Dennis Buckler

Roslin Buckler

Zhoe Buckler

Dennis Buckler is the second and last son of Lord Morgan Buckler. He has a bastard brother, two older siblings, Barristan and Roslin, and a younger sister, Zhoe. As Barristan has no kids, Dennis is the heir to Bronzegate. He is 25 years old, born 73 AC.

## **Appearance and Character**

Dennis can be called quite handsome, with a fit body and wavy golden hair. He has small brown eyes that charm people just by locking eyes with them. His sense of fashion is also unlike most others in Westeros.

Unlike his brother, Dennis is not a combat person. He is the brain of the family while his brother is the brawn. His time spent with his uncle during his childhood has made him an excellent architect just like his uncle once was. Traveling a lot, he has also developed many connections and natural skill at diplomacy. Even though he is working most of the time, he cares for his family and tries to spend time with his wife Marla, and their newborn daughter, Arya.

## **History**

### **Early Life**

Dennis Buckler was born as the second son in 73 AC to Ser Morgan Buckler and Roslin Caron. Just 5 years later, his sister Zhoe was born. His father spent most of his time with his older brother Barristan, leaving Dennis with his uncle Alester. Alester was more of a thinker than a fighter, unlike his brother, passing on his knowledge to Dennis.

In 83 AC, a deadly disease swept over Bronzegate, killing Lord Uther Buckler, his son Alester, and Alester's son Gunthor. With both the Lord and 2 heirs conveniently dead, Dennis' father Morgan was declared Lord.

### **The Prisoner**

The same year his father was declared Lord, a distressing story came to Dennis by his brother. Barristan woke Dennis up in the middle of the night because of a prisoner in the dungeons. He claimed he had been woken up from his screams, and went down to check out what the commotion was, only to realize that the prisoner was none other than Lord Uther himself. Suspecting his father, he had come to his brother instead, but Dennis thought it was just a cruel prank.

The following day, Lord Morgan sadly announced that his son Barristan had suffered an "unfortunate accident", and his tongue had been cut. Realizing it was not a coincidence, Dennis realized Barristan's story was true, and that his father was mad for power, but neither could do anything due to fearing him.

Even though his brother was the heir, Dennis knew he had to rule in Barristan's stead most of the time, as Barristan had no tongue to rule with. Knowing that Dennis spent a lot of his time reading his uncle's old books, while Barristan spent his time practicing with a sword instead.

### **Rosegold Rebellion**

When Gwayne Tyrell rebelled against the Iron Throne, the Stormlanders were called by the Crown to fight them, Lord Morgan included. Morgan and Barristan marched with the army to fight, but only Barristan returned when the war ended. Barristan never truly explained how their father died, but Dennis had suspicions that he had a hand in it, but didn't complain. With the wrath of their father finally gone, the two brothers decided to free Uther from the cells so he could reign over the castle again, only to find out that the man had gone mad over the years. Not being fit to rule, the two renamed him as "Marty the Mad" and locked him in a room where only a handful of people were allowed.

### **Castellan**

As Uther was not fit to rule, Barristan became the new Lord of Bronzegate, also naming Dennis as castellan. Even though his title was castellan, Dennis acted more a lord than Barristan, as Barristan couldn't perform most of his lordly duties without a tongue. Dennis took care of letters, betrothal arrangements, and diplomatic stuff while Barristan took care of guards and military business. Dennis arranged marriages for his cousins and sisters, but when he offered to arrange one to Barristan, he refused, stating he was in no state to have a family, and he did not want any heir problems, as he wanted Dennis to be the heir.

### **Marriage**

During a feast celebrating the victory of Rosegold, Dennis met the young Marla Piper. Marla was a healer so she had lots of knowledge about herbs and their effects. The passion for science brought the two together, and later that year, with the blessing on Lord Piper, the two married. Eventually, in 97 AC, they had a daughter, Arya Buckler.

## **Recent Events**

Dennis now travels around Westeros as an Architect, helping Lords and others construct buildings for a fee.

## **Family**

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## **Meta**

Skills: Diplomacy(CHA) Networking(CHA) Civil Engineering(STA) Stewardship(STA) Economics(EDU) Healing(EDU)

Aptitude: Architect(STA)

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