Corwin Staedmon

He is the fourth son of previous Lord Trenton Staedmon and Lady Kaylin Staedmon (née Musgood). He is a younger brother of the current Lord Nakario Staedmon. Corwin was named after Corwin Caron, a man that his father found admiring. Corwin is an excellent fighter, making his own future away from Broad Arch but recently he has returned with an even worse reputation. His personal emblem is that of House Staedmon with a twist. Its insted a red dagger piercing a black heart on white de sang within an undulating black border.

## Relations

### Spouse(s)

Elisa Darke (un-official)Pyrra of Pentos (un-official), Katlyn Kellington

### Paramour(s)

Arenna Musgood, Pyrrha of Pentos, "Rossanna",

### Children

Godfrey & Korvend Storm, Castanna & Amelira, Jaseon Storm, Dyamida Staedmon (allegedly), multiple other Bastards

### Siblings

Nakario Staedmon, Faeya Staedmon, Oberon Staedmon, Durran Staedmon

## Appearance and Character

Corwin is a thin and tall man, he is the tallest of the triplets. He has a shaggy beard, and unlike Durran he doesn't have a broken nose, and retained his black hair, altough in strains. He is lighter than Durran but still very muscular and in a better shape than any of his brothers.

He sees himself as a problem solver, mostly in a violent fashion and has a pention for dark humour. Corwin is just as capable of being intelligent as his siblings, altough his cleverness has far more criminal energy. Others find him "deliberately amoral" with a "practiced cynicism", meaning that he usually has little regard for social conventions or human life. There are only two things Corwin truly enjoys and those are combat and woman. While he has the brain for politics, he lacks the patience for it similar to Nakario or the ability to sugarcoat his dislikes like Durran. He is the least stern of his siblings and has a fair share of his mother's temperament. What drives him is the search for adventure, fame and coin. He seems to be also a good fiction writer, as many of his letters sent to Durran seem to be full with exaggerations.

## History

The triplets were born during a stormy night at Broad Arch. Ser Corwin grew up with the sense of doing tasks that others hadn't the guts for and would often either take the blame for Oberon's actions or clear the messes of the former. But he would also drag Durran in schemes made by Oberon and together, the triplets proved to be a force to be reckon with. Corwin found his favourite person to torment in his sister Faeya and was the only one crying at his father's funeral, despite that he barely knew the Lord of Broad Arch. He was the first one to be sent away to be fostered at House Darke, this was done to especially seperate him from Oberon's influence and early betrothal between him and Elisa Darke was set. While his elder sister was sent with him to keep a watchful eye on him.

### 99 AC The Fostering

At the age of 9, Corwin was sent to Darkehold and fostered to be a knight. The decision had been made by Trenton before his untimely death. Early on it showed that despite his violent personality or maybe because of it, that he was deeply devoted to the Faith of Faith of R'hllor, although he couldn't exactly live out that faith in the Crownlands.

### 100 AC Called Back

But by the end of 99 AC, he was called back to home and his training paused. Corwin spent the next three years home, witnessing the terror and destruction of Broad Arch, while also continuing to practice his swordsmanship. It was during this time that he developed his peculiar sense of humour. It was during these pressing times that Corwin was eager to prove himself in a fight. In late 103 Corwin was sent to Nightsong in the hopes of him becoming a knight.

There he proved that he was not just good at solving problems, he could just as well create them. He entertained a good relationship with his future wife Elisa, who had accompanied him to Nightsong. There he started an illicit relationship with his cousin-twice-removed Arenna Musgood. Much to the chagrin of his actual fiance and to add insult to injury, it came to light that Corwin had wooed another cousin Ravella, who was ten years older, to teach him in bedchamber arts.

### Knighting and First Travels

In 107 AC, Corwin was knighted at the age of 17 by then he had surpassed Durran combat wise. Quickly after the ceremony, he ran away from Nightsong, only accompanied by Elisa and Arenna. He was present at each wedding of his brothers. The trio travelled to Greenstone, the island of House Estermont, there Corwin and Elisa pretended to be married and that Arenna was their maid. They thrived on Lord Estermont hospitality while racketeering money from the peasants until the scheme ran its course and they had to flee from the island. With the money he bought a ship and began plundering old ships around Shipbreaker Bay. For him it was less about the money and more about the adventure. His goal was to travel the farthest west and thus he travelled east, as in the Free Cities it was easier to make coin according to Corwin.

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With their ship the trio travelled to Pentos as House Tarth was not as kind as House Estermont. With his skills in swordsmanship, Corwin found quickly work as a hedge-knight, known for also doing the less savoury tasks. There he met another young knight with a similar personality and they instantly became friend. The young knight introduced himself as Ser Robyn Fossoway or as he was better known around Pentos: "Sour Robin Flowers". Corwin doubted that Robin was a member of a noble house from their first meeting on but Robin surely looked like a Reachman.

Three years later he married his longtime acomplice Elisa Darke in an unofficial ceremony, thus the two were never really married on paper. Not much later, she birthed him a son named Korvend and two years later another named Godfrey. While his paramour Arenna Musgood made him the father of twin girls, which he named in honour of his grandmother and great-grandmother. Sadly this put too much strain on Arenna and she died. The small family went back to Westeros as Arenna had wanted to be buried on home turf. Alongside them came his new paramour Pyrra and Corwin's best friend Robyn.

### A Time of Rest 113 AC - 116 AC

Corwin decided to stay at home for a while after Arenna's burial and take care of his wife, paramour, his now five children (Pyrra had given birth to a healthy boy named Jaseon, nicknamed Jace) and to reconnect with his siblings. It was at Durran's wedding that he fell for Katlyn Kellington, Corwin was now 24 while Katlyn was mere 17 years old. The girl was amazed by his stories and what he could report from Pentos. Corwin had seemingly no problem setting Elisa aside, a woman who had not only been at his side since they were nine years old and had given him sons, for a younger woman. Corwin had grown, in fact, wary of Elisa, considered her an old adventure and no longer exciting. While the romance between Corwin and Katlyn was blooming, it turned out that she could not bear children without the risk of death. Thus their relation became much more than physical and he continued to visit Elisa or Pyrra to satisfy his urges.

Corwin married very hastily but officially Katlyn Kellington against the wishes of Lord Nakario, House Darke and House Kellington. Yet he stayed for the wedding of Nakario (which was just as controversial among the rest of the marchers) and Oberon's wedding to **Darlyne Rogers**. But left Broad Arch with Ser Robin for a travel to the North. It was Faeya Staedmon who had to step up and mediate the rift between House Darke and House Staedmon.

### Surviving Alone 116 AC Onwards

What came for Corwin first was a test of survival in the north, he wanted to challenge himself and prove that the time of rest hadn't affected his skills. His friend Ser Robin tagged along as well as his sons Korvend and Jaseon, they fought Ironborn pirates alongside the Northmen and continued to travel together to various places, while sometimes visiting his home.

Around 127 AC, Corwin and Nakario had a falling out due to unknown reasons but it got Corwin informally exiled from Broad Arch.

## Recent Events

After spending three years exile, Corwin return to Broad Arch down on his luck and without any money. In order of getting his share of inheritance, he has agreed to join his brother's quest of finding Oberon.

## Family Tree

House Staedmon

Bold Characters indicate the Lords of Broad Arch.

* **Lord Stannis Staedmon (13 AC – 72 AC)**
* Amelira Staedmon née Darry (20 AC –80 AC)
	+ three dead sons
	+ **Lord Garlan Staedmon (45 AC – 98 AC)**
	+ m. Castanna Blackberry ( 47 AC)
		- Lorgan Staedmon (55 AC – 83 AC)
		- Roland Staedmon (57 AC - 86 AC)
		- Preston Staedmon (64 AC – 98 AC)
		- **Lord Trenton Staedmon (66 AC - 99 AC)**
		- m. Kaylin Staedmon née Musgood (70 AC)
			* **Lord Nakario Staedmon** **(87 AC)**
			* m. Aetharina of Sunstone
				+ Daario Staedmon (116 AC)
				+ Talana Staedmon (117 AC - 118 AC)
				+ Krestenne Staedmon (119 AC)
				+ Thoros Staedmon (121 AC)
				+ Martyn Staedmon (123 AC)
				+ Kiyana Staedmon (124 AC)
			* Faeya Staedmon (87 AC)
			* m. Lord Carsen Darke
				+ Raya Darke (110 AC)
				+ Sarra Darke (114 AC)
				+ Lysara Darke (116 AC)
				+ Rebekah Darke (118 AC)
				+ Argella Darke (120 AC)
				+ Manwell Darke (122 AC)
				+ Trentan Darke (124 AC)
				+ Ryben Darke (126 AC)
				+ Benjemyn Darke (128 AC)
			* Oberon Staedmon (90 AC)
			* m. Darlyne Rogers (95 AC)
			* Durran Staedmon (90 AC)
			* m. Dyanna Rogers (90 AC)
				+ Raine Storm (114 AC)
				+ Trentan Storm (117 AC - 117 AC)
				+ Lucas Staedmon (117 AC - 129 AC)
				+ Lorgan Staedmon (119 AC - 129 AC)
				+ Athon Staedmon (121 AC - 129 AC)
				+ Trius Staedmon (126 AC - 129 AC)
				+ Dyamida Staedmon (128 AC)
			* Corwin Staedmon (90 AC)
				+ multiple bastards
			* by Elisa Darke (90 AC)
				+ Korvend (110 AC)
				+ Godfrey (112 AC)
			* by Arenna Musgood (93 AC)
				+ Castanna & Amelira (110 AC)
			* by Pyrra (? AC)
				+ Jaseon (113 AC)
			* m. Katlyn Kellington (98 AC)
				+ no children
	+ Kyra Caron née Staedmon (48 AC)
	+ Galladon Caron (48 AC)
		- Harys Caron (78 AC)
		- Richard Caron (79 AC)