Tyrek Reyne

## Personality

### Personality Description

Tyrek shows two very different sorts of behaviour, one towards his family and wife and the other towards everyone else. Generally he is rather callous, cynical and apathetic, showing little emotion or compassion towards everyone. With his family and wife however, Tyrek becomes soft, kind and a compassionate family man. He is almost dependent on his wife and her comfort and would do anything for her and is loving, caring and protective to her in return. He loves spending time with her and his family, sparring and fighting, as well as just relaxing with the sound of the sea in the background or the sea in view.

The Lord of Castamere is a man deeply scarred from his past with regrets and guilt on the brink of depression, suffering from back aches and nightmares that keep him awake late at night. He no longer believes in any gods, believing that they have abandoned him for almost 12 years now. He has deep whispers of revenge in his mind, to exterminate House Drumm to avenge his wife and get back Red Rain.

### Goals and Motivation

Tyrek has many goals in life, the first and foremost being the well-being of his wife. Just like her, he aims for revenge against House Drumm, not only for taking one of his wife’s eyes, but also for stealing Red Rain from them. He also yearns to be free from the Lannister tyranny and possibly even control the West himself.

### Reputation

Lord Reyne is known to be callous, cynical and apathetic towards everyone that is not family or close friends, which he has not many of and also known to be tall and strong. It is public knowledge that he and his wife love each other greatly.

## Backstory

After an entire night of distress, the cries of pain from Eleyna Crakehall finally subsided and were replaced by the cries of a newborn baby, a son which they named Tyrek. A rather large babe with strong lungs, Tyrek quickly learned to walk, although he would not talk for almost 2 years. While it was always clear that Tyrek would one day be a great warrior, the boy was a curious one and excelled in his lessons with the Maesters. (expand on early childhood)

Castamere received new light when Lucinda Florent arrived after Tyrek turned 11. A rather small girl with raven-black hair that shone in a dark red in the light captured his heart from the first moment he laid his eyes upon her. While the young and lively Lucinda would chat with the daughters of Lord Tyrion and those of his sworn knights, Tyrek spent most of his time in the courtyard or with the maester, but would always spare her a glance whenever he saw her. Soon it was agreed upon that they were to be wed once Lucinda came of age and they started spending an increasing amount of time with each other, Tyrek finding comfort in her spirited side, her passion and sharp mind and Lucinda finding comfort in a sense of security and his kind nature.

Shortly before his 16th nameday, Lucinda returned to Brightwater Keep to tend to her ailing grandfather. While Tyrek had originally wanted to come with her, he was forced to stay at Castamere to celebrate his coming of age. While Lucinda was away, his father died of an infected wound however and Tyrek was quickly forced to adapt, to being the new Lord of Castamere at the tender age of 16. At the prospect of his soon-to-be wife’s return, Tyrek did not indulge in sorrow, but still mourned his father.

More than half a year had passed since his father’s death, life slowly returning to normal, when he got news that the ship Lucinda had been traveling on had been captured by a stray fleet of Ironborn. Setting out with the Castamere fleet, they soon found the Drumm fleet not far from Fair Isle. In a surprise attack at night, they managed to destroy most of the ships and Tyrek probably killed more men than any man should in one night, but was unable to defeat Yghon Drumm who had captured his precious fox. He dueled with him, but the Drumm was able to escape. When he turned his attention to his betrothed, he found her bruised and beaten, clutching her face in agony with blood running down her face.

Through a miracle, the young Florent survived and was treated by the maester of Castamere to the best of his abilities, restoring her to full health, besides her leg which he could not fix. Lucinda had paid an even heavier price for her escape however, with the loss of one of her eyes. Against the opinion of most at the time, Tyrek did not break their betrothal and would marry her a few months after her injuries had healed and she had turned 16. He gifted Lucinda a beautiful and precious blood ruby to replace her eye and keep her from wearing veils, but his wife continued, much to his dislike, since he did not want her to hide her beauty.

Both of them had changed through the events that they had to endure. Lucinda had not only lost an eye and a part of the function of her leg, but also her young and bright self that was sweet and spirited, instead being replaced by a cold and pious woman, proud and judgemental, that would only disappear when alone in the comfortable presence of her husband. Tyrek had changed as well, he had become cynical, callous and apathetic towards everyone but his mother, sisters and wife. Blaming himself for her capture, thinking that he should have gone with her to avoid her being captured, Tyrek is now a man of deep regrets and wants to give his wife the best life possible, caring for as much as he is possible to.

Their marriage would continue to be happy and loving, but childless. While Lucinda would blame herself although the maesters had repeatedly told her that she was not barren and should in all cases be able to conceive, Tyrek also knew that it wasn’t her fault, so he started searching the problem in himself. He would eventually visit a woods witch not far from Castamere who told him of his weak seed and that it was practically impossible for him to have children: “Only when red rain falls upon Castamere shall the blood of the lion create new life. Until then, the lion shall rest in his eternal slumber.”

His mother would pass away in 243 AC at age 42. Tyrek spent the last hours of her life alone with Eleyna in her room and apologized profusely for failing both her and his father, admitting the truth he had learned a few years ago. His mother made him promise to find good husbands for his sisters who had just turned 18 and to live a happy life, but he told her that he could not fulfill her last condition.

It is now the year 245 AC and the Lannisters have called for their debts to be repaid or to send hostages, but Tyrek does not plan on doing either. Set on vengeance, he wants to eradicate House Drumm to avenge his wife and get back Red Rain and also free House Reyne and the other houses from the tyranny rule of House Lannister.