Post by Stranger on Oct 16, 2014 18:00:31 GMT
The following are others within House Tullison that may be chosen as characters by players. While a little of their background has been written already, these quasi-pregens are up for grabs and whoever claims them may draw up their own stats for these characters as they see fit.
Master Smith Ren Alyard
Oft referred to as the Bull of Joston’s Rock by the smallfolk, Master Ren is a large, burly man as strong as his nickname suggests. Lord Dunstan jests that the true reason people call Ren the Bull is for his stubbornness. Ren fails to see the humor in this joke, but no one has ever accused the smith of being a humorous man. Once he sets his mind to something, Ren pursues it with single-minded determination. He considers his lack of humor to be strength that allows him to perform his duties without distraction, and he expects the same level of concentration from those who work in his forges. It’s hard to argue with the results. Because of Master Ren, the arms and armor used by House Tullison are as good as, or better than, any other House in the Riverlands.
Ren keeps his graying black hair cropped close to his scalp and inspects the steel that leaves his forges with keen brown eyes. On the rare occasion that he can’t be found in the forges, working, Ren has been known to visit the whores in Lordsview. Ren is always on the lookout for a way to acquire Valyrian steel and the stories told about the treasures of the Barrow Plain haven’t escaped his notice. He believes that he can unlock the secrets underlying the forging of the metal, if only he can procure a sample. The fact that no other smith since the fall of Valyria has been able to reproduce whatever techniques were used to create weapons that even the noblest of men would be tempted to steal, makes no difference. Ren sees it as the final challenge of his skill.
Septon Weyls
A bald, paunchy, good-humored man, Septon Weyls is a valued member of the Mountain’s Reach’s community. He oversees the prayers and offerings of the faithful, and always makes time for those in need. Mildly disapproving of the whores that live and work in Lordsview, he makes no move to bar them from the sept, and hears their confessions in the hopes of turning them to the path of virtue. From time to time, he asks Lord Dunstan to provide him with an escort so that he may visit the smallfolk outside Joston’s Rock, spreading the word and forgiveness of the Seven. Even though the Smith and the Warrior remain the most popular figures of worship in Mountain’s Reach, Weyls does his best to remind his flock that those are only two aspects of the whole that the Seven represents.
With the aid of Maester Haelis, Septon Weyls keeps in touch with the septs of other Houses and shares his knowledge with Lord Dunstan and Lady Yve. It is in this manner that much of the news of current events in Westeros comes to Mountain’s Reach. Without a doubt, the most unbiased information the Septon gains in this manner comes from his fellows at the Septry at Shattered Rock. Weyls visits Lady Moraine weekly to pray at her bedside for healing, and assists Yve, in his own quiet way, in discouraging suitors for her hand by asking the men that come to visit uncomfortable questions about their faith.
Ser Ulbert Hite
The Captain of the guard at Mountain’s Reach is a stern, serious fellow that is considered to be a petty dictator by the men that are forced to report to him. Ser Ulbert brooks no dissent, has no time for excuses, and no mercy for any man that reports late for duty. He conducts weekly inspections of the weapons and armor kept by his men, and isn’t shy about using the whip to persuade repeat offenders to ferret out even the smallest hint of rust, or wear.
Ofttimes, this sort of behavior might result in a fatal “accident” to befall the Captain, but Ser Ulbert is no man to be trifled with. Not only is Ulbert larger and meaner than any other man in Joston’s Rock, he’s also been known to defeat Master Ren in arm wrestling matches without breaking a sweat. Other than Lord Dunstan and the other knights in the castle, the only man Ulbert has friendly relations with is Maester Haelis. Ulbert and Haelis share a passion for the game of cyvasse, which was introduced in the castle by a Dornish mercenary in the employ of one of Lady Yve’s suitors. Ser Ulbert has repeatedly attempted to be reassigned to the Mountaineers, but Ser Mather doesn’t want him there. Ulbert was the first knight to accept Ser Mather’s challenge, and Mather still keeps the sword Ulbert lost on the wager over the fireplace in his quarters.
Lord Brom Bartheld
Tall, thin and cadaverously pale, Lord Brom is something of a permanent guest at Mountain’s Reach. Upon the death of his last wife, Brom began to look around for a younger woman to warm his bed and has set his heart on Lady Yve. When his attempts at arranging the match from afar met with failure, Brom left his manor in the hands of his oldest grandson and came to make his case in person. Arriving with Brom was his aging squire, a bastard by the name of Dart Rivers. Lord Brom and Dart haunt the halls of Joston’s Rock, often waylaying unsuspecting guests or serving folk to regale them with tales of Brom’s heroics during Robert’s Rebellion. A survivor of the Trident, Brom enjoys showing people the ruby ring he had made from one of the jewels Robert Baratheon smashed free from Rhaegar Targaryen’s armor.
Lady Yve finds Lord Brom’s attentions to be repellant and slightly creepy, but refuses to have the old man barred from the castle. Brom is useful as a foil for overly persistent suitors.
Any attention she lavishes on Old Gaunt (as she calls him in private) is sure to be forgotten by Brom by the time her other suitor has given up, and departed. Brom consoles himself with what he deems as his future wife’s “indiscretions” with the attention of the whores in Lordsview, who never cease to be impressed by his…vitality.
Master Smith Ren Alyard
Oft referred to as the Bull of Joston’s Rock by the smallfolk, Master Ren is a large, burly man as strong as his nickname suggests. Lord Dunstan jests that the true reason people call Ren the Bull is for his stubbornness. Ren fails to see the humor in this joke, but no one has ever accused the smith of being a humorous man. Once he sets his mind to something, Ren pursues it with single-minded determination. He considers his lack of humor to be strength that allows him to perform his duties without distraction, and he expects the same level of concentration from those who work in his forges. It’s hard to argue with the results. Because of Master Ren, the arms and armor used by House Tullison are as good as, or better than, any other House in the Riverlands.
Ren keeps his graying black hair cropped close to his scalp and inspects the steel that leaves his forges with keen brown eyes. On the rare occasion that he can’t be found in the forges, working, Ren has been known to visit the whores in Lordsview. Ren is always on the lookout for a way to acquire Valyrian steel and the stories told about the treasures of the Barrow Plain haven’t escaped his notice. He believes that he can unlock the secrets underlying the forging of the metal, if only he can procure a sample. The fact that no other smith since the fall of Valyria has been able to reproduce whatever techniques were used to create weapons that even the noblest of men would be tempted to steal, makes no difference. Ren sees it as the final challenge of his skill.
Septon Weyls
A bald, paunchy, good-humored man, Septon Weyls is a valued member of the Mountain’s Reach’s community. He oversees the prayers and offerings of the faithful, and always makes time for those in need. Mildly disapproving of the whores that live and work in Lordsview, he makes no move to bar them from the sept, and hears their confessions in the hopes of turning them to the path of virtue. From time to time, he asks Lord Dunstan to provide him with an escort so that he may visit the smallfolk outside Joston’s Rock, spreading the word and forgiveness of the Seven. Even though the Smith and the Warrior remain the most popular figures of worship in Mountain’s Reach, Weyls does his best to remind his flock that those are only two aspects of the whole that the Seven represents.
With the aid of Maester Haelis, Septon Weyls keeps in touch with the septs of other Houses and shares his knowledge with Lord Dunstan and Lady Yve. It is in this manner that much of the news of current events in Westeros comes to Mountain’s Reach. Without a doubt, the most unbiased information the Septon gains in this manner comes from his fellows at the Septry at Shattered Rock. Weyls visits Lady Moraine weekly to pray at her bedside for healing, and assists Yve, in his own quiet way, in discouraging suitors for her hand by asking the men that come to visit uncomfortable questions about their faith.
Ser Ulbert Hite
The Captain of the guard at Mountain’s Reach is a stern, serious fellow that is considered to be a petty dictator by the men that are forced to report to him. Ser Ulbert brooks no dissent, has no time for excuses, and no mercy for any man that reports late for duty. He conducts weekly inspections of the weapons and armor kept by his men, and isn’t shy about using the whip to persuade repeat offenders to ferret out even the smallest hint of rust, or wear.
Ofttimes, this sort of behavior might result in a fatal “accident” to befall the Captain, but Ser Ulbert is no man to be trifled with. Not only is Ulbert larger and meaner than any other man in Joston’s Rock, he’s also been known to defeat Master Ren in arm wrestling matches without breaking a sweat. Other than Lord Dunstan and the other knights in the castle, the only man Ulbert has friendly relations with is Maester Haelis. Ulbert and Haelis share a passion for the game of cyvasse, which was introduced in the castle by a Dornish mercenary in the employ of one of Lady Yve’s suitors. Ser Ulbert has repeatedly attempted to be reassigned to the Mountaineers, but Ser Mather doesn’t want him there. Ulbert was the first knight to accept Ser Mather’s challenge, and Mather still keeps the sword Ulbert lost on the wager over the fireplace in his quarters.
Lord Brom Bartheld
Tall, thin and cadaverously pale, Lord Brom is something of a permanent guest at Mountain’s Reach. Upon the death of his last wife, Brom began to look around for a younger woman to warm his bed and has set his heart on Lady Yve. When his attempts at arranging the match from afar met with failure, Brom left his manor in the hands of his oldest grandson and came to make his case in person. Arriving with Brom was his aging squire, a bastard by the name of Dart Rivers. Lord Brom and Dart haunt the halls of Joston’s Rock, often waylaying unsuspecting guests or serving folk to regale them with tales of Brom’s heroics during Robert’s Rebellion. A survivor of the Trident, Brom enjoys showing people the ruby ring he had made from one of the jewels Robert Baratheon smashed free from Rhaegar Targaryen’s armor.
Lady Yve finds Lord Brom’s attentions to be repellant and slightly creepy, but refuses to have the old man barred from the castle. Brom is useful as a foil for overly persistent suitors.
Any attention she lavishes on Old Gaunt (as she calls him in private) is sure to be forgotten by Brom by the time her other suitor has given up, and departed. Brom consoles himself with what he deems as his future wife’s “indiscretions” with the attention of the whores in Lordsview, who never cease to be impressed by his…vitality.
It's set just before the historic Blacks v Greens period