Baldric Yew

Willis Yew

Janyce Yew

Ser Baldric
Yew was the Knight of Greengrove and the head of House Yew from 70AC – 93AC. He
was a direct descendant of the legendary blind bowman Alan o’ the Oak and was
the father of Valery, Barneby, Willis and Janyce Yew.

## Appearance and Character

In his
youth Baldric was a lean and handsome man with a flowing brown-blonde beard
with a bright smile and long flowing hair. In his older years he would develop
a large gut and a wobbly chin hidden beneath his now far more scraggly beard.
He was known for being affable and charitable, a man who made friends easily.

## Childhood & Youth

Baldric was
born the first trueborn son of Ser Jason Yew and his wife Lacey Lonmouth. His
mother supposedly named him after the Storm King Baldric the Cunning, not
bothering to consult her husband who knew better than to object. He was born in
the midst of the Faith Militant Uprising and the rule of his grandfather Ser
Percyval the Prudent. His childhood was a troubling one, growing up in the
midst of a bloody conflict with a father who quarrelled often with both his
wife and his own father. Ser Percyval was accused on more than one occasion of
secretly donating large sums of gold to the Faith Militant which put the Yew’s
under much scrutiny. Despite these difficulties Baldric grew up with an
optimistic outlook on life. He grew very close to his bastard half-brother Morgan
Hill and the two became inseparable as they grew older.

The two of
them were knighted together after a melee (one that neither of them won) where
their enthusiasm and bravado had been deemed enough for them to be worthy of
the honour. In celebration of their newly gained titles Baldric and Morgan left
Greengrove to travel the Westerlands. It was on this travel that Baldric met
and fell deeply in love with the beautiful maiden Annara Parren. Knowing that
the Parrens were far from a powerful house and that his father and grandfather
might frown on the selection of such a bride Baldric wedded her at a sept in a
small village. By the time the three of them returned to Greengrove Annara was
already with child and while clearly disgruntled Baldric’s father and
grandfather welcomed them with open arms. Just a few months later Annara gave
birth to a daughter whom they named Valery.

## Ascension & Rule

In 66AC Ser
Percyval was one among so many others who contracted Dragonblight and died not
long thereafter. Ser Jason’s rule as the new Knight of Greengrove would be a
brief one during which Ser Baldric and Annara would have three more children,
Barneby, Willis and Janyce. Baldric’s father met his end during a ride home on
the ocean road. A crack of thunder would cause Ser Jason’s horse to throw him
from the saddle, resulting in a broken neck. Ser Baldric inherited his father’s
lands and titles, making his bastard brother Morgan the new master-at-arms and
setting about the task to rejuvenate House Yew.

Ser Baldric
spent much of his ruling years raising his children, taking his eldest son
Barneby as his squire and doing his best to prepare him for the
responsibilities of ruling. During the tourney of unveiling the Yews attended
to honour the union of Adrian Farman and Johanna Lannister. Against his better
judgment Baldric signed himself up for the joust only to be unhorsed in the
first tilt by Ser Damion Lannister to the merry laughter of the crowd. He
redeemed himself however by narrowly outperforming Ser Edric Caron in the
archery competition and was able to claim the champion’s purse.

The years
following the tourney were good; Ser Baldric arranged marriages for his
children and joyfully watched the birth of his first grandchildren. He took on
the bad habit of overindulging in his meals and grew rather fat though could
still boast a pair of strong arms. He made an effort to distinguish himself as
loyal and reliable to Lord Arthur Crakehall and often hoped that his endeavours
would be noticed by Lord Tytos Lannister.

## Rosegold Rebellion & Death

Then
suddenly the Westerlands and the Reach rose up in what would be known as the
Rosegold Rebellion. With his brother and his son at his side Ser Baldric
mustered all the strength of House Yew, joined up with Lord Arthur Crakehall
and journeyed to Deep Den to offer their allegiance to Lord Tytos. In the battles
that would follow, at Tumbler’s Fall and the Gold Road, Baldric would not
distinguish himself but the men under his command would fight loyally under the
lion banner. He intentionally kept his son Barneby out of the worst of the
fighting, knowing that young knights and lordlings were often far too eager to
throw their lives away for a chance at glory.

When the
Westermen reached King’s Landing Ser Baldric participated in the assault on the
city, fighting valemen as they pushed closer and closer to the Red Keep. When
the defending forces made their last stand by the Dragonpit Lord Tytos had his
men pursue them and Ser Baldric followed, leaving his son and brother to
command their forces in the siege of the Red Keep where they’d be safer. They successfully
fought their way to the pit and led by Lord Tyrion of Lannisport they stormed
it, hoping to put a violent end to the last and greatest of the dragons. But
even crippled Balerion the Black Dread was a being beyond mortal men. In a
single world-ending blast of flames numerous Lords and Knights were consumed by
the fires of Balerion the Black Dread. Ser Baldric rode straight into the
inferno and while he was not among those whose bodies turned to ash, he is
likely to have died almost instantly, his body being turned into a blackened skeleton
that would only be recovered and identified much later.

## Legacy

Unbeknownst
to Ser Baldric his brother Ser Morgan Hill perished on the same day, to the
blade of Lucion Corbray. His son Ser Barneby returned to Greengrove to deliver
the tragic news. Ser Baldric’s mother Lacey, as well as his wife Annara both
perished within a year of his death, presumably from grief. His sons Barneby
and Willis pledged to honour their father and to see House Yew raised to new
heights, to ensure that their father did not die for nothing. He is remembered
fondly as a generous and jovial man, far better at making friends than foes and
is sorely missed by the people of Greengrove.

## Family

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