Trystane Vaith

House Martell

House Jordayne

Ashara Vaith

Lynora Vaith

**Trystane Vaith** is the second child and eldest son of Doran Vaith, and is the current **Lord Consort of Godsgrace** by virtue of his marriage to LadyCassella Allyrion.

## Appearance and Character

Trystane is a rather handsome, well-cut man, with hazy blue eyes and black hair that is usually kept in a braid behind his head. His face is lined with a thicker stubble, though he intermittently shaves it off and allows it to grow back whenever he feels like it. His body is lean, constantly reaffirmed by the time he spends training with the sword and swimming, the latter of which is an activity that his wife also enjoys.

Trystane is described by many as an easy-going, likeable guy, and his gregariousness has earned him many friends. Though he indeed enjoys social events, there are still many a time when he enjoys to be alone, either with himself or with his family. In addition to that, he is a very intelligent man, having spent three years in his youth at the citadel and earning a link of yellow gold and a link of iron before departing, and he now puts that knowledge to the betterment of Godsgrace, taking over on many of his wife's administrative and social duties. He has little taste for politics, but he stomachs them well enough when need be.

At heart, Trystane is a kind, loving husband and father, and is considered rather chaste when compared to many other of his countrymen, only laying with his wife, albeit often. He desperately wishes for more children, having always dreamed of having a large family. Perhaps his largest fatal flaw *is* his kindness at times, as he has given second and third chances to people who may not have deserved it in truth.

## History

### Early Childhood

Trystane was born only a few hours after the turn of the year from 69 to 70 AC. His father was Doran Vaith, six-and-twenty at the time and the Lord of Vaith, while his mother was Lord Vaith's wife, Danella Jordayne. He was considered to be rather easy when it came to children, and his parents had no issues in reining him with a steady, loving hand when needed, an effect they weren't able to achieve with many of their other children, the least of which being the eldest (and the Heir to Vaith), Ellaria. Trystane enjoyed running, sparring, and playing games as many children did, and especially loved swimming in the Vaith.

In his youth, Trystane was quite pious and believed strongly in temperance, both in the bed and out. He often fasted, usually to the point of even worrying his parents, who had encouraged piety in him in the first place. This was in stark contrast to his elder sister, Ellaria, whose natural nihilistic and stubborn tendencies caused her to start truly drinking at the early age of 14, much to the disapproval of Lord Vaith. Though his fervency in the Faith later faded into what one would consider "normal", his belief in chastity outside the marital bed would remain with him for his life.

As to his relationship with his other siblings, he had a particularly strong bond with his younger brother of one year, Selwyn, and though he loved Ellaria, he always felt more distant to her than his other brothers and sisters, as Ellaria had always spent the most time with their cousin Olyvar, who she would eventually fall in love with and marry many years later in 85.

### Wardship at Godsgrace

The direction of Trystane's life would change in the year 81 AC, where a wardship was arranged for him at Godsgrace. The young lad was bright, if nothing else, and understood the bonds such an arranement could make, as well as their importance. House Allyrion was yet another house along the river, and though strengthening relations was indeed a reason for his wardship, another reason that he did not know at the time was to help influence House Allyrion's current lady of five-and-ten, Cassella.

It was in Godsgrace that Trystane honed his skills with the word under the guidance of the Master-at-Arms. The castellan of Godsgrace and Cassella's uncle, Albin, became something of a second father figure to him, and he had quickly befriended Casella's brother, Anders, shortly after his arrival thanks to their similair age and interest in warfare ad combat. His friendship with Cassella would start off much more tenously, as she was quite suspicious at first, but with the careful efforts of Albin, their friendship eventually grew. The two found common ground in swimming in the River Vaith, fishing along its banks, and going on walks, and it came to a point where the two were basically inseperable.

Before long, an intense infatuation for Cassella grew inside the young Vaith's heart. When he revealed these feelings for her shortly after his seventeenth nameday, however, Cassella did not return his advances, withdrawing into an awkward shell in an attempt to not ruin something good. Unfortunately, the damage had already been done and with both the permission of his father and Albin, Trystane departed for the Citadel, dejected and unwilling to consider the possibility of love again.

### Time at the Citadel

Upon his arrival at the Citadel, Trystane wasted no time in beginning his studies. He attended every lecture on economics, something he had become interested in, that he was able to, and studied extensively on the subject independently of that. The days were long, and some of his duties as novice quite gruelling, but he was more than willing to cast away the unhappiness caused by Cassella's rejection. Still, it was quite a surprise when he received a letter from her but a couple moons after his arrival. Despite thinking it against his better judgement, he wrote back and maintained a correspondance with her. They never mentioned the fateful night when he revealed his feelings for her, or the rift it had caused in their friendship.

Ten moons after arriving at the Citadel, he went before Archmaester Trentyn and was judged sufficient in his knowledge of economics, receiving a link of gold and the title of Acolyte. Receiving his first link was a proud moment for Trystane, and the first thing he did was write to Cassella to inform her of the news before even thinking of writing to his family at home. It was then that he realized that he still loved her, whether he wanted to admit it or not.

He kept up their correspondance for several more moons, but soon fell into a depression, attending less lectures and independently studying little. Though he had achieved a link of iron to signify his knowledge of Warfare in the early parts of 90 AC, he had finally decided that the life of a Maester wasn't for him, and that above all else, he still wanted to be with Cassella. He wrote a final letter to her informing her of his leaving the Citadel, and left for Vaith immediately.

### Lord Consort

It seemed that in his rush home, he had forgotten to send a letter there, and so his arrival was a surprise, albeit a pleasant one, for his family. Lord Vaith was slightly disappointed that his son didn't complete his studies, but understood why he hadn't, especially once he told him of everything with Cassella. Determined to help his son, Doran wrote a letter addressed to Albin and proposed a match between Trystane and Cassella, and it was made so. They both fell back into old habits rather quickly, though their swims and walks never had quite the same magic they had in their youth. Still, for the first time since arriving at the Citadel, he was truly happy with his lot in life.

Now the Lord Consort of Godsgrace, he settled into his role quite well. Many of the administrative and social duties of his wife were relegated to him and Albin, who remained as a castellan, steward, and trusted advisor to the couple. It would end up taking the couple over five years to conceive, but she would eventually give birth to a healthy son, Edric, in 96 AC, much to their happiness. Since Edric's birth, the couple has wanted to extend their family, but both understandably have worries over their fertility and the potential complications another birth could introduce.