Jovis Baratheon

Ser **Jovis Baratheon** is a member of House Baratheon and Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. He spent his childhood as a ward for Lord Tywin Lannister in Casterly Rock. After spending time as a squire and eventually becoming a knight- Jovis fought in the narrow sea and stepstones. He now returns to help rebuild the Stormlands.

His goal was to fortify the dornish marches and to make this amongst the most prosperous and powerful regions in the Seven Kingdoms. He is stubborn, cunning and short-tempered- yet also joyful around friends and eager to live life to its fullest. He enjoys blood sport, war, and the privileges of belonging to a great house.

## Biography

### Background

Jovis is the youngest son of Thoman Baratheon he was born at Storm's End where he was sent to Casterly Rock at the age of 6 to serve as Lord Tywin Lannister's ward. From a young age, Jovis was a skilled warrior, the maester at Casterly Rock would always say that Jovis was the fury, "he is the words of House Baratheon", Jovis and Tywin grew up to be very close friends like brothers. You'd always see them laughing, singing and drinking together, tywin would have his mind, and he would have his fury.

### 401 AC - 403 AC

Jovis would practise a lot with the master at arms Bassyl Lorch at Casterly Rock, he would dream of being remembered as one of the best fighters in Westeros.

### 404 AC

House Targaryen Rebels against King Robin Arryn Jovis joins the Lannister forces to fight against the Targaryen rebels.

### Battle at Harrenhall

The Lannister and Tully forces crossed the Targaryen forces at the ruin of Harrenhall, Jovis led a mad charge into enemy lines, He fought a 1 on 1 duel with Ser Kylon Targaryen the duel lasted for 30 minutes before an archer shot an arrow into his arm and he was forced to retreat, the battle at Harrenhall was lost.

### Battle at Blackwater Bay

Jovis commanded the forces at Blackwater Bay when he saw the Targaryen forces arriving on ships he ordered them to use Wildfire on them, he had learned this trick from a book he read about the War of Five Kings. the water turned green and the air turned black, the Targaryen forces were defeated at Blackwater Bay, a small victory.

### 405 AC

House Targaryen had won the rebellion, and Jovis returned back to Casterly Rock. Tywin would hear him sing while he was riding back to Casterly Rock. "Oh, hear the thunder of a thousand hooves, As the stag charges forth with might and moves, Galloping towards the dragons' fire, With courage and strength, he'll never tire."

## The Lion King

### 406 AC

Tywin Lannister became king, the dragon was dethroned, Tywin named Jovis Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, he was only 21 years old, earning the name **"The Young Stag"**, he would protect his friend, no harm would ever come to him.

During tywin's reign he would see how weak tywin was, he started questioning if it would be better for the realm to have a more stronger ruler, not long after Tywin's reign he would get a suspicious letter, sealed with a sigil of a lion mask.

### The Golden Lion

King Tywin Lannister heard of a threat coming from the east, he and jovis would wait at King's Landing until they hear the bells ring, ships coming to shore, he and Tywin would charge down to shore and there they saw him, The Manticore, a man in dark robes and a golden lion mask on his face. tywin would charge at him.

There are many theories on what happened in this battle, one is that the Manticore killed him with the help of jovis, another suggests that jovis himself stabbed the king in the back. No matter the theories, he would be known from this day on as "the Traitor Stag" for betraying the king he was sworn to protect.

### The crab and the stag

Ser Asterion Celtigar called out for Jovis, demanding a trial by combat. He accepted, **the Red Crab** and him would fight in the jousting area near the Red Keep, it was a short fight, jovis is killed in single combat.