Jorah Bolton

Lord of the Dreadfort

## Timeline

* 343 - Was born the third son of Lord Bael Bolton and Lady Miriam Bolton of The Dreadfort, neither parents nor any of his three siblings were anything special. When weighed, by the maester, Jorah was almost twice that of a regular baby.
* 347 - Jorah's last sibling would be born. Lyanna, a sickly girl.
* 353 - Jorah's oldest brother Ramsay, the heir died of a wound he received whilst hunting with his father and next youngest brother Bael. The younger brother survived his own wounds but developed a limp as a result. Jorah was still only ten. The loss of his oldest brother shook him and the crippling of his next oldest began to shape him to have greater ambitions if he wanted to die in a dignified way, not bleeding out in a bed. When the news came, Jorah was being taught the first things on how to use an axe, to accommodate for his massive size and the uselessness of a sword in such hands.
* 358 - now fifteen years of age, Jorah had broken six feet in height. He'd been trained from the age of ten to use a two handed axe and on his name day was gifted a custom forged axe, "The Reaper" it was called. A massive double headed steel axe.
* 359 - on his 16th name day, Jorah competed in his own small tourney held in his honour. Only minor lords were present, but also some lords of southern lands had come for a jest at the decline of the "Flayed man" of the Boltons. They called Bael Bolton, amongst other things, "The Forgotten House". Bael 'the younger' took the insult to ehart and challenged the lord to a duel to the death for the Bolton honour. Jorah was not there to see it happen, already competing in a melee of his own creation. He finished and won in time to see the duel unfold. The chanmpion of the southerner was a well known knight down there. Bael 'the Cripple' didn't stand a chance. Jorah saw his next oldest brother stabbed through the heart. Raised on stories of Northern pride and strength, he burst in, a mountain of a man now at six two, he challenged the knight. Who accepted, even though Jorah was larger. It was over in a single swing. The knight's breast was cleaved in two, as was his shield. He died in a pool of his own blood. the "Flayed Man's Bear" came into the light.
* 361 - Jorah's father had contracted a pox, no tears were shed by Jorah over his decaying father's demise. Only a promise was given to rebuild his house.
* 364 - Jorah's mother passed, having been reclusive since the death of her husband, eventually all together stopping eating.
* 365 - Jorah "The Bear" put down a small rebellion of the peasants rallying behind a lesser known bandit, "The Laughing King", with 300 well trained and well equipped men, he ambushed the poorly equipped and trained peasants numbering 1,000, the lord of The Dreadfort personally cut down the leader, wetting his teeth in tactics after a successful ambush.
* 366 - five years into his reign, and still having never left his own lands, he has spent much of his personal wealth in building his lands up, building his forces up, building his understanding of modern technology and recruiting loyal, able bodied men into his employ. Notably Aethan, a peasant who when Jorah saw in battle at the "suppression of the Smiling King", he recruited to his household guard and named a knight, even though Aethan refused to take a name.
* 370 - now with a house's prestige recovered, it's army an actual thing, the giant of the Dreadfort, is ready to finally emerge onto the world stage, now in need of a wife and friends outside of his finally strong realm.

## Family and Household

Sister/heir: Lyanna. Aptitude: Sickly, but attractive.

Maester Garret. Aptitude: venerable.

Uncle/steward: Jon Bolton. Aptitude: shrewd