Eddard Stark

Jocelyn

Eddard Stark was born the second son of Ethan Stark and Bethany Mormont, and first cousin of the current lord, Osric Stark.

## Personality And Appearance

Eddard shares nearly all the features expected of the Starks with piercing, icy blue eyes, thick black hair, and pale winter skin.

Eddard is in many ways the typical prince, even if he is now a mere scion of a Great House. Confident and proud there is little that Eddard believes can really stand in his way. He is almost entirely uninterested in politics or anything of a more serious nature besides combat.

## History

Eddard was a boisterous babe, and the largest of his siblings even in the short days after birth. This would set a course for his life of martial pursuits. He possessed all the traditional features of the Starks with icy blue eyes, thick black hair, and a strong build.

Like most Princesses, Eddard had an easy life, never wanting for anything and being the adoration of his peers. Naturally, this allowed Eddard to grow up with the confidence and pride to pursue any path in life that he wanted; naturally, he chose that of the blade.

His youth was spent in long hours in the castle courtyard, hacking away at straw and squire alike, even if the castle knights often lamented his poor form. Even longer nights were spent at drunken parties dancing his way through the night even as the sun disappeared from the northern sky and the famous northern chill froze all outside.

He quickly grew a reputation across the castle for being something as a hedonist, though one skilled with a blade.  His parents attempted to marry the young wolf off multiple times to bachelorettes across the North but Eddard often resisted it, not wanting to give up the bachelor's life.

When the Sea Bear began his assaults on the Northern Coast it was said that Eddard had finally found a purpose in life and put his skills with a blade to use. Eddard would frequently disappear from the castle with a group of close friends and household warriors to patrol and do battles with any pirates and enterprising bandits they came across. While no master general Eddard learned the basic tenets of leading strategic operations earning the respect of his friends.

When peace and his cousin's wedding to Aemma Targaryen was announced, to many Northerners' surprise, the normally apolitical Eddard expressed disappointment of the loss of independence and even grumbled that he and his kin were no longer royalty. He didn’t make a big show of this allowing rumors to swirl whether he supported independence or was content with the status quo, however.

The war seemed to calm the fire in the young wolf’s heart as his hedonism was brought to an all time low, even going as far as to entertain prospects for marriage, though not enthusiastically. Eddard tried earnestly though it always seemed as if his heart was somewhere else. Some of the ladies in Winterfell whispered that he had fallen in love with another. Rumors swirled of who this mystery lady must be but the whispers of Winterfell could never come to a consensus and Eddard never cared enough to silence them leading talks to die down.

When not engaging in romantic affairs Eddard spends most of his in the yards practicing with a blade, though in recent moons its been whispered that he has been considering the questions of the place of the North within the realm. Some of the more ambitious whisperers even say that his delayed marriage could be just as much to politik his way into one of the factions just as much as for love.

## Meta

Skill Points: 14

Skills: skirmishing and recon (MAR) weapon proficiency one and two handed sword, dagger and riding (com)

attribute: bellicose

## family

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