Jackar Celtigar

*"Vaegon Velaryon has the strongest claim amongst us! From his bloodline being of Old Valyria and his relations to Rhaenys Targaryen, the Queen who never was and Baela Targaryen the wife of Lord Alyn Oakenfist. He should be our King."*

- **Lord **Jackar Celtigar**** 'Old Crabb' to the Great Council.

Lord **Jackar Celtigar**, commonly known as the "Old Crabb" is the old Lord of Claw Isle, Hand of the King to Vaegon Velaryon and Head of House Celtigar. Father to Aelyx Celtigar and Ardrian Celtigar, married to Desmera Darklyn. He lead House Celtigar during the Laughing Storm's Rebellion and is famous across the Seven Kingdoms.

## Biography

### Background

The Ruling Lord of Claw Isle, Jackar Celtigar was the first son of Lord Criston Celtigar. Though he was a child when the First Blackfyre Rebellion happened, the boy was raised on the stories of the Battle of the Redgrass field by his father. In 209 AC, Jackar had attended the Tourney of Ashford Meadows where he had witnessed the legendary Trial of Seven which unfortunately ended in Prince Baelor's death,in that very same year when the Great Spring Sickness swept through the continent,it took Jackar's mother away from him. Lord Criston would not be the same man after his wife's death,but soon after Lord Criston would remarry as he found comfort in Lady Samantha Sunglass,angered at his father's quickness from moving on from his mother's death,Jackar would not attend his father's wedding instead sailing off to the Free Cities where he toured from Braavos to Lys for three years before returning home to find out he now is an older brother to two new siblings - Aelor and Cynda.

Jackar himself would be married at the age of twenty and five to Lady Desmera Darklyn. In 219 AC,the Third Blackfyre Rebellion begun as Bittersteel and Haegon Blackfyre invaded Westeros with the Golden Company, Criston Celtigar wanting to settle a score with Bittersteel took Jackar and his men marched alongside with the Targaryen host to face them. The Bards sang that Criston and Bittersteel met on the field of battle as the Crab Lord tried to hack him to pieces with his Valyrian steel axe,but Criston was old by then and Bittersteel was a decade younger than him, the Bracken Bastard would slew Criston as Jackar watched his father fall,picking up his axe Jackar tried to avenge his father but to no avail. In the Aftermath of the failed invasion, Jackar along with Prince Maekar and Lord Bloodraven pleaded King Aerys to execute Bittersteel instead the King sent him to the Watch where men loyal to him had freed him from captivity and escaped once more.

In the wake of Lord Criston's death, Jackar became the new Lord of Claw Isle in time as his wife gave birth to their newborn son Corlyn, they would have another child - this time a daughter which he named her Aelyx. Jackar would rule Claw Isle peacefully as he strengthen the Celtigar's known wealth through trade, Lady Desmera would give him another son and he would also secure a marriage for his half sister Cynda to Vaegon Velaryon the heir of Driftmark and made his half brother Aelor the Commander of his Ships.

Kings came and gone during Jackar's lifetime, the Crab Lord would be offered a position as Steward of Summerhall by King Maekar. Gladly accepting this position, he would leave for the Stormlands, Jackar would then promote Aelor as the Regent of Claw Isle until his eldest son came of age. In 236 AC during the reign of King Aegon V the Blackfyre threat came back and haunts Westeros once more, Corlyn Celtigar along with his Uncle Aelor would participate in this war but as the gods give and the gods take away,Corlyn would be struck down at the Battle of Wendwater Bridge by a Golden Company Officer. When Jackar received the news of his eldest son's death, Summerhall would hear the Old Crab weeping for days.

### Recent Events

Jackar continued his duty as Steward of Summerhall until the rebellion of the Laughing Storm, the Old crab peacefully surrendered Summerhall to the Stormlander host that approaches it,he was then hailed as a hero for saving the lives of the men and women that worked there. Jackar would return to Claw Isle where he resume his role as Lord of Claw Isle as the war rages on in the Seven Kingdoms. But as fate would have of him,Jackar joined his good brother Vaegon Velaryon to quell unrest in King's Landing, in an unfortunate turn of events which resulted in the deaths of the Royal family saved for Princess Rhaelle. Jackar would put forward the claim of Vaegon Velaryon as the new King of Westeros in the Great Council of 240AC, the great council would conclude to Vaegon's victory and ascension as now a new era befalls on the Seven Kingdoms.

## Quotes

*"What is Summerhall worth?"*

- Jackar says to Ormund Baratheon infront of the large Baratheon host outside Summerhall.

## META

This character is played by Cloud Jumper, Cloud\_Jumper#4319