Benedar Brax

Elyana Brax

Alayne Brax

Kyra Brax

Byron Brax

Victaria Brax

Marissa Brax

**Benedar Brax** is the Head of House Brax and the current Lord of Hornvale. He is the eldest child of Lord Adrian Brax and his Lady Wife Denyse Doggett, and has ruled Hornvale for over thirty years since his father’s unexpected death.

He was married to the late Lady Anya Turnberry who gave him five daughters; Rosamund, Ceryse, Elyana, Alayne and Kyra. Benedar is now married to Lady Garla Lydden and has had a son, Byron.

## Appearance and Character

Benedar is a portly man, standing at the height of 5’6 and looking much like the caricature of the ageing, rude and corpulent Lord. His hair has thinned in recent years, yet still maintains the fiery red colour that it held back in his youth. Despite only being in his early forties, Benedar already has an awful amount of wrinkles adorning his face, with a thick walrus moustache covering up the ones surrounding his mouth.

His personality also exemplifies the caricature; half the time he’s bad tempered, and the other half of the time he’s even worse. Often he is alone by himself in his solar, nibbling on an oatcake or a strip of bacon, sipping on some wine and reading a book, insulting anyone to disturb him whether it be a servant or one of his own daughters.

Benedar is immensely concerned with the status of House Brax however, caring not about the whims of his children but of how they treat the family name.

## History

**Early Life**

Maester Owen, the long since dead Maester of Hornvale, had spoke of how little Benedar was unlikely to survive the night of his birth, and even if he did, he was most likely going to die before he hit his first name day. For Benedar was a sickly babe, and much too small for a newborn.

However he proved the senile Maester wrong, quickly getting chubbier until at the age of one, Benedar was as strong as any other babe of his time. He had a bright red tuft of hair, striking grey eyes and a wide and cheery grin whenever he looked at someone.

Soon in 52AC his twin sisters, Victaria and Marissa, were born. After that, in 55AC, his brother Larence was brought into the world, and finally in 58AC his final sibling, Balon was born. For his childhood, the Brax family was a happy one; memories of playing with his father around the castle, fighting with his brother or annoying his sisters are ones that Benedar occasionally looks back on fondly.

He began squiring at age ten, to Ser Marlon Doggett, a household knight and uncle to the young lad. He learned the ways of basic combat, yet could still easily be bested by decent swordsmen.

Then, only a few days after his sixteenth nameday, his lord father Adrian Brax suddenly died of a heart attack.

Grief overwhelmed him and his family for a few days, yet Benedar only three days after his father’s death had a complete personality change. What was once a joyful and kind boy had now become a stern, rude and harsh man.

His early reign was largely a one of peace, giving Benedar the time to do what he truly desired; reading. Over the next few years, he expanded the Hornvale library tenfold, reading literature from long dead Kings and Lords on how to rule a stable realm, or by Maesters detailing the art of siegecraft and the importance of sturdy walls.

In 67AC, the Lord Brax married his first wife, the Lady Anya Turnberry. The marriage was less of a political move and more just the necessity of an heir, and rarely did Benedar spend any time with his newly wed wife.

Yet, in 68AC his first child was born. A daughter, whom he named Rosamund, and whom he promptly tossed to the wet nurses to care for. He wished for a son, his reasoning being that he did not want to be the Lord that let a woman rule Hornvale.

In the following years, little changed. More daughters, more reading. Benedar was said to have become even more irritable during those years, and would for days at a time refuse to speak to anyone and instead lock himself in his solar, only allowing servants bearing meals to enter.

However time had caught up to Hornvale, and the winter began to descend upon their valley in the mountains. Enough food had been stored for a three or four year winter in the castle, yet the town of Hornton could sustain for only just two years, and the surrounding hamlets were even wors.

Starvation began to plague the Brax lands, and entire villages went without food. Fearing for his life in case of a peasant revolt, Benedar locked the gates to Hornvale, leaving his people to starve. His brother, Larence, was told to quell the outrage in Hornton, and brought with him a small retinue of men at arms.

The peasants were already angered at how their Lord at just abandoned them during the winter, yet they were even more so when they noticed his brother parading through the empty main square. A horde of starving peasants surrounded the retinue, which began as throwing rocks, then turned into shoving them, until it finally escalated into violence when a butcher stuck a cleaver into the throat of one of the men at arms.

Of the thirty men that went down to Hornton, only one managed to escape. He told of how the peasants tore limbs off, and were already setting up a fire to cook the dead bodies. It is unknown if this is an exaggeration, but none of the bodies of the men who went down that day we’re ever found.

The tragedies in the Brax family were far from over however, as Lady Anya was going through a particularly difficult pregnancy throughout 75AC. When the birthing came, she was too weak to survive through it, and died only a minute after her fifth daughter was born.

Eventually the winter came to a close, and the valleys of Hornvale began to prosper once again. Determined to ensure no winter ever crippled his lands again, Benedar began to ensure that his domain was as efficient as possible, as well as network with the people under him to learn how the general mood of his people were, lest another uprising take place.

He remarried, this time to the Lady Garla Lydden, who soon after gave birth to their only child and Benedar’s first son, Byron Brax. According to his sisters, this was the first time Benedar had smiled in over twenty years.

Just as insulted as Lords Lannister and Tyrell at the comments made by King Viserys, Benedar was only too happy to join his forces to the cause and march on Kings Landing. Under the command of his brother, Ser Balon Brax, the knights of Hornvale marched alongside their liege lords.

However, upon the Battle of Kings Landing, a large chunk of the Brax men burned after Balerion roared, with Ser Balon falling with them. When the white leave was declared, Benedar was furious. Believing that the Targaryen dynasty had rapidly fallen in the century they had ruled, he is a firm supporter in avenging his brothers death and winning a rebellion against the Throne.

## Timeline

* 49AC - Benedar is born to Adrian and Denyse Brax at Hornvale
* 52AC - Twin sisters, Victaria and Marissa, are born at Hornvale
* 55AC - Larence Brax is born at Hornvale
* 58AC - Balon Brax is born at Hornvale
* 65AC - Lord Adrian dies and Benedar ascends to Lord of Hornvale
* 67AC - Benedar and Anya Turnberry marry in a small ceremony
* 68AC - Rosamund Brax is born at Hornvale
* 70AC - Ceryse Brax is born at Hornton
* 73AC - Elyana Brax is born at Hornvale
* 74AC - Alayne Brax is born at Hornvale
* 75AC - Larence Brax is killed in a peasant revolt at Hornton
* 75AC - Kyra Brax is born and Anya Turnberry dies in childbirth, leaving Benedar a widow
* 79AC - Benedar remarries to Lady Garla Lydden
* 81AC - Benedar’s first son, Byron Brax, is born at Hornvale
* 87AC - Benedar along with his brother, Balon, travel to Braavos, Pentos and Myr.
* 93AC - The Rosegold Rebellion begins and Benedar sends his men to fight for the Lannister’s
* 95AC - Balon Brax, Benedar’s brother, is killed in the Battle of Kings Landing

## Family

* Adrian Brax, late Lord of Hornvale, b.15AC - d.65AC
* (m.) Denyse Doggett, Dowager Lady of Hornvale, b.29AC
	+ Benedar Brax, Lord of Hornvale, b.49AC
	+ (m.) Anya Turnberry, former Lady of Hornvale, b.47AC - d.75AC
		- Rosamund Brax, daughter of Benedar and Anya, b.68AC
		- (m.) Alester Florent
		- Ceryse Brax, daughter of Benedar and Anya, b.70AC
		- (m.) Lord Doggett
		- Elyana Brax, daughter of Benedar and Anya, b.73AC
		- Alayne Brax, daughter of Benedar and Anya, b.74AC
		- Kyra Brax, daughter of Benedar and Anya, b.75
		- Byron Brax, son of Benedar, b.81AC
	+ Victaria Brax, daughter of Adrian and Denyse, b.52AC
	+ (m.) Arthur Crakehall, Lord of Crakehall, b.48AC
		- Megan Crakehall, daughter of Arthur and Victaria, b.71AC
		- Anya Crakehall, daughter of Arthur and Victaria, b.73AC
		- Titus Crakehall, son of Arthur and Victaria, b.75AC
		- Loras Crakehall, son of Arthur and Victaria, b.78AC
	+ Marissa Brax, daughter of Adrian and Denyse, b.52AC
	+ (m.) Stafford Lannister
		- Tyrion Lannister, son of Stafford and Marissa, b.68AC
		- Tysha Lannister, daughter of Stafford and Marissa, b.70AC
	+ Larence Brax, son of Adrian and Denyse, b.55AC - d.75AC
	+ (m.) Perriane Plumm, b.54AC
		- Darren Brax, son of Larence and Perrianne, b.74AC
	+ Balon Brax, son of Adrian and Denyse, b.58AC - d.93AC
		- Ilyn Hill, Bastard son of Balon, b.75AC
		- Reynard Hill, Bastard son of Balon, b.77AC

## Household Members

* Darren Brax, Castellan of Hornvale
* Eldrick, Septon of the Sept of Horns
* Prudence, Septa of Hornvale
* Laenor, Maester of Hornvale
* Ilyn Hill, Captain of Guard of Hornvale and Hornton
* Unwin Doggett, Master-at-Arms of Hornvale
* Tristan Turnberry, Commander of Hornton
* Denys, Smith of Hornvale

## Meta

Skills: Networking, Siegecraft, Logistics, Fortifications, History and Law, Geography

Attributes: Shrewd and Imperious

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