Luthor Fossoway

Luthor Fossoway is the first born son of Myles and Casella Fossoway. He is a knight, and the current Captain of Guards in Cider Hall. He is 33 years old, born in 65 AC.

## **Appearance and Character**

For his youngish age, Luthor looks like he could be 50, with black shaggy hair and a beard that are both already starting to turn grey. He is the tallest in his whole family, looking down on all of them. His eyes are small and brown, with wrinkles below, and black bushy eyebrows above. Unlike his cheerful relatives, he is often seen wearing black.

Luthor is very grim and dark, and often pessimistic, but he keeps those thoughts to himself and tries to bring out his more cheerful side. He's close with his family, especially his sister, but he doesn't have many friends outside the castle, and almost all his drinking buddies are just the guards working in his service. He keeps a close relationship with his guards, so they often look up to and listen to him, making Luthor an experienced leader.

## **History**

### **Early Life**

Luthor was born in 65 AC, to Myles and Casella Oakheart, and before he could get to know his mother, she would die four years later, giving birth to his sister, Alicent. His father didn't have a close relationship with him in his childhood, so Luthor spent most of his time with his little sister. Even though she was a girl, she would spar with Luthor in castle grounds, but when Alicent got older, she was mostly forced to spend time with Septas, leading to Luthor being lonely.

### **Squiring**

When Luthor was 12, he was sent to Blackcrown to squire under Lord Davos Bulwer. Lord Davos was a hard man. He was tough to his squire, but also benevolent. Davos rarely stayed in Blackcrown. As a Justiciar, he was constantly traveling, taking Luthor with him wherever he went.

Davos' travels would be many, allowing Luthor to be familiar with many different castles. Davos would teach Luthor a deal of many things, including martial skills which would help Luthor later on. But one thing he did not teach Luthor was swordsmanship. Whichever castle they would go to, Luthor would find a sparring partner for himself, but as everyone had a different fighting style, Luthor never perfected his swordsmanship.

#### **The Fourth Dornish War**

When Lord Yronwood declared war in 83 AC, Davos was called to battle. Davos would march into battle with his squire Luthor. During the heated battle, Davos would be wounded by a knight of House Fowler but would be saved by Luthor before he could finish him off. Luthor would cut through many of the Skyreach men, but eventually, they were forced to retreat. After the battle though, Lord Davos would knight his squire for his services to him.

#### **Traveling with Lord Bulwer**

Even after his knighting, Luthor stayed with Davos, to accompany him in his travels. It was protection for Davos, and experience for Luthor. They would travel around the realm, dispensing justice to criminals. Luthor would stop many assassination attempts targeting Davos. Many families of the criminals would try to kill the Lord for his work. Along the way, Luthor would also pick up men willing to work with them, and take young kids as squires, but none of the kids would eventually be knighted, as most died or ran away.

### **Rosegold Rebellion**

Lord Davos and Luthor were present at the tragedy feast in 93 AC, where newly crowned King Viserys would insult many Lords, leading to a war. However, during the feast, Lord Davos would catch the disease called dragonblight. Not wanting to infect anyone else, he sent Luthor to his home and went to his own castle to spend his last days. Lord Davos would stay neutral during the war, but Luthor would march along with his family to Blueburn.

Luthor would march into battle with his Lord, Tytos Fossoway, and his young squire Ferris. During the heated battle, he would be blade to blade with Ser Corwin Caron. Not having proper sword training, Corwin would dominate Luthor, and in the end, Luthor would yield. Luckily for him, Ser Corwin would respect his decision, and he would later be a captive of the Carons.

#### **Captive at Nightsong**

Despite being a captive, Luthor was treated well. Some might even call it treating a guest. Sadly for him, during his time there, he would learn of the worsening condition of Lord Davos Bulwer. The Carons were mostly nice to him, even letting him some time outside. But unlike the Carons, the household didn't like him much. The rebellion had made the Stormlanders and Reachmen enemies. During his time in Nightsong, he would examine the fortifications of the castle, so he could properly fortify Cider Hall if he ever got home. When the war ended, he learned about the death of his uncle, and his cousin Titus was acting Lord. His cousin would pay the ransom for Luthor, and his father would come from Cider Hall to take him back.

### **Captain of Guards**

During the rebellion, the previous captain of guards had marched into battle and never made it back. Not having a captain, the first Titus asked to replace him was his cousin Luthor. Not having any other job, Luthor would accept the position. The first thing he did was travel around the realm to gather more people as guards. He would visit places he had visited while traveling with Lord Davos, and picked familiar people rather than fresh faces.

## **Recent Events**

Luthor spends his time as Captain of Guards in Cider Hall, commanding his men around, and escorting his nephew, the new Lord of Cider Hall.