Harlen Tyrell

Harlen Tyrell, born 72 AC to Galladon Tyrell and his wife Magarey Fossoway. Harlen is the oldest child of Galladon having beat his twin sister by a few minutes. With his place in succession being far away, Harlen has neglected learnings books in favor of the blade. With danger seeming ever present due to the murder of his father at at a young age combined with the death of his mother shortly after. As the oldest male of his line, it naturally fell to Harlen to take up the mantle of defender of his remaining family.

## Personality and Character

Much like his sister, Harlen is a very attractive young scion of Highgarden. He possesses a head of thick and wavy brown hair. Two blue eyes sit on a chiseled face. Unlike his sister’s delicate and shorter body, Harlen is a rather brawn, muscled, and tall young knight.

He tends not to keep to a single outfit, often switching to a variety of cloth coats and pants. Despite his wealth as a Tyrell, he rarely wears jewelry or any clothing of over expense, viewing it as an unknightly flair. His armor looks simple, but in truth is a work of blacksmithing art. The plates are crafted to efficiently shift, maximizing movement. The armor was originally coated completely green, with a Tyrell rose painted in the middle. Since his marriage to Ravella, Harlen had added gold stripes and the Rowan tree, with a Tyrell flower growing in the leaves.

Harlen lives a rather simple life of knighthood and married life. This suits him well as he isn’t the ambitious sort, much preferring tourneys and nights out at taverns than plotting and scheming. It could be said that his only true life goal is to defend his family and do well to his children. The stars shine brightly, but Harlen would much rather duel under them than to reach for them.

## History

### Early Life (72 - 93 A.C.)

As soon as he was born Harlen had the early signs of a warrior. He was born a hearty boy, much in contrast to his more delicate sister. Even as a baby he would constantly try to escape the confinement of his crib to explore, only his mother would be able to soothe his adventurous spirit. Tragedy would strike this happy childhood when his father was brutally murdered by his own uncle. Though he was very young at the time, the event would be a major influence later in life.

Growing up under the care of his uncle and fellow Tyrells was a peaceful life, but one that still left much to be desired. Parentless and at the mercy of his less than understanding uncle, Harlen would do all that was in his power to try to defend his family in the only way he could; Harlen would become a knight.

It was hard to be removed from his family, but he would find happiness with in squirehood.  Lord Rowan was a good man, a man who Harlen would learn much from over his years of service. It would not just be Lord Rickard Rowan who Harlen would become close, but his children as well, especially George. Over his teenage years Harlen, as many teenagers do, began to take an interest in more romantic pursuits. Unlike most he would not feel attracted to just the female gender, in fac,t while being drawn to both Harlen would find men a far more tempting target. George Rowan, the second son of Rickard Rowan, would fill the young Harlen’s thoughts. These feelings would soon be reciprocated, beginning a relationship that continues up to this day. He would, later on,n be knighted and would return to Highgarden.

### Rosegold (93 A.C.)

For a moment life seemed to be all well. He was a knight, his sister and brother were safe, and the world seemed safe for them. Then, news came in of the death of King Rhaeger, shortly after Gwayne would return to Highgarden insulted and enraged at the new King. War, war would threaten their family after all.

Despite the pleas of his sister, Harlen would march off with the rest of the Tyrell host. He was fortunate throughout the war, coming out with comparatively minimal injuries and self-loss. Still, the horrors of war would scar him against future wars hoping instead for peace to reign in the future.

### The Settled Life (93 - Present Day)

Wars often serve as reminders for how short life can be and how important the decisions made during it are. This would serve as the impetus for the announcement of Harlen’s betrothal to Ravella Rowan. Ravella was a beautiful young woman who Harlen had gotten to know over the course of his squireship, it was thus not hard for a relationship to form between the two. Even as his heart welcomed Ravella it still longed for another, specifically George Rowan. While Harlen would sleep with only Ravella in the first moons of the marriage, even impregnating her less than a year into his marriage he would find himself visiting the bed of his childhood interest, Ravella caught on fast, having long suspected heir brother illicit relationship. While jealous she would tolerate the relationship as long as Harlen would warm her bed most of the moon and that his extra marital activities would be limited to only George. It brought her no pleasure to know that her brother and husband slept in the same bed, but she could at least take comfort in the fact that no bastards would come to threaten her own children. Besides, her love and attraction to Harlen would override the worst of her jealousies, occasionally she could even seduce Harlen to stay with her anyway.

Overall his life still seemed to be on the up and up. Ravella would gift Harlen an infant son which they named Mathis early in their marriage who the couple happily raises together.

## Family Tree

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