Lucinda Florent

## Personality

### Personality Description

As a young girl, fair and bright, Lucinda was spirited and sweet. But amongst the salty winds and waves of the Ironmen‘s bay, something changed within her heart.

Lady Lucinda is a proud and pious woman, often clutching her necklace with a pendant of the seven-pointed-star with shock. She is judgemental, easily scandalized and extremely traditional. Lucinda, as such, believed in the fate woven by the gods, with the duties and responsibilities associated with such ideas and most importantly: that the pursuit of family matters more than that of selfish desires. In her view, the Father above made Kings and Lords to rule and protect those who could not protect themselves. As such, a failure to meet the expectations of the gods is the most grievous of sins.As many before her, she is ambitious, burning with unquenchable desires for vengeance, power and prestige.As long as her judgment is not clouded by her own biases, she is a perceptive, discerning and sharp-minded woman.

While she presents herself as the dignified (if somewhat stiff) Lady of House Reyne, she shows her husband a much more tender side. She might have lived through much pain, but her dear Tyrek sees her quiet smiles and soft glances more than anyone else. He knows of her love for literature and history and her extensive collection of rare, dried flowers. Lady Lucinda cares a great deal about her family, though she has failed to bear children so far.

### Goals and Motivation

* Burn the heretics amongst the Targaryens / all of Westeros
* Usurp the Lannisters as Wardens of the West
	+ Possibly reduce the Lannisters to a pile of ash in the process
* Enact vengeance on the Ironborn but House Drumm of Old Wyk. Specifically, she yearns to take an eye of the Lord of House Drumm.

## Backstory

Although Lucinda was born to the eldest Son, and heir to House Florent, the young Ser Colyn Florent, and his wife, Lady Daenaera Vyrwel, she was not raised by either of her parents.

Her father died of a tragic stroke, and her mother passed onto the Realm of the stranger soon after. Afterwards, she grew up under the wing of her Grandparents, especially her grandfather, „the old fox“ Franklyn Fossoway, who doted on his granddaughter like she was his dearest child. Lord Franklyn had grown sonewhat senile with age, often calling Lucinda by the name of his estranged daughter, Ysolde, who had joined the faith many years ago. Still, he and his wife adored the young girl with all their heart, even as tragedy continued to haunt house Florent.

Lady Ceryse Florent, a Lady born from House Serret of Silverhill had arranged for her granddaughter to be fostered by House Reyne at Castamere until she came of age. The two Houses having long been allied within the Westerlands, Lucinda was received with a warm welcome. Though she had inherited none of her Grandmother‘s golden Westerland hair, she found friends at Lord Reyne‘s court quickly. A young and lively girl such as herself, she was often seen reading and giggling with the daughters of Lords Reyne and Knights of the Westerlands. However, as the years passed and Lucinda grew from a sweet girl into a blossoming Lady, her eye was caught more than once by the young heir to Castamere.

More likely than not, Tyrek was the dream of every maiden who had caught a glimpse of him. To Lucinda, however, he was more than a  handsome boy (although he certainly was very handsome), at his side she felt a comforting sense of security, like nothing could harm her. Of course this probably had to do with his tall statue and impressive athleticism.

Their match was to be an auspicious one either way, as such, arrangements were made for their betrothal as soon as they would come of age. Around this time, Kyle Florent, the youngest grandson of Lord Franklyn Florent, and his lady wife, Bethany Beesburry, bore a son just as Lord Franklyn suddenly grew ill. Old and sickly, he asked to see all his children and grandchildren one last time before the Stranger would take him. Lucinda did not refuse the call of the man who had raised her, as such, she took the next ship back to Brightwater Keep in the Reach. Day and Night, she would pray for her grandsire’s recovery in the castle Sept, reading to him like he had to her when she had been young.

Miraculously, Lord Franklyn recovered from his Illness, though he still failed to recognize Lucinda, instead calling her “Ysolde”, similarly, upon being presented by his young grandson, Koffrey Florent, hardly a year old then, he proudly proclaimed “My dear Joffrey, oh Ceryse, this one of our sons has your nose! What a fine heir he will be” (Joffrey had been another of his many sons).

Clearly, while the gods had spared Lord Franklyn, he has grown somewhat demented. But he lived, happily and gleefully as Lucinda remained at Brightwater Keep for some time, accompanying her Grandfather on strolls through the gardens and orchards before returning to Castamere for her betrothal and marriage.

Her ship, the “Autumn Wind”, however, was captured by a stray fleet of Ironborn raiders under the banner and leadership of a younger son of House Drumm and Lucinda was captured. While her time aboard the “Drowned Dragon” is a blurr, she does recall the day the silence was broken by the arrival of Tyrek Castamere. As  Yghon Drumm held his sword to her throat in a standoff, Lucinda managed to wiggle her way out on account of her small statue, however, in the ensuing chaos, she was slashed across the eye by him. While she clutched her face in agony and despair, she soon enough found herself in the protective arms of her betrothed, Tyrek.

. . .  Despite the beauty which Yghon Drumm had forever tainted, the couple went through with their betrothal and marriage, and found themselves exceedingly fond of one another.

Through the years, they only grew closer, though their marriage remained childless. Many see the fault for this in Lady Lucinda, a somewhat stiff and unsettlingly pious woman, some seem to believe that she offered the unborn children up to the stranger, while other claim that she is simply barren. Regardless, Lucinda makes an effort to bear strong sons for House Reyne all the while her mind is still poisoned by lust for vengeance.