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[cr0wnz]

lady helna redfort - the vale.

( DILRABA DILMUART, CIS WOMAN, SHE / HER. ) could that really be HELNA REDFORT, the LADY REDFORT of THE VALE entering the keep ? king’s landing is sure to benefit from the TWENTY NINE year old’s ability to be both PLAYFUL and CONSIDERATE, but beware, whispers also say they have been known to be NAIVE and SUPERSTITIOUS. their loyalty belongs to THEMSELVES and they SUPPORT the notion of peace throughout westeros.

NAME. helna redfort. AGE. twenty nine. GENDER. cis woman. PRONOUNS. she / her. TITLE. lady of the vale. HOUSE. house redfort. SEXUAL ORIENTATION. straight.

at only a few years of age helna lost both her parents, her mother to childbirth when her younger sibling was born - her father following shortly after. it's said he died of a broken heart. as the middle child to the late ruling lord and his wife, helna was always a handful growing up - especially prone to acting out because of their unstable childhood. looking up to her older brother, now ruling lord, as both a big brother and father figure all in one, helna idolised him and continues to to this day even if she doesn't always agree with his actions.

despite the tragedy in her childhood, helna has adapted her playful nature even as an adult. she's care free when she's able to be and has a natural way of putting the people around her at ease. her playfulness has been known to get her into trouble on more than one occasion, more than once leading on a lord or two with no intention of following through.

most would consider her independent and sometimes naive to her own actions and those of who she loves. but her unlucky start in life has left her superstitious.

[ivoryielded]

( OLIVER JACKSON COHEN, CIS MAN, HE/HIM. ) could that really be ROYCE CARON, the RULING LORD of NIGHTSONG entering the keep ? king’s landing is sure to benefit from the THIRTY - FIVE year old’s ability to be both SUPPORTIVE and STEADFAST, but beware, whispers also say they have been known to be OBTUSE and UNYIELDING. their loyalty belongs to HOUSE CARON & HOUSE BARATHEON and they SUPPORT the notion of peace throughout westeros.

name : royce caron (formerly storm). alias : roy, the bastard of nightsong (formerly), big headed oaf (by his darling wife). dob & age : thirty - five. gender and pronouns : cis man; he/him. orientation : heteromantic & bisexual. occupation : ruling lord caron, lord of the marches, knight of the seven kingdoms. marital status : married to lady vysena caron, née hightower. children : bryce (6) and bryanne (4). religious affiliation : the faith of the seven; particularly faithful to the smith and the warrior. spoken language : the common tongue. pets : tba. appearance : dark blond hair, kept short; his beard is scruffy, but trimmed weekly so it does not grow out much. his face has a couple of scars from a joust's mishap, and his body has several more from years of combat and the occasional brawl. blue eyes; 6'3, muscular. zodiac : taurus / fire sign moral alignment : tba personality traits : tba inspirations : rolland storm; owain, jasper and henry tudor; charles brandon, duke of suffolk, tba

td;lr

his dad never sired legitimate children, and brought in his bastards to be raised in nightsong (did the bare bare minimum)

when he was 11, he was sent to squire to orys baratheon. #dadfigure, stayed with the then lord and supported him martially through the war, becoming commandant in several battles.

orys legitimazed him and his sisters after becoming king. when his father finally dies, he takes over nightsong, by then in debt. orys decides to marry him to a very wealthy house, eventually settling by the hightowers.

him & vysena have been married for around seven years now. as long as she keeps him in the dark regarding her true intentions, things are working out just fine. what could possibly be wrong when you're on the good side of a good king like orys the first?

proper bio

trigger warning : infertility discussion, childbirth, stillbirth, miscarriage, cheating, parental neglect, death, arranged marriage.

though ronnet caron made a decent marriage, some forty years ago, his marriage bed was doomed to be barren. any child conceived would soon meet their almighty maker before birth, and, once or twice, before the babe’s second name day. the only children born strong were those born out of the lord’s wedlock, scattered around the stormlands; some made it to his doorstep, swaddled swiftly in the expectation of charity from the man who had begotten them. out of spite for his wife, ronnet usually took them in.

royce would be one of those fortunate abandoned bastards at nightsong — the first, for all accounts, if only because his mother, a lady’s maid from the ruling lady, passed from childbed fever. the appreciation a father would have for his first born son was a shallow thing: he was raised within the household not as a lord, but an underfoot storm, his status as a possible heir only acknowledged on the letters and numbers taught by the castle’s maester and a weekly supper at his father’s chambers. the rest of his days were spent with the staff of the castle, mostly with the master of arms and the stewart, both of which were prompt to have him succeed them on their roles one day.

when roy turned ten or eleven, his stepmother got pregnant once more. wishing that his presence would not disturb an apparent last chance to get a proper heir, he was sent to storm’s end to squire under one of the baratheon lords — luck would have it that orys would win the boy’s guardianship over a hand of cards. this time, roy would find that he was really fortunate. despite his young age and low status, orys took him on eagerly, dragging the boy around everywhere; roy didn’t mind the menial work of a squire, as he was treated the same as any proper lordling, and, with time, even better. orys took a liking to him, and, when his stepmother passed and the child with her, refused to return royce to his father. roy couldn’t care less, content to accompany the king in all of his pastimes, that would soon become his own.

at twenty years old, the king’s honor is felled by the mad targaryen and roy is beside his liege. after two years on the battlefield, he is a prestigious part of the coronation ceremony of orys baratheon, first of his name. for a few months, he considers pledging for the white cloaks — it wouldn’t be much different from the last decade of his life, he’d reckon, and they would have no issue accepting a bastard of a storm lord but, instead, orys signed the paper that would change his life: his legitimacy. with his father still alive, however, roy couldn’t afford to care to return to storm’s end. there was a golden life for him at king’s landing; even if he struggled to understand the intricate politics, something neither his father nor overlord bothered to include him in during his early life, he thrived in mostly everything else, enjoying the attention and the parade of entertainment available to a lordling.

when his father died, five years after the war was won, he took a leave from court to sort out the matters at nightsong. unwilling to follow his father’s footsteps, his first arrangement was to his sisters — they were both sent to noblehouses, one of them with one of orys’ daughters, so they would gain better upbringing, position and visibility. then, he had to deal with the books in tatters his father had left out, a crumbling heritage after years of gambling and bad enterprises. for years, roy had fought for his own place, for a piece of nightsong, and now that he had it, he received it in shambles. one last fucking gift from ronnet caron.

he can barely keep a straight face at court. the king helps — orys is most generous to those he loves and to those who pander to him — and he gains several offices around the court, though the king wishes for a more permanent option: marriage. one last double-edged fortune is found when he is demanded to marry vysena hightower. demanded, because he’d always swear he’d only do it because the king wished to, but she’s wormed her way into his affections, one sharp joke at a time. two children later, there’s a much necessary stability around nightsong, a family he’s never truly known and wants more of.

his loyalty is his king’s, first and foremost. to this day, most of his time is spent at court, a vital part of orys’ men — more of a father than he has ever known, royce still sees orys as some kind of mythological figure, half a god, finding excuses for the king’s behaviors and turning a blind eye to his political mishaps. though their relationship has much improved, he is unaware of his wife’s family’s machinations and prefers to continue safeguarding the baratheon dynasty, a great one that must live on.

[destiniesfm]

(  HENRY GOLDING,  CIS MAN,  HE/HIM.  )  could  that  really  be  ALESTER ARRYN,  the  RULING LORD of  GULLTOWN  entering  the  keep  ?  king’s  landing  is  sure  to  benefit  from  the  THIRTY FIVE  year  old’s  ability  to  be  both  EXTREMELY CHARMING  and  ELOQUENT,  but  beware,  whispers  also  say  they  have  been  known  to  be  TWO-FACED  and  GREEDY.  their  loyalty  belongs  to THEMSELVES  and  they  ARE  INDIFFERENT TO the  notion  of  peace  throughout  westeros.  /  GARNET

♛   BASIC.

↳ FULL NAME; ALESTER ARRYN ↳ GENDER / PRONOUNS; cis man / he/him ↳ AGE; thirty five �� ORIENTATION; heterosexual. ↳ MARITAL STATUS / CHILDREN; single but looking ↳ RELIGION; faith of the seven ↳ TITLE; RULING lord of house arryn of gulltown ↳ LOYALTY; house arryn, house baratheon HIMSELF

♛   PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

↳ HEIGHT; 186cm ↳ EYE COLOR; onyx black with flecks of chestnut brown ↳ HAIR COLOR; black ↳ DISTINGUISHING MARKS; n/a ↳ FACE CLAIM;  henry golding ↳ PHYSIQUE; broad shouldered, slightly muscular and athletically toned

♛   PERSONALITY

↳ ALIGNMENT; tba. ↳ STAR SIGN; tba. ↳ POSITIVES; charismatic, intelligent, far-sighted, cunning, eloquent, elegant, chivalrous ↳ NEGATIVES; greedy, two-faced, highly manipulative, ruthless, secretly apathetic, ambitious ↳ INSPO; prince hans, scar, margaery tyrell, more tba ( my brain is too sleepy to compute more )

♛   ABOUT

Alester had been considered a miracle child by his mother who nearly thought herself barren after many childless years. Thus, he was raised up in the lap of great luxury which led him to be very spoiled and materialistic as well as secretly self-absorbed.

He wants all the attention on himself which is why he lowkey hates his adopted younger siblings & looks down on them for not being true arryn blood.

As he grew up, he grew to be more & more cunning as well as ambitious & greedy. He craved for not only for more luxurious wealth but also power & prestige. He wants to rise up high and not let his house be seen as the arryn merchants. Thus he's been doing his best to socialize with the right people and with his natural charisma has managed to deceive many. He's also very eloquent and good at maintaining a chivalrous façade. all while on the inside he is apathetic to people's suffering and can be very ruthless if necessary.

He's now also on the hunt for a bride from a great house or a powerful noble house with great connections and influence.

[bemercifuls]

(  DANIEL SHARMAN,  CIS MAN,  HE/HIM.  )  could  that  really  be  STEFFON TARTH,  the  RULING LORD  of  EVENFALL HALL  entering  the  keep  ?  king’s  landing  is  sure  to  benefit  from  the  THIRTY TWO  year  old’s  ability  to  be  both  FORTHRIGHT  and  CHARISMATIC,  but  beware,  whispers  also  say  they  have  been  known  to  be  RANCOROUS  and  CARELESS.  their  loyalty  belongs  to  HOUSE TARTH & BARATHEON  and  they  ARE INDIFFERENT TO  the  notion  of  peace  throughout  westeros.

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full name:  steffon tarth.

nickname:  stef.

official title: ruling lord of evenfall hall and the evenstar ( unofficial tarth nickname ).

age:  thirty two.

gender + pronouns:  cis  man  +  he/him.

orientation: bisexual.

allegiance:  house tarth & house baratheon.

spoken language:  common tongue.

religion:  the  faith  of  the  seven.

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faceclaim: daniel sharman.

eye color: blue.

hair color:  brown.

dominant hand: ambidextrous.

height:  6'2".

build: athletic.

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father:  ruling lord clifford tarth, deceased at 41 & died 15 years ago.

mother:  ruling lady lucinda tarth nee manderly, deceased at 39 & died 16 years ago.

siblings:  ruling lord endrew tarth ( deceased at 24 & died 15 years ago ) & two younger siblings.

relationship status:  widower of ruling lady violet tarth nee tbd ( deceased at 24 & died 8 years ago ).

children:  lord eldon tarth ( 14 ) & lady rosalyn tarth ( 8 ) & one on the way.

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weapon of choice:  crossbow / sword.

moral alignment:  chaotic neutral.

inspired by:  simon basset ( bridgerton ), finnick odair ( thg ).

common tropes:  deconfirmed bachelor, sink or swim fatherhood.

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the second born son and child to the ruling lord and lady, clifford and lucinda. grew up not taking many of his lessons seriously or caring much about politics, figuring his older brother endrew would always be ruling lord - why would he need to learn a part he'd never play ? so steffon was always elsewhere, often hiding somewhere around tarth to avoid their father at any opportunity. he loved skipping rocks along the coast, watching ships pass through shipbreaker bay, fishing off a rowboat in the shallow waters and even causing mayhem on the mainland that his father would reprimand him about when he arrived back on tarth.

their father was a cruel and manipulative man behind the scenes but because he had quite the respectful reputation, nobody ever quite knew how bad his treatment could be. nobody except house tarth, though steffon tried to shelter his siblings from any possible cruelty. many times he was told to leave by his father, making steffon sail off of sapphire isle and travel for the next fortnight, though he would always return to check on his siblings. steffon has always done his best to care for them, even from afar, even with his rocky relationship he has with his father. his mother protected them in his absence though that too ended too soon.

his mother had joined the ruling lord on a trip north to visit old friends, as her family was from the same region and she wished to visit house manderly. things were fine until the return trip, when the two were caught in a storm and lucinda contracted a bad illness. she assured clifford she was fine and they pushed on home, but by the time they arrived, she only lived a few days. the year afterwards was met with incredible tension inside the tarth home and in many ways, steffon was almost thankful to orys baratheon.

steffon was barely a man when the baratheon rebellion began. his father wanted him on the battlefield with endrew, his older brother, but steffon didn't want to go - he hadn't been sword training for very long and knew he wasn't anywhere as good as his brother. this angered his father but sapphire isle remained safe and guarded, aligned with house baratheon while the fighting took place on the main land. this let steffon and his younger siblings stay on tarth the majority of the rebellion while his father and endrew fought in battles in the stormlands. they lost endrew first, only a month after the fighting had began - and until his last breath, steffon heard how much his father wished it'd been his second son instead. consumed by grief, his father refused to come home until the rebellion was over. he came home a few weeks early, wounded in battle, and ended up succumbing to his wounds after the rebellion had been won. steffon was glad to be there to watch him die.

he never wanted to marry or have children, for various reasons with many including his father, but that all changed because of violet. they met on his travels away from tarth and he fell for her quickly. what she wanted she would have, including a marriage and a family. they were married the year after the rebellion out of respect for the fallen and things were perfect - but not for as long as he would have liked. violet passed after giving birth to their second child, rosalyn, and steffon did not react well at all. he distanced himself from everyone, especially his children, the both of them resembling his late wife so well and not knowing how to care for them in her absence. steffon had never been the world's best father but with violet he was trying and present - but after she died, all of that changed. in present time he feels incredibly guilty for how he acted and knows his children ( at least his son ) view him differently now because of it, which has led him to spoil them in the most extravagant of ways. steffon adores his children and has come a long way in the past few years, though he is still trying to be the best papa he can be.

steffon can be a huge flirt, he loves to push buttons and see how people react to certain things he says - but he's mostly all bark, rarely any bite. he's secretly been hardcore crushing on a friend with benefits connection but was definitely quite the player / bachelor when he came out of his " year of mourning ", the year in which he refused to leave sapphire isle after his wife's death. he really just wants attention and sometimes doesn't mind how he gets it but once he's in a sticky situation... he runnin the other way ! will always be a little bit bitter that his children no longer have their mother and that he couldn't have been there for them when they really needed it, but he's trying more to live in the present ... just not doing too well at it !

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the one who really holds his heart - though steffon is a flirt who can get carried away, he never goes too far because there's always a specific lady on his mind. the two started as friends with benefits but over time, things have deepened and they're not quite ready to be anything more serious... until a baby comes into the picture.

past flings - people he slept with once he was back to being a bachelor, so within the last seven years ! probably wouldn't be anything recent enough within the last year as he's essentially been only choosing to see one person, maybe they ended on good terms or maybe they still have affections for steffon and they're not happy about being left in the dust ?

his late wife's family - v much wanted and could be from anywhere ! steffon and violet had two children, eldon and rosalyn, who are currently 14 and 8 ! maybe they don't like steffon for taking violet to live on tarth/they blame him for her death or maybe they like him/feel bad for him and try to help out with the kids ? could be angsty if they tried to host the children as their wards after violet's death and steffon wasn't having it so he ordered them home and now their relations are tense ? just some ideas !

gambling/drinking pals, people who he goes hunting/fishing/riding with, maybe he slept with ur spouse oops, frenemies/enemies, i'm down for p much anything !!

[dcstiniesfm]

(  MARINA MOSCHEN,  DEMI WOMAN,  SHE/THEY.  )  could  that  really  be  DARLIESSA  WESTERLNG,  the  SER  of  THE CRAG entering  the  keep  ?  king’s  landing  is  sure  to  benefit  from  the  TWENTY EIGHT  year  old’s  ability  to  be  both  DEDICATED  and  ENTERPRISING,  but  beware,  whispers  also  say  they  have  been  known  to  be  VERY BLUNT  and  JUDGEMENTAL.  their  loyalty  belongs  to  HOUSE  WESTERLING, LANNISTER  and  they  SUPPORT the  notion  of  peace  throughout  westeros.  /  GARNET, SHE/THEY,  29,  GMT+8

♛   BASIC.

↳ FULL NAME; darliessa westerling ↳ GENDER / PRONOUNS; demi woman , she/they ↳ AGE; twenty eight ↳ ORIENTATION; heterosexual. ↳ MARITAL STATUS / CHILDREN; betrothed to brandon hornwood ↳ RELIGION; faith of the seven ↳ TITLE; RULING lady of house westerling. ↳ LOYALTY; house westerling, house lannister

♛   PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

↳ HEIGHT; 168cm ↳ EYE COLOR; midnight black ↳ HAIR COLOR; dark brown. ↳ DISTINGUISHING MARKS; a burnt white scar on her left forearm ↳ FACE CLAIM;  marina moschen ↳ FUN PHYSICAL FACT; they're ambidextrous

♛   PERSONALITY

↳ ALIGNMENT; tba. ↳ STAR SIGN; tba. ↳ POSITIVES; dedicated, responsible, enterprising, resourceful, resilient, loving, pragmatic ↳ NEGATIVES; over-protective, secretive, extremely blunt, judgmental, strong-willed, adventurous ↳ INSPO; "Black Alys" , Mulan, Jo March, Wylla Manderly, Elizabeth from the Swiss Family Robinson, Poppy Bridgerton, Brienne of Tarth, Arya Stark

♛   ABOUT

TL;DR she's a warrior-esque sort of girl, tomboy mulan vibes but extremely responsible older sister, straighforward but also warm and can be down for jolly fun times with friends & family every now and then. very morally upright & can hold grudges for a long time .

she grew intrigued with the art of sword-fighting as a little girl when she witnessed a friendly sword fighting competition at a family event. her intrigued then grew to one of fascination when she watched her slightly older brother being trained by their master-at-arms on a daily basis. it culminated with her begging her father to let her train to fight as well. it took a bit of time, but finally her amused father relented to the apple of his eye, thinking that she would grow tired of it soon enough and return to her embroidery and baking lessons, both of which were also of her hobbies and main interests at that time.

darliessa didn't grow weary of it. in fact, her fascination expanded to learning about all sorts of weaponry, their history, their tricks, and how to best use them in battle as well as self-defense. learning archery, sword-fighting, axe-swinging, dagger art-play, she swallowed everything the master-at-arms had to teach her as well until in the end, the student became the master, even besting her own father and brother at the age of 15. all thanks to her relentless spirit in training hard, an innate talent and open-minded to making mistakes & learning new things every single day in order to nurture her passion to the fullest. her father growing increasingly proud of his daughter, also had early on taught her the art of horse-riding and jousting as soon as she declared that her ambition was to be a knight.

when their brother finally came of age, they were allowed to tag along with him in his touring and travels to dorne and essos . it was during this time & at this places, where darliessa further enhanced their combative skills by learning new forms of fighting from different cultures, bringing them to further revere the art of fighting. it was also at this period of time where their dream goal was finally realized when Darliessa finally got knighted after she managed by a legendary Westerosi knight ( adventurous event to be futher detailed soon )

Upon their return to the Crag, it was then to their shock that their ailing father revealed just how much in debt the family was due to economical issues that he had kept secret from his children for years ( the westerling pride sighhh) , further aggravated by his younger brother swindling them out of most of their resources for his own greed and taking off.

wasting no time, darliessa worked hard with her brother to find solutions to their problems and to very slowly save them from being utterly destitute. it took years of scrimping and saving and finding innovative solutions to build up their resources in order to help upkeep their home and the smalfolk that depend on them. darliessa took to hanging up her weaponry for baking & cooking utensils as well as embroidery tools, making money through her small, entrepreneurial services to other Westerland nobles. these waren't long-term solutions though, for though her cooking and sewing were pretty good, they weren't the best and she had to think of another way : making more alliances

which then led to her digging up an old betrothal contract between her and of house hornwood. despite not being quite so keen to get married for anything other than love nor move to the North, beggars couldn't be choosers. Plus, better her than her sweet, gentle younger twin sisters to be subjected to the harsh Northern climate and to the unknown wildness of a Northman. especially one such as Brandon Hornwood based on the tales she had heard of him.

[beautydwaters]

(  ERIN KELLYMAN,  DEMI WOMAN,  SHE/HER.  )  could  that  really  be  LIELA WATERS,  the  BASTARD OF CLAW ISLE  entering  the  keep  ?  king’s  landing  is  sure  to  benefit  from  the  TWENTY ONE  year  old’s  ability  to  be  both  LOYAL  and  KIND,  but  beware,  whispers  also  say  they  have  been  known  to  be  UNTRUSTING  and  IMPULSIVE.  their  loyalty  belongs  to  THEMSELVES  and  they  ARE  INDIFFERENT  TO  the  notion  of  peace  throughout  westeros.  /  HAWKE, SHE/HER, 26, PST.

Basics

Full Name: Liela Waters of House Celtigar Title : Bastard of Claw Isle Nickname: Little Flea, Leelee Birthplace : Claw Isle, The Crownlands Age:  Twenty One Gender : Demi woman Orientation: Pansexual, Homoromantic Marital Status : Single

RELATIONSHIPS

Father : Aeron Celtigar (Reality : Unknown) Mother : Unknown (Reality : Marilda Hightower) Siblings : Children of Lord Celtigar (Reality : Children of Marilda) Spouse :  None Children : None Other relatives : Unknown

Biography

(Implied Parental abuse tw)

Not much can be said about Liela. She is just a Waters, a claimed bastard and not a loved one either. She doesn't remember her mother besides memories of warmth and love, than the stark reality of her father ; Lord Aeron Celtigar. At least her siblings didnt resent her, her only source of caring from her actual family.

So much younger than her siblings, she was raised not with them but the smallfolk children. The maids, the sailors, the innkeepers, they all knew Little Flea and they taught her community.

She grew up amongst the ships and streets of her island, and only came 'home' when she needed rest. She kept her head down. This life was fine for her and it seemed she was forgotten by Aeron Celtigar most of the time.

Than her lady sister requested her presence in Hightower, and the resentment her father held for her because strong once more. He did not stop her going but the last words he spoke was not of love, caring or missing but this.. "No matter how well you are treated there, remember you have two options in life. Married to a desperate old man or a brothel. Do not forgot who you are"

She ignored him, did not even shed a tear as she hopped on a boat to the Reach.

He was right about her sister being kind, maybe too kind. She appreciated it, of course. The new clothes, shoes, even jewelry. She felt like a lady, a part of her family but... her fathers words still echoed in her head.

Headcanons/Connections

Romantic : She has been with a few people, mostly for puppy love and comfort but with her status, she knew it couldn't mean anything. But that doesn't stop her from being a romantic.

Platonic : She loves being around people , around other cultures and mindsets. Being raised on an island had her meet many people. She only wants to make more friends on the way

Antagonistic : Hate does not come easily to her heart, neither does dislike but if you remind her of whats he is often enough, resentment builds

[aldricharlaw]

♛   BASIC.

↳ full name; aldric harlaw. ↳ gender / pronouns; cis man, he / him. ↳ age; thirty four. ↳ orientation; heterosexual. ↳ marital status / children; betrothed / none that he is aware of. ↳ religion; drowned god, though not religious. ↳ title; lord of house harlaw. ↳ loyalty; house harlaw, house greyjoy. ↳ spoken languages; common tongue, bastard valyrian.

♛   PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

↳ height; 1.93 cm / 6’4” . ↳ eye color; blue with specs of brown in the left eye. ↳ hair color; silver / white. ↳ distinguishing marks; several scars across his back. ↳ face claim; henry cavill in the witcher.

♛   PERSONALITY

↳ alignment; chaotic good. ↳ star sign; scorpio. ↳ positives; forthright, fearless, ambitious, strong-willed, cunning, honest. ↳ negatives; acerbic, ruthless, perfectionist, private, sarcastic, temperamental.

♛   ABOUT

second son of Lady Ariyana Harlaw nee Merlyn and seemingly of Lord Rodrik Harlaw though in fact his father is Lord Rodrik’s brother, Kyllan Harlaw

lord Rodrik was always very strict in his boys’ upbringing, raising them as true ironborn, as he should. each of them was expected to excel in everything, with no exceptions, and the same rule applied to his daughters

Aldirc, however, was essentially raised by his biological father, his uncle, when he was sent to work and live on his ship from a young age

his uncle, Lord Kyllan, was a notorious captain, his longship known throughout Westeros for its beauty, speed, and durability. his Black Pearl, as he called her, was passed to Aldric to captain when he turned seventeen, though Kyllan was still the one to captain per Aldric’s request

they were captured, once, when Aldric was eleven. him and four other children were taken hostages which lasted for months until they were eventually rescued by Lord Kyllan and his men

his uncle was gravely injured during the rebellion battles. It was then he told him the truth about himself and Lady Ariyana. it was impossible to process as, being entirely religious, he asked him to let him drown and not die by a sword (even on a ship)

even though he has spent all of his life on a ship, the Black Tide as he later called her, Aldric is always present when his siblings need him, especially for his little sister

fearing that his second son will end up like his brother, unwed and childless, even while ill, his father has finally arranged a betrothal. though it finds him uninterested, he is not one to oppose what is best for House Harlaw, especially given what his brother has in plan

lady Ariyana is quite displeased with the chosen bride to be, however, commenting about how her favorite son will be forced to wed the witch’s daughter who cursed the whole of Farwynd family

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[deviline]

❝ 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕱𝖆𝖗𝖜𝖞𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖒𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖋𝖔𝖑𝖐 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖞 𝖗𝖚𝖑𝖊 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖗𝖊𝖌𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖉 𝖆𝖘 𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖗. 𝕾𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖈𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖒 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕱𝖆𝖗𝖜𝖞𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕷𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖑𝖞 𝕷𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖑𝖎𝖊 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖘𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖇𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖍 𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖋-𝖍𝖚𝖒𝖆𝖓 𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖓, 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖈𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖒 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕱𝖆𝖗𝖜𝖞𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖘𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖈𝖆𝖓 𝖙𝖆𝖐𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖒𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝖘𝖊𝖆 𝖑𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖘, 𝖜𝖆𝖑𝖗𝖚𝖘𝖊𝖘, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖘𝖕𝖔𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖘❞

There’s an island buried amidst sharp waves and stones, the silver mouth of the Sunset Sea, and from its depths, come only darkness and death, the cold bareness of winter.

Its people are bred hard and callous, iron and salt in their veins; ice and storm in their hearts. It is claimed that old magic thrums in their veins; that they can enter an animal’s mind and command it do their bidding, lure passing ships to destruction with false lights, and feed upon the flesh of men they capture amongst the wreckage during long winters. The days are grey and the nights black, except when lightning lights the sky above the peaks of their tower.

From it comes the lady Ayenna of House Farwynd, with winter in her heart and ice upon the dark silk of her black hair, she brings to mind a winter morning: sharp, untouchable, spiteful in her furious desire for the world entire, aloof; detached. Born daughter to ruling lord Ygon Farwynd the Mad, she was brought into the world on the shores of the SIlver Mist, her mother strange and terrible and fair, so very outrageously fair: by the Gods, the fairest of them all, Lord Ygon’s only salt wife brought over from the Sunset Sea,  flaming with old blood and secret magics, a powerful bloodmage and apostate priestess of the Great Other, hailing from Asshai (many tongues would later whisper the lady Vexanna had come from beyond the Shadow Lands, with bastard Valyrian blood in her veins, and malice in her heart- she had bewitched their lord and master of the Lonely light no doubt, for him to put aside rock wife and duty, and have neither mind nor eye for anything besides her). 

Such love he bore Vexanna, it drove him half to madness; Ayenna favoured by him despite the venom the lady Hirine, her father’s rock wife whispered in any ear that cared to listen; she, so very alike her mother and always at her side, flaming brighter than her even, a quiet, strange child, with strangely bright eyes and flame in her smile. Ayenna clung to her Lady Mother as shadow clings to body, and learned of her, in the the shadows, the old magic that pulsed in her veins; the lady Vexanna, so very beautiful, it stopped the breath, too often whispered, the only truth she meant to let into her heart was by her lips. 

Yet soon, the madness overtook the Lord Ygon, and with it, a terrible, unnatural fever seized him; his sons and daughters, had been dying by such strange a fever too since the beginnings of that dreadful winter; and then, those whispers, became howls, became fury in the mouth of the Drowned God priest, poison and malice flung against the lady Vexanna and her child, accused of cursing their blood and land with ill intent. Half delirious with pain and grief, the lord Ygon, unable to take her life, banished her mother to exile beyond the Sunset Sea.

Ayenna, with mother gone, was left with nothing but the shadows she had left behind to drown their shared chambers, and dark, bitter fury rose in her heart like a flood, with every insult flung her Mother’s way, every abuse done her in the shadows. Her father did not take long to recover; and with him back to full health, another sort of madness overtook him, his heart forever seized by dark, cold grief and furious rage that nothing ever seemed to be able to soothe with Vexanna gone by his own hand. His love for Ayenna flamed, too brightly, but he could not bear to look upon her face, and treated her with such cruel, sharp detachment, it made her rage only grow, the only joy given to her, by the savage execution father ordered upon his priest that had shrieked venom and driven him to send his love away. 

Before the Summer came, the lady Hirine was dead in her bed. That, too, gave her such joy that she did not bother hide. Her brothers hated her for it; so did her sister. 

Later, she was sent to be fostered upon the island of Harlaw for a moon, where her lady aunt dwelt, and her lord father would not have to look upon a face that grieved him so; Ayenna went where she was told obediently; apathetically; nothing mattered but Mother’s truth and the Great One that would come to cleanse the world from all falsehoods and bring with it the promised Long Night. 

Ayenna cared for nothing but the power that burned coldly in her blood and the Fate mother had too often promised.

She dabbled in the shadows with her God, and waited. Father tried to give her away for bride to the Volmarks, but the man she was meant to marry, vanished in the waves beyond the Shivering Sea; his ship never to be recovered.

Later, she was given for bride to the Drumms. Her betrothal lasted far too long with her lord too often far away to the seas, but once returned to the Iron Isles, a great feasting was held for them; her older sister, widowed and childless, plied him with rum and ales and took her betrothed to the bed that night, with ill intent and spiteful purpose, making sure the whole of the Lonely Light would know.

The betrothal broke and her sister was given to the only man she had ever loved for wife, instead, with new life swelling her belly.

Apathetically, she did not fight it. 

Now, too long left without husband and children, she has been betrothed to lord Aldric Harlaw of the Ten Towers ( @aldricharlaw ) and sent to meet him upon the Mainland where he’s been summoned by his older brother, Dramon. 

She comes with selfish intent; the promise given her by God and Mother, at long last nearing its fulfilment - or so she believes, glimpsing it in the gathering gloom that threatens to engulf the land. 

[cr0wnz]

liron forrester - lord of the north, son of the ruling lord of ironrath.

( TOBY REGBO, CIS MAN, HE / HIM. ) could that really be LIRON FORRESTER, the LORD FORRESTER of THE NORTH entering the keep ? king’s landing is sure to benefit from the THIRTY - TWO year old’s ability to be both BRAVE and INTELLIGENT, but beware, whispers also say they have been known to be REBELLIOUS and SELFISH. their loyalty belongs to HOUSE STARK / THEMSELVES and they ARE INDIFFERENT TO the notion of peace throughout westeros. ( NAIA GOODBROTHER NEE SPARR LOVER CONNECTION )

NAME. liron forrester. NICKNAMES. ron, li. GENDER. cis man. he / him. AGE. 32. SEXUALITY. hetrosexual. STATUS. unmarried. lover to naia goodbrother nee sparr. HOURS OF SLEEP. four. EMOTIONAL STABILITY. 6 / 10

both his parents were overjoyed when they found out they were expecting their first son and liron did not disappoint when he arrived. born a happy healthy baby boy, the young lord was raised surrounded by love and care. he grew into his role, never putting a toe wrong, always ready to ensure his house was thought of with fondness ( or as much as it could be. )

as a child he had many friends across the north, wherever his father went he would follow. but over time this became less about having friends and more about desperation - a need to feel seen and make his mark. liron became hungry for more power, power in which his house did not quite possess - instead he chose to seek friends in high places to work his way to the top. for a while the need for such power clouded his judgement and in turn made him some enemies along the way.

it was when he met the ruling lady naia goodbrother nee sparr that his intentions changed - instead he wanted to prove himself good enough for her. though she became someone else's wife and hurt was endured along the way, liron's heart remains with her even now and because of this he avoids any conversation regarding a betrothal for himself.

a betrothal of his own was set up a few years ago which he intentionally sabotaged due to his loyalties to naia, because of this his relationship with his parents is a little rough around the edges - though they love him they are unable to side with him when it comes to many of his decisions.

wanted connections -

best friend - someone he has known since he was a child - preferably from the north or we can figure out a backstory. they're joint at the hip, very few things are a secret between them. enemies - he has a couple, he's good at getting under peoples skin when he feels like it and it's earned him a few enemies. broken betrothal - betrothal he's broken in the past.

[cr0wnz]

romarn bracken - ruling lord of the riverlands.

(  MAHESH  JADU,  CIS MAN,  HE / HIM.  )  could  that  really  be  ROMARN  BRACKEN,  the  RULING LORD  of  THE  RIVERLANDS  entering  the  keep  ?  king’s  landing  is  sure  to  benefit  from  the  THIRTY - EIGHT  year  old’s  ability  to  be  both  HEAD STRONG  and  FAMILY ORIENTATED,  but  beware,  whispers  also  say  they  have  been  known  to  be  SELFISH  and  CAUTIOUS.  their  loyalty  belongs  to  HOUSE  HIGHTOWER, HOUSE BRACKEN AND HOUSE BARATHEON and  they  SUPPORT  the  notion  of  peace  throughout  westeros. 

NAME. romarn bracken. NICKNAMES. arny. ( he only lets his wife call him that ) GENDER. cis man. he / him. AGE. 38. SEXUALITY. hetrosexual. STATUS. married to eleanor bracken nee hightower. HOURS OF SLEEP. five or six. EMOTIONAL STABILITY. 7 / 10

romarn didn't have an easy childhood, he grew up with expectations thrust upon him. now as an adult he feels he had his childhood stolen from him and a result does the best he can now with his children - he wishes to ensure they get to enjoy their childhood with loving parents. he's firm but gentle, putting his family above all else. he knows politics well and tries to remain on the right side of the chess board but he knows that isn't always guaranteed.

he was cold as a young man, rules and regulations brought on him while he found himself with little time to make friends and explore the world. it was his never his intention to be that way, but he didn't know how else to be. it wasn't until he was match with eleanor hightower that he finally found the man he had been longing to be. it was an alliance to begin with, a marriage of purpose but it grew into fondness and quickly became love. eleanor helped shape romarn into the now ruling lord he is today.

now romarn is head strong, determined and a man of peace whenever possible. together with his wife they've raised a he's proud of, one he would do anything to protect. romarn cherishes the alliance with house baratheon but intends to do what is necessary for his house to thrive. he's a proud man and remains steadfast in his decisions.

[cr0wnz]

ROLAN ARRYN - ruling lord rolan arryn of the vale.

( ALEXANDER DREYMON, CIS MAN, HE/ HIM. ) could that really be ROLAN ARRYN, the LORD ARRYN, CHILD OF THE RULING LORD of THE VALE RULING LORD ARRYN of THE VALE entering the keep ? king’s landing is sure to benefit from the THIRTY FIVE year old’s ability to be both PRACTICAL and VERSATILE, but beware, whispers also say they have been known to be STUBBORN and IMPULSIVE. their loyalty belongs to THEMSELVES and they ARE INDIFFERENT TO the notion of peace throughout westeros.

tw under cut. death, grief.

NAME. rolan arryn. NICKNAMES. rolo, ron. GENDER. cis man. he / him pronouns. AGE. thirty five. SEXUALITY. bisexual. STATUS. unmarried. HOURS OF SLEEP. eight to nine. EMOTIONAL STABILITY. 7 / 10.

BIO.

he'd always been a troublemaker, though as the years passed rolan learned to be more subtle, more gracious, to act as a lord and be one. still even with such lessons engrained into his mind, the eldest son of the hand of the king had a tendency to sniff out trouble. nobody could deny his wit nor his ability to adapt and think practically, he was clever and smart, but at the same time some might consider rolan to be a little stupid. when panicked, angered or unsettled rolan always had a tendency to act impulsively with little thought applied - a trait he carries with him to this day. the older he got the wiser he became, but that sparkle in his eye never left the lord - a drink in hand and pretty company would always work as a way to distract the lord.

his mothers death, impacted rolan immensely, he found himself feeling even more responsible for protecting his younger siblings. to this day rolan prioritises his siblings over his reputation - even if they do not always agree with one another.

stepping up into his fathers position while he remains away as the kings hand is not something rolan wanted, but he hasn't taken lightly. he is aware of the eyes on him and attempts to live up to his fathers expectations as well as the rest of the arryn house. however his habits can never be pried from him, nor is his impulsive nature. he is not careless by any means though, he is aware of the burden and expectations on his shoulders now and does the best he can to live up to them.

present day -

after the death of his father rolan took the jump from lord to ruling lord of his house. while he grieves the loss of his father he still holds some resentment for him, making it difficult to handle his own emotions. even though its in his nature to act on impulse, he knows now that how he presents himself is more important than ever - especially for the sake of keeping his siblings safe.

HEADCANONS -

after proposing to marry his first love and his father denying them the ability to do so, rolan has had difficulty allowing himself to love again.

he's a talented swordsman, as the oldest sibling he started to train as soon as he was able to wield a wooden sword, determined to protect his family at any and all cost.

[dcstiniesfm]

(  EKIN  KOC,  CIS  MAN,  HE/HIM.  )  could  that  really  be  LUCIFER  YRONWOOD,  the  RULING  LORD of  YRONWOOD  entering  the  keep  ?  king’s  landing  is  sure  to  benefit  from  the  THIRTY  SIX  year  old’s  ability  to  be  both  HIGHLY  RESPONSIBLE   and  DETERMINED,  but  beware,  whispers  also  say  they  have  been  known  to  be  PROUD  and  HOT-TEMPERED.  their  loyalty  belongs  to  HOUSE  YRONWOOD, HOUSE MARTELL & HOUSE DAYNE  and  they  SUPPORT  the  notion  of  peace  throughout  westeros.  /  GARNET,  SHE/THEY,  29,  GMT+8.

tw: death & murder

( information template credit to @aldricharlaw )

♛   BASIC.

↳ full name; lucifer yronwood ↳ gender / pronouns; cis man, he / him. ↳ age; thirty six ↳ orientation; heterosexual. ↳ marital status / children; married to toulin tyrell for 3 years now / no children...yet ;) ↳ religion; tbd, though not religious. ↳ title; ruling lord of house yronwood. ↳ loyalty; house yronwood, house martell and house dayne ↳ siblings; wcs incoming ↳ extended family; house dayne (maternal side )

♛   PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

↳ height; 180 cm ↳ eye color; black onyx ↳ hair color; dark brown. ↳ distinguishing marks; tba ↳ face claim;  ekin koç ( will mostly use resources from uyanış: büyük selçuklu. )

♛   PERSONALITY

↳ alignment; tba. ↳ star sign; tba. ↳ positives; tactful, highly responsible, reasonable, determined, loving, loyal, determined, fatherly, strategic ↳ negatives; perfectionist, over-protective, can be quite emotional/passionate when it comes to his love ones, sly, self-sacrificing

♛   ABOUT

COMING SOON

[beautydwaters]

(  MICHELLE YEOH,  CIS WOMAN,  SHE/HER.  )  could  that  really  be  MELARA STARK nee MALLISTER,  the  LADY MOTHER OF WINTERFELL  entering  the  keep  ?  king’s  landing  is  sure  to  benefit  from  the  FIFTY FIVE  year  old’s  ability  to  be  both  COMPASSIONATE  and  PERCEPTIVE,  but  beware,  whispers  also  say  they  have  been  known  to  be RETICENT  and  STUBBORN.  their  loyalty  belongs  to  HOUSE STARK AND HOUSE MALLISTER  and  they  SUPPORT the  notion  of  peace  throughout  westeros.  /  HAWKE,  SHE/HER,  26,  PST.

Basics

Full Name: Melara Stark nee Mallister Title : Lady Mother of House Stark ; Formerly Ruling Lady of House Stark Nickname:  Mel (By friends and family) Birthplace : Seagard, The Riverlands Age: Fifty Five Gender : Cisfemale Orientation: Heterosexual, heteroromantic Marital Status :  Widowed Appearance: Long thick black hair, streaked at the front grey. Rosy round cheeks, that flush in the cold. Youthful complexion still holds on but to her, growing older is the most beautiful thing

RELATIONSHIPS

Father : Lord Mallister of Seagard (Deceased) Mother : Lady Mallister of Seagard (Deceased) Siblings : 1 older brother (Deceased) Spouse :  Lord Harlon Stark (Deceased) Children : Lord Alaric Stark , Lady Lynara Stark, Lady Sansara Stark, two more children (to update later) Other relatives : House Mallister

Biography

(Implied cheating tw)

Her story is as old as time, a little girl born to loving parents who'd already been blessed with a son. The apple of her parents eye, she could hardly do any wrong.

Her father was larger than life, taking on his role so well of being the barrier between The Riverlands and the Iron Islands. Her mother, his perfect counterpart, sweet and diplomatic. Conflict was hardly an idea upon the castle of Seagard, and Melara and her brothers raising reflected such.

The old lord stark and her father were best of friends, nearly brothers. So it was just natural that they would want to unite their families. Of course, Melara's mother heard other offers for reputation sake but they all knew she would marry into the Stark house.

Both families let her take her time, there were many trips she took between the Riverlands and The North in her youth and she acquainted herself with everything she could and once she was married, she was as northern as she was riverlander.

Duty and friendship came easy but love, deep love grew after. She had only wished a marriage like her parents, and she had found it.

Than a snow came, a bundle of dark hair and pink skin. Her husband's supposed bastard. She didn't want to believe they could be his. They had their own sweet children, she loved him with all her heart and yet... Her father and brother were more angry than she was, she wished she could be angry but of course her husband wouldn't leave a child without care, of course he imagined their household would be the right home for them. She had proved nothing but a good mother after all.

She forgave him, after a while. She forgave the child, after a while. But Orys Baratheon was another thing. It was easy to blame the lord Baratheon for his arrogance , him sticking his nose in her business.

"All lords have bastards, Mellie. Did you really think your husband was immune?"

Than a war came and Melara kept her brood and Winterfell safe as her husband fought. She would have never told him that she hated that he went. A war, this war was never worth Orys Baratheon becoming king.

A decade passed, time healed and children grew. But tragedy hit and sickness spread. Her husband was there, in her bed and than he wasn't. He has promised they would live to old age together, see their grandchildren and he passed before even one of their children was married.

6 months is not enough for her grief but she will not hide from her land or her children so she takes a trip to celebrate a man she cant stand and to give her daughter to his son. She only she can survive with her reputation in tack

Headcanons/Connections

Romantic : She has only been widowed half a year, and no man has interested her besides her husband. But her bed is cold and winter is coming

(The girl is grieving lol. But some flirtations is not out of the picture, she is a diplomat after all.)

Platonic : She tries to be friends or at least friendly with most she knows. Her goal has always been to take away some of the coldness of House Stark , so she tries to be warm to all. (She is very friendly guys, any reason you'd think she would know you, you will have a auntie, sister or mother at your beck and call lol)

Antagonistic : She has only hated one person , but I am sure there are others who rub her the wrong way (Lets hate Rober.. *cough* Orys, and not a child, whoot)

[bemercifuls]

( MOZHAN MARNÒ, CIS WOMAN, SHE/HER. ) could that really be CYRA TULLY, the RULING LADY of RIVERRUN entering the keep ? king’s landing is sure to benefit from the FORTY ONE year old’s ability to be both NURTURING and COURAGEOUS, but beware, whispers also say they have been known to be SELFISH and BLUNT. their loyalty belongs to HOUSE TULLY and they SUPPORT the notion of peace throughout westeros. / ELLE, SHE/HER, 25, EST.

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full name:  cyra ( sigh-ra ) tully.

nickname:  cy.

official title: ruling lady of riverrun, lady paramount of the trident.

age:  forty one.

gender + pronouns:  cis  woman  +  she/her.

orientation: lesbian.

allegiance:  house tully.

spoken language:  common tongue.

religion:  the  faith  of  the  seven.

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faceclaim: mozhan marnò.

eye color: brown.

hair color:  brown.

dominant hand: left.

height:  5′10″.

build: slim.

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father:  ruling lord grover tully, deceased at 50.

mother:  ruling lady shera tully nee tbd, deceased at 29.

siblings:  none.

relationship status:  happily married to the ruling lady tully nee arryn.

children:  sabine massey nee tully, kasia tully, & tbd.

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weapon of choice:  her words but she's also secretly good with a sword.

moral alignment:  chaotic good.

inspired by:  catelyn stark / brienne of tarth, rosa vasquez ( shazam ), eowyn ( lotr ), bail organa ( star wars ).

common tropes:  i am not my father, mama bear, the power of family.

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cyra was the only child born to the ruling lord and lady of riverrun. her father was very obviously upset over the birth of a daughter, especially when they'd been trying for years and their victory came in the form of a curly haired lady. she grew up constantly trying to prove her father wrong, except in ways she found represented her - so when he would arrive home with a suitor, it was common for her to roll her eyes and question if they could best her in battle, she would be theirs. the situation ever only went two ways, the first in which they would call her mad and be on their way... the second would take her up on the challenge. there was only ever once she was beaten in combat but simply replied, " you have earned my respect, my lord, but my heart is not easily won. " ( would loooove a plot for this like suitor turned bestie who she respects a lot hello ?? )

she was a spitting image of her mother, more so in her attitude and free spirit than the curls that often appeared red in the sun. those curls, those beautiful curls that she came to be known for were from her father and it created a resentment in her that he was never able to compliment them like her mother often would. losing her mother so young was one of the hardest things cyra had to go through, especially with her father's distance. she did not care what other lords or ladies thought of her but her father's constant disapproval caused whatever motivation she had to be his perfect daughter out the window. it didn't help that everything she defied him in was something that made her genuinely happier - not worrying about being his heir, who she would marry or what would be of her because she would make it so.

from that moment on, she was adamant about living the life she chose. she did not care for status or power but warmth in her bed and love in her heart. cyra began to spend time devoting to the only orphanage in the riverlands and would spend coin to give them better resources, much to her father's dislike. when the aldrich family was lost to a fire and their daughter left an orphan, cyra didn't hesitate to offer the lady kasia an opportunity to join house tully. she wanted to give her wealth to those who needed it most and give love to those who had lost their own. not a replacement, gods no, but a safe home with someone who cares for them. cyra never expected to one day be called mother, but it was certainly one of the best days of her life. she did the same when she found sabine and gave the same offer to them as well as every other child welcomed into the tully home, coming to adore all her children with her entire heart.

the baratheon rebellion complicated things. her father would display her like a prize to be won and she had never felt so angry. angry that his desperation was so obvious and that she was who had to suffer for the betterment of their house. if their house relied on her misery, then it would die with her and never be carried on ever again. maybe that's what her father deserved. despite her own anger, cyra had a future to focus on with her children and wanted to do whatever could be best for them. however, this entire time she had fought so hard against betrothals for multiple reasons but the strongest was she herself was in love. there would be no match for her other than the lady arryn and she wouldn't hear anything else.

the greatest surprise yet was her father's approval. cyra gives credit to her wife for the moment, thinking it was due to marrying a house in equal standing ( even more so with their baratheon alliance ). she had waited her entire life to receive his approval and had felt proud of him for the first time ever when he decided to fight with their forces. cyra remembers the night she waited in their hall, staring at the door and feeling the sadness wash over her when one of their advisors broke the news of his death. they had always had a complicated relationship but cyra mourned him greatly.

in the years after, cyra has made it a priority to give her family the opportunities she was never given. " family, honor, duty... those are house tully's words. never forget what word comes first. " she would often tell her children as they grew, always honoring where they came from while teaching them about their house and the values she had. they could either call her cyra or another term of endearment if mother was too strong - and yet, they all warmed to the word in time. she never stopped donating to the orphanage and does her best to keep a mind of what's happening in the riverlands. cyra is incredibly prideful of her home, her family, and how far she's come.

cyra is an extrovert at heart but rarely has the desire to converse with strangers... or most lords, honestly. she often finds herself bored with court discussions and things of the southern region, having a big distaste for house baratheon but she tries to be polite. is a huge momma bear even if you're not her children and is an incredibly safe space for talking shit about the king ! she thinks most traditions are stupid and is kind of judgmental about a lot ... also if you are mean to people in front of her, she'll remember and she'll make sure you know she remembers.

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wanted connections.

suitors / failed betrothals from her youth. preferably 40+ but could be a bit younger, she just would have been a little meaner about it !

alliance besties. cyra is not a schemer by any means, but westeros is annoying in some of its traditions and laws so these would be people who are like minded in that sense or essentially people who just think the king kinda sucks !

enemies. could be people who offered suitors for her kids and she was like nah, maybe someone she made fun of for something idk she does that a lot, or someone she won a bet over ? idk you tell me !

an old sparring partner. cyra is secretly an incredible swordsmen and used to train frequently as a young girl, so i imagine this is someone she bragged about being able to beat in a duel and either did so or got close ! she hasn't trained in years and it would be cool if they hadn't seen each other in a while and the first time they meet again they're like " wanna duel ?? 👀 "

honestly anything ! there's little i'm not open to and you never know what will happen until you ask !!

[ivoryielded]

( ROSAMUND PIKE, CIS WOMAN, SHE/HER. ) could that really be MARILDA HIGHTOWER, NÉE CELTIGAR, the RULING LADY of OLDTOWN entering the keep ? king’s landing is sure to benefit from the FORTY-TWO year old’s ability to be both QUICK-WITTED and BUOYANT, but beware, whispers also say they have been known to be DECEPTIVE and INDULGENT. their loyalty belongs to HOUSE HIGHTOWER & THEMSELVES (SECRETLY TARGARYEN) and they are INDIFFERENT to the notion of peace throughout westeros.

name : marilda hightower, née celtigar. alias : mar. dob & age : seventh day of the sixth month; forty-two. gender and pronouns : cis woman; she / her. orientation : biromantic & bisexual. occupation : ruling lady hightower; was once a maid of honor for queen daenera targaryen. marital status : married to uthor hightower for twenty years. children : liela waters (21); from the hightower brood: owain (18), daenera "dany" (16), triston (13), orys (10), ceryse (8), bryndon (6). religious affiliation : the faith of the seven. pets : tba spoken languages : the common tongue, high valyrian, some bastardized versions of valyrian (lyseni, some bravoosi). appearance : long golden blonde hair; indigo eyes; 5'8. inspirations : tba zodiac : gemini sun, aries rising and sagittarius moon moral alignment : personality trait :

tw: pregnancy, child endargement and cruelty, parental abuse, arranged marriage.

lord aeron celtigar is a well known man — his fame is great for his wealth as well as for his sourness. however, not one nor the other mattered as much as his role: the old crab retained his position on the targaryen council since he was young for his way with money, an ability that maintained the coffers of the red keep always at least half-full.

marilda was his first daughter, and, from the moment she learned how to speak, one of the biggest thorns on his side. impetuous, loud and self-willed, she would not rest until she got what she wanted which, often, went right against what her father wanted. in claw isle, she'd get to all sorts of trouble: pestering the servants as they did their duty, stealing away horses, sneaking into visiting ships and begging captains how to sail herself.

as a means of easing the brat and keeping an eye on her, aeron brought her to court as a tween to serve as maid of honor to queen daenera. the queen, sweet and pliant, took the girl as her own but the effect daenera had on marilda was hardly the placating sort. though she learned all of the arts of the court, she also followed all of her passions, something that culminated when, at her early twenties, the grand maester announced marilda was with child.

whose child? she would not say. it was certainly not her betrothed's, the young lord hightower. eventually, it did not matter. she was whisked away to claw isle, her pregnancy kept hidden under several layers of clothing and, when the babe came to life, the child was given the surname waters. but of course, the babe was not to be marilda's bastard. no, lord aeron took it as his — as if anyone would ever go near his wilting corpse, marilda counter-attacked — and decided to finally ship marilda away to hightower, for her husband to handle; she was not to come back to court nor claw isle until he saw fit. if she refused, he swore he'd drown the child on the blackwater bay himself, and marilda would be next.

his convincing argument worked. she married uthor, even if she kept a pout about it for a good part of their first year as married folk; eventually, he won her over, giving her a proper courting, affection and an autonomy marilda had craved for years under her father's thumb. as lady hightower she became interested in the functions of oldtown; it was not the targaryen court, but there was plenty for her to marvel about. over the years, she's gained the reputation of being both a model and a benefactor to many artists and erudites, being used as the face for the mother, receiving plentiful book of hours in her honor and being claimed as a sort of model for good women, gods-fearing and good wives.

she enjoys the façade, truly. though she has learned to enjoy motherhood, there is always some sort of mask she's learned to use. she doesn't have to kick and scream to get her way anymore, as there other ways of getting what she wants, and she is hardly ever without getting what she wants, too. after twenty years as lady hightower, she's also learned patience, and, as much as she loathes to agree with her father, that she has a higher responsibility, that to her family, to her husband and her children. 

it was for them that she remained in distance during the rebellion, stuck within the hightower, watching as her former mistress and the children she knew as infants flee in order to save themselves from a horrible end. in fact, for her own family, she did worse: she laid on thick her loyalty to the new king, turning her back to both the targaryens and the celtigar (the later of which did bring her a spark of joy, but she wouldn't speak of it), smiling her way through the coronation of the stag king. 

there's something about biding time until things are right, it seems. when the targaryen, exiled and long forgotten, return to westeros, marilda takes them under their wing, much as once their mother had taken her. dying their hairs and giving them different names, they become their cousins, a shared bloodline with her mother from across sea, who gave marilda her purple eyes and, of course, gives them to her "cousins" as well. a dangerous move, but not without a hint of calculation from the hightowers' part.

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( DAVID CORENSWET ,  CIS MAN,  HE/HIM.  )  could  that  really  be  DESMOND MANDERLY,  the  LORD  of  WHITE HARBOR  entering  the  keep  ?  king’s  landing  is  sure  to  benefit  from  the  TWENTY NINE  year  old’s  ability  to  be  both  OBSERVANT  and  IMAGINATIVE,  but  beware,  whispers  also  say  they  have  been  known  to  be  SHY  and  SOFT-SPOKEN.  their  loyalty  belongs  to  HOUSE  MANDERLY & HOUSE STARK and  they  SUPPORT  the  notion  of  peace  throughout  westeros.  / GARNET, SHE/THEY, 29, GMT+8

Desmond was born the second son & the 2nd child in the Manderly family, instantly designating him as his father's spare by default. However, he really, really doesn't wanna be the spare as he absolutely has zero intentions to become a ruler. He does like his lessons as he loves learning & is an information sponge but he doesn't want to make a career out of it as the duties of a ruler seemed so mundane and un-creative. However as it stands currently, his elder brother who is now the current ruling lord has gotten married, so Desmond has been praying hard to the Seven for them to pop out a few children soon.

He used to be a very sickly kid with low immunity and especially with the brutally cold weather of the North, he kept falling ill with one thing after another throughout most of his childhood. Thus he was forced to spend most of his time indoors. He couldn't roughhouse too much too with other boys as his physicality was rather fragile. So in the end, he didn't have much chance to wander around and explore the world around him whilst growing up as well as missing out on several social events that could have helped widened his friends circle

Fortunately he was able to gradually accept his situation and found his happy retreat & the answer to his prayers, in books Books were the gateways to a whole world of information about the world outside his castle as well as being the portal to travel to all sorts of fantastical and unique places that he was physically limited to travelling to due to his poor health. They sparked and opened an explosion of imaginative talent in him and his vivid imagination delighted in non-fictional books as well as historical stories documented in several journals or told by the people who came to trade or visit the bustling city of White Harbor. Desmond also found a love for poetry and writing letters. He's actually been secretly writing a few short romance stories on his own as he is quite the romanticist. Only a we select people in his life knows about this secret of his.

Personality-wise, he is very nice & kind, quite sociable ( cos his health has improved tremendously ovr the past 8/9 years or so ), a bit soft-spoken but in no means a lesser conversationalist. Likes making new friends in order to get to know their stories & cultures but sometimes will get overwhelmed with large crowds, too high-octave of a party and too big of a group discussion. His dream now is to travel the world in order to experience first-hand the different cultures, traditions, history , etc & to understand them more profoundly. Which were all the things he didn't get to do as a kid. Desmond is also a pretty observative guy to the way he grew up. He's quick to notice small details and quietly likes observing and analyzing people's behaviors and actions. It also helps him to delve into the various complex psyche of people's personalities which will further help him in his writings and to hopefully achieve his dreams of writing a novel

List of connections:

Alys Beesbury - close friend. bookworm nerds unite! sheltered kiddos & information sponges as well

Brandon Hornwood - family friends but have very little in common other than the fact that they are second sons that doesn't want to rule at all