Brus Banefort

## Lord of the Banefort

**Brus Banefort** is the current Lord of House Banefort and former thrall of House Stonetree.

## Biography

Brus Banefort was born in 343 AC to Lord Rubert Banefort and Lady
Lynora Banefort (nee Farman). He was the second born son in the family,
born after Galladon the heir to House Banefort. Like his brother, he was
 a tall boy, always seeming to be a foot taller than
the other children. Though for most of his childhood he was very lanky
and quite awkward on his own feet. At the age of ten he met Joanna
Westerling for the first time when his father took him along to the Crag
 on business.

Brus would end up spending a short time at the Crag, as he squired
for Brandon Westerling. During this time, he grew ever closer to Joanna
Westerling and she to him, they had hoped eventually they would be wed,
though Lord Westerling had already betrothed his daughter to House
Lannister. It was not meant to be. Brus had never a pain greater than
when he learned that his beloved Joanna would be wed to another man.
Regardless it wouldn’t be the end of their romance, as their secret love
 affair resulted in the pregnancy of Joanna’s twins. The resemblance of
them Ythan and Wylis to Brus is remarkable.

After learning of the potential deceit between him and Joanna, her
husband paid Iron Born men of house Stonetree to set a trap for Brus.
Lancel wanted Brus dead, he wanted vengeance for the love he felt was
stolen from him. When Brus was sailing out to meet his paramour his ship
 was boarded by reavers, the Stonetree pirates murdered nearly all
aboard his ship. That of course except the brute Brus Banefort. His strength nearly beat them back until one of them caught a lucky blow with an oar to the back of his head, knocking him unconscious.

Brus would spend the next decade as a thrall to house Stonetree of
Harlaw. His days were spent with endless hours of toil working, building
 long ships. His years felling trees with an axe made
him grow more and more accustomed to the feel of axes in his hands, as
many years passed without ever gripping a sword. He’d be overseen by
Yara Pyke, a flaxen haired rough woman who acted as his foreman or slave
 master. During this time, they had a contentious relationship, one of
master and servant. Though if anyone had been close to him during these
brutal years it was her.

Nearly one year after their casual physical relationship began, a
daughter was born on Harlaw Island, she was given the name Ingrid Pyke.
Yara Pyke would die in child birth and house Stonetree kept his bastard
for leverage. When the escape from Harlaw island finally manifested,
Brus singlehandedly fought off ten Stonetree men in his attempt to
rescue his daughter and bring him with him. He was a physical nightmare,
 possessed with all the strength of a protective father and vengeful captive.

When he returned home, he greeted Joanna Westerling who explained she
 had thought he was dead. She did her best to undo her husband’s plots
as quickly as she could, telling him that he was dead and they could
finally after all this time be together. They’d marry not long after his
 return.

## Timeline

343 AC: Brus Banefort is born.

353 AC: Brus meets Joanna Westerling for the first time.

357 AC: Joanna Westerling and Brus Banefort fall in love.

358 AC: Brus squires for Brandon Westerling.

363 AC: Ythan and Wylis are born to Joanna and Lancel
Lannister, Brus is the true father.

365 AC: Captured by Ironborn, Brus becomes a Thrall to House
Stonetree.

373 AC: Has physical relations with Yara Pyke, bastard of
Stonetree.

374 AC: Yara Pyke dies giving birth to Ingrid Pyke, bastard
of Brus Banefort.

376 AC: Flees the Iron Islands after an escape is drafted
and executed by Joanna Westerling.

377 AC: At long last, Brus and Joanna Westerling marry.

378 AC: Endrew and Lucas Banefort are born.

396 AC: Endrew Banefort marries Sera Lefford.

## Family

Ser Lucas Banefort

Lady Joanna Westerling

Endrew Banefort

Ingrid Pyke