Victor Tyrell

== Personality ==
=== Personality Description ===
Victor is a kind person who can be a very honorable person and carries a strong belief of right and wrong just like his father. He has no qualms with being blunt to people if need be, telling it like it is while being stubborn like a mule. Surprisingly he can be quite charming with the ladies as many have swooned over him especially in his youth. 
He shows great care and adoration for his sister Gwendolyn, always trying his best to look out for her. However he sometimes tends to get stressed and he usually has conflicts in himself which stays secret between him and his sister.
=== Goals and Motivation ===
Prosperity for The Reach and his House
=== Reputation ===
Since becoming Lord of Highgarden, Victor has done his best to be fair and impartial when faced with disputes, even for the minor Houses sworn to him and those of his cousins in Houses Redwyne, Hightower, and Tarly. On the battlefield however Victor has shown to be a skilled warrior and a surprisingly charismatic leader.
== Backstory ==
Victor is the first born son of Garland Tyrell and the Lord of Highgarden, from a young age he looked up to his father and grew up with a sense of duty for his family. When he was 5 he stole a sparring sword and sparring to train by himself. He'd sneak off to the woods and trained whenever got a chance. Once he was caught his father punished him and taught him about duality and honor. He learned other things over the years as he got older like archery, hand-to-hand combat, and horseback riding. 
However he learned from his swordsmanship teacher Garron, that things such as honor wouldn't help him much in a fight and showed him this by using underhanded tricks and dirty tactics whenever they were sparring, in one such sparring match Garron tripped up Victor causing him to fall to the ground so when Garron went over to seemingly help him up to his feet but instead got a surprise kick in the jaw from Victor hard that Garron was spitting up blood with him nearly biting off his own tongue. He knew from then on that honor among men was a given and if he wanted to stay alive he'd have to fight however he had too, though Victor never truly gave up on his own honor as a Tyrell. He also has a younger sister, Gwendolyn who he adores. Their relationship has always been good, they’re very protective of each other and love each other deeply, having a bond that many siblings simply don’t. In fact Victor once broke a guardsmen’s jaw when he made a negative comment about his sister’s dress.
As years passed Victor's father Garland grew sick and despite the efforts of the Maesters there seemed to be no way to save him as the man would pass away two months later with Victor inheriting Highgarden as its Lord and the new Lord Paramount of the Mander at the age of 22.
His first year as Lord Paramount would have him quell a possible civil war between House Fossoway of Cider Hall and House Ashford. Supposedly Lord Fossoway's son was caught in the bed of Lord Ashford's daughter to which he was taken and thrown into the dungeons of the castle, when the news reached Cider Hall Lord Fossoway alongside 30 of his men plus 20 more from New Barrel rode off to Ashford to retrieve his son they would be met with the stubbornness of Lord Ashford as the man refused to release the boy. When Lord Fossoway threatened the possibility of war if his son wasn't returned to him; he'd be laughed at by Lord Ashford as the man took the threat lightly and brushed him off. Two days later Ashford was besieged by the red and green apples of House Fossoway, an army of nearly two thousand strong with House Ashford luckily able to push the invading forces back. 
Upon hearing of this event Victor was quick to act and personally rode to Ashford himself to speak with Lord Ashford. In mere seconds of arriving at the castle Victor immediately put the older lord in his place, ordering the immediate release of Lord Fossoway's son and ordering his presence in Highgarden along with his daughter in three days. After Lord Fossoway's son was released and brought to Victor he would then ride to Cider Hall where he returned the boy to his father before also requesting the appearance of the lord of Cider Hall and his son at Highgarden in three days. Once those three days past both Lord Fossoway and Lord Ashford along with their respective children arrived at Highgarden the young Lord Paramount would settle this issue once and for all. He would have the Fossoway boy and the Ashford girl marry, thus binding the two minor Houses and ending the issue before it could get any worse. While the two lords were against it at first Victor gave them an alternative of both Houses having portions of their lands and wealth taken to be distributed to the other neighboring Houses. For Lord Fossoway this meant all of House Fossoway, including both Cider Hall and New Barrel, thus Lord Fossoway complied while Lord Ashford needed some further convincing but eventually he too complied. 
As a precaution Victor decided to host the Wedding at Highgarden, wishing to keep an eye on those of Fossoway and Ashford should either side try something stupid during the wedding. 
This small threat of a civil war would be one of many events during the next five years as Lord Paramount, leading all the way to the events of the present day.
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