Andreas Stonestar

Stonestar, mounted in plate armour.

Ser Andreas Stonestar is a sworn sword of House Frostwright, Master-at-Arms of Frosthall, and Captain of Lord Vice Frostwright's guard. It is well known that he is deeply honorable and utterly loyal to his lord. He is married to Lady Maria Stonestar (nee Lolliston), and is loosely tied by tied to House Branwyn by the marriage of his sister Arrely to Thornas Branwyn, and to House Lockiron through his the marriage of his sister Madeline to Alexios Lockiron, son of Arkantos Lockiron. Despite being his brother-in-law, Andreas despises Thornas for a variety of reasons, and the feeling is reciprocated.

## Biography

### Ancestry

The Stonestars have been sworn swords and loyal servants of House Frostwright for as long as history goes back, and Andreas's paternal line has been serving as the Master-at-arms at Frosthall for at least 150 years. This has earned them great respect throughout Frostwright's holdings, but they have little influence beyond. Andreas's father was Alren Stonestar , who's father was Allad Stonestar, named for the lord at the time, Allad Frostwright.

Andreas’s maternal Great Great Grandmother was Verity Frostwright, making his mother Suesane the second cousin of Lord Vice Frostwright, and Andreas himself Lord Vice’s second cousin once removed (a negligible relationship.) Verity married Markys of House Broll, first son (third child) of Arrely Broll, the second daughter of Ser Anthor Broll, who was a landed knights of House Orlych. He unfortunately sired only female heirs (at least that made it past infancy), and the daughters married into other houses. House Broll hence died off several decades ago and their small lands were taken by another related house, but not related close enough to Andreas' line to be important to him.

Markys and Verity's had a daughter, Jessyne, and a son, Anthor, who died in infancy. Jessyne married Andreas Dwen family, first son of Maxar Dwen, a moderately wealthy merchant in Isblomma (who had two other daughters, marrying in the Riverlands). Maxar's wealth and business, primarily bakehouses, passed to Andreas on his death. Suesane was an only child of the Andreas and Jessyne, inheriting their bakehouses upon her father's death. Suesane married Alren Stonestar, as he was greatly respected in Isblomma. Suesane's wealth naturally passed to Alren upon her death, and hence was passed down largely to their son Andreas (named for his grandfather), which is how he maintains relatively considerable wealth.

### Childhood

Born to a 30-year-old Alren Stonestar and his 23-year-old wife, Suesane, Andreas was born in 264, and named for his maternal grandfather. He was the third child after his elder brother of three years, Decran , and sister of a year and a half, Arrely. A younger sister, Helenys, was born two years later, but died as an infant. Four years after Helenys’s death, Madeleine was born, who survived, but killing Suesane in childbirth. Raised mostly by his father, Andreas was taught how to fight, how to lead men, and how to behave in court. Alren was known as a deeply honorable man, displaying kindness, charity, and chivalry, and this trait passed to both his sons.

Andreas trained and played alongside many of the other minor nobles and courtiers his age, notably Alexios Lockiron. The two maintain their close friendship, Alexios marrying Andreas's younger sister, Madeline.

Andreas squired for Lukas Frostwright from the ages of 15 to 18, learning a great deal from him. As this was peace time, this mostly involved jousting, maintaining equipment, knowledge of noble houses, and hunting. Andreas' real knowledge of warfare began with Robert's Rebellion.

### Robert's Rebellion

When Frostwright was called into battle at the start of Robert’s rebellion, Andreas answered, along with his father and brother. Alren was a veteran of several battles, but Decran and Andreas first tasted war at the Battle of the Bells, when Andreas was 19. During the battle, Decran and Andreas were caught in an alleyway with a group of Tully men, surrounded by loyalists, being fired on from the rooftops and unable to escape. Decran was hit by a crossbow bolt, and Andreas, enraged, fought his way out of the alleyway, running to the rooftops to kill the crossbowmen. It was a small act of bravery in the grand scheme of things, but it was noticed by Byrron Lolliston, who was in the alleyway and may have been saved by Andreas’s efforts. Byrron offered to knight Andreas, which he accepted. Decran survived the battle, but his wound became infected.

At the Battle of the Trident, Andreas and his father fought again, Alren being killed in the battle. Decran, wounded, could not make it to the field, and died of the infection as the battle raged on. Having lost both his father and elder brother, Andreas was devastated, but sought out Lord Frostwright and offered his services as Master-of-Arms, which was naturally accepted. Returning northward after the war, Andreas stayed with House Lolliston briefly, where he met and was betrothed to Maria. Maria was Byrron's 8th child and 3rd daughter, and so he happily allowed the relationship, as such a relatively young child could lead to no large political gains, and he respected Andreas's bravery and honor. He returned to the north, writing to Maria whenever possible, then returned to be married in 285. She moved with him to Frosthall.

Andreas took Nadaan Lockiron as a squire shortly after the end of the war.

### The Greyjoy Rebellion

As Maria became heavily pregnant, Westeros once again was thrust into war by the Greyjoys. This presented an opportunity for the the rival House Huran to assert it's power over House Frostwright and it's ally House Redbaire. This thrust Andreas into conflict. As many of Frostwright's troops were drafted into service by their liege lords, House Orlych, their military power was reduced to a minimal 10 men of Vice's personal guard. When supplies ordered to stock up for potential sieges were stolen by bandits, Andreas, these 10 men, and Thornas tracked the bandits to reclaim the goods. One of the guardsmen died in the combat, but the bandits were defeated, and evidence was gained implicating Lord Laird Huran in a plot to steal Frostwright and Redbaire supplies. Andreas attempted to recover the supplies but was outnumbered, and under the direction of Lord Vice did not engage.

Later, an Ironborn raiding party approached the Frostwright and Redbaire lands. Neither house gave in to the demands for tribute, and bought more time until a decision had to be made. Uniting their armies, they decided to fight the Greyjoys before they could pillage their towns. Andreas lead the Frostwright forces (collectively the personal guard, infantry, and archers), and Lady Alara Redbaire the forces of her house (cavalry, infantry, archers, and warships). The battle was costly with both of the houses Infantry units being destroyed, but ultimately the forces were victorious against the Greyjoy's army of two raider units, cavalry and archers. While the Ironborn army was being discussed and dealt with, Andreas also used his considerable wealth to help Alara pay off her debts.

Following the battle, Maria Stonestar gave birth to the couple's first child, a healthy girl named Jessyne for her great-grandmother, whose appearance is much like that of her father, with dark brown hair and brown eyes. Shortly after his daughter's birth, a tournament was announced at the nearby town of Valesburg, which Andreas attended with Vice, Arkantos and his sons, Dyron, and Alara Redbaire. Andreas and Alexios fought in the joust, with Alexios getting to the second from final round, and Andreas unhorsing Laird Huron to get into the final round, where he was, eventually, unhorsed by Lord Orlych. Suitably impressed by his liege lord's capability, he met Lord Orlych after the joust and congratulated him.

Andreas went with Vice, Arkantos, Alara, and her guard Gerlock, to meet with Lord Drear. He did not show up, and Gerlock determined there had been a fight. The lack of guards concerned Andreas. Andreas then attended the feast, (one which he had provided baked goods for), but left shortly afterwords to rest, due to his wounds. The following day, after Lord Drear's body had been discovered, Andreas confronted Lady Verstad with the other members of the party, telling her there were no guards present, but then leaving to see the maester and tend his wounds. He spent much of the day sparing with Alexios, Nadaan, Dyron, and Alara, being impressed by Alara's skill at arms when she bested Nadaan in a sparring match. Alara then fought with Lady Abigail Verstad, being bested after some time.

## Family Tree

### Stonestar Cousins

Jarak Stonestar married Bredgit, a commoner. Jarak served in Robert's rebellion, where he lost two fingers. He and Bredgit live in Isblomma and visit Frosthall regularly. Allad also served in the rebellion, fighting alongside Andreas at The Trident. He married a courtesan named Dania Vyrwel from Highgarden, and is serving as a guard under his father-in-law, Igon. Randar marched with the northern army during the war but saw little combat. He briefly squired for Herman Tallhart. After the rebellion, he raped a woman in Isblomma, and chose to take the black as punishment. Dyron, the youngest, is unmarried and resides at Frosthall, being trained by Andreas to fight, and squires for Arkantos Lockiron.

Mykal Stanner was a travelling merchant, who has now settled down with Lenila in Gulltown where he owns a small tavern and invests in ships. Jelissa and Daman are both still teenagers.