Howland Reed

**Howland Reed** is the son of Edderion Reed and Alarra Manderly and a potential heir to Greywater Watch. He has a twin brother by the name of Theon Reed. He is married to Marissa Frey, brother to Alesander Frey, the heir to The Twins.

Howland is a capable warrior and commander. Although he may lack the greensight of his twin brother, Howland is well-liked among the soldiers for being capable with a spear, a traditional crannogman weapon, as well as being able of giving boisterous speeches that boost morale.

## Appearance

Howland lacks the traditional crannogman appearance, instead, he takes more after his mother's side of the family. Howland stands at 1.8 metres tall, towering over everyone at Greywater Watch.

He had medium-length brown hair and brown eyes and is capable fo growing out a short beard.

## Personality

Howland is an outgoing and extroverted person who stands in stark contrast to his twin brother. He is a military man and particularly gets along with the soldiers under the service of House Reed.

Yet while known for his friendly personality, Howland is known for being able to get serious when needed. His confidence and commanding shout are able to keep men under his service disciplined and ready, garnering respect from his men.

## History

### **Early Life**

Howland's birth was filled with shouting and chaos in 76 AC when his mother gave birth to twins. In the surprise and revelation that Alarra had been carrying twins, the order of the birth was never recorded and still to this day it is unknown whether Howland or Theon was born first. They were named by their father a few days after birth, their names identical to that of Edderion's uncles who also happened to be twins.

From a young age Howland and Theon were inseperable, identical they may not have been but where you saw one twin you were bound to see the other. The two would tour the halls Greywater Watch, with Howland pranking the servants and maids of the castle with Theon his apprentice close behind. The pair ended up receiving a nickname, Howland was the lion and Theon the lizard, together making the lizard-lion of the Reeds.

### **Teenage Years**

Howland fell in love with stories of combat and chivalry from a young age so when he hit adolescence he found himself in the yard training. He would pester his uncle Bowen Reed to teach him something new. Over time Howland became skilled at the bow, a favourite weapon of the crannogman.

Seeing his son's interest in combat, Howland's father, Edderion, sent for a Braavosi water dancer to teach his son. Although Howland failed to learn how to water dance due to his dislike of rapiers, lessons with the water dancer taught Howland excellent footwork for combat only further enhancing his skills.

### **Contempt towards Theon**

As time passed Howland grew to dislike his twin despite them being inseparable when younger. As they grew into men they found themselves to be more and more different.

Theon's greenseeing abilities, as well as eventual marriage with Jorelle Stark, made him a favourite to succeed Edderion as Lord of Greywater Watch. Howland felt though as a stronger warrior he should be the successor for the father but due to the fact that no one knew which of the two were born first, succession was bound to be a problem.

### **Tensions with the Twins**

Along the border between the North and the Riverlands skirmishes began to occur and tension was on the rise. Each day the fights would grow in size and more would die and both House Reed and House Frey feared war would break out.

The two sides met realizing something must be done and as a symbolic gesture, the two houses orchestrated marriage with Howland marrying Marissa Frey.

Marissa only served to grow Howland's contempt towards his twin as she believed her husband was the rightful heir.

## Recent Events

Howland attends the tourney at White Harbour at 98 AC with hise wife. He partakes in the tourney.

## Meta

**Stats**

**Attributes**

* Bellicose

**Skills**

* Polearms
* Footwork
* Organisation
* Recovery