Jeyne Mooton

Jeyne Mooton is the youngest sibling and only sister of Lord Jonah Mooton. As Stewardess of Maidenpool, Jeyne shoulders the various responsibilities her brothers, Jonah and Jammos, chronically neglect. Though Jonah is lord, Jeyne is often regarded as the real head of House Mooton.

## Appearance and Personality

Jeyne Mooton is a petite, slender woman, with flat breasts and a narrow, boyish frame. She has wispy blonde brows, often seen furrowed with either curiosity or consternation, and wide salmon-colored lips, which smirk far more than they smile. Her face is squarely defined by her strong jaw and her most defining feature: her long, lustrous hair, loose golden ringlets which cover her shoulders and cascade freely past her waist. To compliment this fair hair, and to proudly tout the colors of her house, Jeyne typically garbs herself in various vibrant shades of red and pink, accented with black and white. These colors also serve to bring out the green of her hazel eyes.

Jeyne is an incorrigible know-it-all who prides herself on both the breadth and depth of her intelligence. When not overperforming in her duties as Stewardess of Maidenpool, the young Mooton woman can often be found in the library, sating her voracious appetite for learning. She has a particular fondness for history and law, unsurprising given her regimented, moralistic temperament. Some would describe her as arrogant, inconsiderate, and brittle, yet even they recognize her to be kind and just at heart. Her love for her subjects and her city is deep and unabiding.

## History

In 77 AC, Jeyne Mooton was born to Ser Maegor Mooton, eldest brother of Lord Aegon Mooton, and Kyra Frey, his wife. She was the third, and last, of their children, preceded by two brothers: Jonah and Jammos. One year later, her lord uncle was executed for his part in the failed Hook Uprising. His wife, Lyanna Brune, and their only child, Yna Mooton, fled Maidenpool shortly thereafter. Subsequently, Jeyne's father became Lord of Maidenpool.

Over the next ten years, Jeyne enjoyed an ordinary, if lonely, childhood. Neither of her brothers bothered to spend much time with their annoying little sister and most of the other children considered her to be a droll, uptight bookworm. Noone bullied her outright - she was the daughter of the lord, after all - but most found ways to politely circumnavigate spending time with her. Her father was no better; he was almost always busy with his lordly duties, and even when he wasn't, his presence was far from comforting. He was a dreadfully mercurial man; one never knew if he would care too much, or not care at all. Loneliness was a familiar feeling for young Jeyne, one which she often squelched with escapism. Bereft of close relationships, Jeyne turned to books, compensating for her budding insecurities with knowledge and drowning her loneliness by constantly simulating her mind.

However, Jeyne did always have one person she could rely on: her mother. Whereas Lord Maegor was attentive to his people and somewhat estranged from his family, his wife, Kyra Frey, was quite the opposite. Most considered her an unpleasant, aloof, pretentious woman, but she loved her family and was loved in return. Jeyne adored her mother and grew up emulating her, exacerbating the natural similarities of their personalities. Needless to say, Jeyne continued to struggle to make new friends, and thusly, persisted in her studies. Reserved, but not unhappy.

It was at the age of eleven that life began to change for Jeyne - at first, for the worse, but later, for the better. Not long after her nameday, rumors began to circulate that a murder had taken place in Dyre Den. The long exiled former Lady of Maidenpool, Lyanna Brune, had been brutally stabbed to death, while her daughter, Yna, had narrowly escaped and disappeared. In whispers, men accused Lord Maegor's brothers of the crime, imagining that one of them had kidnapped the girl with the intent to marry her. After all, as the only child of the late Lord Aegon, she had a strong claim to Maidenpool. These mumblings proved to be untrue, but not unrelated, as they did indeed mirror the madness that had motivated the crime. Lord Maegor himself had sent an assassin after his niece, fearing that one of his brothers would marry her and stage a coup. And if he had only been successful, many more lives might have been spared.

Upon hearing news of Yna's escape, Maegor's madness grew. Not only had he failed to kill his niece, but he had also given her ample motive for revenge. It seemed inevitable that she would convince one or more of his brother's to take up arms, to avenge her murdered mother and claim Maidenpool for herself. Thus, Maegor hatched a terrible scheme: to preempt any betrayal, for his sake, for his family's sake, and for Maidenpool's sake. In the dead of night, he set loose a dozen catspaws in his own keep and had every man of House Mooton, aside from himself and his sons, killed. They were exceedingly successful in their mission, though the gruesome act incited a panic that killed many more. Upon learning that armed men had infiltrated the castle and murdered nearly every member of House Mooton, some of the servants fled in a stampede, while others began to loot. Amidst the chaos, a lantern was dropped, inciting a raging fire that hollowed out nearly half the keep. Fortunately, Jeyne managed to barricade herself in a stone storeroom for the duration of the crisis; unfortunately, a collapsed ceiling sealed the door from the other side. For an entire moon, Jeyne subsisted off of the food and drink stored in her little pantry, progressively losing hope that she would ever be found. Yet, eventually, the rubble was cleared and Jeyne was freed.

Following a tearful reunion with her mother, who had presumed that Jeyne was among the nameless masses claimed by the fire, the Mooton girl was informed of all that had transpired. Her father had been apprehended, judged by House Tully, and sentenced to death. Her brother, Jonah, now Lord of Maidenpool, had been sent to Riverrun to swear his fealty and be raised under the watchful supervision of his liege. Jammos had lost a leg in the fire, but was otherwise safe and healthy. And, lastly, her mother had been tasked with governing Maidenpool until her son came of age.

After taking some time to recover from her traumatic experience, Jeyne reacclimated to her life. In addition to resuming her usual studies, she also began to assist her mother in her duties as regent. Through experience and the guidance of countless books, Jeyne became an able-minded leader, and eventually, when she herself came of age, her brother granted her the title of Stewardess. While Jonah continues to gallivant about the Riverlands, pretending to be naught more than a hedge knight, and Jammos wastes his life away in taverns and brothels, Jeyne shoulders their responsibilities and deftly governs her city of Maidenpool. With her leadership, the damaged city moves towards a brighter future, though the shadow of her father's madness remains, both in the city and in Jeyne herself.