Eddison

Eddison, also called "Edd" for short, is the young orphan squire of Ser Denys of the Bloody Pass.

## Appearance

Of average height, quite strong for his age, Eddison's face is plain and honest, his eyes are green and seem to be always curiously looking around. At first glance, he doesn't seem very sharp, sporting a bewildered look contrasting with the stern, cold appearance of Ser Denys.

He isn't very gracious, as a young man, his body barely started to develop and he hasn't adjusted to these changes yet.

## History

### The Orphan

Born near the end of the Fourth Dornish War, Eddison never knew his parents. They died shortly after his birth, killed by Dornishmen, and Eddison was taken to an orphanage by a friend of his family. The fear of suffering the same fate as his parents haunted him during his childhood, the Dornishmen terrified him.

He always was a curious boy, getting himself in bad situations, like the time he ran away from the Orphanage and got bit by a snake. The Orphanage's caretaker quickly took him to a healer and Eddison survived the bite, but that didn't stop him from receiving a clout to the ear that made his head spin twice around.

### The Squire

One day, a Knight came to the Orphanage, and it seemed like he was going to stay for a while. Eddison had heard tales and legends of brave, gallant knights throughout his childhood,this man seemed brave indeed, yet his armor looked old and used, far from his conception of the shiny dashing knight.

Eddison spent a few weeks watching the knight from afar, curious yet slightly scared of the man who never laughed. One day, he decided to take a closer look at his horse, curious as to what a true war steed looked like from up close, and was caught red handed by Ser Denys. Instead of giving him a beating like he expected, the man ordered him to feed and clean the horse, and Eddison eagerly did so, relieved to avoid getting beat up. That day, Eddison became a squire.

What followed were years of tough training, Denys was relentless, humorless, unforgiving and short tempered, yet Eddison held the man in high esteem, he was a good teacher, and he seized this chance of breaking away from the pitiful life that awaited him, Eddison was grateful for that. Ser Denys would often tell the boy war stories, leaving none of the gruesome details out and Eddison thought that the knight purposedly added made up details to scare him, but he wasn't scared, and the more Denys told him about the Dornishmen the more Eddison's fear of them turned into hate.

Ser Denys taught him how to take care of and ride a horse, how to wield a mace, fight with a sword, hit for the weakest spots of a knight's armor with a lance, yet it was with the bow that Eddison found his greatest ability. Denys never spent much time teaching him about using a bow, that's a skill Eddison developped on his own, a skill that would prove very useful in the years to come.

### First steps into the World

When Ser Denys deemed him old and trained enough, he decided that it was time for them to leave the relative comfort of the orphanage, Ser Denys explained that he was sure there'd be a war soon, and that in order to defend the Marches, Eddison would have to become a true man of the Marches. They packed their horses, their weapons, a bit of food, said their farewells and rode deep into the Red Mountains. The year they spent up there was harsh, they didn't eat everyday, and even though Eddison was good with a bow, there wasn't much wildlife to hunt in the arid mountains.

When they came down from the mountains a year later, Eddison had grown into a young man, with the first patches of beard appearing on his chin. He hardened by Denys's side, became tougher, stronger. But he still had much to learn, and with the dark clouds gathering on the horizon, Eddison was sure there would be plenty opportunities to learn from in the future.