Cayde Corbray

**Cayde Corbray** is the current Lord of Heart's Home, and the Head of House Corbray. Grandson of Lucion Corbray , he became the Lord of Heart's Home at an early age, when his father the previous Lord of Hearts Home, Corwyn, was killed fighting Vale Mountain Clansmen.

## Appearance and Character

Cayde is fair handsome young man, with one of his most notable traits being significantly taller than most of his relatives. It is said that he resembles father and grandfather more than his mother, when compared to his other siblings.

Cayde has medium length curly brown hair, and dark grey eyes.

Cayde, among all of his siblings, is the most martially inclined. He prefers to spend his days training with the sword and lance, believing that his skills will dull without constant practice. Capable in social situations, and interacting with his men to lead them to victory, he is a relatively strong commander in the field despite his youth. Brave, although sometimes reckless, Cayde exhibits traits of an ideal knight and warrior.

However, Cayde tends to have a cynical outlook in his life, which began to magnify after witnessing the death of his father Corwyn at the hands of Mountain Clansmen. Since then his personality has been largely affected, and the death of his father has caused him to have plot his revenge against the Clansmen at every turn.

## History

### Youth

Cayde Corbray was born in 107 AC, at the Eyrie during his grandfather and father's service to House Arryn. Shortly after his birth, Cayde and his father and mother returned to Heart's Home, where he spent most of his early youth. After four years, his sister Alyssa was born at Heart's Home.

Cayde was often described as a brooding and willful child, not known to back down when he wants something. Cayde would begin training in swords as early as six years old. Noted for his exeptional talent in swords and pole arms even at a young age. Eventually he became a page at his mother's court in Redfort. During this time he was able to bond with kinsmen in House Redfort, while simultaneously trying his hardest to serve as a page in the court. During his time at Redfort, his younger brother Lucays was born in Heart's Home.

Using his connections with his first cousin, Ser Alyn Corbray, other politcal intrigue, Cayde was sent to squire for him by his grandfather Lucion Corbray at the young age of eleven.

### Squire to Alyn Corbray and Knighthood

Serving under his uncle as a squire, he was molded to become a knight by a Kingsguard member, which few ever get the chance to do in Westeros. While his uncle was a Kingsguard member, Cayde did not really have any significant time with members of the royal family or the royal court in general. He mostly kept to himself, save a few close confidants that accompanied him to court.

Cayde was able to distinguish himself during his practice fights and whenever he could compete in Squire's melees in tournaments. He gained a reputation for being a skilled and fierce fighter, despite his young age as a squire. Cayde's bravery and diligence made him a good pupil in the eyes of his uncle. It was also this time that his skills as a rider became more polished. When his uncle taught him how to joust, his natural riding ability coupled with his affinity for polearms.

He stayed in the royal court as a squire for his uncle Alyn for almost six years. Finally at the age of seventeen, he gained a knighthood after winning a squires melee at a minor tournament in King's Landing.

### Return to Heart's Home

When he gained his knighthood, he left the royal court and went back to the Vale after seven years. He returned to Heart's Home and saw his brother Lucays Corbray for the first time since one of his visits back from Redfort when he was a page there.