Creighton Coldwater

Catelyn Coldwater

Creighton Coldwater is the son of the late Lord Jon Coldwater and brother to the late Lord Denys Coldwater. He is the current Keeper of the Gates of the Moon and is a well-known Knight throughout the Vale.

## Appearance and Character

In his youth, Creighton was an incredibly handsome young man with beautiful auburn hair and a personality that was said to get all the young ladies to gravitate towards him. His look and size made him the perfect image for a knight. And he personal belief in the Gods only amplified that. He held honor, integrity, and loyalty above all. Beliving every good action would ensure the Gods helped favor him and his family in the long run.

But with age, the older man came loss. From parents to brothers, to a wife and daughter. And to all the wars that he participated in, Creighton has found himself fully devoted to his occupation, some say old age turned him cold, but his wife, Dacey Vance begs to differ. Around Dacey and his now-grown daughter, Catelyn he shows much of the characteristics he once had.

Since he rarely leaves his station, he's truly become one with the Gates of the Moon, and few can say that don't recognize a time where the Keeper Old Ser Creighton wasn't there to welcome them into the mighty castle.

## History

Born the second son of Lord Jon Coldwater, Creighton spent much of his younger years being raised up to be a knight. And he took to it well, loving the training and learning anything he could about the martial aspect of our world.

While he was never close to his elder brother Denys, Creighton had always looked up to Denys. Though as they grew and Creighton became one of the finest knights in the Vale, things changed.

By 53 AC, Creighton became a knight under House Arryn, though he did not partake in the  Battle for the Mountains which saw the slaugther of Lord Arryn and his entire host. Shortly after he made an effort to take an active role both in the war against the Clansmen as well as in the life of his beuatiful wife Lady Cersei Waynwood. Who gave birth to his only son in 54 AC.

Thankfully not too long after Clansmen leader, Battle for the Mountains Timett the Tearless was executed in the Eyrie. Following this, peace and quiet came for some time. And Creighton in 60 AC was named Keeper of the Gates of the Moon, to which he'd hold loyally for the Arryns for almost forty years.

Everything came crumbling down in 68 AC, where both his wife Cersei Waynwood and his unborn child, Elyana Coldwater died on the birthing bed. Those who knew the man could tell that he became somewhat more colder and introverted after the passing of both his child and the love of his life.

Though his young nephews Nestor and Florian tried their best to keep the man in happy spirits. For roughly a decade they served as his right hand men and aided him in running the Gates of the Moon.

By 76 AC, the old man found a widowed Riverlander living in Gulltown that he felt enchanted by, as expected he took her back with him to the Gates of the Moon and after serving as his mistress, married her the next year, and she gave him his last child, Catelyn Coldwater in 78 AC.

It seemed that everything would once more change in 85 after the death of Corwyn Arryn, the young heir that often visited the Gates of the Moon as a child. The Clansmen began their war once more and this time, the Knight's of the Vale sought to put an end to their everlasting threat.

For nearly three years, they massacred the Clansmen brutally and without remorse. By the last year of the war, Creighton had lost much of his warmth. From losting his nephew Nestor in the war to the methods he took to ensure the Clansmen were put down. Had it not been for Nestor's young son Martyn, the old man might have shut off completely.

While raising his daugther Catelyn and the young Martyn in the Gates of the Moon, the now aged knight did his best to raise them to be better than he was. Teaching both of them the virtures of a Knight and ensuring they understood how to use a sword. Especically his daugther, as he feared what would happen if the Clans ever returned and got their hands on her.

Since those blood filled years, 'Old Ser Creighton' has stood in his post at the Gates of the Moon, watching as he outlived much of his family and waiting for his turn to die.

## Household

Blacksmith: Jon of Greentown

Kennelmaster: Ser Lyman Hersy

Maester: Oswell