Urrathon Redwyne

House Targaryen

Falia Redwyne,

Meredyth Redwyne

Urrathon Redwyne it the second child and only son of the late Lord Victor Redwyne, and Lord of the Arbor follwing his father's passing in 88AC. He is currently wed to Perenelle Tyrell and has fathered two daughters, Vanessa and Victaria Redwyne.

Having been thrusted into his position as Lord of the Arbor at the young age of five and ten he has had more experience as an administrator than most his age and might just be without equal when it comes to his mastery over economy. Following the Rosegold rebellion he was awarded the position of Master of Coin by King Viserys I for his support in thwarting the ambitions of Gwayne Tyrell and Tytos Lannister.

## Appearance

While most would agree that Urrathon has fair features, most might deny him a status as handsome due to the stern expression of said features. His constant charismatic demeanor is starkly contrasted by the stern nature of his features. His well-kempt beard does well at masking his relatively young age, easily adding up to half a decade.

Urrathon is a slenderly built man of fair height and has never been particularly fit for the martial arts. He dressed simply, usually seen in garments that differentiate him from a merchant by nothing but the quality of the fit and fabric. Most often it is subtle black coats over simple white tunics with a fine gold chain bearing a pendant granted to him by his mother with an inscription only known to himself, his mother and his wife.

## Personality

Urrathon's personality is a topic of far more depth than most who only shallowly know him would think. While at first glance he seems like a vituous man, chivalric in nature with a penchant for administration those who know him well have had glances at what lies underneath.

Behind his public façade Urrathon is an extremely ambitious man with a nature more cutthroat than he would make his people believe. At his heart he is expansionist and hellbent on making his house's standing grow in the larger playing field of the realm and has so far been successful at it.

While his father Victor did a lot to build allegiances with his fellow reachmen, alliances mean little to Urrathon. Throughout the years the young lord has shown himself to turn the tables on anyone who thought him an ally if it benefits his own position.

As a man of duality however he does not place his ambitions over all, love and family still rule with a firm hand in his mind. This is shown mostly in his care for his youth love and wife, Perenelle Tyrell. Whom he places above all. In regards to his daughters he has always tried to be the best father he can, even if fatherhood is anything but natural to him.

## Background

### Early life

Born in 73AC Urrathon found himself in the middle of the Arbor's quarantine from the rest of Westeros as a result of the Curse of Maegor. As a result the young Redwyne has never really seen much of the world apart from his homeland and Oldtown. As such he found himself subject to the teachings of none other than the local measters, septons and most esteemed of businessmen. Due to frailty of body early in his life Urrathon had always been spared the arms and sailing training his cousins were made subject to and that only helped sharpen his mind.

He took to the arts of administration earlier in his life than most of his peers, showing a keen sense for not only how to manage the lands to benefit the Arbor's populace but also for making a profit in the process of doing so. Rather than the usual squiring, Urrathon was made apprentice to Gwayne of Goldenvine, the Arbor's foremost vinologist and exporter of wine, at the age of ten. It was due to this upbringing at home that he came in contact with the love of his life: Perenelle Tyrell.

The third daughter of Gwayne Tyrell was sent to the Arbor in her early teens and was but a few years older than Urrathon. Serving as a lady in waiting to his mother, Perenelle grew increasingly closer as friends with Urrathon and his little sister Meredyth. Urrathon however had always looked at the girl with enlarged eyes, she wasn't beautiful in the traditional sense like her sisters but to him there was something to her that excelled beyond that traditional beauty. All of her imperfections just made her more human to him. As they aged, the dynamic between Urrathon and Perenelle shifted however as the romance he had once dreamt of started to blossom.

### Lordship and the Rosegold Rebellion

At the age of five and ten Urrathon found himself in a position dreaded by advisors and feared by peers, the young boy was made lord of the Arbor. While most agreed that a regency was in order he decided against the judgement of both his mother and close advisors, he would simply not have it. And so a lordling barely able to call himself a man came to rule one of the richest lands in Westeros. To the surprise of many however he did not falter and crumble under the weight, he prospered. The young lord's earlier predisposition towards the administrative art quickly proved more than just a fluke. Prosperity reigned the Arbor from the Redwynes' home in a way that it had not since before it's joining of the Kingdom of the Reach.

Although it was in majority an uneventful rule, any such notion was taken out of existence the moment King Rhaegar passed. With the coronation of King Viserys I and his insulting of Gwayne Tyrell and Tytos Lannister the West and Reach were quick to rebel and while at first Urrathon agreed with his liege's plans and jumped on board as a financier to his cause, he couldn't help but feel the ambitious plans weren't meant to last. The first battle had barely been fought when the young lord decided to send a raven north to the Red Keep, forging a hasty alliance with the royals. His loyalties now turned, Urrathon raised his full fleet in assistance of the crown. While plenty courses of action were available, he decided to keep his ships close to home, forming a blockade against all ships attempting to enter or leave Oldtown.

While not a commander of any sort himself it was mere days before Urrathon set sail to join his ships himself as his men grew uneasy under the temptation of violence. The moons he spent among his men, being not the Lord of the Arbor in the administrative sense but in the militaristic sense were some of the hardest and toughest he'd been through thus far. He'd grow accustomed to his easy life at the palace in Goldenvine, spending his days in his solar

working numbers, taking the odd break to stroll through the gardens to see Perenelle there, peaceful as ever. Out here at what as far as he was concerned were the front lines life wasn't at all fit for him, the men were rough, the food was terrible and above all, there was no peace to retreat to.

Moons on end he spent on that ship, until a much awaited raven came from the capital. Swords had been laid down and a truce had been negotiated. A truce as fair as it was golden, it was clear to all with an understanding of the more intricate side of politics that House Targaryen may have been able to keep their seat but had lost the war. As thanks for his support Urrathon was made Master of Coin by Viserys, a decision that, however much Lord Lannister may disagree with, he would not regret.

### A rose blooms on the grapevine

Urrathon's greatest and perhaps even only regret over the rebellion was that it made Gwayne take away one of the things he cared about most, Perenelle. Guilt ridden over the way his own people had treated her and struck with grief over her being taken away after the test of the Reach branded him the 'Turnvine' and the 'Two-sided Thorn' Urrathon left for King's Landing, leaving the Arbor in the hands of his cousin, allowing him to do nothing besides his very strict instructions.

Once in the capital, finally in the station he felt he deserved, he did not rejoice. Instead he lived in seclusion, spending his time there only in his quarters and the meetings of the Small Council. This changed drastically however when he found out that Perenelle hadn't stayed in Highgarden to be married off to some lord for political power, but instead had moved with her sister Alysanne, here, to the capital. At first it was trips to the gardens that became more frequent, then to her chambers. And eventually, a good year later, as their affair had blossomed into a romance greater than any other, there was no hiding the fact as slowly, Perenelle's stomach started to grow. She was with child, *his* child. And as it stood that child would be born nameless, ever to insult the love of his life. Had it not been for the mercy of Highgarden's heir it might have passed this way, but by what can only be explained as the grace of the Seven Lord Tyrell agreed to a marriage between his daughter and the traitor he despised.

### The makings of an empire

Now officially united with the woman he loved there was little left in his path he felt could stop him. Ambition once more bloomed in his heart as he sought a way to restore the trade ruined after his stance in the rebellion, and thus he gazed eastward. Early in the year 95AC, during a trip home to the Arbor in preparation for the Festival of the Golden Grape, he called together all wine sellers of the Arbor both large and small to form the East Essos Trading Company. The company would be an alliance of merchants focussed on establishing and maintaining trade relations with the cities of Essos. While at first they struggled to find footing on the continent, they have since started exporting to most cities along the western and southern coasts of Essos with Braavos as their biggest importer.

As a result of the increased activity at sea however, Urrathon's mind also grew increasingly weary of the threat to the North, the Ironborn. As a result of the state of the realm however, he was aware declaring a full on war with the Iron Isles might come at a larger cost than any lord under the Iron Throne would be willing to pay. As a result and considering the success he had in bringing together the merchants of the Arbor before, he decided to do so again. This time using their combined might not for economical influence, but militaristic power. While not officially involved due to the diplomatic impact, Urrathon stands as one of the founders of the Maritime Defense Company, and has officially dictated a writ of execution to allow them to raid any and all Ironborn ships in the waters off the Western coast

of the Reach, in the Summer Sea and naturally, the Redwyne Straits. It wouldn't be long however before these efforts became too costly for the merchants themselves to fund. While first intended as a small influx to help bridge a lack of funds, Urrathon has now started to systematically funnel coin away from the crown, his position as Master of Coin allowing him almost exclusive access to the ledgers and thus little risk of getting caught. A thought process that has thus far been correct.

## Recent Events

As the Turnvine slowly but steadily grows his foothold on the world's trade, he rests in King's Landing to support his king during the declining health and now, demise of the Black Dread while his family is at the Arbor, taking his place in the preparations for the Festival of the Golden Grape.

The Reach stirrs, the Realm stirrs and above all, Urrathon Redwyne stands firm, waiting to make his move in the realm's next struggle. Waiting, to cement House Redwyne's place among the realm's greatest once and for all.

## Family Tree

* **Lord Gilbert Redwyne (d. 67AC)**
* *m. Lady Leyla Rowan (d. 44AC)*
	+ Septa Alerie
* *m. Lady Olenna Hightower (d. 55AC*
	+ Mina Peake
	+ m. Pykewood Peake
		- House Peake
	+ Lord **Victor Redwyne (d. 88AC)**
	+ *m. Lynesse Rhysling*
		- Selyse Redwyne
		- m. Lancel Lannister
			* House Lannister
		- **Lord Urrathon Redwyne**
		- *m. Lady Perenelle Tyrell*
			* Vanessa Redwyne
			* Victaria Redwyne
		- Falia Redwyne
		- Rhea Redwyne
		- Meredyth Redwyne
	+ Ser Luthor Redwyne (d. 93AC)
	+ *m. Bethany Tarly*
		- Alysanne Redwyne
		- Ser Franklyn Redwyne
		- Ser Cleyton Redwyne
		- Ser Eustace Redwyne
	+ Ser Garlan Redwyne
	+ *m. Alicent Florent (d. 78AC)*
		- Arwyn Redwyne
	+ Ceryse Redwyne

## Household

* Ser Franklyn Redwyne, Admiral of the Redwyne fleet and Castellan of Goldenvine
* Theo, cupbearer and manservant
* Maester Unwin
* Raymun of Ryamsport, Captain of the Daughter of the Sea

## Quotes

*"The Faith has as much influence on a man's mind as a commoner's child does on the realm's politics. Gold rules hearts, gold rules minds, gold rules the world." ~Urrathon after being questioned about his piety.*