Addam Stackspear

**Addam Stackspear** is a knight of House Stackspear and the current Captain of the River Gate in King's Landing. Addam joined the City Watch ten years earlier, and has served as a captain for all of that time.

## Appearance and Character

Addam is an aging man, though still an intimidating prescence. He is of a stocky and sturdy build, but his muscles are lined with sagging flesh and growing layers of fat. His long brown hair is slicked back and greying, and he wears a large, but well kept, beard.

Addam is a deceptive character. He is stern when he needs and gregarious when it is required of him. Over the years Addam has developed a penchant for the less savoury aspects of King's Landing, growing moderately wealthy in the process. He enjoys his small corner of power and opulence a great deal, and is rather protective of it.

## History

Addam was born in the 80th year after Aegon's Conquest, to Symon Stackspear and his wife Larra Lannett. Addam's father was a cousin to the main line of Stackspears, already themselves a minor family within the Westerlands. As such, he took up work in the City Watch of Lannisport, where he met his wife. Addam was born in the city itself, and was the only child of the union.

Growing up in Lannisport, Addam was raised to follow in his father's footsteps. It was a noble occupation, to serve in the City Watch, so close to Casterly Rock itself. In a way, it was a personal service to the Lord of Lannister, or so Symon would often say. Addam would eventually follow his father into the Watch, joining at the age of seventeen.

Addam devoted many years in service to the Watch. Father and son would continue on in their posts for many years, with Symon eventually rising to the position of Commander. It was then that Addam started to see the power one might possess, or even extract, from others. With his father in a position of great authority, Addam grew more confident, more bold, in his actions. The young man would soon find himself changing.

Like his father before him, Addam spent years climbing through the ranks in Lannisport. After eight years with the watch, Addam himself was a Captain of esteem within the Watch, serving proudly under his father. However, Addam had developed a habit of darker pursuits. Extortion and coersion were easy enough when you controlled the power of a city. He began to dabble in illegal and sordid affairs, all under the guise of the guardians and protectors of the common folk.

It was around this time, though, that Addam desired a family of his own. With a modicum of wealth and influence, Addam left Lannisport and moved to his family's holdfast. There, he found himself a wife, Elinor Yarwyck. The dowry was modest, but with it came two bronze halberds that have remained with Addam ever since. Addam's marriage would quickly sour, and his relationship with Elinor was venemous at best. No children were ever born of the union, and the pair grew tired of one another. After a number of years, Addam departed to retake a position in the Watch once more, leaving his wife alone with the family he had never truly known.

In the years that followed, Addam would come to distinguish himself, most notably during the Cobbler's Rebellion where he lead the defences of the city alongside his father and the Lord of Lannisport. Though losses were sustained, Addam's service was noted, and his lust for power and authority grew even greater. Symon--still an honest, if naive man--inadvertently quelled some of his son's ambition, but Addam grew fatter and wealthier through his shady dealings.

In 120 AC, a letter arrived from the capital. The Commander of the City Watch--a man named Malyrio--asked personally for Symon Stackspear to fill a vacancy in King's Landing. Unwilling to leave his station in Lannisport, Symon wrote back recommending his son. After some time, the recommendation was approved, and Addam departed Lannisport to fill the Captaincy of the River Gate in King's Landing.

Upon his arrival, Addam quickly established his authority. He grew those under his command into loyal, serviceable men, and began expanding his influence in the wharfs and alleys on the mouth of the Blackwater Rush. Though in the employ of the Master of Laws, Addam soon found himself more inclined towards the Mistress of Whisperers, as well as his Commander, Malyrio.

If Addam's nefarious deeds had been troublesome in Lannisport, they grew far greater in the capital. Through extortion, coersion, intimidation, and outright theft, Addam Stackspear established himself as a sort of criminal prince at the River Gate. Of course he maintained an upright and noble visage as a Captain of the Watch, but his true dealings were far more insidious. Addam took to whoring, gambling, and opulence like moths to a flame. Before long, he was often found bedecked in trinkets and fanciful silks, thinking himself somewhat of a lord more befitting the Red Keep than the streets of the city.

## Recent Events

With the death of the King and a new Mistress of Whisperers, Addam finds himself in a precarious position. Though he faces risks of his enterprises being diminished, there is also room for significant advancement if he might only play his hand correctly.

## Family

* Symon Stackspear (60-124 AC)
* Larra Lannett (b. 62 AC)
	+ **Addam Stackspear (b. 80 AC)**
	+ Elinor Yarwyck (b. 87 AC)

## Skills and Attributes

Attribute: Diligent

Skills: Counterfeit, Deception, Espionage, Home Turf, Intimidation, Networking