Olyvar Morgren

The Lord of House Morgren, Olyvar is often known as a gentle and kind old man to those who mean him no harm. He is known to be a respectable knight and an honorable ruler, often inviting his servants to dine with him at the high table in his castle, believing that it is important to know what your people think. His uncle was Ser Osmund Morgren of The Kingsguard, who died in the final years of The Second Envincian Conquest.

## History

### Youth

Born in the year 2993 of the Third Era, Olyvar was raised with the ideals of knighthood in mind. His family was rather large and he had a handful of siblings, most of whom are now dead or estranged. He was the second born son, and so was taught to rule to a lesser extent than his elder brother. He would be sent of at the age of ten to squire for a member of The Kingsguard in Retlego. Specifically Ser Gwayne Lyon, one of the oldest members at the time. In Year 3018 of the Third Era, he would join Ser Gwayne to fight against a branch family of House Goldfyre that was attempting to usurp the throne, a short war that would come to be called Ryden's Rebellion.

### Ryden's Rebellion

When Ryden's Rebellion began, and King Edun VII Goldfyre's rule was challenged by his brother, Prince Ryden IV Goldfyre, Edun sent his loyalists, as well as six thousand men from The Grey Mountains and another five thousand from The Gold Hills, and eight thousand from The Stonelands, to crush the rebels at King's Hill and Sunhold. There were only a handful of battles, but they were bloody. When the loyalists marched on Sunhold, which was only two hundred miles from Retlego, most of which could be travelled by river, they would be ambushed and attacked by a company of sellswords. During the battle, later known as The Battle of 100 Ships, Olyvar would assist in their victory, although only five of the thirty ships survived the battle. They would continue on foot, and the squire would follow Ser Gwayne into The Battle of Sunhold. Many men on both sides died, including many members of House Goldfyre, with most of the members killed supporting Ryden's claim. Olyvar, during the battle, had killed a member of Ryden IV Goldfyre's Kingsguard, and was knighted later that night by Ser Gwayne. They would soon march on King's Hill, prepared to finish the rebellion, and after a couple of brief skirmishes, they would enter into the final battle of the rebellion... The Battle of Prince's Pass. The remaining rebels had set out to attempt to save Sunhold, but were far too late. They were far to close to the Crown's army to return, and so they prepared an ambush at Prince's Pass to buy time to bring other houses around to their side. "King Ryden" led the vanguard, along with the remaining soldiers left to their cause. Ser Olyvar would follow The Kingsguard into battle, once again. After several hours of fighting, and several minor wounds, Olyvar had survived the battle. He would return home soon after seeing the remaining Goldfyres in rebellion lose their heads.

### Knighthood

After returning to Dustwell, Olyvar continued to train with his brothers. Shortly after his return, he would marry a common girl from The White Cliffs and soon would have his first son. He would have some hard times when two of his brothers would contract Dragonskin and would die soon after. A year later, he and his family would attend a tourney at Apperford. It was during this tourney that his father would participate in the lists, suffering a fatal head wound after falling from his horse. This event shoved Olyvar into the position of Lord. Only three years into his rule, in 3028, a drought would strike his lands. He only just managed to keep most of his people alive throughout it. He married his sister off to Lord Tregar II Glovelyn in exchange for their assistance through their hardships, which was mutually beneficial. In 3032, he would marry his son, Hugh II Morgren, to the daughter of one of his vassals and would arrange the wedding to be at their seat around forty miles south of Dustwell. When The Second Envincian Conquest began, set out with his remaining family to fight.

### The Second Envincian Conquest

During the war, Olyvar assisted Lord Rylen Purell at war, having his brothers leading the vanguard for some time. After attending a wedding of one of his vassals, he started back to the remainder of his army. He would be heartbroken when his son, Ser Edmund Morgren, would be killed in an ambush while scouting infront of the army. He had sent his other son, Quenton, to squire for a knight serving in the vanguard of House Purell. Sadly, by the end of the war, most of his brothers and sisters would have died to diseases or wounds, and Quenton died fighting during The Battle of Red Sands. He would spend the final years of the war withdrawn from the fighting as his nephew, Balian Glovelyn, was squiring for him. He would reenter the fight during The Seige of Envincium, although only to fight stragglers after the main force had entered the city.

### Post War

After the war ended, Olyvar returned to Dustwell with his only living son, Ser Hugh, and his teenaged grandson, Gwayne Morgren. He took great pride in his children and grandchildren and would hope for them to have good, peaceful lives. He, now being well past his prime, became much kinder and gentler than he'd been in his youth, and did all he could. In Year 3052 of the Third Era, Ser Hugh would contract dragonskin, unknowingly spreading it to his wife, and died soon after. This left the only hope for the house's future as Gwayne and Reyanna Morgren, who was only a few years younger than Gwayne.

## Recent Events

### The Gold War

Lord Morgren attended Lord Rylen Purell's war council at the outset of the war. He would help to defend his home against the forces of House Gallister and would have his grandson lead the castle's defences during The Seige of Dustwell.