Halleck Drumm

Maege Drumm

Halleck Drumm is the son of Wulfgar Drumm and his wife Stonehouse. He is a charming, callow youth, more used to the rise and fall of conversation than the clash and crash of steel.

## Appearance and Character

Halleck is a comely, lean man, not fat yet clearly not used to the kind of hard life that many ironborn find themselves subjected too. His hands are without the callouses that typically found among warriors, his muscles not yet taut with use. His eyes are expressive and quick, and his smile is quick to emerge, often when another is the subject of some jape.

Halleck is a well-spoken young man, used to using his tongue to get out of any trouble he may find himself in. He is more used to reading and subterfuge then other, more ironborn pursuits, reading charts and navigating for his brother upon his ship.

## History:

### Almost a Prince (78 AC - 89 AC)

Halleck Drumm was born to Wulfgar Drumm and Erena Stonehouse in the year 78 AC, a year before his uncle crushed the Greyjoy dynasty and declared their family supreme upon the islands. He has three older siblings, Lyra, Artos and Maege, though he has always been closest to Artos and Maege. Even before he proved himself invaluable to the Drumm cause, Wulfgar served as the steward of Old Wyk, helping his brother Lodos in a way that a maester would, were they a greenland house.

As he grew up, Halleck - as well as many of his other siblings, were told often of the reward that Wulfgar had been promised. He had been instrumental in the war, both using his darker talents to gain information from captives, as well as his skills as a diplomat. It was Wulfgar Drumm that was sent to the island of Blacktyde, and it was Wulfgar Drumm that brokered a deal with the cunning lord Blacktyde - a deal that would lead to them turning cloak and granting the Drumm side victory.

In return for his loyal service, King Lodos promised him that one day, he would be paid in full for what he was owed. That a great reward would be granted him, one worthy of the contributions he had given. He was Lodos’ last surviving brother, after all, their more brutish brother already having given his life in the name of Drumm Supremacy. And when Urragon took the throne, he too promised a reward to Wulfgar and his kin - though it was likely he thought of a reward much different from that of his fathers.

For all Wulfgar told his children, he was content to serve under the Drumm Kings. He enjoyed his work, and the freedom it afforded them. For while on the surface, Wulfgar Drumm was an atentive, loving parent, his own interests were more monstrous. He was a man who had studied the histories of House Drumm for quite some time, in particular that of the Necromander Dagon Drumm, and it was after him that Wulfgar most particularly placed himself. Torture, poisons, and darker arts were his chosen talents, and while these things never directly affected his children, they could not help but be warped and changed by living under such a patriarch.

### The Shadow of Better Men (89 AC - 95 AC)

With Urragon ascending to the Seadragon Throne did Halleck see a way for him to prove his worth. His older brother Artos already had some small acclaim as a warrior, and his sister had proven herself ably in other fields as well. Halleck threw himself into his readings, learning all he could from his father, though he dreamed of a more noble fate than a steward, even a King’s steward. He began to learn of the Greenlands particularly, as a hawk watches a mouse, devouring any literature or captives they still had.

He served his brother Artos when needed, and the two of them became a fast team, the muscular and tough war-captain and the slight, fast-talking diplomat. At the age of 16,  Halleck was a common sight on Artos’ ship, *Nightstalker*, well known by his crew and warriors. Though he did not exercise it often, he also watched his father at his other work, and learned the points on a man that would cause him pain and suffering.

Halleck also became well known of the young women of Old Wyk as well, his good looks and quick smile an easy favourite among the noble daughters of his father’s court, not to mention the prestige that accompanied his name. It was said that he took to that study as quickly as he had that of the mainland, though he took no salt wives, and bedded no thralls.

### Ambition Tempered by Caution (94 AC - 98 AC)

There was one element that his sons and he differed on - while Wulfgar was diligent and content to be loyal, both Artos and Halleck dreamed of fame and glory, of being uplifted from their landless station. Halleck began to ingratiate himself with King Urragon, attempting to prove himself diplomatically even as his brother sought out glory on the battlefield.

It was to King’s Landing Halleck’s eyes turned - and to the great funeral planned there. His dream was that of putting his skills to good use finally, to showing he was more than a mere steward’s son.