Sara Bolton

Alyssa Bolton

Alaric Bolton

Sara Bolton is the youngest sister to the Lord of the Dreadfort, Jon Bolton, and the youngest daughter of the late-Lord Belthasar Bolton.

## Appearance and Character

A pretty young maiden, Sara's beauty and vivaciousness are enough to make an impression on any who have met her, offering simple delights in place of her older sister's enticing enigmas. Her features are soft, with innocent pale blue eyes and heart-shaped lips of blooming scarlet. Like Alyssa, Sara appears almost unnaturally pale, and the cause of this complexion is a frequent topic of gossip among the washerwomen and chambermaids of the Dreadfort. She has long midnight hair, which falls into soft waves down her back when not tamed by a long braid or coiled beneath a veil. Her figure is elegant and womanly, with shapely bust and hips but a youthful litheness throughout. She is quite aware of her physical qualities, and cannot help indulging a bit of vanity now and again, delighting in drawing eyes and causing uneasy dispositions from men and women alike.

Sara's choice of attire is but a reflection of the lady inside - undoubtedly feminine and a little spoiled. She enjoys adorning in long, flowing gowns of intricate embroidery, mostly done by her own hand. She has a fondness for all manner of jewelry, simple and intricate, to compliment her fashionable garments and comely features.

Sara has lived a sheltered life, even through the hardships of the Bleeding, and is full of curiosity fueled by inexperience in most matters of life and love. Honest at heart, and possessing a gentle demeanor, she has a great fondness for people and loves to see and being seen, sometimes putting her at odds with her more aloof sister. Innocent of mind, and perhaps a bit naive, Sara is nonetheless playful by nature and more than a little mischievous, with a subtly wicked sense of humor and a spirit inclined towards the sensual and romantic. Never a great scholar, Sara is nonetheless a capable enough student whose chief flaw would likely be a lack of focus. She has often moved from topic to topic, becoming enthralled by a subject only to find something entirely different within a fortnight.

## History

Sara was born in the 80th year since Aegon's Landing, the fourth child and second daughter to Lord Belthasar Bolton and Lady Raya Bolton nee Karstark. With only a year between her and her sister, Alyssa, the two girls inevitably were kept close together in all matters of child-rearing from learning their numbers and letters to practicing the courtesies and behaviors expected of two daughters of their ancient and powerful House. The younger of the Bolton sisters often lagged behind the elder, though Sara from a young age as held an affinity for horses, which helped. As a girl she would often try to weasel out of her lessons in letters or dancing just for the opportunity to go and watch the work being done in the stables of the Dreadfort. So often did she linger there that she became something of a surrogate daughter to the grooms and stable-hands, her presence being a welcome amusement.

By the time Sara was nearly a maiden, she had come to appreciate the efforts of her and Alyssa's tutors, and of their beloved mother whose passing had proved a terribly burden to bear. Despite the hardships of winter, and the troubles of her elder siblings, Sara lived a sheltered life at the Dreadfort, in some ways forgotten and in others protected. She would never be a scholar, but Sara learned her courtesies as best she was able, so that by the time she had grown out of childhood she was presentable as a well-mannered, kindly, courteous young maiden capable of standing her own amidst courtiers and retainers in her father's - and later brother's - Hold. Over time, she would come to delight in the attention lauded upon her, and the way she could charm or beguile those around her, though on occasion she may have gone too far, and there has been guilt in her heart for past heartache and jealousy that she knows full-well to have been her own doing.

## Recent History

While attending the tourney at White Harbor, early in the year 98 AC, Sara was betrothed to Ser Aleric Locke, heir to Oldcastle, who she first met at the tourney itself. Some time later, with Jon away on campaign against corsairs, Ser Aleric paid a surprise visit to the Dreadfort, having travelled alone all the way from Oldcastle. The pair enjoyed several weeks in one another's company, though their was little intimacy and solitude between the pair, so often were they accompanied or otherwise observed by others. Still, Sara came away from the experience with a greater eagerness to see her betrothed again, and his homeland that one day she would rule. Even her eagerness to be wed right away was increased, more so than she had expected under such circumstances, though Ser Aleric has still proved to be something of a foreboding obstacle in her heart, a summit to climb before a gentle amble downhill.

 Character Stats

**Attributes:** Gregarious

**Allotted Points:** 14

**Social Status:** Principle Bannerman

**Skills:** Diversion