Perceon Peake

## Lord of Starpike

In his earlier years the old Lord of Starpike was known to be as haughty and arrogant as any of his notable forebears, of which he has no lack. Now it is whispered that the death of his children has left the lord a husk of himself, blind to sense with only hate and bitterness where his heart lay. Nonetheless he has a formidable reputation as a warrior.

## Appearance

Perceon is monstrously tall and muscular compared to an average man, a sign of his Baratheon blood, standing close to seven feet with broad shoulders and limbs as thick as the trunks of young trees. His coal black hair, which he keeps short, has started to go grey with age, but the man himself has lost little of his vigour, or his temper. His beard has also gained strands of white. He bears the scars of many battles upon his face and upon his body.

## History

363 AC: Born in Starpike to Lord Unwin Peake and Lady Marya Baratheon

370 AC: Sent as a page to Nightsong

372 AC: Becomes a squire to Lord Caron

379 AC: Is knighted by Lord Caron after winning a tournament at Summerhall

385 AC: Is married to Lady Catelyn Crane

386 AC: A son is born to the couple, named Rickard

387-396 AC: Four more children are born to the couple - two sons and two daughters

397 AC: Attends the wedding of Princess Elaena Targaryen and Crown Prince Viserys

399 AC: After the death of his father Perceon becomes the new Lord of Starpike

405 AC: Lady Catelyn dies from a bad belly

409 AC: Perceon and his kin are amongst the first to take up arms for the war, with the lord himself leading a sizeable contingent of soldiers from the Reach, taking the lead in a fair few battles.

410 AC: After the arrival Rowan Tyrell, Perceon takes a back seat, serving as a subordinate commander or leading smaller independent units. In this year the first casualties are suffered by the Peake family, with the deaths of Ser Perestan Peake, father of Gyles, and the middle son of Lord Perceon, Ser Harry, cut down at the Battle of the Golden Fields.

411 AC: Perceon continues to serve, developing a reputation as an excellent, but exceptionally ruthless, commander of cavalry. The men under his command rarely discriminate between soldier and civilian.

412 AC: The Peake contingents participates in all the major battles in which the Reachmen are involved, suffering quite a few casualties. In the Brave Stand fall the two other sons of Perceon - Ser Rickard and his squire, and brother, Edmund, the latter trying to defend his wounded older sibling before the tide of battle carried over them. Despite this, the redoutable Lord of Starpike remains in the fighting, leading ably, though becoming more ruthless by the battle.

413-414 AC: The Lord continues to fight until the end of the war, though showing little initiative. Returns home at the end of the war to find that one of his daughters has become a Septa and the other died giving birth to a stillborn girl.

414-418 AC: Little of note is heard of the Lord of Starpike after his return, seemingly the man is content to sit in his castle in the mountains and brood in his grief. The only news is of a marriage between Perceon and a maid from house Vyrwel and a birth of a daughter from that union.

## Possessions

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### Weapons

* A suit of soot-black armour of notable size, fit for a man as large as him. The helmet is topped with a crest in the shape of a tower.

## Connections

* Lord Guy Costayne - Perceon’s former squire.

## Rumours

Supposedly has a throne of the skulls of the men he slew in Essos, composed to comemorate the death of his sons.

## Recent Events

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