Gendry Waters (Knight Of The Laughing Tree)

Mya Stone (Half-Sister)

Edric Storm (Half-Brother)

Barra Waters (Half-Sister And Ward)

Numerous Unknown Others (Half-Siblings)

**Ser** **Gendry Waters**, formerly known simply as **Gendry**, is an unacknowledged bastard son of King Robert Baratheon.

This story plays with the idea of Jon Snow being sent south to squire to Brynden Tully at Catelyn's urging, with him spending his teenage years between Riverrun and The Eyrie, occasionally spending time under Jon Arryn's tutelage as well. In this story Jon discovers his true heritage from Lord Arryn, who is depicted as having been aware of his parentage from the beginning, leading to Jon, after being knighted, to take his mother's moniker of "The Knight of The Laughing Tree" in her honor, becoming a famed tourney knight travelling Westeros while secretly using the events to gather allies, with the intention of overthrowing Joffrey when he takes the throne. Before this can happen, however, Euron Greyjoy begins a campaign that becomes know as "The Crow's Eye" raids, with Jon finding himself becoming centrally involved in the conflict, along with the friends he's made along the way, Gendry Waters and a sane Ramsay Snow.

## Abilities

**Keen Intellect/Expert Tactician:**

* **Master Metalsmith:** A former protege of Tobho Mott, Gendry is a highly skilled smith, making the weapons and armor for himself and his friends and later for the Northern Armies.
* **Master Craftsman:** Gendry was also taught skills in engraving, insets, carpentry, carving, and metal printing.
* **Master Leatherworker:** He also has skills in leather working, using these skills to improve the quality of the leather jerkins worn by Stark Men-at-arms and soldiers during the War Of The Five Kings.
* **Multilingual:** Through his travels in Westeros and Essos, Gendry speaks several dialects of Low Valyrian and Ghiscari fluently, and understands Dothraki and High Valyrian to some degree.

**Expert hand-to-hand combatant:** A very fit and strong man, Gendry was already a capable fighter before the Ironborn raids. Through the war Gendry became a much more skilled brawler, fighting on par with many Ironborn warriors.

* **Master Hammer/Mace-Wielder:** Leveraging his immense strength, Gendry learned how to wield blunt weapons in one or both hands with brutal efficiency, being able to fight and briefly gain the upper hand on the highly skilled Euron Greyjoy during the battle of Tarth, and ruthlessly fight his way through legions of Ironborn during the battle of Duskendale.
* **Expert Swordsman**: Though not his preference, Gendry is also a highly skilled sword fighter, fighting during the battle of Dragonstone with a Longsword with excellent skill.
* **Expert Knive-Fighter:** Gendry also has shown some skill with knives, fighting with a dagger when disarmed during the retreat of Golden Tooth.

* **Master Axe-fighter:** Much like his skill with blunt weaponry, Gendry leverages his strength with brutal but precise blows, utililising the axe's advantages effectively, such as during the battle of the Whispering Wood.
* **Expert Marksman:** Having given up on attempting to learn archery, Gendry spent time honing his skill with a crossbow, learning to use one effectively in battle.

**Indomitable Will/High Pain Tolerance/Expert Surivor:**