Arys Mount/History

## Early Life

Arys was born the third son to Lord Hugor and Lady Dorna Mount. His older siblings were Artys, Tybalt and Alyssa Mount.

Arys squired for an unknown Lord in his youth and was knighted, after which he was married to a Lady, Rowena, and sired a daughter with her, Alayne. While his wife and child remained at Windfall, the seat of House Mount, Arys ventured out into the world to serve those who would pay for his service and brought the coin back to his family.

During 280 AL, Arys returned to Windfall to find the gates barred from the inside. Unable to barge his way in, Arys had to scale the walls - only to find the corpses of every single man, woman and child killed by a plague.

Pressing a cloth to his mouth, Arys searched the keep for his family, only to find them all dead - his father having coughed up blood in the Lord's chair, his mother in bed, his wife in her chambers. Some bodies were never found. Though it seemed as if they had all died at once, they had truly died one by one - the elderly first, then the children, then the rest.

Unable to resurrect his house, Arys set off and left Windfall behind, frozen in time, and later found employment at Highpoint.

Refusing the coin Lord Whitehill would have given him, he requested the opportunity to live at Highpoint permanently as his payment. Arys was a background figure for most of Torrhen’s life, but his skill was famed throughout the stronghold - making him an ideal candidate for the elite guard.

While Lord Whitehill taught his sons the basics of sword fighting, Arys would often pick up the pieces and teach them techniques that could make all the difference in a fight.

## Season Two AU

### "Sown In Sorrow"

Arys accompanies Lord Torrhen Whitehill to Rillwater Crossing and participates in the capture of Talia Forrester. After Talia is knocked out by Brandon, Royland breaks Arys's arm in a fight.

He later brings Talia and Royland to Ironrath with the other guards and Torrhen, and regardless of what happened previously, he offers to help Talia up due to having some degree of chivalry left.

Arys departs back to Highpoint with his group.

### "Ashes and Snow"

Torrhen tells Greta Whitehill that Arys will accompany her to Thornbird Hall.

### "Ever Higher"

Alanna Snow mentions that Arys is visiting Silverglade, the seat of House Elliver, to search for Talia Forrester. While at Silverglade, Lord Elliver and his sibling prove to be courteous hosts and provide Arys with a meal.

Arys later returns to Highpoint and tells Torrhen of the events at Silverglade. He is then assigned as Greta Bole's personal guard.

Arys appears when Rodrik's group are ambushed. He enters the great hall with the rest of the Elite Guard through a side gate. Torrhen hands him his greatsword, Dusk, and tells him to swap weapons so he can 'do this the way he trained', referring to how he is a dual wielder. Arys later searches for Greta Whitehill and her son Karl to get them to safety, unaware that Ned Thornton has found them. Arys enters the hallway, placing himself in front of the Lady. Greta does not want to leave him alone to fight Ned but Arys insists, telling her that her duty is to protect Karl. Greta reluctantly leaves and Ned goads Arys on, calling him nothing more than one of Torrhen's weapons. Arys rejects this philosophy, yelling that he is not Torrhen's weapon, but Greta's shield.