Tytos Fossoway

Megga Fossoway

Margaery Fossoway

Tytos Fossoway was the Lord of Cider Hall until he was killed during the Slaughter at Bitterbridge at the hands of Aethan Velaryon. He died at the age of 55, born 38 AC.

## **Appearance and Character**

Tytos wasn't a man of interesting looks. His hair was cut short, almost bald even, with grey hair spurting out. He had a scar on his right eye, caused by his brother Jon.

Tytos was a good Lord, but never a family man. They didn't hate him, but they didn't like him much either. He had a very strained relationship with his little brother Jon, which passed on to his heir Eustace when the two spent a lot of time together.

## **History**

Tytos Fossoway never had a happy childhood. He was born sick, which didn't go away for quite some time. His father tried a lot to try and save him, but the maesters never thought he'd survive. Thinking the same, his father left Tytos to the maesters and groomed his second child Myles instead. When Jon was born, he got no attention from the family. Myles and Tytos got all the attention from their father, and Jon was left alone.

When Tytos survived his childhood sickness, his father again shifted his attention to him, rather than Myles. This never affected Myles as he knew Tytos was the heir and not him. His father took him as a squire and trained him, and even knighted him. A few years later, an unknown disease swept through the lands close to Cider Hall, and Tytos' father and many others passed away while Tytos was 19, leaving the castle to him. Knowing his brother had the experience, he made Myles the castellan, who would serve for 50 years. Jon though, got nothing from this, which strained their relationship even more.

Not even a year later, Tytos married a Lady called Melara, and their first child Eustace was born. A few years later, his second son Titus would also be born. Tytos, knowing what would happen if he just focused on one child, tried to focus on both of his sons, but it backfired when Eustace was angered because he thought the heir should get more attention. When his third child, Megga was born, he tried to show her attention as well, but while he was tending to her needs, Eustace was spending time with the wretched Jon, who became a drunken, whoring man.

When Jon had finally fathered bastards, Tytos had enough. Trying to secure the future of his heir, he sent him to Essos, telling him to learn as much as he can there, and also getting him far from Jon. This also backfired because Eustace thought Tytos was getting rid of him, making him even angrier. Eustace left to not return for several years.

When the time came, he started securing marriages with his other children. He made a deal with the Rowans to marry his son Titus, and later, a deal with the Yews to marry his daughter Megga. A few years later Titus married, he had his twin sons, Ferris and Forley, and later, his daughter Jeyne. When they were of age, Tytos took the two twins as squires, despite Titus' unwillingness.

When war broke out between The Reach and The Crown, Lord Tytos was forced to join the Tyrells. Tytos gathered his army and got ready to march into battle. He decided to take both his squires, who were two and ten at the time, despite Titus' refusal to send his sons. In the end, Tytos decided to only take Ferris to secure the future of his household.

When the Stormlanders moved downriver towards Longtable, Tytos marched towards them to meet them at the Blueburn, with the combined forces of Houses Merryweather and Ashford. He rode at the front, slashing through his enemies, but in the end, the battle was lost and they were forced to retreat.

Lord Tytos and Ferris met the Stormlanders again in Bitterbridge, but this time the Crowns forces were also there. They fought long and hard, and there were many casualties. When King Viserys joined the fight on the second day, the Kingsguard and their squires came with him. That was when Tytos spotted a 15-year-old Targaryen on the battlefield. He thought he was an easy target who could earn him a fortune if King Gwayne won the war. But Tytos didn't realize the Targaryen wasn't just a 15-year-old Targaryen, but the squire of Lord Commander Aethan Velaryon. He attacked the young squire, and their blades clashed several times, but eventually, being a skilled fighter, Tytos knocked the kid down with a cut through the abdomen. But before he could finish the kid, he felt a blade at the side of his neck, just before the world went dark.