Alester Florent

Alester Florent, Lord of Brightwater Keep

Alysanne Florent

Alester Florent is the Lord of Brightwater Keep and a vassal to Lord Dorian Tyrell.

## Appearance and Character

Alester is a large man, though not an overly tall one. He stands roughly 5'10" but is a bulky and burly man. Alester has auburn hair that he keeps quite well groomed, and a short cropped beard.

Alester is a martially minded man and is quite skilled with a sword and shield. Alester considers himself an honorable man, though he is by no stretch an overly zealous one.

## History

In 105 AC, a sickness struck the lands of Brightwater Keep, killing Lord Aladore, his wife Desmera and their two daughters, Anya and Aelinor. The sickness would unfortunately claim much of the house, leaving only Aladore's brother, Arthur, and his sisters Cassana Florent, Amarei, now a Rowan by marriage. As the last male brother of Lord Aladore, Arthur was made the new Lord of Brightwater keep in 105 AC, he married Alys Blackbar the same year.

Alester Florent was born in the year 108 AC to Arthur Florent and his wife, Alys Blackbar. Alester would be the couple's first son, though more children would soon follow. From a young age, Alester was stronger than most other boys his age or even a few years older.

Once, when his mother's family was visiting, a young Alester broke his cousin Owen's arm after the Blackbar boy insulted Alester's ears. Luckily, Owen took the injury quite well and bears his cousin no ill will. Lord Arthur approved of his son's strength, always encouraging him to train with the master-at-arms of their castle.

Alester's mother, however knew the importance of tempering a strong arm with a sharp mind, and made sure to hire the best of tutors for her son. Unfortunately, these lessons would never stick so well in the young heir's mind and Alester would not grow to be an especially bright man.

In 120, when he was 12, Alester was sent to ward at King's Landing for King Baelor Targaryen, where his martial prowess and strength at arms was encouraged. Alester spent the next six years with Baelor, between King's Landing and Dragonstone.

For the first two years of his wardship, Alester remained mainly in King's Landing, until in 122 when Baelor moved them to Dragonstone following the death of his first wife. During this time, Alester grew to be close friends with his countryman, Aubrey Rowan, also warded to Baelor.

When Alester was 14, his friend Aubrey was knighted and a raucous celebration took place to celebrate the man's knighting. Seeing his friend knighted caused Alester to feel jealous, for knighthood was his only aspiration in life. His training with the Master-at-Arms of Dragonstone, Ser Alton Scales was redoubled during this time and his focus became solely on his strength at arms. Alester's swordsmanship flourished at this time, though his academic studies began to suffer.

The following year in 125 AC, Jasper Arryn was killed by the Poor Fellows in Gulltown and Baelor led a purge of the city along with the Brotherhood of the Falcon. Alester came along with Baelor during the purge and took part in a few battles alongside Baelor as his squire. The young Florent's years of training paid off during this time, and he was spared from death by his skill at arms, though he received a few small wounds and scars in the fighting.

In 128 AC, Alester traveled to Winterfell for the tournament and celebration of Theodan Stark's life. Alester begged to be knighted just prior to the tournament so that he could participate as a proper knight, Baelor gave in to his squire's wishes and Alester was knighted at Winterfell. During their time in Winterfell, Bowen Stark insulted House Targaryen and blamed them for the misfortunes of the time. Alester took exception to the words of a Northman nearby and in the heat of the moment, threw a punch at the man. Before the fight could escalate however, Lord Osric Stark managed to defuse the worst of the arguments.

During the festivities at Winterfell, shortly after his knighting, Alester celebrated with a night of raucous drinking and the following morning woke up abed with the daughter of a minor nobleman from the North. The two parted ways amicably, and several months later, Alester received word from her that she was pregnant with his child. In 129 AC, disaster struck Brightwater Keep when, on a hunt, Arthur Florent fell from his horse after it stumbled while chasing a magnificent stag, and died upon impact. As the eldest son, the recently returned Alester Florent was named the new Lord of Brightwater Keep.

## Recent Events

Most recently, Alester attended the events in King's Landing and has just arrived in Oldtown for the wedding of Loras Hightower to Alysanne Lannister.

## Family

* Aladore Florent b. 67 AC d. 105 AC Lord of Brightwater Keep, Alester's uncle

* Desmera Oakheart b. 65 AC d. 105 AC Lady of Brightwater Keep, Alester's aunt
	+ Anya Florent b. 91 AC d. 105 AC
	+ Aelinor Florent b. 96 AC d. 105 AC

* Rylene Florent b. 65 AC
* Alester Florent b. 69 AC d. 105 AC
* Rhea Osgrey (nee Florent) b. 70 AC
* Amerei Rowan (nee Florent) b. 74 AC Wife to Ser Edmund Rowan
* Arthur Florent, b. 77 AC d. 129 AC Previous Lord of Brightwater Keep

* Alys Florent (nee Blackbar) b. 77 AC
	+ Alester Florent, b. 108 AC current Lord of Brightwater Keep (PC)
	+ Alysanne Florent b. 110 AC
	+ Garth Florent b. 112 AC heir to Brightwater Keep
	+ Garlan Florent b. 115 AC

* Alekyne Florent b. 85 AC A distant cousin to Lord Arthur Florent and the castellan of Brightwater Keep

## Household

* Garth Florent, brother of Alester.
* Garlan Florent, brother of Alester
* Alekyne Florent, distant cousin of Alester, and the Castellan of Brightwater Keep (AC)
* Ser Andrew, lowborn knight in service to House Florent.

## Meta

Skills: Romance(CHA) Weapon Proficiency(COM) (Swords and Shields) Endurance(COM)

Mastery: Berserker(COM)

Charisma: 5

Martial: 0

Combat: 10

Intellect: 0

Stealth: 0

Statecraft: 0

Education: 0

Magic: 0

Reputation: 4