[OOC] The Wards of The King- A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplay

[Obscene Symphony]

Hype! Hype it up!

[smarty0114]

Okay I put all the accepted characters and their parents over in the character section. I also made a CS for the King and his sister.

[ViolentViolet]

@smarty0114
I'm almost done mine. My laptop died and I had to restart it.

[Xenonia]

I'm thinking of making a hedge knight/squire combo. Would that be allowed?

[Kaalee]

Do you mean like two different characters? Because otherwise I'm confused which isn't that hard since I'm operating on three hours of sleep. Either way it's fine as long as they have a way of interacting with the wards since otherwise you'd be a bit left out!

[Xenonia]

We'll they'd likely be interacting with the King himself, with the knight of the duo petitioning to serve in the Kingsguard. The knight would be a bastard of house Greyjoy (of which there are always plenty) and the squire one of the only (if not the only) surviving heirs of House Mudd.

[ViolentViolet]

The North is strong in her; the Beast and the Savage; the Wolf and the Bear

I am the North; the North is me

Name: Manasa Stark
Nickname: She-Wolf; Charm; Manasa of the Third Eye
Age: 15
House: Stark
Parents: See Morgan Stark
Siblings
Morgan Stark - Twin brother. He was born roughly ten minutes before Manasa.
Kyran - Elder brother, 16 years of age. He shares the bear blood more than the wolf; is brown of hair and blue of eyes.
Personality: Manasa is the type to remain silent and thinking though when angered she grows a deadly cold that resembles that of a dire wolf. She is calculating and merciless, protective and loyal and yet she still remains a satisfying actress. She shows skills in the womanly arts as well as fighting like her brother and the wisdom to lead. She is charismatic when she needs to be, and loving when she chooses and few have ever pinned down exactly what Manasa will do next.
Skills:

• Horseback riding; like her brother she was taught from the age she could first walk to ride a horse, and has become best friends with her animal
• Seamstress; regardless of being of noble birth, Manasa has learned ad is beginning to master the art of mending clothing as well as making her own.
• Anticipation; Manasa is very skilled at reading the mood of a room, the actions and tones of those around her and can easily figure out what it is that she does not know. Lies, secrets and sins are the easiest for her to find in another's language.
• Beast Taming; unlike her brother she has the natural talent to tame the wild. One of her most loyal companions is a wild cat from closer to Castle Black. Back at home she, for some unknown reason, is capable of calming next to any beast she encounters, depending on their own aggression levels.

Religion: The Old Gods - Shows some curiosity toward the Red Priests
Bio: The child was born with eyes that shone a green that vibrated and changed though few of those present at her birth told of how the girl never cried; how she stared up at them with eyes already as intelligent as those of their many beasts. The meister looked upon their mother, Lyanna, and told her with certain confidence that the girl would be a warg and a strong greenseer; few believed him until the girl turned seven. Manasa had wandered from the castle, beyond the wall with their elder brother to see the winter beyond when the bear came out of nowhere and attacked them. No one could figure out why the bear was awake in the winter, and none could understand what happened afterward; the great beast had roared before them, the horses bucked and the girl child fell from her pony into the snow but never cried out. The bear calmed under the gaze of the girl; her eyes flickered that vibrant green and yellow, momentarily matching the bears before the animal nuzzled her face and picked her off the ground. The bear never bothered them again.
Other

• Manasa is a powerful warg and greenseer, still coming into her powers. Only her brothers, mother and father know about this. It has been kept secret from everyone else and the meister present at her birth is long dead.
• She has three animal companions that go everywhere with her; a Linx, a direwolf and a raven
• Her Direwolf is the sole surviving animal of the litter; the she-wolf if called Echo
• The Linx goes by the name Shiva

[smarty0114]

@smarty0114
I'm almost done mine. My laptop died and I had to restart it.

@ViolentViolet

Yay!

We'll they'd likely be interacting with the King himself, with the knight of the duo petitioning to serve in the Kingsguard. The knight would be a bastard of house Greyjoy (of which there are always plenty) and the squire one of the only (if not the only) surviving heirs of House Mudd.

@Xenonia

That would be fine I think.

[Kaalee]

Perfect, they would also most likely be interacting with my character, the heir presumptive of Greyjoy. I say go ahead and create character sheets.

[ViolentViolet]

@smarty0114
I have a question for you actually. I shall PM it to you in a moment.

[Emma]

So since its been 100 years, the wards would be the great grand children of the original GOT characters? It would be like 3 generations later right??

[smarty0114]

So since its been 100 years, the wards would be the great grand children of the original GOT characters? It would be like 3 generations later right??

@Emma

Yep most likely. I guess it's possible that they could be just grandchildren but that would be pretty unlikely.

[Kaalee]

Anywhere from 3 to 5 generations after, yes.

[AtomicNut]

This is starting to get confusing already...

[Kaalee]

@AtomicNut How so?

[AtomicNut]

I don't know who has a character pending and whatnot. And what to expect of other rivals wards.

[Kaalee]

@AtomicNut so the only one of the "wards" that are available is the Targaryen. And as for what to expect, I don't think any of us know what to expect.

[Xenonia]

Appearance:
Quote about your Character: "He's bold, sure. But bold does not make him a true Greyjoy."
Quote by your Character: "Men are like twigs, even the strongest will snap under a forceful heel."
Name: Lowell Salt
Nickname: Ser Lowell the Stoneblooded
Age: 33
House: Greyjoy (Bastard)
Parents: Aemon Greyjoy, a cousin to the king of the Isles.
Siblings: None legitimate.
Personality: Ser Lowell takes the best traits of an Ironborn and mixes them with the worst traits of a bastard: He is strong, capable, and quite brave, but quick to give others credit he deserves, and easily humiliated. His anger is bottled away, hidden until the heat of battle, as any bastard knows their place is never assured, and one mistake could mean the end.
Skills: Ser Lowell is an excellent swordsman, rivaling the skills of the fearsome Braavosi first swords, or a Khal of the Dothraki. His marksmanship with a crossbow is also quite adequate, though not anywhere near as remarkable.
Religion: Faith of the Drowned God
Bio: Lowell Salt was born in unforgiving circumstances, to a cruel but craven father, in a land ruled by thieves and murderers. His mother was one of Aemon Greyjoy's "salt wives", marking him as little more than a peasant with a slightly better house. He hated the Islands, and left them as soon as he could, to travel Westeros as an unlanded Hedge Knight, taking a squire from the Riverlands to help guide him in the odd world of mainland politics.
Other: He firmly believes in the 'iron price'.

Appearance:

Hider

Quote about your Character: "You're a good lad, Bern, but you're not a knight yet."
Quote by your Character: "As you say, Master."
Name: Bernard Mudd
Nickname: Bern, Mud-boy
Age: 12
House: Mudd
Parents: John III Mudd, a brave but foolish man, and an unnamed mother (both now dead).
Siblings: None
Personality: Bern is a very affable child, gregarious and charming in many ways. Although he is of a 'noble house', he is neither prideful nor arrogant, believing humility to be the most important of virtues. He is, however, a bit of a coward, fearing swords, axes, whips, and such. This has not prevented him from becoming a squire to Ser Lowell.
Skills: He is a very charming boy, and is learning how to fight with a sword.
Religion: Faith of the Seven
Bio: When he was a young child, Bern loved to hear the stories about his House: their "extinction" and noble return, the heroes and kings... He dreamed to one day live it. Unfortunately, the part that he ended up living was the 'extinction' bit, when at the age of ten, he watched his father and family slain by soldiers of House Frey. Bern only survived by hiding within the horrid Sepulchre his great great grandfather had been buried in, and he was forced to remain there for weeks. It was not until he was found by the brave Ser Lowell that he began to recover from the affair, and has stayed faithfully by his master's side ever since.
Other: He has the ancient crown of House Mudd stashed away in his sack, to prevent it from being lost to enemy houses.

I WILL ADD PICTURES LATER

[Kaalee]

@Xenonia Accepted!

[NarcissisticPotato]

Finished! ^.^

Alyssa Arryn

Small and frail like the past few generations of Arryns are how most initially perceive her but they're dreadfully wrong. Ever since a young age, Alyssa was a climber and the servants casually joked that she was half goat. She's never wished to be a little lady and although she does have the appearance of one, she's the direct opposite - she's trained in whatever weapon her father allowed. Couple that with the climbing and most are surprised when she exposes both her speed and strength.

"Hmm... Another little falcon, you say? I hear she soars higher than any of her forefathers. There's Andal Blood in her veins; pure and furious, you see. But the little falcon better watch where she flies - her enemies do not walk upon the ground. No, her enemy hangs in the night sky, pale as snow with a beauty that can kill. T'is a dangerous time for little falcons, it seems."

"My father was weak, his father was weaker and his grandfather was the weakest. I am not weak. I will break the moon in two and let its blood seep down into Alyssa's Tears. If the knights of the Vale will not follow me then I shall find new knights. Then we will go fishing, yes?"

Name: Alyssa Arryn

Nickname: Little Falcon (by those who favour her). The Arryn's Last Whore (by those who don't).

Age: 16

House: Arryn

Parents:
Lord Roland III Arryn:
It was said that in his youth, although he lacked physical strength, he was a wise man and very nearly repaired the Arryn's broken name. However, after falling into ill health, his mind weakened and he spent most of his days locked away in his chambers. He was ashamed that he failed in his mission to earn loyalty for his family again but used that shame to empower his only child, Alyssa. In her, he didn't encourage traditional virtues befitting of a lady - he knew she was the last hope they had and she had to be a strong leader or they would be wiped out. He taught her strategy, combat and politics. Alyssa loves him to no end but she knows he won't last much longer.

Lady Jeyne Hunter:
Alyssa never really knew much about her mother. She has a few small slivers of memories of the woman in which she remembers bright auburn hair and a gentle voice but that's about the height of it. Her father refuses to speak of her (Alyssa suspects a broken heart). From the small information she's gathered, she understood that her mother had great difficulty birthing her and when she was to bring another child into the world, she passed from blood loss, along with the child. Most held her in high regard, calling her beautiful and wise beyond her years.

Siblings: None.

Personality:
In the old ages, the Arryns were always recognised as able-bodied and noble but in recent times, both traits have seemed to be eradicated. Jon Arryn marked the last of the strong Arryns and the sons that followed him only seemed to be weak and afraid. Alyssa marks a turning point in the long history of the pureblood family. Unlike those who came before her, she's physically capable of fighting men who would have cut her father to pieces and it's no secret that she's kicked many a nobleman from his high horse in combat. To her, strength means everything in this trying time but she refuses to forget her honour. She wishes to be the greatest of Arryns and be remembered as the one who united the Vale under the Falcon's banner once again.

Outside of her duties, Alyssa can be passionate to the point where it borders on unhealthy. If she believes in something, she'll follow it to the end and she's outwardly not a big fan of the web of lies that are spun in the capitol. To her, honesty is a virtue, even if it is a brutal one at that. Mostly, she can be viewed as inappropriate with little care to whether she's offending the butcher's boy or the King of the Seven Kingdoms. She views most other noble families as cowards and she's been warned on more than one occasion that deeming the Targaryens no better than, "snakes in the grass", can lose her a head or two. Hotheaded and stormy, she'd be better suited as a Baratheon but her treacherous tongue has earned her both supporters and haters.

Skills:
It's no surprise that Alyssa was once viewed as half goat - learning to climb in the Eyrie of all places is no simple task and it requires a certain disregard for death. Through it all, she's become a better climber than most can ever claim to be. In terms of combat, she's bested nearly all of the Vale's knights that have come up against her (although they may have gone easy on her). She's become proficient in the use of daggers, short swords and sabers. Not only that but after reading of the Volantis Guards, the Tiger Cloaks, and their clawed gauntlets, she had her own pair forged which she seems awfully fond of. Traditional, lady-like pastimes go way over her head, even when she does put her mind to it. She could disarm a knight in a few strokes but needles are just pesky little bastards that only serve to prick her.

Religion: The Seven

Bio:
Even since a young age, Alyssa was always different. She rarely, if ever, played with the other children around her age, preferring to sneak away to the abandoned parts of the Eyrie. Some put it down to shyness while others reckoned it was just the initial symptoms of the Arryn's curse. The smartest, however, believed that she was just angry at everything around her. Even from a young age it was obvious that she wasn't very safe. The Knights of the Moon were garnering substantial power during this time and she had heard the whisperings of the servants. Her only option was to submit to the Lord of the Moon and pledge her hand in marriage or to wait in the Eyrie until his forces convinced her guards that guarding wasn't a good idea; she'd be found with her throat slit then.

Alyssa blatantly refused both options. She sought knowledge from her father - knowledge of war and leadership. She had no intent of dying or submitting. Alyssa only grew angrier as her knowledge grew. She yearned to see the outside world but knew that the threats around her limited her greatly. Anger led to hatred and soon she began concocting her own plans on how to rid herself of a pesky rebellion. All she had to do after that was wait. Wait and watch.

Other:
- Really hates the Tullies. She fully believes they are behind the Knights of the Moon rising to power so quickly. Actually, she doesn't really like most of the other great families...
- Regularly covers herself in a cloak in an attempt to conceal her gender so she may fight other opponents.
- Believes the Targaryens aren't suited for the monarchy but she doesn't publicly display this - they have dragons, after all.