Harrold Darklyn

Harrold Darklyn is the Lord of Duskendale and the son of the late Lord Jon Darklyn and Lady Valaena Velaryon. He was born and raised in Duskendale, which has given him an extreme love of his city and home.

## Appearance and Character

Harrold stands at a shade under six feet tall and has a lean and muscular build. He keeps his dark hair long and alternates between being clean shaven and having a short dark beard according to his moods. He has a fair complexion and striking blue/green eyes that changes with the light.

He enjoys the company of the fairer sex and always dresses in the finest quality apparel but tends to gravitate to darker and more muted colors. He commomly wears colors of a muted shade, preferring not to wear gaudy colors. He common wears either a silver or golden chain around his neck and various rings of either metal.

He has a sharp tongue and loves to laugh and jape with those close to him. Harrold loves to hunt and has been known to frequent taverns and inns and other houses of ill repute.

## History

Harrold was born in 105AC to Lady Valaena Velaryon and Lord Jon Darklyn. He was a feisty child and was forever getting into trouble with his brother and the other children around the Dun Fort.

Harrold was never especially close with his father as a child and so the upbringing of the young heir was left to his mother and his uncle, Ser Donnel Darklyn. Under the influence of his uncle, Harrold grew up interested in martial activities more so than his scholarly studies. He spent much of his time in the training yard, watching people train with his uncle until he was old enough to wield a sword and shield himself.

His mother took him often enough to visit her family on Driftmark. He developed a high regard for his Velaryon cousins and a liking for the picturesque look of the sea but with a hatred for boats.

 As he grew older the dislike between father and son mellowed a bit, leading to a grudging filial respect but nothing warmer than that.

 When Harrold was thirteen in 118AC, his father secured Harrold the role of being a squire to the young Prince Baelor Targaryen, during the visit of the Prince. It was a role the young Darklyn took to right away and quite enjoyed as well. He made friends and got to see more of the realm than Duskendale and the Dun Fort, something that helped him grow as a person. However he also greatly enjoyed the times that he was able to return to his home. He heard the whispers about the young Prince and his sister Shiera Waters and his eyes, though young could see how Shiera changed around Baelor.

 He was a winess to the political marriage between Baelor and Ellyn Tarbeck and saw that develop into respect. When Ellyn died in 122AC Harrold saw how the Prince grieved and accompanied him to Dragonstone in the aftermath. In 123AC Harrold was again witness to the meeting of Prince Baelor and Shiera.

In 124AC, on his nineteenth nameday, Harrold was knighted by Prince Baelor and he returned to Duskendale full time, helping his father with some of his duties as lord and enjoying most of his free time in the taverns or the training yard.

## Current Events

Following his beloved mother's death in 128AC and then his father's death in 129AC, Harrold took up most of the duties of running his lordship and city, except for the stewardship of it, leaving that to the competent Shiera Waters.

## Family

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## Skills, Mastery, and Attributes

Points:

* Martial 7
* Combat 10
* Statecraft 3
* Reputation 4

Attribute:

* Bellicose

Skills:

Logistics(MAR), Skirmishing(MAR), Weapon Proficiency(COM)[Swords,Shields], Endurance(COM)

Mastery:

Duelist(COM)