Harun of Georgetown

Muhammad the Ansar; brother

Mahidevran bin Turhan; sister

Cathy of Appleton; wife

Mahmud of Castville; son

Walid of Castville; son

Reyna of Castville; daughter

Farris of Castville; son

Taymur of Castville; son

**Lord Harun** is a lord knight, who comes from Andal and Westernling descent. He is the Lord of Castville, the Defender of Georgetown, and the founder of his house.

Initially a skilled and deadly sellsword, he came to prominence when he championed for Arston of Greentown, the brother by law of Lord Laenor in his trial by combat at East Town, after which Harun enters Ser Arston's service as his personal bodyguard and enforcer. At some point in time, Harun became the combat trainer of the young knight, Ser Arston, training him in dual combat swordsmanship and lancemanship.

His fortunes continue to gradually rise during his service in Jackville, briefly serving as Captain of the City Guard. He was rewarded with knighthood for his valor in the Battle of Jackville, following which he travelled southwest to Earl Town, where he came under apprenticeship of Lord Otto Trant, Lord Bishop of Georgetown, and the **Second Strongest** War Lieutenant of Easternlands, on the request of Lord Laenor, an old friend of Lord Otto.

In 208 CE, during the Siege of Georgetown, following the fall of Lord Arston Pyne in battle, Ser Harun took command of the fort, Mace's Keep, and held off the attack until reinforcements by houses Rivermont and Appleton arrived. With aid of its the allying forces, Ser Harun along with Lord Eddward Brune and Lord Jacob of Rivermont, led the two hundred men in battle against the opposing three hundred swordsmen. For the ruthlessness and leadership during the Battle of George's Hill, he was rewarded with Lordship of Mace's Keep and a patch of land surrounding it, whereupon he took on the formal name, "**Ser Harun the Defender**".

## History-I

### Origins

Born in the Umber States, Harun's descent comes from the Andal Knights and Exiled Westernling's Nobility. Harun's grandfather was an Andal Knight named Farooq of Yathrib, belonging to the Clan Ansar who settled in the Umber States following the Andal Expansion five decades earlier in 128 CE. Following the expansion, Harun's father, a Sellsword Knight and Spice Trader, Ser Turhan the Ansar married an exiled woman of the western nobility, and had four children with her, three sons and a daughter.

### Background

Harun is a sellsword: a highly trained, extremely lethal, and a feared mercenary soldier whose service as a warrior is for hire.

Sometime in 198 CE, Harun travelled west beyond the Blue Sea with his uncle and younger brother, Fahad the Ansar and Talha the Ansar respectively. But after being engaged in skirmish with pirates during a trader's route, Harun lost his brother to pirates, whom he killed merciless, and buried his brother by the coastal post of Greentown, Blue Point, and sent the remains of his brother with his uncle back to his homeland while he remained in the Sternlands, taking up the profession and identity of a sellsword from Seville, naming himself Aaron of Seville, an exiled knight and a deadly sellsword.

Travelling in Easternlands as a rouge rider, Harun joined the **Band of Rangers** led by a group of frank knights called the Sage Knights, following which Harun travelled the Easternlands as **Defenders of the Range** and **Knights of Honor**.

### Service under Ser Arston of Greentown

Sometime in 203 CE, Harun travelling with the **Sage Knights** happened upon East Town, where they were guarding through the trader's route, an entourage of nobility, the Olive Princess, during his stay at the Crossroads Inn, Harun befriended a priest and a knight, Father Jacopo and Ser Farris.

After safely reaching East Town, the Sage Knights were paid in full of their expense of guarding the noble entourage, after which, Harun along with two rangers, Ser Erryk and Captain Gregory parted ways with the sage knights, taking along them the token of honor. For sleeping with the Lord's daughter and wife, Arston of Greentown was sentenced to death, who chose a trial by combat, although a weakened knight, he asked assistance in return for payment in gold, hesitant at first, Harun obliged and championed for Ser Arston in his trial by combat, killing two knights in the trial, and freeing Ser Arston, with whom he travelled to Jackville, the home to Ser Arston, who turned out to be the brother by law of Lord Laenor, the Lord of Greentown, a famed war commander and deadly fighter. Entering Ser Arston's service as his personal bodyguard and enforcer, Harun had quite the bonding with Ser Arston, and went on to teach the young knight, training him in dual combat swordsmanship and lancemanship as his Swordmaster.

### Knighthood

While remaining in Jackville, Harun fortuned to rise in ranks during his service in Jackville, where he briefly served as the Captain of the City Guard. During which time, Jackville fell under an outlaw rebel attack led by Father Patrick, a banished maester from the citadel, and also the brother by law of **Ser Farris**, the man he befriended sometime back at the Crossroads Inn when he was escorting the entourage of the Olive Princess. During the battle, Harun managed to break the front line of the enemy forces, and ambushed the entourage of knight cavalry led by **Father Patrick** by the forrest, killing Father Patrick along with his sons and bannermen, ending the rebel revolt. For his valor in battle, Harun was rewarded with knighthood, nicknamed, "**Ser Harun the Knightslayer**".

### Siege of Georgetown

Following his knighthood, Ser Harun travelled southwest to Earl Town, where he came under apprenticeship of Lord Otto Trant, Lord Bishop of Georgetown, and the **Second Strongest** War Lieutenant of Easternlands, on the request of Lord Laenor, an old friend of Lord Otto, following the request of a noble friend and ally, Ser Arston of Greentown to his brother by law.

Under Lordship of Lord Otto Trant, Ser Harun served as a guard at the fort of Mace's Keep under Lord Arston Pyne, the brother by law of Lord Otto. Earning trust and favor of Lord Arston Pyne, Ser Harun came to serve as the Chamberlain of Mace's Keep and the Cupbearer of Lord Arston. During a failed treaty between Houses Serrett, Pyne, and Trant against Houses Brune, Crowrich, Cayne, and Boltmore, as well as the Hill Tribe of Black Ears and the Mercenary Company of Red Pikes waging the Siege of Greentown during which Lord Arston Pyne fell in battle, whereupon Ser Harun took command of the fort, Mace's Keep, and held off the attack for twenty days and twenty nights until reinforcements of houses, Rivermont, Appleton, Potter, and Evermore marched with hundred swordsmen and forty horse-riders, and together on the **Fall of September 208 CE**, Ser Harun along with Lord Jacob of Rivermont, Lady Carrol Potter, Ser Tristan Evermore, and Lord Jason of Appleton marched with two hundred strong men in battle against the opposing the opposing three hundred swordsmen. During the battle, Ser Harun managed to take on the leader of the revolt, Ser Urchin Crowrich and Chieftain Urwa, daughter of Tofnek, taking them both two on one and smashing them brutally in a skirmish, and slashing through the second line of swordsmen under Lord Edgar Cayne, who brutally wounded Ser Harun by the leg, giving him a limp, but Ser Harun managed to chop off the giant warrior, defeating the forefront of the enemy army who surrendered their arms, ending the battle. Lord Otto Trant took over the siege campaign and ended the battle, resulting in the extinction of House Crowrich of Eastmore, and the banishment of Houses Crowrich and Cayne, while the Houses Brune and Boltmore, as well as the Tribe of Black Ears were pardoned by the crown.

### Lordship

For the ruthlessness in war and the leadership of Mace's Keep during the Battle of George's Hill, he was rewarded with Lordship of Mace's Keep and a patch of land surrounding it, whereupon he took on the formal name, "**Ser Harun the Defender**" and with the help of the superior builders of Houses Potter and Hoffman, he rebuilt Mace's Keep, extending the castle to better grounds and strong walls, with a finer architecture, renaming the keep, Castle Georgetown, and renaming his territory as Castville.

### Founding House Ansar of Georgetown

Following his Lordship of Castville, Ser Harun with the blessings of his noble friend Ser Arston of Greentown and his liege lord, Lord Otto Trant, he founded House Ansar of Georgetown, popularly known as the **House of Castville**.

Following the foundation of his house, and his lordship, Ser Harun called for his family to return to him, to which his father, uncle, and sister came to Georgetown while his brothers remained to carry on the legacy of their father in their homeland.

## History-II

### Marriage-I

While remaining in Jackville, Harun fortuned to rise in ranks during his service in Jackville, where he briefly served as the Captain of the City Guard. During which time, Jackville fell under an outlaw rebel attack led by Father Patrick, a banished maester from the citadel, and also the brother by law of **Ser Farris**. During the battle, Harun managed to break the forefront of the enemy forces, and ambushed the entourage of knight cavalry led by **Father Patrick** by the forrest, killing Father Patrick along with his sons and his knights, ending the rebel revolt. For his valor in the Battle of Jackville, Harun was rewarded with knighthood, nicknamed, "**Ser Harun the Knightslayer**".

Following which, Ser Harun with his noble friends, Ser Farris of Gables and Ser Arston of Greentown, and former ranger allies, Ser Erryk of Jackville, Captain Gregory, and Ser Jason Rivers attended a secret ceremony where he married his lover, Cathy of Jackville.

### Marriage-II

Following the Battle of George's Hill and Lordship of Castville, Lord Harun married the niece of Lord Jason of Appleton, Lady Catherine of Appleton.

### Children

* {Mahmud Ansar}, his eldest son.
* {Walid Ansar}, his second eldest son.
* {Reyna Ansar}, his daughter.
* {Farris Ansar}, his middle son.
* {Mijdad Ansar}, his second youngest son.
* {Taymur Ansar}, his youngest son.

### Grandchildren

* {Iqra of Castville}, the firstborn of Mahmud Ansar.
* {Omair of Castville}, the secondborn of Mahmud Ansar.
* {Suhayl of Castville}, the thirdborn of Mahmud Ansar.
* {Nasir of Castville}, the fourthborn of Mahmud Ansar.
* {Jalaluddin of Castville}, the firstborn of Walid Ansar.
* {Saud of Castville}, the secondborn of Walid Ansar.
* {Saif of Castville}, the thirdborn of Walid Ansar.
* {Aisha Ansar}, the only daughter of Farris Ansar.

## Personality

Harun is a man of pride and honor, as seen when he joined the Sage Knights, the band of rangers protecting the Easternlands, mainly the Eastshire as the King's Justice following the Broken Laws of the Kingdom. This honor is also seen when he champions for Ser Arston of Greentown, a weak knight and noble spoiled brat, by helping him to defend the broken honor, and training the young knight in combat skills of swordsmanship and lancing, transforming him from a spoiled brat to a true noble man.

Furthermore, from Harun we can learn how far he went for the love of his live, by keeping their marriage a secret and going on to fight her battles to restore the breaking legacy of her house from ruin, and fought for her honor in the Battle of George's Hill and served his time in Mace's Keep under Lord Arston Pyne as his cupbearer and chamberlain only to be one with his wife, the niece of a noble lord. He went on to earn the trust of his brother knights and Lord Arston Pyne.