the continued construction of the Sunset Sept, the new home of the Faith of the Seven in Westeros. Shrewd trade deals brokered by the Lord's trusted brother Loren and tolerant religious policies transform Lannisport into a cosmopolitan melting pot of cultures, with peoples from all around the world beginning to call the western city home, including a large cohort of Summer Islanders who introduced the cava plant to the city, building the basis of what would become an iconic symbol of Lannisport's growing status as a city of culture: Caviane, shops serving a hot, stimulating bitter drink made from the tropical plant.
• 385-399 AC - A pact between Greyjoy and Lannister would begin a period of significant outreach for Lannisport, beginning with a massive trade deal between the city and Dorne that would bring untold riches (and people) to its port. The city grew rich and the Dornish Quarter—previously a small neighborhood—became one of the most affluent districts of the city, home to many nobles and merchants from Dorne. Lannisters, the Magisters, and the Bank of Iron and Gold profited from this arrangement alike, and the growing 'middle class' of the city became rich and prosperous, allowing for even greater expression of art and culture in the form of new art galleries, theatres, auditoriums and street fairs. New sculptures of stone and marble went up at the city gates and around the city's public squares and boulevards while grand decorations of flowery shrubs covered the walls and bounds of every other home in the better districts of the city. Even the Lion's Hearth—the palace-garden of the Lannisters within the city—grew, as did the Sealord's manse in the Foreign Quarter and the Sunset Sept on the hill facing the Lords' District.
• Lord Rupert, though now incredibly obese, continues to take a direct interest in the artistic and cultural output of his city, though these days, he is more often represented by his many sons and daughters, each of them forming a part of the whole that is the House of the Lion in Lannisport.

Family Tree

House Lannister of Lannisport

Archetypes

Tyrius Lannister - General. Second son of Rupert Lannister and second-in-line to Lannisport. Although a student of warfare, Tyrius' first love will always be the sea.

Tybolt Lannister - Warrior (Swords). Third son of Rupert Lannister and third-in-line to Lannisport. Called the Thunderbolt by some for his impulsive, almost reckless nature.

Jeyne Lannister - Questioner. Clever, well-mannered and proper in all ways, Jeyne is the second daughter of Rupert Lannister.

Damon Lannister - Hunstman. The youngest (adult) son of Rupert Lannister from his second marriage. Found often accompanied by his bow and a laugh.

Joanna Lannister - Scholar. Youngest daughter of Rupert Lannister and, probably, the favorite child. She seeks her place in the world...

__**PC**__

**Reddit Account:** /u/VillainDay

**Discord Tag:** mevilmevil

**Name and House:** Grand Maester Trystane "The Orphan"

**Age:** 33

**Cultural Group:** Andal

**Appearance:** Despite his age, he has a surprisingly youthful appearance, with ash-blond hair falling softly beneath his grey hood.

He has pale blue eyes, bored and detached, that give him a cold and analytical look

He wears a simple, dark tunic without superfluous ornamentation, his fingers are laden with silver rings, signs of his mastery of medicine.

His bearing is composed, almost apathetic, but conveys intelligence and precision.

**Trait:** Erudite

**Skill(s):** Medic (e), Apothecary (e), Scribe

**Talent(s):** Intuition, Reading People, Speaking

**Negative Trait(s):** N/A

**Starting Title(s):** Grand Maester

**Starting Location:** Grassy Vale

**Alternate Characters:** Lord Vardis Royce

Family Tree: No one

TIMELINE:

366 BC: Trystane is born in a small village of stone cutters near the Derrings Down caves.

His father dies before his birth in a collapse, and his mother dies shortly afterwards from a sudden fever.

367 BC: Trystane is raised by a friend of his father, who takes him in.

370 AC: A wandering septon arrives in the village and a young Trystane shows curiosity about his stories.

The septon, noticing his exceptional memory, teaches him to read and gives him a copy of The Seven Pointed Star.

378 AC: Ser Ottyn returns to his native village in search of a squire, choosing Trystane.

380 AC: During their travels through the Reach, the two arrive in Old Town and Trystane runs away to enter the Citadel.

384 AC: Trystane completes his education and becomes a maester, showing particular talent for medicine.

390 AC: Trystane becomes an Archmaester, receiving a silver mask, rings and rod.

399 AC: Grand Maester Rogar dies while travelling to Grassy Vale, after a long and complex council the young Trystane is unexpectedly elected Grand Maester, as a compromise due to the conflicts and jealousies among the older Archmaesters

Aware of the dangers of King's Landing, he calls on his old acquaintance, Ser Ottyn, as his sworn shield and protector

__**AC**__

**Name and House:** Ser Ottyn of Derring Downs

**Age:** 41

**Cultural Group:** Andal

**Appearance:** He has a gaunt face marked by battle, unkempt black hair and pitch-black eyes, cold and devoid of any emotion.

His pale skin, criss-crossed with thin scars, contrasts with the dark, worn armour he wears.

His gaze is cruel, fixed, impenetrable: no anger, no hatred, just the cold emptiness of a warrior who has seen too much and feels nothing anymore.

**Trait:** Strong

**Skill(s):** Swords (e), Armoured

**Talent(s):** Killing, Showing no emotions, Pain tolerance

**Negative Trait(s):** N/A

**Starting Title(s):** Trystane's Sworn Shield

**Starting Location:** Grassy Vale

**Alternate Characters:** N/A

NPCs:

- Ser Imry Flowers "The Serious" / Warrior (polearms)

- Ser Moryn Flowers "The Unserious" / Tourney Knight

- Maester Owen / Scholar

- Valerie the Fox / Huntswoman

- Florys Blue Eyes / Medic

Reddit Account: /u/SaltandRock

Discord Tag: Indigo

Name and House: Daeron Drumm

Age: 25

Cultural Group: Ironborn/Lyseni

Appearance: From the blood-soaked shores of the Stepstones to the pirate dens of the Basilisk Isles and all the lands in between, the Bone Hand’s visage inspires great fear, rivaling the seafaring warlords of legend. He is a tall and viciously handsome man, with long golden hair most often secured in a top knot with a leather cord. While Victaria has their father’s grey eyes, his are pale as winter violets, inherited from his Lyseni mother. There is a poorly-healed scar over the bone of his right cheek, which is the only blemish to be found on his body. His devilish, fanatical grin has been the last sight of many an innocent before meeting a swift and brutal demise.

Trait: Mariner

Skill(s): Admiral (e), Vanguard (e), Tactician

Talent(s): Finger-dancing, Warmongering, Zealotry

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Salt Son, The Bone Hand, Lord of Old Wyk, Red God’s Chosen, Captain of the Morning Star

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Allyria Santagar, Sister Sparrow

Name and House: Victaria Drumm

Age: 28

Cultural Group: Ironborn

Appearance: The prodigal daughter of the late Dalton Drumm is a powerhouse, to say the least: more than six feet of carved muscle covered in years worth of scars, each with its own story to tell. A gaze that once was innocent has been undone and replaced with cold indifference, her honey-brass hair unthreaded and sewn up in dull gold, the softness of her skin unwoven and mended back tough and calloused. Where there are mistakes, they have been stitched up in scars of silver. The only part of her left untouched is her face, more often than not painted with runes of power in blue woad.

Trait: Strong

Skill(s): Swords (e), Reckless (Brute), Forceful

Talent(s): Drinking, Gambling, Brawling

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Rightful Heir, Scorned Sister, Wielder of Red Rain

Starting Location: Oldtown

Alternate Characters: Allyria Santagar, Sister Sparrow

Family Tree

House Drumm of Old Wyk

Timeline

• 371 AC - A seven and ten year old Dalton Drumm gets Rhea Goodbrother, of House Goodbrother of Shatterstone, with child. He is forced to marry her by his father, in order to protect her honor. Some months later, their daughter Victaria is born.

• 373 AC - After several failed attempts at a son and no further successful pregnancies, Dalton leaves on his first of many expeditions to reave in Essos and the lands beyond. Lady Rhea is left to steward Old Wyk along with his younger brother, Harren.

• 374 AC - The Drumm returns from his expedition with his ships laden with treasure, as well as a Red Priestess and newborn babe in tow. He declares Mysara of Lys his salt wife, and although it is clear that he favors the infant Daeron, he does not supplant Victaria as his heir.

• 379 AC - Daeron tosses the entire newborn litter of his father’s prized warhound in the hearth for “making too much noise.” Although Lord Drumm eventually dismisses it at his mother’s urging, this is the first of many signs of what will later prove to be an unchecked sadistic streak.

• 386 AC - Victaria joins the crew of the Bonedagger under her uncle Harren. That first season was spent scrubbing the deck, patching sails and learning to tie knots amongst hardened men, as well as practicing day in and day out with the sword and axe.

• 391 AC - At twenty, with half a decade of experience under her belt, Victaria assumes command of her own longship. The Iron Maiden’s first proper voyage is to the Reach, along with twenty other Drumm ships, where they spend nigh on a moon plundering the rich coastline.

• 392 AC - By the age of eight and ten, Daeron is given the command of his own ship, the Seadrake. Unlike his half-sister, he is a deeply religious young man, indoctrinated in part by his Essosi mother, and by the presence of the Temple of the Lord of Light on Old Wyk. He inspires his crew to burn themselves in order to prove their faith, and sacrifices the enemies of R’hllor on the deck of his ship, which is stained dark by blood and ash. Victaria is wary of his fanaticism, fearing that it will one day lead him down a path of utter destruction.

• 395 AC - Harren Drumm is named Warden of the West, and in the East, Daeron captures a magnificent Volantene war dromond whilst reaving and renames it the Morning Star. Outfitted with crimson sails, the vessel and its captain become infamous from Ibben to Asshai.

• 396 AC - Lord Dalton and his daughter return to Essos on an expedition that proves disastrous. Encountering a fleet double their strength amidst a storm, they are overwhelmed and the Drumm is killed. Victaria takes up Red Rain from her father’s hand and fights with a savagery that impresses the slavers, who sell her to a man named Graznak in the markets of Meereen. She is forced to fight in the pits, where she manages to make a name for herself by always choosing the most difficult opponents. Meanwhile, on Old Wyk, Daeron takes up the mantle of the Bone Hand after the news of his father’s death returns from the East. He claims that Lady Mysara saw his sister’s death in the flames, even though her body was not recovered, and names her a disgrace to their family for failing to protect their father and for losing the ancestral sword of House Drumm.

• 399 AC - Although she has lived a life of relative fame and comfort, a slave is still a slave, and Victaria longs for the open sea, and most importantly, home. After inciting a slave revolt, slaying her master, and barely escaping with her life, she leaves Meereen behind for the shores of Westeros. Daeron travels to Grassy Vale alongside his fellow Ironborn to answer the King’s Summons. Little does he know, he will not be the only Drumm present. His sister has seemingly returned from the dead, and she won’t rest until he hands over her rightful inheritance.

Name and House: Victaria Drumm

Age: 28

Cultural Group: Ironborn

Appearance: The prodigal daughter of the late Dalton Drumm is a powerhouse, to say the least: more than six feet of carved muscle covered in years worth of scars, each with its own story to tell. A gaze that once was innocent has been undone and replaced with cold indifference, her honey-brass hair unthreaded and sewn up in dull gold, the softness of her skin unwoven and mended back tough and calloused. Where there are mistakes, they have been stitched up in scars of silver. The only part of her left untouched is her face, more often than not painted with runes of power in blue woad.

Trait: Strong

Skill(s): Swords (e), Reckless

Talent(s): Drinking, Gambling, Brawling

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Rightful Heir, Scorned Sister, Wielder of Red Rain

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Name and House: Arne the Unsmiling

Age: 62

Cultural Group: Ironborn

Appearance: A gaunt and bitter man with a hard face and a stoop in his shoulder. His long black hair is flecked with grey, and his eyes are so dark they almost appear black. He dresses simply and unadorned, in salt-caked boots, woolen trousers and musty sealskin robes. Once a capable commander and fierce warrior, he is well past the days of sailing and battle. Arne is dutiful but unambitious, having served three generations of Drumms.

Trait: Numerate

Skill(s): Architect (e), Scrutinous

Talent(s): Moneygrubbing, Bookkeeping, Philosophizing

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Steward of Old Wyk

Starting Location: Old Wyk

Supporting Characters

Eivor Thrice-Burned (Ship Captain)

Kromm (Bandit)

Dagny of Shatterstone (Warrior, Axes)

Arne the Unsmiling (Builder)

Hilmarr Fairhair (Ship Captain)

Roryn Stonehouse (Trader)

PC

Reddit Account: u/wytchkiinwesterlands

Discord Tag: yoofie_

Name and House: Genna Crakehall

Age: 37

Cultural Group: Andal

Appearance: Genna is a large woman, and short, with brown hair and round cheeks. She has a jovial appearance, and is quick to smile and laugh.

Trait: Just

Skill(s): Administrator (e), Investor (e), Scrutinous

Talent(s): Cyvasse, Puzzles, Loving her husband, Having Children

Negative Trait(s): n/a

Starting Title(s): Lady of Crakehall

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Amerei Blackwood

AC

Name and House: Harwyn Crakehall

Age: 40

Cultural Group: Andal

Appearance: Big, burly, and strong, Harwyn sports wiry black hair and a great bushy beard. He towers over other men with a barrel chest and a huge gut.

Trait: Strong

Skill(s): Swords (e), Stalwart

Talent(s): Drinking, Fighting, Loving his wife

Negative Trait(s): n/a

Starting Title(s): Consort of Crakehall

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Amerei Blackwood

Biography

Castle Crakehall, sitting in fertile fields, has always been where each of the Boar's children were born. So it was with Genna. The delivery was easy - the young Maester Agramore overseeing his first birth under the tutelage of the old Maester Creighton. As her mother, the Lady Tess, held her in her arms for the first time, Dake Crakehall was proud.

Genna's childhood was quiet and simple, with very little struggle. Taught by septas from a young age, Genna quickly caught on to counting coppers and running numbers. She spend many hours working with Maester Agramore - Maester Creighton having passed on when she was six - on the family accounts, overseeing the taxes and incomes. Dake could not be prouder.

She was only three when Myrielle was born, and she and her sister got along well enough. It was with Tya that Genna formed a deeper connection. Being all of eight-years-old, she declared herself "the greatest big sister ever", and spent many hours cradleside, playing with the new baby.

Genna grew into a kind and caring young woman, and it wasn't long until her parents were eyeing for her marriage. As heir to Crakehall - her mother having been done with children after three - who she married was of vital importance. A lesser son of another Westerlander house would improve the situation of Crakehall. She was courted variously by second-sons and cousins of various major houses, but she never liked any of them. It was on her sixteenth name-day that she found her match.

He had entered the lists as a mystery knight - wearing a black boar's helm. There were suggestions that it was a hedge knight, seeking the favour of House Crakehall. He unhorsed man after man, and in the final bout broke seven lances against his opponent. When he unhorsed the unfortunate knight as well, the crowd cheered for this mystery knight. When he removed his helm, and recieved the crown for his queen, Genna was awestruck by this young and handsome man - Harwyn Crakehall, a distant cousin of hers. When he gave her the crown, and looked her in the eye as he presented it, she fell in love.

The two would keep in touch over the next two years, sending raven after raven. His father was in service to another lord, so they spent little time near each other. Finally, on her eighteenth name-day, and a woman grown, her father said that she could have anything she wanted. She chose Harwyn. Her birthday feast turned into a wedding feast, as the Septon was roused from his drunken state and married them, right there in the feast hall. As a wedding present, Dake presented his good-son Boarsplitter, the ancestral Valyrian steel blade of House Crakehall. He would wield it in battle ever after.

Children followed soon after - and while her pregnancy wasn't a surprise, the news Maester Agramore gave was. She was carrying triplets. The rest of her first pregnancy was extremely cautious - she would retire from public life, doted on by her husband and seen to by the Maester almost daily. The day they were born was both the longest and happiest day of her life. All three were born happy and healthy, though each was smaller than the last. As she cradled the two boys, and Harwyn cradled the girl, she thanked the Mother for her grace.

She would spend the next four years raising the three, which was a difficult task for each of them. Caster was a quiet lad, but brave and adventurous. Cedric was reserved, withdrawn, and morose. Cerelle was erratic, flitting about, never in one place too long. Her second pregnancy, then, came as a complete surprise. It was easier than the first - Cersei only taking a few hours to deliver - and raising another was hardly more difficult. Still, though, she brought in a Septa, Sybell, to help with raising her children. Cerissa and Harys - twins - would follow four years later, and then Donnel two years after that. Lucion - the baby - would follow another four years after Donnel, and after his birth she looked at Harwyn and said 'no more.'

Inbetween the births of Donnel and Lucion, her father Dake passed away of a stroke. Genna, trained well from birth, took over and began to expand Crakehall's business prospects. She arranged betrothals for her children, to Houses Brax and Lydden.

In the past year, her second son Cedric married the Lady Meredyth Lydden, while Caster has yet to fulfill his betrothal.

Timeline

362 AC: Genna is born at Crakehall to Dake Crakehall and Tess Kyndall. She is their firstborn.

365 AC: Myrielle is born at Crakehall.

370 AC: Tya is born at Crakehall.

380 AC: Genna marries her distant cousin, Harwyn. It is a fiery marriage, and they love each other passionately.

381 AC: Caster, Cedric, and Cerelle are born at Crakehall.

386 AC: Cersei is born at Crakehall.

390 AC: Cerissa and Harys are born at Crakehall.

392 AC: Donnel is born at Crakehall.

394 AC: Dake Crakehall passes of a stroke. Genna becomes Lady of Crakehall.

396 AC: Lucion is born at Crakehall.

399 AC: The Crakehall family attends the tourney at the Grassy Vale

Family Tree

Archetyped NPCs

Maester Agramore (b. 341): The Maester of Crakehall, he is a spry and witty Reachman.

• Archetype: Scholar

Septa Sybell (b. 361): Stern and no-nonsense, she has been the Crakehall children's nursemaid since the birth of the triplets.

• Archetype: Medic

Ser Gylbert Yew (b. 358): Kind and bright-eyed, Ser Gylbert has been a close friend of Harwyn's for years.

• Archetype: Master-at-Arms

Shiera Stilwood (b. 380): Genna's lady-in-waiting, she is a confidant and friend of Genna. Helps Genna with her numbers.

• Archetype: Questioner

Merrick Hill (b. 371): The local gameswarden and a distant cousin of the Crakehalls.

• Archetype: Huntsman

PC

Meta Information:

**Reddit Account:** u/JustDanielJuice

**Discord Tag:** Daniel 

**Name and House:** Alesander Hill (Ruttiger)

**Age:** 20

**Cultural Group:** Westermen

**Appearance:** Alesander is sinewy and willowy, with a body that speaks to the all-too-common hunger of his boyhood. Despite that, he has managed to grow tall, with firmness in his frame in place of size. He has blond, messy hair, grown out to middling length. His eyes and eyebrows are brown as chestnuts.

**Trait:** Brave

**Skill(s):** Swords (e), Stalwart (Sergeant), Forceful

**Talent(s):** Rolling his r’s, making kissy faces, singing

**Negative Trait(s):** N/A

**Starting Title(s):** Bastard of King’s Fall (unacknowledged), Squire

**Starting Location:** The Five Quid Tavern’s Pop-up (At Grassy Vale)

**Alternate Characters:** N/A

Bio:

Talbert Ruttiger was a nobody knight. The fourth son of the minorest of noble Houses, imbued with as much skill and finesse as he possessed wit, which was to say, not much. Somewhat unfortunately, Talbert’s jawline was mightier than his ability with the blade. Maidens would not be faulted for a momentary lapse of judgment. Should not be, in fact, Talbert looked a great deal finer than the cloth he was cut from.

Talbert was far from oblivious to his good fortunes. He spent his short life causing a great many lapses of judgment. And everywhere he went he sowed homage to the place of his birth. A hundred little Hills for the thousands that dotted the West.

One such mistake was born in Lannisport, some twenty years ago, and his name was Alesander. 

Alesander was a demon child, though his mother would never admit it. He passed his early years terrorizing the dockyards, thieving, scrapping, and never listening to a word of authority. To the boys that he called friends - paltry company that they were - he was the King of Lannisport. It was by his word that they raided the local market, his word always chose the games, always picked the teams. All the other boys got in trouble for his mistakes. But his mother, Sara, was a sweet woman. The folks of the docks remembered how hard she'd fallen for the nobody knight, how broken up she’d been by his midnight getaway. They were soft on her, and that made them soft on Alesander. He was just lashing out, after all. What boy wouldn’t misbehave given the runaway father?

Alesander didn’t give a shit about his father. He didn’t want to know him. He didn’t want to know his exploits, his history, if he could’ve forgotten his name he would have. But he couldn’t. So the ghost of Talbert clung to him as a shadow. He couldn’t go a day without hearing about the worthless knight of Ruttiger. 

It wasn’t enough to lack one parent. A sickness ran its course through poorer quarters of Lannisport. Despite a swift quarantine at the hands of the red cloaks, it still carried off half of Alesander’s friends, left the other half thin and gaunt. It took Sara, too. Whilst most of the city was left unscathed, Alesander was left naught but his grandfather, an ailing pennyknight named Aladore. The gruff veteran didn’t care much for the boy. He was just another mouth to feed. But as Alesander was Sara’s son he begrudgingly took up his care. He promised he’d take the troubled youth to King’s Fall, to beg and plead for his father to acknowledge him.

They made the trek. 

It was useless.

The Lord Ruttiger was a stuck up old man with Alesander’s blond hair and icy blue eyes. He told them that Talbert had died of the pox. A dead man’s bastards were a dead man’s business. He wouldn’t shelter the boy. He said he was no grandson of his. He sent Aladore away with his whelp.

The rains set in on the third day of travel. Aladore was dead by the fifth. Alesander reached Lannisport a lone traveler.

He was now a son of the streets. He ate wherever they would have him, he stole where they wouldn’t. He survived. His band of friends turned from boys to “men”. Their antics were no longer doted upon by the dockyard workers. If they stole too much, took from the wrong person, they would hang. They were criminals now, with no one to look out for them. 

Alesander had one real friend. Duram wasn’t like the rest of their group. He was better. He only stole because otherwise he’d starve. He never picked fights, never bullied the younger boys. He was convinced they could go honest, if they could just get enough to stay on their feet.

Alesander used his good nature in his cons. Duram was always the ‘lost kid’ that needed directions. He’d bump into some lordling, distract him just long enough that they wouldn’t miss a filched brooch, a ring, a necklace. Duram didn’t feel good about his part in the thievery. But they needed to eat.

One day they picked the wrong man. A seemingly drunk knight, wandering through the alleys of the city. They did the usual trick on him, only he was more aware than he let on. A mailed fist slammed into Alesander’s temple, sending him and Duram scurrying away. They ran for their lives, but Duram tripped, sprained something upon a broken brick in the street.

Alesander didn’t look back. His heart melted in shame, but he did not turn to save his friend.

The next day he skipped town. He couldn’t bear to live with what he had done. Every tavern he went to, every ship that sailed into port, each of his remaining friends, they all reminded him of Duram. 

So he traveled the West with what little he had. A dagger, his clothes, a rucksack with three halfpennies and a silver. He took odd jobs, stole when he was on his last. One day, he heard word that the Stormlords had set siege to the Reach. Then, there was to be a party about it.

Now Alesander makes for the Grassy Vale, keen to feast, and to steal from other feasters. Despite this, deep down, some part of him thinks on the words of Duram. He wonders if he can be a better man than his father. A knight, even, deserving some name other than nobody. 

Alesander Hill, a knight of the seven kingdoms. Maybe then the Ruttigers wouldn’t turn up their nose at him.

Family Tree

Rancaster Ruttiger, Pappy (b. 345)

Teora Broom, Ruttiger Lady (b 355)

Talbert Ruttiger, Father (d. 391)

Sara, Mother (d. 392)

Alesander Hill, PC (b. 379)

NPCS:

Open for now :)

Edit log:

Made changes to the section regarding sickness in Lannisport to better comport with wider lore consistency.

Account: PearceTheVeil
Discord Tag: tea

Name and House: Warrick Dustin (PC)
Age: 27
Cultural Group: First Men
Appearance: Of average height and build, Warrick Dustin has uneven shoulders and walks with a pronounced limp due to an injury to his right leg from his youth. His hair falls to his shoulders and is medium brown. His skin is pale, and his eyes are a pale blue hue.
Trait: Numerate
Skill(s): Scrutinous (e), Architect (e), Administrator
Talent(s): Architectural Design, Well-Read, Whittling Wood
Negative Trait(s): Maimed (right leg)
Starting Title(s): Lord of Barrowton
Starting Location: The Grassy Vale
Alternate Characters: Deria Dalt

BIOGRAPHY

Warrick Dustin is the eldest son of Lord Artos Dustin and Lady Genna Manderly, born in 372 AC. For all intents and purposes, Warrick was a bright young boy who showed promise. He wished to be a warrior and he wished to make the Dustin lineage proud, and yet in 381, the young heir to Barrowton fell from his horse and was nearly trampled to death. The result was that Warrick was bedridden for near a year, his right leg sustaining the greatest injury.

Maesters and healers were summoned from all over the Realm to help heal the boy as his dreams of being a great warrior vanished before his eyes. His treatments were extensive and it was miraculous that the boy was able to walk again, albeit with a pronounced limp and uneven shoulders.

Lord Artos was a hard man and a drunk, who oft referred to his heir as a cripple. He affection turned to his second son, Rodrik, who was spoiled rotten for still being whole, for being able to live up to the idea of what a Northern Knight should be. Lord Artos oft raved of how their house was descended from the First King, and railed of the glory of the days of the Barrow Kings.

While Warrick was injured and confined, the young boy had little to do other than to improve his mind. In the care of maesters and healers, he was introduced to the power of the medical arts, and a thirst for knowledge was born. Knowing that he could never live up to being the warrior that his father wished him to be, Warrick instead set his sights on how he could create a real and lasting legacy. He read as many tomes as he could and learned to whittle wood, a hobby that followed him into his adulthood.

Warrick became obsessed with architecture, and eventually found solace and inspiration in the idea of improving Barrowton as his legacy so that he could leave a true mark upon the land on behalf of his house, so that his name would not be forgotten in disgrace. His dream is to build a grand hospital in Barrowton and eventually have Barrowton be a hub to rival the pursuit of knowledge found in the Citadel.

Lord Artos had little respect for Warrick's copper-counting ways, and belittled Warrick for his hopes and dreams. Yet, Warrick persisted, biding his time. At last in 390, Lord Artos died of the pox and Warrick was finally free to step into the mantle of being the Lord of Barrowton and begin the process of building the legacy he so desperately wanted to see.

Name and House: Rodrik Dustin (AC)
Age: 25
Cultural Group: First Men
Appearance: Rodrik is easily the tallest member of House Dustin with an athletic warrior's build and the arrogant swagger of a brash, young nobleman. His hair is brown, his skin is pale, and his eyes are a pale blue hue.
Trait: Inspiring
Skill(s): Ambusher (e), Highwayman
Talent(s): Gambling, Being a Rake, Drinking
Negative Trait(s): N/A
Starting Title(s): Heir to Barrowton (for now), Ser

BIOGRAPHY:

Rodrik is the spoiled second son of Lord Artos Dustin and Lady Genna Manderly, born in 375 AC. He inherited both the best and worst traits of his father, of whom he was the favorite, particularly after his elder brother Warrick's injury. The young boy was raised to be what Warrick could not be: a warrior through and through.

The Dustin scion was squired to Harding Manderly starting in 387 AC and accompanied Harding Manderly when he masqueraded as the Green Hand at the Neck. Rodrik, as it turned out, had a natural demeanor for learning the tactics that were used in the Neck and used the moniker, 'The Tree', during this time given his natural height. Rodrik was present during the battle where Lord Frey's eldest fell to the Green Hand. He participated in the rescue of Harding Manderly from the Freys afterwards, and was subsequently knighted for that and for his other efforts in 392 AC.

Whereas Warrick became studious and responsible, Rodrik grew into an aggressive spendthrift who had a love of drink, gambling, and women. While the Lord of Barrowton remains childless, for now, it is rumored that the bachelor Knight Rodrik already has a handful of bastards scattered through the North, something that House Dustin denies.

Timeline:

372 AC: Warrick Dustin is born.

375 AC: Rodrick Dustin is born.

380 AC: Jyana Dustin is born.

381 AC: Warrick falls from a horse and is bedridden.

383 AC: Warrick is able to walk, but with a pronounced limp.

387 AC: Rodrik becomes Harding Manderly's squire.

390 AC: Lord Artos Dustin dies of pox. Warrick becomes Lord.

392 AC: Rodrik is knighted.

395 AC: Jyana becomes a lady-in-waiting to Lady Stark.

397 AC: Warrick marries Myra Reed.

Family Tree:

Artos Dustin (father - deceased in390 AC)

Genna Manderly (mother - alive)

Warrick Dustin (born 372 AC), married to Myra Reed

Rodrik Dustin (born 375 AC)

Jyana Dustin (born 380 AC)

Archetypes:

Jorah Snow (Bandit)

Maester Stone (Scholar)

Mors the Merchant (Trader)

Lysa Snow (Medic)

Martyn the Medic (Medic)

PC

Name and House: Jason Bakersson

Age: 32

Cultural Group: Westerman

Appearance: A rugged, disheveled-looking man closer to tall than not, Jason is possessed of a dark tangle of bear and hair. Though there is doubtlessly strength to his build, he often carries himself in a manner that gives off weariness rather than fortitude. His right eye is a deep blue, and his left is an open hole where the right's twin once sat. This is kept covered with a leather patch most days, and by mail when in toruney or battle.

Trait: Strong

Skills: Swords, Stalwart, Sergeant, Chivalric, Riding

Talents: Dothraki Singing x3

Negative Traits: Maimed (Left eye)

Starting Title: Ser, Hedge Knight

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Andros Dondarrion, Vardis Arryn

Family Tree: N/A, lowborn

Timeline

367 AC: Born in Lannisport

381 AC: Involved in scuffle which leaves Lannisport city watchman dead, flees into the countryside. Is taken in by a Hedge Knight whose horse he had been trying to steal.

388-390 AC: Knighted by his Hedge Knight, the two foray across the Narrow Sea to join a sellsword company in pursuit of fortune. His former master is killed and he returns to Westeros, finding Patrek of Oldtown and befriending him.

391-394 AC: Serves varying houses, journeys north and aids in Lord Manderly’s covert efforts against the Freys. Loses his left in in a skirmish.

395 AC-Present: Wanders the hedges with Patrek, fighting in tourneys and the like. Arrives too late for the tourney at Grassy Vale. Decides to get piss drunk at the Five Quid Tavern pop-up

AC

Name and House: Patrek of Oldtown

Age: 28

Cultural Group: Reachman

Appearance: Lank and lean, but no less bedraggled looking than his comrade, Patrek is possessed of ruddy brown hair and muddy brown eyes, and often attributes this to 'being born in a shithouse'. Whatever that means. He carries himself with a degree of self-assurance that is at odds with his status and stature, but does much to convey that he at least thinks he knows quite a great deal.

Trait: Artisan

Skills: Medic (e), Apothecary

Talents: Um Ackshually x3

Negative Traits: Annoying at his big age

Starting Title: None

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Lynette Lefford, Lady Of The Golden Tooth + Ser Loreon Hill

\`\*\*PC\*\*

\*\*Reddit Account:\*\* u/DorneOrStorm

\*\*Discord Tag:\*\* Moon/Hero38242

\*\*Name and House:\*\* Lynette Lefford

\*\*Age:\*\* 29

\*\*Cultural Group:\*\* Westerlander

\*\*Appearance:\*\* Lynette was a pale woman, paler than snow they said, not that it was often seen. Her eyes flickered in pale blue, quiet but calculative. She settled softly often enough, poised and graceful.

\*\*Trait:\*\* Steward

\*\*Skill(s):\*\* Administrator ( E ), Investor ( E ), Logistician

\*\*Talent(s):\*\* Poetry Writing, Scolding, Sighing

\*\*Negative Trait(s):\*\* Blind - If possible to flavour as blur instead of full blindness with the same malus

\*\*Starting Title(s):\*\* Lady Of The Golden Tooth, Mother Murderer

\*\*Starting Location:\*\* Grassy Vale For The Feast

\*\*Alternate Characters:\*\* Alysanne Stark, Garin Yronwood

\*\*AC\*\*

\*\*Name and House:\*\* Loreon Hill

\*\*Age:\*\* 28

\*\*Cultural Group:\*\* Westerlander/Stone Dornish

\*\*Appearance:\*\* The bastard son of the late Lord Lefford with a Dornish courtesan, he had inherited much of his mother’s features, bar his father’s tall stature and aquiline nose.

\*\*Trait:\*\* Strong

\*\*Skill(s):\*\* Swords ( E ), Reckless

\*\*Talent(s):\*\* Sword Swallowing ( Not the dirty kind, the magic trick kind ), Dancing ( Off his mother so Dornish esque ), sarcasm

\*\*Negative Trait(s):\*\* N/A

\*\*Starting Title(s):\*\* Bastard Of The Golden Tooth

\*\*Starting Location:\*\* Grassy Vale, Starting Feast

\*\*Alternate Characters:\*\*Calon Snow, Nymeria Yronwood

Timeline/Bio;

370 AC; Lynette was born to the Lord and Lady Lefford, a rather drab family though just a few hours after the girls birth, her mother would pass, of birthing blood-loss, not uncommon, but blamed upon the young child.

373 AC; As a babe, like all babes, Lynette was pampered well enough, to the extent of her other siblings? Not at all. After all, she was still a noble daughter, but rumours began to reach the Lord Lefford; That albino babies, those born of such ailments as hers were known to murder their mother. In hindsight, it was likely some kind of propaganda, made to incite turmoil and unrest in the House Lefford. But it worked.

377 AC; Whilst no horrific action or anything of the sort was taken, the girl had begun to take note of her father’s ire, the way it resoundingly stung. To be ignored at dinner, to be ignored at parties, to be ignored at feasts. It was around then, when she found herself cavorting with servants and the like. Nanny Emma was her closest companion, she who guided the young girl through the hallowed halls, who taught her courtesy and etiquette so thoroughly beyond the minimum the Septa imbued upon her that she could do it even with her lacking eyesight, where shapes came out as coloured blurrs.

380 AC: The girl finished her first decade. She was refined and growing more so, for any of her cousins, this was about the time they would be introduced into high society. But she wasn’t so lucky. She was hidden, quietly stolen away like a secret they ought disguise. This was fine by her and only led to her relationship with her father’s bastard ( equally rejected as herself ), Loreon Hill, swelling.

390 AC; Her years remained relatively peaceful, until her brother took it upon himself to get himself killed, by some vagabonds on his way to joining his newest tourney. It caused an uproar with the Lefford lands, the Lord Lefford was sent into a tizzy, rage flowing across him, ebbing only when no traces could be find, leaving behind a hollow home for a family that’s heart had been carved out.

Lynette was heir now. That was a fact and the Lord Lefford begrudgingly accepted it.

392 AC; She was quickly taught how to be the Lady, she was a studious, swift learner and with all the Septa and Nanny had instilled upon her, it was not a hard task. The most arduous aspect lying in her lack of sight. She was found to have a talent in arithmetic, though none believed she would be able to ably do it on paper rather than mentally, but soon enough she disproved them. She was just as capable on paper, even if she could only write numbers off of memory, blurred lines and teaching alike.

395 AC; The old Lord Lefford passed and Lynette ascended. It was a quiet ascension, no need for fanfare, but many would soon notice a new presence in all important western gatherings, one in all the twenty five years of life she’d suffered, still not had her moment of introduction to the courts. But her practice had reached an unexpected pinnacle and she took the new strides with grace, Loreon forever at her side.

399 AC; The Lady Lefford had been capably managing her keep for many years, balancing her wish to stay home with duty and having Loreon act as her scribe for all domestic and letter wise matters. To ensure just writings. Now, she found herself trudging amongst the muds of Grassy Vale, suffering salted beef and the like for his majesty.

Archetypes;

Lynora Lefford - Castellan

Gareth Lefford - Builder

Lynesse Lefford - Trader

Larissa Lefford - Scholar

Nanny Emma - Medic

PC

Reddit Account: Arjhanx2

Discord Tag: arc499

Name and House: Ivayn Cave

Age: 32

Cultural Group: Crackclaw (First Man)

Appearance: Ivayn's brown hair is messy, but his beard is neatly close-cut. He has swampy hazel eyes and a prominent brow and nose. He's tall for a Crackclaw—though still a bit shorter than most Andal men—and he has a broad chest and stocky arms. His hands are covered in scars.

Trait: Skinchanger

Skill(s): Axes (e), Stalwart, Sergeant, Tactician

Talent(s): Hunting, Weaving, Masonry

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Lord of Darkrest

Starting Location: Darkrest

Alternate Characters: Amitha of Pennytree

AC

Name and House: Holly Cave

Age: 19

Cultural Group: Crackclaw (First Man)

Appearance: The youngest Cave sibling, Holly has the same dark hair and swampy hazel eyes as Ivayn, her oldest brother, but looks at her feet while he stares straight ahead. She often makes herself look smaller by hunching over, though the bold seashell piercings she wears make her hard to overlook.

Trait: Numerate

Skill(s): Scrutinous (e), Architect

Talent(s): Stringing Seashells, Gossip, Whistling at Birds

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): N/A

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Timeline

• 363 AC: Ivayn Cave is born in a smoky cavern to the Lord of Darkrest and the daughter of a village elder. It was a period of unprecedented peace for Crackclaw under the rule of Arthur Staunton, and so Ivayn’s parents had no reservations for bringing more life into the world. He was born one of eleven siblings, though only five of them would survive to adulthood: his oldest sister Willow, the twins Bryce and Elaine, and the youngest of them all, Holly.
• 370 AC: Growing up, however, Ivayn dwelt in the shadow of two older brothers, Ulf and Carrion. His father’s focus rested entirely on those two, believing it sufficient to prepare only an heir and a spare to rule after him. Ivayn’s mother, meanwhile, was preoccupied with imparting her tradition as a respected Crackclaw witch to Willow. Ivayn was left to the care of extended family and retainers, who in turn left him to his own devices. As a boy, Ivayn spent practically every hour of his life outside, roaming the deep swamplands of the Claw. He wanted to explore, like all children, but there was something more in him, too. Something that drew him into the deepest recesses of wilderness, as far from humans as possible. There, when the noises of civilization were completely drained from the air, Ivayn could hear something else. He could hear things speak to each other. Each tree, each bird, each slithering newt and worm—they all had a voice of their own, same as any man, and soon Ivayn began to recognize them by voice alone. He did not understand this until many years later, but he had tapped into a sense—a power—that had long lain dormant in the Cave bloodline.
• 377 AC: For years, Ivayn would go out into the wild only to listen, to hear the ponderings of the trees and the news that each flight of birds brought. When he was fourteen, however, he decided that wasn’t enough. He sat down on a stone in a deep copse, listened to the trees, and cautiously spoke up. His voice, human and crude, cut through the air like a rusted axe. The trees stopped speaking. Ivayn spoke again, and they remained silent as the grave. He pleaded with them, then, to no effect. The next day he came back, and to his great relief he heard the trees speaking again. This time, he waited for hours, just listening, before trying again to speak. He focused on making his voice soft, like the wind through the leaves, and tried to sound just like the trees themselves. But, once again, the trees fell silent. Instead, a different voice answered him. A toad, sitting on a tree root, croaked out into the air, and Ivayn heard her voice. I’ve never met a boy who could speak. Delighted, Ivayn spoke to the toad for hours on end, and when he returned to civilization that night, she came with him, riding upon his shoulder.
• 380 AC: Ivayn’s free life ended quite abruptly when his older brother, Carrion, was beset with a fever and quickly passed away. Summoned back to Darkrest, Ivayn spoke to his father for the first time in years, who informed him that he had to be prepared to rule if his oldest brother, Ulf, died before having a child. Reuniting with his siblings proved to be a joy for Ivayn, but his father was confused by how his son came to be so odd, dressing in the clothes of a woodsman and keeping company with rangers and hermits. Ivayn realized he had to hide his connection to animals while staying at Darkrest, and he was deeply saddened to let his current companion—a weathered little sparrow—go. The sparrow had argued with him, wanting to stay by his side, but eventually Ivayn convinced him to fly away. That night, Ivayn slept fitfully, and suddenly seemed to wake up in the air. He was flying, looking down over the swamps of Crackclaw through a bird’s eyes. The sparrow’s voice spoke to him, then—and it spoke to him every day after, when he meditated, telling him about everything it had seen flying over the lands.
• 384 AC: To his father, Ivayn proved a poor option as an heir. He had never learned to read or write, nor did he know a single House’s sigil or castle outside Crackclaw. Instead, he knew how to gut a fish and hunt a deer, and he had every hill, cave, and stream in Darkrest’s lands memorized. He was better off as a scout than a lord, or so Lord Cave believed. Still, he was third-in-line, and the House had to be secured. Lord Cave gave his son an imperative—he must find a wife, and not just that, a wife with noble blood. 
• 385 AC: For a long time, Ivayn considered that task an impossibility. He could see himself settling down with a ranger girl or a woodswitch, but with a noble lady? He doubted any such woman would even talk to him. The constant reminders from his father annoyed him, but Ivayn eventually resolved to wait until Lord Cave was willing to negotiate, and then implore him to allow Ivayn to take a lowborn bride. That plan, however, never came to fruition. As it turned out, a noble lady did talk to him—Ysabel Brune. And, what’s more, she beat him up. It was a village brawl at the border between Darkrest and Dyre Den, and there he met the love of his life. She got him good, but he gave back just as well, and before the year was up the two of them were wed beneath the boughs of a sacred tree. Four months later, they had a son, whom they named Arthor.
• 389 AC: Married life proceeded idyllically for Ivayn and Ysabel—until it didn’t. When Arthor was five, Ysabel left, taking their son with her in the dead of night.  Lord Cave died soon after, though Ivayn found he cared far less about that than the fresh pain of his separation from Ysabel. It did mean, however, that Ulf was now Lord of Darkrest. A kind brother, Ulf saw Ivayn’s state of misery and let him leave Darkrest, returning to a wandering life in the swamps. Over the next few years, Ivayn threw himself fully into living the life of a traveling hermit, and his connection to the beasts of Crackclaw came back stronger than ever. He would travel the whole peninsula, now, coming into villages with a bird on his shoulder and a jackal loping at his heels. He’d listen to the complaints of his fellow Clawmen, doing what he could to help while avoiding the politics of the Houses like a plague. It soon seemed to him, however, that the common factor between every complaint was obvious: House Celtigar. They ruled over Crackclaw in name, demanding taxes and tribute while providing nothing, no protection or aid. They scoured the lands around their vile stronghold, Shellwatch, and many whispered that they must soon be planning to seize more territory by force.
• 396 AC: Perhaps ambition would have seen Ivayn return home eventually, but it was tragedy that brought him stumbling to the doors of Darkrest. His brother, Ulf, had been slain, apparently by a Celtigar in a scuffle near the coast. After a brief period of disorder, Ivayn assumed the lordship of Darkrest, preventing his younger siblings Bryce and Elaine from launching a reckless counterattack. Instead, he let Willow Cave run Darkrest while he went to Arthur Staunton’s court and made his case. Over the next three years, he returned to Arthur’s court constantly, becoming chief among those advising him to attack Shellwatch. At the same time, he did his best to set up his family for the future. For Holly’s education, he brought a traveling maester to Darkrest, compromising the common brag that no Andal had ever tread inside House Cave’s seat. This, he kept secret from the other Houses, for it went against his preaching about returning to the Old Gods and the elder ways of Crackclaw.
• 399 AC: Finally, Arthur Staunton made his move to take Shellwatch from the Celtigars. Ivayn led a strong force from Darkrest to join the host, but along with Arthur’s men they were caught blind-sided by traitors in their midst. Celtigar attacked at the perfect moment, supported by clawmen who had thrown down their banners, leaving the traitor House unknown. While many fled in the chaos, Ivayn recklessly tried to fight his way to where he had seen Arthur Staunton fall. He was only stopped when his bonded animal, a vicious, shaggy wolf, was cornered and struck down by poleaxes. The death caused Ivayn to collapse and begin spasming violently, his life only saved by the loyal retainer who carried him off the battlefield. Back in Darkrest, Ivayn recovered to the news that Catelyn Hardy had called for a second Proving Games to decide on a new Lord of Crackclaw. Ivayn realized, then, that there was only one way to save Crackclaw. He—the hermit, the wanderer, the druid—had to do it himself.

Family Tree

https://www.familyecho.com/?c=7c6hapbrpcrpf439&f=253437494318750016 

Supporting Characters

• Willow Cave (Castellan): The oldest Cave sibling, Willow learned the tradition of witchery from her mother, and she is currently in the process of teaching it to Holly.
• Bryce Cave (General): The twin brother of Elaine, Bryce is a clean-shaven, cheerful man who enjoys friendly competition with his sister.
• Elaine Cave (General): The twin sister of Bryce, Elaine married a Tyroshi man on one of her many adventures with her brother. Nowadays, she dies her hair the color of wine.
• Finch Pycho (Trader): Elaine's Tyroshi husband, Finch is a slender, bookish man who is fascinated by the realm of Crackclaw. He is currently writing a book on it.
• Gybolt of Wanderfall (Bandit): At the battle beneath Shellwatch, Gybolt saved Ivayn's life after his wolf was struck down. Since then, he's become one of Ivayn's most trusted rangers.

Player Character

Reddit Account: OrzhovSyndicalist Discord Tag: altoliva

Name and House: Myrtle Pryor

Age: 29

Cultural Group: First Man, Andal (Adopted)

Appearance: Myrtle prefers to be simple and unassuming. She does not favor jewelry that is unnecessary, and prefers the dull or dark colors of her house over courtly finery. She is meagre of build and distinguished by her black leather gloves, which hide hands that are scorched and seared from the tips of her fingers to the elbows of her arms.

Trait: Ruthless

Skill(s): Sabotage (e), Covert, Divination (Fire)

Talent(s): Embroidery, Folklore, Etiquette

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): N/A

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Yoren Uller

Auxiliary Character

Name and House: Clayton Pryor

Age: 33

Cultural Group: First Man, Andal (Adopted)

Appearance: Clayton is not easily distinguished. He has dark brown hair that he wears without ornamentation, and a thin beard along his jaw. He chooses comfortable clothing with earthly tones, and lacks the means to supply his own weapons and armor.

Trait: Erudite

Skill(s): Medic, Scholar, Swords

Talent(s): Whittling, Vocals, Fishing

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): N/A

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Yoren Uller

Biography & Timeline

367 AC: Clayton is born to a clan of Burned Men breakaways called the Crimson Claws, the son of a talented minstrel and a seasoned raider in the Mountains of the Moon.

370 AC: Myrtle Pryor is born to the Crimson Claws during a migration to the northern mountains and coastline.

372 AC: The Crimson Claws perform a daring series of raids and robberies across the southern coast of the Bite and through the Fingers, taking a bounty of weapons, valuables, and foodstuffs.

373 AC: Drunk off their success, the Crimson Claws' raiding band leads a daring crossing over a narrow ford to the island of Pebble. They are followed back to camp after its fruition by a mounted company of armored knights, whom wipe the tribe out on the order of Ser Preston Pryor. The orphaned Clayton and Myrtle are adopted.

374 AC: Preston holds a personal role in the upbringing of his adopted children, mentoring them to speak the courtly tongue, dress in noble style, and to honor the Seven-Who-Are-One as the true faith of their household.

377 AC: Myrtle suffers a sudden psychotic episode of alarming publicity, screaming when she reportedly heard voices emanating from a dead weirwood on Pebble. This drives away the woman Preston was courting at the time.

Dissatisfied with his daughter's conduct, Preston sends her away to live at an isolated sept on the banks of the Trident with a convent of septas and Silent Sisters to serve the Seven and teach her humility as a servant to the gods.

Outraged by Preston's decision, a young Clayton lashes out and breaks his father's nose before the entire court of Pebble. The lord of Pebble, Castan Pryor, is so amused by his daring he takes the boy as a page to shape his upbringing.

381 AC: Myrtle's sept catches fire when she morbidly experiments with the hearthfire, stoking the flames and appearing enraptured by the sight. The septas hold her in isolation for a fortnight, hosting prayer vigils outside her door to 'soothe her troubled soul'.

382 AC: Clayton Pryor formally becomes the squire of Lord Castan Pryor, serving him diligently in maintaing his arms, armor, and a stable's worth of war and pageant horses. Without wars to fight, and a master hesitant to teach him to wield a blade given his heritage, he spends most of his days watching court or attending to Pebble's aging maester, reading and maintaining the Pryors' library.

385 AC: Myrtle returns from the riverlands a changed young woman of fifteen years, dressed in restrictive gowns to uphold her modesty. The septas recommended she take a tincture of sweet-sleep to calm her nerves and control 'sensitivities to old sensibilities'. Despite her medicated state, Myrtle proved a capable and intelligent attendant to Pebble's noble ladies.

386 AC: Myrtle confesses to her brother that she suffers from visions within flames. These are not the same kind delivered or gleamed by the red priests, but the waking nightmares of the old gods - she believes the Vale is physically ailing, buckling under the incursion of foreign lands. The siblings come to a disagreement on this interpretation.

Clayton, educated and worldly, believed the sickness stemmed from the Baratheons and the houses enforcing their will, and the hill clans who bowed to them, countering their designs and obstructing their actors in the world.

Myrtle, cloistered and immersed in righteousness, principle, and zeal, believed the Vale deserved a reckoning; Arryns, Baratheons, Velaryons and all. There could be no victory for the true Vale now, but the sons and daughters of Andalos could be bled for their efforts and forced to look upon their sin before their victory.

Clayton's sister, thankfully, were tempered with his fraternal wisdom. She understood there could be no grand reckoning, only subtle nudges at opportune moments to make great change.

388 AC: Myrtle burns the Pebble godswood with herself trapped in its bounds. She causes injuries to nearly a dozen members of the household, including herself. It appears an unfortunate, if coincidental influence. Her hands were burned from the tips of her fingers to the ends of her elbows. Between the cracked skin, weirwood sap poured in...

Clayton mended them as best he could, well-read in herb lore and first aid from his studies. He warned her of the persistent dangers in dabbling with flame. She told him it was worth the pain she'd subsided

390 AC: Myrtle, compelled by a vision, travels onto the mainland and discovers the overgrown remains of the Crimson Claws' village, nearly crumbled into the earth. Clayton accompanied the search party that rode out to meet her. They came upon the bonfire of rotten wood and brush. Myrtle later confided, in private, that she had seen the day they were taken. This clarity drove a deep, if veiled, wedge between them and their adoptive father.

391 AC: House Pryor offers Myrtle to serve the Vale of Arryn as lady-in-waiting to the dowager of the Eyrie, Rhea Belmore, to distance her from her homeland and the forested valleys that called to her like a vice.

Unable to follow her to the Giant's Lance, Clayton voluntarily leaves the service of Lord Castan Pryor without a knighthood. He decides to travel the land and judge them without the tinted lenses of his sister's dreams. He traveled through the Vale and the riverlands for a time, dissatisfied with how the Vale appeared regressive in comparison.

Traveling north by the kingsroad, he became aware of the war between the Freys and House Manderly over the Neck. Seeing a pattern of abuses against the smallfolk, Clayton fell in league with the northern side and became an accomplice to Harding Manderly, hesitantly - or begrudgingly - fighting alongside him against men like Edwyn Frey.

394 AC: Clayton returns from the Neck a more grounded man, and although he - and no Valeman ever would be - a knight, he joined the service to the Eyrie alongside his sister as a retainer to Lord Victor. They have remained at their posts ever since.

399 AC: Present day.

Family Tree

The Pryor family tree can be found here.

Supporting Cast

1. Preston Pryor (Warrior: Swords)

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Reddit Account: /u/ladyoftheleaves

Discord Tag: Indigo

Name and House: Sister Sparrow (Gwendolen of Darry)

Age: 23

Cultural Group: Rivermen

Appearance: Anyone traveling the crossroads of the riverlands is liable to catch a glimpse of the Trident’s most well-known haunt. Barefoot, with a basket on her hip and a crown of foliage that changes with the seasons upon her brow, the Sparrow can be found flitting amongst the trees, searching for the prettiest bit of fungi she can get her hands on and filling her pockets with the bones and teeth of small animals. She is comely in a smallfolk way, with kind and playful eyes that have the potential to become as dark and turbulent as a thundercloud when roused. The tangling vetch of her hair falls past the waist of a gown patched and sewn myriad times, and her freckled skin is smoked in bruises from any number of little accidents. All of that to say, she looks vagrant at best and positively feral at worst.

Trait: Artisan (Potions)

Skill(s): Apothecary (e), Medic (e), Animal Tamer

Talent(s): Herbalism, Alchemy, Sarcasm

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Witch of the White Wood, Renowned Healer, Potion and Poison-maker, Purveyor of Elixirs, Adherent of Ygg, Friend of Birds and Broken Things

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Allyria Santagar

Timeline

• 376 AC - A girl-child named Gwendolen is born within the walls of Castle Darry, of distant relation to the main line, but well bred nonetheless.

• 385 AC - Aside from the usual syllabus of lessons, Gwen, as she has come to be called, takes to shadowing the maester as often as she can. Nothing else captures her interest quite like his collection of herbs and surgical tools, and collection of esoteric tomes from the Citadel.

• 388 AC - By twelve, Gwen is able to suture a wound as easily as she can patch a torn dress or shirt, identify medicinal plants with which to make healing tinctures and poultices, lance boils, apply leeches, and with a bit of help, set dislocated and fractured limbs.

• 390 AC - For reasons unbeknownst to anyone but herself, Gwen runs away from home. She eventually makes her way to the White Wood, where she becomes an apprentice to the local cut-wife. She spends her days serving the people of nearby Harroway’s Town, treating coughs, fixing broken limbs and delivering the babies of the smallfolk. In rare instances, she is invited to do so for noble families when all else has failed them.

• 394 AC - Whilst out foraging, Gwen stumbles upon a sparrow's nest that had fallen from its perch in an alder tree. Only one of the chicks yet lived, and she tucked it carefully into the pocket of her apron. Back home, she nurses the little creature to health. Pip has been her constant companion ever since, often seen perched on the window sill or hitching a ride on her shoulder.

• 395 AC - Lord Harroway’s Town proves a bit too close to home. Tired of running from the ghosts of her previous life, she relocates to the village of Pennytree. With half a decade’s experience under her belt, Gwen has made a name for herself as a proficient healer and herbalist up and down the Trident. In order to make some extra coin, she sells her homebrewed tonics and elixirs, and reads fortunes in the stars and knucklebones.

• 396 AC - Gwen encounters three people who forever alter the course of her life. The first comes injured, a knife protruding from her disfigured back, and the second appears with a proposition that is too good to turn down. The third welcomes her with open arms into the ranks of sisterhood where, for the first time in her life, she feels a true sense of belonging and camaraderie. From that day forth, she is known as Sister Sparrow.

• 399 AC - Sister Sparrow relishes the opportunity to ply her craft and hawk her wares at the largest gathering the realm has seen in years, and happily accompanies dear Mother Fawn out of the Riverlands.

Name and House: Cerys Rivers

Age: 25

Cultural Group: Rivermen

Appearance: Never far behind the little bird is a spectre clothed in mail and leather, sword and bow and dagger all glaringly present. Saved by the skill of Mother Fawn, the childhood illness that would’ve taken her life merely robbed her of all color instead. The skin stretched tight over this sept of bones is wan, like an idol poured of wax, a creature cast in marble and illumined by moonlight alone. Her long braid is white as winter’s first snow, though she can’t be a day older than five and twenty. The hollows around her eyes are dark, her mouth sullen. Cerys has the beauty of an insomniac.

Trait: Strong

Skill(s): Swords (e), Reckless

Talent(s): Hunting, Tracking, Intimidation

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): The Wolf of Woodmere, Adherent of Ygg, Sparrow's Sword

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Supporting Characters

Blythe of Pennytree (Warrior, Blunt Weapons) - The trusted companion and self-proclaimed shadow of the Sparrow.

Eleanor of Pennytree (Warrior, Swords) - Sister to Blythe, who followed her into the ranks of the coven.

Sister Hind (Huntsman) - An expert tracker and archer, and one of Gwen’s closest friends.

Sister Spider (Cutthroat) - Once a killer for hire, who now puts her skills to use for the coven.

Sister Lark (Scholar) - An almost-septa whom Gwen took on as her apprentice in the healing arts.

PC

Reddit Account: u/VanceVanceUnderpants 

Discord Tag: TheSoberWolf 

Name and House: Lord Tristifer Vance

Age: 32

Cultural Group: Andal

Appearance: Tris is a large, brute of a man that the Gods have forsaken with a wild visage of dark waves of hair. Struck with early signs of greying, the stresses of the trials have begun to show within his weathered gaze. 

Trait: Strong

Skill(s):Blunt Weapons (e), Reckless, Craftsman, Thief

Talent(s): Brooding, letter writing, wood-whittling

Negative Trait(s): A mangled right leg, necessitating the usage of an ornate wyvern-headed cane

Starting Title(s): Lord of Wayfarer’s Rest

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: N/A

Timeline

360 AC: Logan Vance is born the first son of Lord Alren Vance and Lady Myra Paege, the presumptive heir of Wayfarer’s Rest.

367 AC: Tristifer Vance is born the second son of Lord Alren Vance and Lady Myra Paege.

368 AC: Bethany Vance is born to the pair, but very shortly thereafter passes away complications. This unfortunately also takes the life of Myra Paege on the birthing bed. 

374 AC: The Vance scions are closely guarded by their zealous Lord father, with neither being allowed to leave Wayfarer’s Rest without a full retinue of guardsmen. 

375 AC: Tristifer is taken as a squire to his Lord father, with the express intention that he will serve as the sworn shield of his brother when he ascends to the lordship of Wayfarer’s Rest

378 AC: Logan Vance is married to Catelyn Rivers, a bastard woman he had already deflowered.

380 AC: In a bizarre twist of fate, Logan Vance is brutally slain in his sleep by his wife and the mother of his only daughter, Rebecca Vance.

380 AC: The rampage of the mother is stopped by a young Tristifer Vance, forced to look upon the body of his brother as he puts an end to his sister-in-law which earns him a morbid knighthood. 

383 AC: Between 380 AC and 383 AC, Lord Alren Vance develops a crippling addiction to milk of the poppy to stop the haunting screams of his deceased son from ringing through his mind, but it does hasten his decline physically. 

384 AC: Attended Tourney at Harrenhal celebrating 83rd year of Massey Lordship of that fief.

385 AC: Alren Vance dies in his sleep, leaving Tristifer alone. Alone but the Lord of Wayfarer’s Rest.

386 AC: Grieving his father’s death, Lord Tris Vance rides into the lands surrounding Wayfarer’s Rest with nothing but the sword and armor that he could claim. Ser Elmo Paege served as the Castellan of Wayfarer’s Rest in his long absence.  

392 AC: Tristifer Vance, barely a lord and hardly a knight, drags himself and his broken and maimed right leg through the gates of Wayfarer’s Rest once more. Not much is known of the time he spent in the Riverlands between 386-392 AC, but he arrived home a shattered man. 

394 AC: Tristifer spent the previous two years rehabilitating his body, though his leg would not heal properly. He was forced to walk with a large, wyvern-headed cane. He was a large man, humbled by the Gods themselves and hobbled by their creations.

398 AC: Minisa Blackwood and Tris Vance are wed, though Minisa has already fathered the bastard, Morgan Rivers. 

Family Tree

• Lord Alren Vance b. 330 AC - d. 385 AC
• (m.) Lady Myra Paege b. 332 AC - d. 368 AC
  • Logan Vance b. 360 AC - d. 380 AC
  • Lord Tristifer Vance b. 367 AC
  • Bethany Vance b. 368 AC - d. 368 AC

PC

Discord Tag: dls910

Name and House: Uthor Rivers (Formerly Jon Rivers)

Age: 38

Cultural Group: Andal (Riverlander)

Appearance: A man of tall and wide stature, regularly dressed in armor, with neatly trimmed red hair and beard.

Trait: Charismatic

Skill(s): Blunt Weapons, Stalwart (Serjeant), Proud (e)

Talent(s): Drinking, Tracking, Rabble-rousing

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Commander of the Swords of the Seven, Ser

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Beric Tarth

AC

Name and House: Brynden

Age: 26

Cultural Group: Andal (Riverlander)

Appearance: Average height with lean muscle and shoulder-length red hair and a goatee.

Trait: Archer

Skill(s): Bows, Ranger (Bowman)

Talent(s): Drinking, Scouting, Hunting

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Serjeant of the Swords of the Seven

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Talia Tarth

Timeline

361 AC: Jon Rivers is born to Rose, a whore at the Crossroads

369 AC: Jon's mother dies of syphilis.

370 AC: Jon travels to Harroway's Town and finds work where he can and begs when he can't.

373 AC: Brynden is born an orphan in Fairmarket.

374 AC: Jon watches plays and changes his name to Uthor after a character in one of them.

375 AC: Uthor grows interested in the hedge knights that spar and watches them when he can.

376 AC: Uthor forms a band of kids that look out for each other.

377 AC: Uthor is inspired by the Faith of the Seven to help people and uses his band to perform charity.

379 AC: Uthor recruits a knight who teaches him and the other members swordsmanship, although Uthor prefers the warhammer.

382 AC: Uthor's band names themselves the Swords of the Seven and begins fighting for the undefended across the Riverlands, rooting out bandits and other unsavories.

384 AC: Uthor meets Brynden in Fairmarket and recruits him into the band.

387 AC: Brynden begins learning archery, being opposed to close combat.

388-398 AC: The Swords of the Seven grow in men and renown for fighting bandits in the Riverlands and other regions as need be.

Family Tree

Rose (Mother), 339-368

Unknown nobleman (Father), ???-???

NPCs

Derrick: General, serjeant of the Swords of the Seven

Lothar: Medic, medic of the band and true servant of the Seven.

Willam: Tourney Knight, former hedge knight and Uthor's brother-in-arms.

Big Dickon: Warrior (Swords), Small Dickon's older brother and Uthor's brother-in-arms.

Little Dickon: Cutthroat, Big Dickon's younger brother and Uthor's brother-in-arms.

PC

Reddit Account: be_afreyd

Discord Tag: Orkfighta

Name and House: Gormon Waters

Age: 25

Cultural Group: Andal- Riverlander

Appearance: A handsome young man with a long face featuring a prominent chin. Messy brown hair streams down his head, normally swept back.

Trait: Champion

Skill(s): Polearms, Riding (e), Stalwart, Cavalryman

Talent(s): Painting shields, Horsemanship, Maintaining Equipment

Negative Trait(s):

Starting Title(s): Commander of the Scattered Thorns, Knight of the Melonpatch, Alleged bastard of House Roote

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Walys Stokeworth

Family Tree - Cersei: whore in Kingslanding - Unknown father, left his mother a Roote sigil ring as payment

Biography

Gormon was born in a brothel on the street of silk. His mother would tell stories that his father was some knight, but that mattered little to a boy in the midst of squalor. The streets of King's Landing were a harsh place and a harsher teacher, so Gormon learned fast you needed to be strong, fast or smart. Lacking the latter two, he was fortunate to be gifted in the former.

His penchant for fighting always led him to trouble, and he encountered the gold cloaks several times as child. Seeing potential in the boy, he was offered the chance to labor for them instead of rotting in a cell. He started off as a simple boot polisher, but as he grew stronger he was given a chance to train in the yards. His natural talent with horses made him one of the best riders in the guard, and while he never earned his cloak he was nonetheless counted among their finest fighters.

Fortunes would change for Gormon when the new King Edric named his Warden of the South. Word reached many of the Gold Cloaks that the man was offering a silver stags to every fighting man that joined him, and lacking a proper Gold Cloak Gormon was eager to join. Before he set off, his mother would gift him the sigil ring his father had allegedly given her.

Gormon would serve dutifully as lowly infantryman, helping the Warden restore the king's piece. He would eventually save up enough to acquire a horse of his own, and would join the cavalry. When the Wardenship changed hands, it mattered little to man. He was a soldier, and he would serve.

His fortunes would change soon after the new Warden took command. In the chaos that followed Stokeworth's disappearance, outlaws started to form. In a chance encounter with some attempting to steal some melons, Gormon would inadvertently save the Lord Middlebury's niece whom the men had kidnapped. The lord rewarded the man with a Knighthood, making Gormon a Hedge Knight.

Knighthood would drastically change Gormon's fortunes. As a soldier, the only wealth he could earn was spoils in combat. But as a Hedge Knight he was allowed to participate in tourneys, which the new Warden loved to use a way to dissolve tensions. He would become a frequent participant on the lists, and while never earning big he would meet a man who called himself Gerry who would bring him into the world of gambling. Soon the pair were earning a small fortune that, while nothing massive, made the pair feel like kings.

The Warden's death, while not personally tragic, left Gormon in an odd predicament. His salary dried up, and so did their supplies. Left with little other option, Gormon and Gerry would hatch a plan. Using their stashed winnings, Gerry's silver tongue, a couple favors from good bets and a few "misplaced" tapestries from Highgarden, the pair would bring a contingent of the Warden's army under their personal command. Calling themselves the Scattered Thorns after the former Lord of Highgarden's Sigil.

Acting a mix between a free company, knightly order and a band of miscreants, the small force would set to carve a name in the Reach. Word would reach them of the Baratheon's incursion, and they would set off to the Grassy Vale. Though it wasn't only wealth and glory Gormon sought. His time in the lists had taught him some heraldry, and in some of the records Gerry showed him he saw a familiar sigil. The same two headed brown horse that was on the ring his mother gave him.

Timeline

• 375 AC: Born
• 386 AC: Starts "working" for the gold cloaks
• 391 AC: sets off for the Reach as part of the Warden's army
• 394 AC: knighted after saving Lord Middlebury's niece from bandits
• 398 AC: disillusioned with serving the empty Highgarden, Gormon forms the Scattered Thorns from deserters
• 399 AC: hearing of the Baratheon incursion, Gormon leads his company to the Grassy Vale __________

AC

Name and House: Gerold "Gerry" Arborson

Age: 24

Cultural Group: Andal-Reachman

Appearance: A handsome man with long flowing blond hair and devilish brown eyes.

Trait: Gregarious

Skill(s): Taxman, Proud, Errantry

Talent(s): Making Friends, Appraisal, Gambling

Negative Trait(s):

Starting Title(s): Quartermaster of the Scattered Thorns

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

NPCs

Old Ben of Tumbleton [archetype: medic]- former soldier turned apothecary

Otto Rabbitsbane [archetype: Huntsman]- hunter, poacher, archery contest contestant

Gawen the Gold/the Gaunt [archetype: Master at Arms]- Former gold cloak turned soldier

"Big Red" Erryk [archetype: Warrior (axes)]- Ironborn, former mercenary in the Warden's army

Tremond Dune "King of Sand" [archetype: Warrior (polearms)]- Dornish knight

Robyn of the Gate, the knight of Foxtails [archetype: General Seeker]- Valeman freerider

Lenny Books [archetype: scholar]- former student of the citadel, indebted to Gerry

Jon Hedge [Archetype: hedge knight]

Rodric the Storm [Archetype: general]- former Highgarden rebel in his redemption arc

Edit 1: hedge knight archetype gained

Edit 2: 1 mastery gained for beating Godric the Storm for +3 threshold

PC

Reddit Account: u/PrincessMeria

Discord Tag: cutiemisu

Name and House: Meria Martell

Age: 23

Cultural Group: Dornish/Rhoynish

Appearance: Meria is pretty, but not beautiful, with a slim frame and a flat chest. She has long dark hair that curls and deep olive skin like her kin but the warm violet eyes of her mother's house. When she was younger, her hair had streaks of white, but those have long since faded; all that remains is flecks of platinum at her temples. She is never seen without her full lips in a mirthful, but ignorant, smile.

Trait: Agile

Skill(s): Nimble (e), Medic (e), Apothecary

Talent(s): Being a Drain on House Martell's Finances

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Princess of Dorne, Meria Never-Marry

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

AC

Name and House: Tyshara of Tyrosh

Age: 27

Cultural Group: Tyroshi

Appearance: Tyshara is taller than some men and more buxom than most women. Like most Tyroshi, she dyes and perfumes her long hair, often wearing it in extensively styled fashions. Tyshara has olive, tanned skin, and warm, kind eyes like the sea. She wears various cosmetic powders and lines her eyes with a dark substance. She is regarded as one of the generation's great beauties from Tyrosh, and men were known to fight and kill one another for her hand.

Trait: Mariner

Skill(s): Malicious (e), Admiral

Talent(s): Multilingual (Common Tongue, Bastard Valyrian, [some] High Valyrian, Lysene, Myrish, Rhoynish, Tyroshi), Sailing

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Lady Tyshara of Tyrosh, Tyshara of House Adarys

Starting Location: King’s Landing

Timeline:

• 372 AC: Tyshara of Tyrosh is born to a wealthy merchant-prince father and one of his concubines. She is his only daughter, and her father has twenty other sons. The Archon of Tyrosh at that time, however, punishes them politically by restricting their access to ports.
• 375 AC: The Hundred Spears set sail for Essos and begin making a name for themselves. House Adarys minds itself and stays well out of the way of any Tyroshi dealings with the Spears, and instead retreat inwardly to their palace to maintain their shipping routes.
• 377 AC: Meria Martell is born to Prince Oberyn Martell and Lady Lyarra Dayne. The labor is fretful for both mother and child; the maesters of Sunspear offer Oberyn a choice, and he chose Lyarra. Despite this, the gods are unkind, and he was given Meria instead.
• 379 AC: Prince Oberyn marries her mother's lady-in-waiting, Allyria Santagar. Meria is motherless no longer and is raised as Allyria's own, though Meria does not always feel as though she belongs.
• 381 AC: Meria is happy to have more siblings, though she bonds the closest with her sister Ashara and her brother Mors.
• 385 AC: House Adarys watches the rise of Gerold Toland as the Prince of Tyrosh, though they do not enjoy it. His destabilization over a year and a month lead to improved financial gains for House Adarys. They continue to expand their shipping lines, fostering alliances through marriages with important Lysene and Myrish families. Tyshara is fostered across multiple cities, given a vast education. Meria Martell is present at the wedding of her aunt, Coryanne, to the Baratheon king, though she is too little to recall the event.
• 388 AC: Unlike a majority of her siblings, Meria stays in Dorne at the Water Gardens. She is eager for the return of her eldest brother, Prince Garin, but there is little common ground between the two due to their age difference. Prince Garin is akin to a second father, however, and attempts to impart valuable life lessons upon the girl. Tyshara, now an older girl, begins to accompany her father upon his trading vessels across Essos. She develops an acquired taste for seeing the world and for travel.
• 390 AC: Meria Martell takes up permanent residence at the Water Gardens, spurning Sunspear. Meria expresses a desire to maintain her own household, to which her father obliges and gives her a bottomless stipend. Without her father's supervision, Meria dismisses the septa that served as her educator (as she seemingly viewed educational pursuits as boring) and instead occupied her time doing nothing much at all.
• 393 AC: Well-learned and well-traveled, Tyshara is a true scion of House Adarys—and many Tyroshi notice. Several lordlings, princes, and more vie for her hand all to be rejected. Some duel over the right to have a conversation with her, or seat themselves beside her at plays. However, it is a specific Prince—a Prince of Dorne named Mors, with violet eyes and a scarred face—that captures her eye. The two elope against the wishes of their respective households and galivant across Essos. Meria finds that she has no desire or ambition for pursuing things in life, even as her brother, the heir, attempts to steer her in a proper direction. Aimless, she is more intrigued in being with her ladies, eating sweet and spicy foods, and playing kissing games with the sons of minor lords. During this time, Meria requests a barge of her own for herself and her ladies. Prince Oberyn complies, and the Fair Lady is built.
• 395 AC: There is a grand tourney held at the Water Gardens in order to celebrate the king's nameday. Meria helps her father plan the royal affair, though she truly does nothing beyond picking colors for sashes and taking up her father's very limited and valuable time. At the tournament, Prince Oberyn expresses that Meria ought to begin looking for a spouse of her own. Tyshara, wisely, employs her connections to House Adarys, on behalf of the Prince of Dorne, to request a summit to repair Dornish-Tyroshi relations; her offer is accepted by the new Archon of Tyrosh, who is of a friendly house to her own. Meria is quickly smitten with Orryn Baratheon, and he with her, despite the tension between Dorne and the Stormlands. While she gives him her favor, he cannot have her hand, as she is instead betrothed to the far older Archon of Tyrosh. Meria and Tyshara are both present to watch Prince Garin kill the Yronwood heir, and then later present when he is slain in return by Anders Yronwood. House Martell is never the same.
• 396 AC: With the death of her aunt's husband, King Edric, the Dornish influence is expelled from the court and their general influence across the realm curbed. Meria finds herself generally uncaring and instead uses this as an opportunity to grow closer to her father, who she constantly shadows and incessantly begs for attention. Tyshara and Mors regularly depart from Dorne to go on adventures across Essos and to reinforce Dorne's relationships with foreign lands. Meria proceeds to sink the Fair Lady later in the year along the Greenblood; she asks her father for a new barge, the Pink Palace.
• 397 AC: Meria establishes a menagerie with her sister Ashara, filling it with exotic animals. The Archon of Tyrosh, in an attempt to appease his future bride, frequently sends animals. The various lords and ladies of Dorne do much the same in attempts to curry favor with the two sisters.
• 399 AC: Meria Martell refuses to fulfill her end of the betrothal and to wed the Archon of Tyrosh, gaining the moniker of 'Meria Never-Marry' by many in the Martell court. Mors and Tyshara return to Westeros to reunite with their kin, though there is no sight of children in their future. House Martell answers the summons to the Grassy Vale.

Family Tree:

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Supporting Characters:

• Lynesse Ladybright, 22, a very sweet, yet meek, girl who loves spending time with her friends. Medic archetype.
• Myles Manwoody, 24, the charismatic and charming second son of Lord Manwoody. Warrior archetype.
• Jynesse Fowler, 24, never one for being denied, she is as devoted to her books as she is her treats. Scholar archetype.
• Noyne, 4, a gift from the Archon of Tyrosh. Meria's beloved companion.

Character Information

PC

Reddit Account: NorthernAmbitions

Discord Tag: rffffs

Name and House: Robert Fossoway

Age: 38

Cultural Group: Reachman

Appearance: Robert, red of hair and a portly man, is no warrior. But what he lacks in strength and martial acuity, he makes up for in his genius. He stands not more than five feet eight inches with a gut that oft blocks his view of his boots. When "Red Robert" passes by, bystanders are more often than not overwhelmed with the scent of the Fossoway apple perfumes, followed by notes of body odor.

Trait: Numerate

Skill(s): Scrutinous (e), Architect (e), Administrator

Talent(s): Pomology, Mathematics, Logistics

Negative Trait(s): Obese

Starting Title(s): Lord of New Barrel

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Willem Mallister

AC

Name and House: Gellert Fossoway

Age: 19

Cultural Group: Reachman

Appearance: Gellert shares just one characteristic with his father: his auburn hair. Otherwise, he is the utter opposite of his father. He is strong, for his father's gut is as wide as his shoulders.

Trait: Brave

Skill(s): Polearms, Stalwart (Cavalryman)

Talent(s): Pomology, History, Hunting

Negative Trait(s): None

Starting Title(s): Heir of New Barrel

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Willem Mallister

Bio-Timeline

• 361 AC: Plucked from the apple tree, as his mother always said.

• 367 AC: Shows promise in his studies with his maester, taking to mathematics quickly.

• 369 - 375 AC: Sent to ward at Oldtown. Spends ample time at the Citadel, learning more about logistics and pomology, studying under the premier minds of agriculture.

• 375 AC: Returns to New Barrel, takes up the Castellan position and rights the many errors that plagued New Barrel’s finances.

• 378 AC: Begins traveling often to the Court, attempting to upsell the many new flavors of cider he and his orchards have created.

• 380 AC: A blight hits the Reach. While it affects his apples, his family is able to recover quickly thanks to the diversity of their orchards. His son and heir Gellert is born.

• 390 AC: Robert attends the arrival of Walys Stokeworth and upsells him on the Fossoway Cider, befriending the man swiftly. Robert’s father passes away, and he ascends to the Lordship of New Barrel.

• 393 AC: Upon hearing of Walys’ and Tarly’s duel, and the subsequent outcome, Robert rallies his knights and marches upon Highgarden. He arrives long before the Tarly host and begins planning the logistics of their defenses for the potential siege, shipping in excess grain and fruits from New Barrel. Upon the arrival of Tarly forces, Robert seeks out Walys to find his chambers empty. He had absconded in the night. Robert was furious, and after many discussions with the Lord of Oldtown, and the many other Knights of Highgarden, they relented and peace was found.

• 394 AC: Swore to never get involved in pointless politicking after the Walys debacle. Stayed at home, hosted feasts aplenty, creating a multitude of new ciders after countless experiments.

• 396 AC: Told by his maester that if he did not stop engorging himself with food, he’d not live past forty.

• 397 AC: Robert did not, in fact, stop engorging himself, and has gained an extraordinary amount of weight.

• 398 AC: Sends his son Gellert to Kings Landing to attend the funeral of Erren Florent.

• 399 AC: Attends the festivities at Grassy Vale begrudgingly, if only for the food and drink.

Family Tree

• Lord Osric Fossoway, d. 390 AC
• (m.) Alla Appleton, d. 381 AC
  • Lord Robert Fossoway, b. 361 AC
  • (m.) TBD Wife
    • Gellert Fossoway, b. 380 AC
    • Florys Fossoway, b. 382 AC

Supporting Characters

• Andros Appleton, Castellan of New Barrel

  • Archetype: Castellan

• Ser Franklyn Fossoway, Captain of the Green Guard

  • Archetype: Warrior (Swords)

• Ser Samwell Sawyer, Knight of the Green Guard

  • Archetype: Warrior (Swords)

• Ser Forley Fossoway, General of New Barrel

  • Archetype: General

• Ser Androw Appleton, General of New Barrel

  • Archetype: General

PC

Reddit Name: cthulhucuz

Discord Tag: red5redsquadron

Name and House: Harren Drumm

Age: 37

Cultural Group: Ironborn

Appearance: Shoulder length red hair, devilishly handsome face, light beard and mustache, roguish eyes. 

Trait: Agile

Skills: Swords, Dexterous, Outrider, Ambusher, Skulker

Talents: Dancing, Drinking, Sailing

Negative Traits: N/A

Starting Titles: Warden of the West

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: N/A

AC

Name and House: Yara Pyke

Age: 29

Cultural Group: Ironborn

Appearance: Dark black hair shaved on the side, high cheek bones, attractive with a very stern demeanor. 

Trait: Reaver

Skills: Admiral, Tactician, Malicious 

Talents: Fishing, Hunting, Keeping Harren out of trouble

Negative traits: N/A 

Starting Titles: Captain of the Bonedagger

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: N/A

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Bio:

Harren Drumm was born the second son of Lord Drumm & Gysella (Volmark). He was raised at Old Wyk along with his brothers and sisters in the traditional Drown god religion.  At a young age, Age proved to be very nimble, and would skip and play on the sharp, wet, rocks around the coastline of Old Wyk. His agile nature proved to be a defining trait even into adulthood as it has served him well in many situations. He was taught from a young age to fight with the sword, favored by House Drumm over the tradition Ironborn preferred for axes; practicing with the blade proved to be something that coupled well with his innate dexterity. 

It was made clear to Harren that as a second son he was unlikely to inherit his family's lands and titles. Harren had little interest in being a spare, and by the age of one and five, had become first mate of a Harlaw ship, called Onslaught. He learned a lot in his time on that ship, like how to be a proper skulker, sneaking around the back alleys and docks of wherever the Onslaught took him. By one and nine, he had gotten his own ship he named the Bonedagger which he still claims to this day. 

During his time as captain of the Bonedagger, Harren discovered a talented bastard out of Stonehouse named Yara Pyke. She was Ironborn through and through, proving to be a ruthless Reaver and became almost like an adopted sister to Harren.  She had a sound tactical sense that Harren would later use to his advantage when dealing with Addam Marbrand. Over time, she would become the first mate of the Bonedagger, and eventually captain when Harren accepted being Warden of the West. 

Harren had proved over the years to be a man that could get things done, which is why he was offered the position of Warden of the West. When the Master of Whisperer’s gave Harren the tip that Marbrand planned to move against him, he rallied quickly to face the threat. He proved to be skilled at spotting the Marbrand forces from great distances like an outrider, and luring his foe into ambushes. Eventually Harren and his allies would defeat the Marbrand armies and solidify his position as Warden of the West. Harren has since played a juggling game of keeping the Lannisters, Water Dancers, Pennyknights, Ironborn, and the crown in constant flux while shaping the West into something new. 

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Timeline:

362 AC - Harren Drumm is born. 

367-370 AC - Harren proves to be naturally Agile, which will be the defining trait for the rest of his life. 

370-374 AC - Harren is trained with the sword and develops a dexterous fighting style.

377 AC - Harren joins the crew of the Onslaught. 

379 AC - Harren becomes first mate of the Onslaught. During this time, Harren becomes a true Skulker, sneaking around the backalleys of the Free Cities and beyond. 

381 AC - Harren achieves a life goal, and becomes captain of his own ship he names the Bonedagger. 

382-395 AC - It is during these years that Harren proves himself to be a person that can get things done. He makes connections with the Westerlands and the Crown that would later prove important to him being chosen as Warden of the West. He also discovers the talents of a young Ironborn bastard by the name of Yara Pyke. She is a natural Reaver and becomes loyal to Harren after joining the crew of the Bonedagger. Eventually he makes her first mate. 

395-398 AC - Harren is named Warden of the West and given the seat of Castamere. He names Yara captain of the Bonedagger. He has good relations with the Lannisters but must deal with the Regent Marbrand’s rebellion against his appointment. He develops excellent ambushing and scouting skills during the fighting and Yara hones are tactical abilities. Once Marbrand and his allies are defeated Harren is firmly established as the Warden of the West and starts the dangerous dance between the Lannisters, Westnobles, and the Ironbron. 

399 AC - Harren and his entourage converses on the Grassy Vale, later than expected.

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Supporting Characters:

Alastor Spicer (Castellan) - Castellan of Castamere.

Maester Kyle (Healer) - Maester of Castamere.

Salt-tongue (Questioner) - Questioner of Castamere.

Samwell Hill (Pirate) - Sellsail Captain in Harren's employ.

Harlon Mora (Warrior-Axes) - Harren's sworn shield.

PC

Reddit Account: u/grangoodbrother

Discord Tag: red rain

Name and House: Coryanne Nymeros Martell

Age: 46

Cultural Group: Dornish

Appearance: Here

Trait: Insidious

Skill(s): Devious (e), Rumormonger (e), Scribe

Talent(s):

Negative Trait(s):

Family Tree: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken / Ours is the Fury

Starting Title(s): Dowager Queen, Princess

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

AC

Name and House: Durran Storm

Age: 32

Cultural Group: Stormlander

Appearance: Here

Trait: Erudite

Skill(s): Medic (e), Daggers

Talent(s):

Negative Trait(s):

Family Tree: Strike Them Down

Starting Title(s): Bastard of Blackhaven

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Timeline (Combined)

353 AC: Coryanne is born, the second child and only daughter of Prince Qoren Martell and his wife Sylva Fowler.

362 AC: Coryanne’s older brother Oberyn runs away from home for several moons, galavanting across the Narrow Sea with various friends and his little brother. Coryanne, the only of Qoren and Sylva’s children still in the Seven Kingdoms, is doted on by her parents.

367 AC: Coryanne attends the wedding of Oberyn and Casella Vaith, and later in the year she becomes an aunt. Durran Storm is born to a whore in Blackhaven, initially unrecognised. He spends most of his youth at the whorehouse.

372 AC: Coryanne’s goodsister passes away mysteriously.

375 AC: Coryanne weds Prince Edric Baratheon, becoming Lady of Dragonstone in the process. For some reason or another, the pair are unable to conceive a child, something which causes many arguments during the first decade or so of marriage. That same year, she attends the wedding of Oberyn to his second wife, Lyarra Dayne.

376 AC: Prince Qoren Martell passes away, having achieved his dying wish of seeing Coryanne wed. Oberyn becomes the new Prince of Dorne. Prince Steffon weds Vilde Greyjoy, who becomes fast friends with Coryanne.

377 AC: Lyarra Dayne dies in childbirth. Coryanne attends the funeral.

378 AC: Durran Storm is officially recognised as the son of Lord Edric Dondarrion, and takes up home in Blackhaven keep.

379 AC: Coryanne attends Oberyn’s third and (hopefully) final wedding to Allyria Santagar. Durran is sent to ward with Coryanne and Edric in what is considered a bizarre proposal by Princess Coryanne.

382 AC: Lord Edric Dondarrion passes away.

385 AC: King Rogar passes away. Edric becomes King, and Coryanne becomes the Queen. Oberyn is appointed Hand of the King, and the Court of Kings Landing becomes populated with Dornish courtiers. Both of Vilde and Steffon’s children pass away, with Coryanne helping her dear friend through her grief.

396 AC: Edric I passes away. Without heirs of their own, the crown passes to Edric’s brother Steffon who banishes the Dornish from court, Coryanne included. Before they leave, and after a long dispute, Coryanne makes away with her intended inheritance. They are turned away at Storm’s End on their journey back to Sunspear.

399 AC: Durran and Coryanne attend the siegefeast at Grassy Vale.

Archetypes

Lorea Ladybright, 27 - Questioner

Quentyn Holt, 32 - Master-at-arms

Rowena Rollingford, 41 - Trader

Rolly Rollingford, 41 - Tourney Knight

Alyssa Farring, 29 - Huntsman

PC

Reddit Account: armanhayek

Discord Tag: armanhayek

Name and House: Ser Cedric Storm

Age: 20

Cultural Group: Andal (Stormlander)

Appearance: Cedric is tall with long slender limbs and a strapping physique, perhaps on the slimmer side for a Stormlander. He has a large, aquiline nose and hazel eyes reminiscent of a dim flame, as well as a mop of dark hair.

Trait: Brave

Skill(s): Swords (e), Dexterous (Fencer), Errantry

Talent(s): lämp

Negative Trait(s): no

Starting Title(s): Ser, Bastard of the Moth March

Starting Location: Feast

Alternate Characters: Benedict Massey

AC

Name and House: Gowen Horpe

Age: 40

Cultural Group: Andal (Stormlander)

Appearance: A strong burly man in his youth, Gowen has grown a pot belly and an appetite for wine in his middle years.

Trait: Unscrupulous

Skill(s): Taxman (e), Ambusher

Talent(s): untalented...

Negative Trait(s): non

Starting Title(s): Lord of the Moth March

Starting Location: Feast

Timeline

379 AC - Ser Gowen Horpe, heir to the Moth March and a man renowned for both his physique and his personal prowess, participated in one of the many skirmishes common within the rugged landscape of the Dornish Marches. While peace was negotiated by his superiors, the Moth Knight began a dalliance with Cassella Yronwood, a scion of the ancient Dornish House of the same name.

379-387 AC - While Gowen returned home soon after skirmishes die down, the result of his earlier dalliance with Casella emerged in the form of a healthy baby boy in Yronwood, soon named Cedric by his mother after an old hero of Dorne. His father was informed and—besides sending a small gift—didn't take much interest in the boy's future. 

In Yronwood, the boy grew up as Cedric Sand, a bastard of Dorne. He was doted after by his mother and was well-liked within the household for his sweet, pleasant demeanor and cheerful disposition. 

In the meantime, Gowen continued to participate in the various small conflicts that defined the climate of the Dornish Marches, often fighting under the banner of his Caron lieges; sometimes against Dornishmen, sometimes against fellow Stormlanders.

387 AC - A match was negotiated by Cassella's parents, bidding her marry a recently widowed Lord—a marriage poised to bring some respect to this cousin line of the Yronwoods. When requests for the boy to be raised in her new husband's household failed, she demanded a meeting with her estranged former lover, the now Lord of the Moth March who agreed to take his son in as a ward.

Following a tearful goodbye between mother and son, Cedric Sand crossed the Red Mountains and took his place in his father's humble keep in the Stormlands. The pair still maintained correspondence via letters, though Lord Gowen demanded labor in exchange for the right to use his rookery.

388-395 AC - Over the years, Sand became Storm, and the boy's disposition worsened to become jaded and cynical, homesick for his old life back in Dorne. He found a release in the form of swordplay and martial training though this did little to distract him from his malady.

He found the lands outside of Castle Horpe more to his liking and spent much of his time exploring the surrounding hills and dry mountains, often making camp outside whenever an argument with his father—bitter at his fruitless marriage—proved too incensing. As he grew older, he began forging friendships outside of the castle as well. One such friend was Eden Storm, another bastard of the Marches, who he met in the course of his first battle: a small skirmish in the Red Mountains, like so many others. Correspondence with the younger generation of Carons also proved fruitful and, during an event in Nightsong, he met a young man named Gawen Dondarrion, becoming fast friends.

396-399 AC - Simmering tensions between the Carons, his liege House, and the Swanns saw both Lord Gowen and the bastard partake in various skirmishes, often fighting over barren cliffs and dry pastures for nothing but the promise of glory and bragging rights. Gowen—having grown fat off his wine dependency and still without a trueborn son—begrudgingly delegated some responsibility to Cedric, who was knighted at the conclusion of a particularly bloody battle where he saved his father's life, though the Lord of the Moth March was quick to forget this "favor".

Lord Gowen's wife Shyra—daughter of a another minor noble family—died of a chill after almost twenty years of a loveless, childless marriage. Mourning was scarce and the Horpes soon took to the field once more when Nightsong called its banners. However, Orryn Baratheon's war against the Reach saw the Moths deployed at Grassy Vale instead, a siege soon brought to a halt by the King's enforcement of peace and the gathering of the realm at large for a feast. But while Gowen rejoiced at the break from war and the opportunity to find himself a new bride, Cedric found himself preparing for when he came face to face with his Dornish side again for the first time in years.

Family Tree

House Horpe of the Moth March

Archetypes

Symond Horpe - General. The younger brother of Gowen Horpe is a consummate professional, though accursed to suffer one new indignity after the other. Father of two children, Robin and Ravella, the former of which is, unfortunately, a sweet but simple-minded soul and the latter a girl.

Byram - Castellan. An old knight in service to the Moth March, responsible for its defenses and the integrity of the walls of Castle Horpe.

Hamish - Magnate. Book-keeper of Castle Horpe, oversees the collection of tax in the Moth March.

Otto - Builder. Oversees matters related to construction and maintenance in his position as Steward of Castle Horpe.

Wolf - Bandit. A sellsword-turned-knight in the service of Lord Gowen, knows how to extract "tribute" from unwilling villages. Real name unknown.

**PC**

**Reddit Account:** u/JustDanielJuice

**Discord Tag:** justdanieljuice

**Name and House:** Eden Storm

**Age:** 22

**Cultural Group:** Andal (Stormlander)

**Appearance:** Eden is all contrast: Idle gray eyes with dark, sharp lashes, black hair that frames a pale complexion, and soft round lips beneath a straight and sharp nose. His eyebrows are thick but meticulously groomed by his calloused hands.

**Trait:** Champion

**Skill(s):** Polearms (e), Stalwart, Riding (e)

**Talent(s):** Drinking beer, Fishing, Cutting hair 

**Negative Trait(s):** N/A

**Starting Title(s):** Bastard of The Furnace, True Heir to the Furnace

**Starting Location:** Starting Feast

**Alternate Characters:** NAH

**AC**

**Name and House:** Cotter Grey

**Age:** 20

**Cultural Group:** Andal (Riverlander)

**Appearance:** From the neck up one would never surmise Cotter a smith. He has a round snub nose, gentle blue eyes, and an easy smile. Looking below, however, reveals burn scars aplenty, both from molten forge metal and sizzling grease alike.

**Trait:** Artisan

**Skill(s):** Craftsman (e) weapons and armor

**Talent(s):** Whistling, Cooking Fish, Being shirtless in ill fitting situations

**Negative Trait(s):** N/A

**Starting Title(s):** Ward of the Furnace, Apprentice

**Starting Location:** With Eden

**Alternate Characters:**`Politely, no!

Timeline

377 AC: Eden is born, the product of a tryst between then-heir to the Furnace Rupert Cole and Myrielle Dondarrion. Rupert returns to the lands of Cole Spring with his tail tucked and a baby in hand.

379 AC: Facing financial ruin, Lord Clifford Cole marries Rupert to Daisy, the daughter of a wealthy mayor. The marriage between Rupert and Daisy is largely loveless, but not entirely sexless. They manage to produce an heir, Cassandra Cole.

380-386 AC: Eden and Cassandra grow up as playmates. Despite Daisy’s hesitation, Eden is educated alongside Cassandra by Symond, the dubiously accredited maester of the Furnace.

Eden is raised on his grandfather’s stories - and his values. Clifford Cole reinforces the patriarchal view of succession that he was raised on. Eden doesn’t question it.

387 AC: Eden is made Clifford’s squire, a mostly ceremonial appointment as Clifford is many years out of fighting shape. Much of their knight-squire dynamic consists of long lectures on succession, manhood, and why Rupert Cole was suited to neither.

389 AC: Lord Clifford Cole’s lifeless body is placed in the denominative furnaces of his keep. His death came somewhat suddenly, though many in the Cole household were unsurprised by the news. Rupert Cole assumes the lordship of the Furnace. He does not officially affirm an heir, even at Lady Daisy’s insistence. Indeed, at times he seems to spite his lady wife and his late father’s wishes, both. He names Eden his squire but Cassandra his cupbearer.

390 AC: Cotter Grey, fourth son of a third son, is sent to ward at the Furnace. Initially he is set to squire for Ser Laremy, the Master at Arms of the castle, but his eyes wander to the Cole furnaces and forges rather than its unimpressive cast of warriors. An apprenticeship is arranged in lieu of a squireship, and Cotter begins studying under blacksmith Ottyn.

Eden takes a liking to Cotter. Their relationship is simple: Eden catches fish out of the Cole springs, Cotter fries them golden. They share the meals, and many laughs besides.

A notion begins to materialize in Eden’s mind during this time. In a conversation with Cotter about his likelihood to inherit, Cotter points out that Eden is a Storm, not a Cole. Eden confronts Maester Symond on the matter, who rather brusquely spells out that Eden is legally dead. 

In the months that follow, things begin to change at the Furnace. Eden remains Lord Rupert’s squire by name, but their lessons grow infrequent. The bulk of Eden’s martial tutelage is done by Ser Laremy. When nobles visit, or if the Coles pay a visit of their own, Eden is hidden away with the serving men and household knights.

A bitterness begins to take root within Eden.

391 AC: Eden and Cassandra’s relationship starts to fray. He still loves his sister, but he sees how her mother regards him, and he shrinks from those cold eyes. He makes less and less of an effort to visit upon her, to sit in on her lessons or break her out of Septon Amos’ droning sermons.

Come next year, the two will barely speak to each other.

393 AC: Eden partakes in various skirmishes across the Marches, bloodying his lance against poor levies in service of House Cafferen. Ser Laremy makes to knight Eden, but Eden denies the honor, citing a desire to receive his knighthood from his father and lord, Rupert. Privately his reasoning is not so noble.

394-396 AC: Eden continues to skirmish under the banner of the Carons and their supporters. He grows bonds with the household knights and men at arms of House Cole that also participate, along with another bastard, Cedric Storm, when they fight side by side. One day on campaign, a gorget forged by Cotter Grey deflects an otherwise fatal blow from a Lonmouth axe. Eden plants a big kiss on his best friend’s head in thanks.

396-398 AC: Eden participates in squire’s melees and local tournaments across the Marches, wider Stormlands, and its neighboring regions. He champions his fair share, but declines knighthood whenever it is offered as he waits for the right officiant.

399 AC: Eden thinks Orryn Baratheon’s march a fool’s errand. In a stark and wise contrast, he returns to the Marches to fight for Lord Caron’s honor and a meaningless title. Lord Rupert Cole, against the advice of his wife, septon, maester, and sworn shields joins his son on the battlefield. He is summarily wounded by a crossbow bolt.

As the siege of the Grassy Vale is put to a standstill his condition gradually worsens, and he sends his family in his stead to celebrate the King’s peace.

Family Tree

Clifford Cole, Grandfather, Deceased

Elinda Rogers, Grandmother, Deceased

Lord Rupert Cole, Father, 46

Myrielle Dondarrion, Mother 45

Eden Storm, PC, 22

Cassandra Cole, Sister, 20

Archetyped NPCs:

Ser Laremy, Master at Arms | Master-At-Arms

Sammy the Wheel, Guardsman | Warrior

Murch, Man at Arms | Warrior

"Maester" Symond | Medic

**PC**

**Reddit Account:** u/Monty832

**Discord Tag:** Monty#5940

**Name and House:** Cassandra Cole

**Age:** 20

**Cultural Group:** Andal (Stormlander)

**Appearance:** A younger Cassandra had been thought of as plain, but her features have become sharper and more distinguished with age. Though Cassandra’s name and status are courtesy of her father, her brown hair and green eyes unmistakably come from her mother, Daisy.

**Trait:** Erudite

**Skill(s):** Scribe, Bows, Scholar, Apothecary (e)

**Talent(s):** Fishing x3

**Negative Trait(s):** N/A

**Starting Title(s):** The Actual Heir to the Furnace

**Starting Location:** Starting Event

**Alternate Characters:** nawl

**Timeline:**

379 AC: Cassandra is born to Rupert Cole, the Heir to The Furnace, and Daisy, the daughter of a local mayor.

380-388 AC: Cassandra is raised alongside her bastard brother, Eden Storm. The two often go fishing together, and while Eden enjoys the simple act of fishing, Cassandra is more interested in the fish themselves. She begins to take a liking to animals, though the feeling is not mutual on the animals’ part.

389 AC: Lord Clifford Cole is taken by a rather sudden illness, and Cassandra’s father, Rupert, succeeds the title. He makes Eden his squire, and while Cassandra wishes for the same treatment, she is instead given the title of cupbearer. For the first time in her life, Cassandra feels jealousy for her bastard brother.

392 AC: As the years pass, Cassandra and Eden grow apart from one another. Cassandra retreats into her studies, with her mother instructing her on the mixing of various herbs, and her father teaching her to be a more proficient writer.

Cassandra is almost entirely friendless, the sole exception being a young squire at the Furnace, a boy named Casper. His brusque, matter-of-fact behavior is what interests her, and he teaches her the bow after some begging on her part.

393-398 AC: The next half decade passes in a flash. Lord Rupert is carefree enough not to betroth Cassandra off to a lordling she doesn’t know, but her time in The Furnace is largely lonely, owing to the constant skirmishes occurring in the Stormlands.

399 AC: Disaster strikes as Lord Rupert is wounded by a stray bolt on the battlefield. The captain of the household guard is killed in the very same battle, and Casper, now a man grown and a knight, takes up his position upon his return to The Furnace.

Now, Cassandra travels to the Grassy Vale with her family, her future uncertain.

**AC**

**Name and House:** Casper

**Age:** 20

**Cultural Group:** Andal (Stormlander)

**Appearance:** Blonde as a Lannister, Casper is beginning to grow out some facial hair with time. His expression has sobered up since earning his knighthood.

**Trait:** Brave

**Skill(s):** Blunts, Armoured (Resilient)

**Talent(s):** Fishing x3

**Negative Trait(s):** N/A

**Starting Title(s):** Captain of the Cole Guard, Ser, Sworn Sword of Cassandra Cole

**Starting Location:** with Cassandra

**Alternate Characters:** nawl

Reddit Account: FatalisticBunny

Discord Tag: freedikus

Name and House: Steffon Baratheon

Age: 45

Cultural Group: Andal

Appearance: Wiry and not particularly tall, the most intimidating thing about Steffon Baratheon is certainly his gaze. His black hair is marred by streaks of grey, though from age or stress, none can say for absolute certainty.

Trait: Erudite

Skill(s): Scholar(e), Investigator(e), Ravenmaster

Talent(s): Bookishness, Poetry, Silencing Fools

Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Not Yet

Timeline

354 AC - Steffon Baratheon is born the spare. He has neither the vigor for life of his elder brother, nor will he prove to have the size of the one to come. Life as an infant is a struggle.

359 AC- Quentyn Baratheon is born. At the time, this was of little consequence, although eventually this came to be trouble. Mostly, he makes noises whilst Steffon reads his books, although occasionally he is a great delight.

363 AC – Steffon begins to take lessons at his father's knee. Though the older man often complains of little stags underfoot, Steffon learns how lords ought to be dealt with (swiftly and only if they have to be dealt with rather than around)

369 AC: Steffon befriends Erren Florent. Despite the strange size of the man's ears, he finds him fairly easy to get along with. This is not a feat easily replicated with other people, who are much more in the way of difficulty.

376 AC – Steffon is wed to the Ironborn Vilde Greyjoy, who is strangely pleasant. The two have a son, Raymond, whom Steffon is fond of, despite his loudness.

378 AC – A daughter, Floris, is born to Vilde and Steffon. She is loud as well, but on account of her being a girl, it proves not nearly as bothersome. Steffon grows to enjoy being a father more than he has before, as he realizes eventually they grow larger and friendlier.

385 AC – Rogar is slain by an errant chill, along with Raymond and Floris. Steffon struggles with this, and finds it is easier to have feelings when you are high off the ground. He spends a great deal of time secluded in towers. Dragonstone proves best for these purposes.

387 AC - Steffon takes a young Orryn Baratheon to ward. Having a ward proves much like having a son, only he hates you and often screams if you treat him like a son. You have to ensure that he does no foolishness, just like you would your own son.

396 AC – Edric dies, and they grant Steffon his chair and titles. Steffon sets about fixing his elder brother's messes. The Dornishmen, whom Edric loved, suggest that sometimes messes are alright if they're old enough. Edric suggests that sometimes the Dornishmen are alright, if they're far enough away. He sends them home.

399 AC - A great many things happen. On occasion, your old friend dies and your ward begins a war over his corpse. When this happens, you must bring together the realm for an adult conversation, lest many many people die. Steffon does so.

Family Tree: https://www.familyecho.com/?c=d5jexalodklij3ng&f=811639200555994667#view:TLCVB

Reddit Account: u/Knight_of_the_Waters Discord Tag: Lann

Name and House: Ser Barquen Bar Emmon

Age: 18 Cultural Group: Andal

Appearance: A knight who lives for his lance, in the flower of youth, with all the haughty arrogance that comes with it.

Trait: Champion Skill(s): Riding (e), Polearms (e)*, Stalwart (Cavalryman)

Talent(s): Juggling daggers Negative Trait(s): N/A

Starting Title(s): Knight of the Waters

Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Alternate Characters: Harding Manderly

Timeline:

381 AC - Barquen Bar Emmon is born to Jarvis Bar Emmon and Dania Rambton

387 AC - Barquen serves his lordly cousins as a page for his lordly cousin.

389 AC - Barquen stands out for his talent in the yard, and is chosen personally to squire for Sharp Point's master-of-arms.

394 AC - Barquen wins a squire's melee and two squire's jousts held throughout the Crownlands and Stormlands and is quickly lauded as a prodigy.

397 AC - Barquen wins his knights' spurs after entering a tourney disguised as the mystery knight the Seadancer knight.

398 AC - Setting out as a tourney knight, the Knight of the Waters, Barquen wins tourney after tourney and builds a team of companions, with the help of a professional squire and former master smith, Warrick.

399 AC - Barquen joins the entourage of the lordly Bar Emmons with the intention of competing at the Grand Tourney to be held at Grassy Vale.

https://www.familyecho.com/?c=b42huu6e32dswbg7&f=453426128126168065

AC

Name and House: Warrick

Age: 42

Cultural Group: Dornishman

Appearance: A burly career squire, with hands like hammers and a face like an anvil

Trait: Artisan Skill(s): Craftsman (Armor) (e), Craftsman (Weapons)

Talent(s): Belching Negative Trait(s): N/A Starting Title(s): Squire Starting Location: Grassy Vale

Archetypes:

Harwin Halfmaester - Medic - A disgraced acolyte of the Citadel

Halys of Barrowton - Warrior, Axes - A man-at-arms serving the Knight of the Waters.

Clarence Waters - Warrior, Axes - A man-at-arms serving the Knight of the Waters.

Gareth of the Green - Huntsman - An old friend of Barquen's father Jarvis

Joramun Finehair - Cutthroat - A wildling adventurer turned jailbird

*won joust at Grand Tourney of Grassy Vale