Torgon Blacktyde

The Blood Cursed

### Religion

Publicly supports the Drowned God. Full heartedly Torgon follows the Black Goat, but of this there are only scant rumors and speculations.

## Physical Information

### Build

Lean. Torgon is strict to the necessities not prone to wasteful excess.

## META

### Name on Discord

Kulp#9252

**Torgon** is the Lord of Blacktyde Isle and head of House Blacktyde. A past plagued by death and a long standing myth of a family curse. Lord Blacktyde holds great resentment and anger towards House Greyjoy. To this day he blames the Squids for all his family has lost. His work and studies of dark and ancient magics have become his life, he cares for little else. Un-achieving his goals would be the ultimate loss of everything.

## Appearance

Torgon is a man of few smiles and the joys he does chance are oft only brought through success in his work. His graying black hair is kept tied back, never growing much past his shoulders at its longest. He bears a disfigured left ear, earned during the Ironborn Aggression of 98 AC.The upper half of the ear is gone, the surrounding flesh is twisted and scarred.

Deep gray eyes akin to sea boulders found along any broken shore are heavy and uncaring. They have been dulled over the decades by all they’ve come to see. All in the name of progress and righting wrongs.

His limbs are thin but not overly bony. There remains a taut ligament of corded muscle about his arms and legs. He tends to hold a serious and stern manner about himself at all times. Decades of grief, burning hatred, and stubborn unacceptance have etched deep furrows upon his face leaving an almost permanent frown.

## History

Born the third and last child of Lord Balon Blacktyde and his wife Helya. Torgon would live out a mildly happy and carefree childhood. He got along well with his two older brothers, Harras and Feragon. Torgon would enjoy the simpler things such as drinking and singing old sailor songs. He lacked the drive and need to train his mind at books so much as his eldest brother had.

He would learn from his father how to wield an axe. Much of his days were spent practicing his technique and footwork. Soon after came the practice of commanding a ship and her crew. Such practies and techniques Lord Balon strongly believed came from first hand experiences.

In these early years Lord Balon would bring his sons aboard his ships when they reaved the Greenlands. Following King Lodos on a bloody streak of successful raids, Torgon had learned a good deal of the world. None were shocked when the King fell and Urragon One Eye came into power. To live by the axe was to die by the axe.

At the age of ten-and-one Lord Balon took his sons on an opportunistic venture. They took to the seas plying Southward across the open ocean. Here along the coast of the Reach lands, Torgon would spill his first blood. The boy had paid the Iron Price and claimed his take. A poor fellow from the village had little worth the time but Torgon found a cask of ale. Aboard his father's ship he drank all the way to Dorne. While Urragon One Eye spoke of trade with Nymor Martel, Torgon and his brothers took in the city.

Months would fly by as the Blacktydes journeyed home. Bonds as thick as any chains would bind the three brothers together. When the horns of war were blown the three brothers each a ship of his own set forth. Sworn to watch the backs of one another and bets placed on who’d return with the most ears. Torgon would claim his first Salt Wife, Melessa plucked off the Shields. Not long after in an attempt to break the siege Lord Blacktyde would meet his end. Harras would bring the remains home, now Lord Harras.

In the aftermath of the War and the death of his beloved father, Torgon would unleash much rage upon his Salt Wife. He held no love for her and it were only by luck she survived his numerous beatings. Amidst the sorrow of loss Torgon wasn’t blind to the political happenings around the Isles. Smelling War on the horizon he made a political marriage to one Bethany Saltcliffe making her his Rock Wife.
Oddly enough what started out as means to bind the Houses to weather the impending War, the two fell for one another. Feragon had even made a jesting song about the two love fiends.
The predicted escalation came quickly with scarcely time to morn the fallen head of the family. The Blacktydes would be plunged into War once more. This time Lord Harras would bring them to arms against House Greyjoy. And for his efforts he would be led to a watery grave. Shortly after the War began Lord Harras would meet his doom at sea.
Rattled deeply by the loss of his brother Torgon became enraged with the damned squids of Pyke. Distracted by the loss of his brother he was less alert in battle. In a quick skirmish, axes flashed, and arrows flew. Bethany would catch an arrow in the throat herself. Her swollen belly cut wide and a screaming babe dashed under boot.
Wars end came. Torgon was beyond any rage he’d ever thought possible. Maron. She’d wanted to name him Maron. Torgon would turn to drinking and whoring as the days came and went. The boy Ravos Blacktyde was now Lord yet shared the shackles of being a hostage along with the other brother Jorl. Feragon managed the Castle and the affairs while Torgon drank more than ever. His mother Helya would pass of an illness while he continued his beatings of Melessa, and taking Asha Farwynd to bed. He left shortly after for Essos.

In his absence Asha would die birthing his bastard son Rus Pyke. While a more better delivery was carried out within the Castle by Melessa. She would survive the birthing as she had her numerous beatings producing a salt son to be named Theon.

Years would pass in Essos as Torgon spent his coin. He searched for something without knowing what he sought. An escape more oft than not by means of alcohol or other. He would come to kill for coin and do odd contracts as they went. But by chance he came upon word of a city that might have the answers he needed.

Up the great river of rivers the Mother Royne, he led his ships. A long treacherous voyage for his Westerosi vessels. They would soon upon heading up river be forced to walk. Ships to damaged or ran aground they faced many obstacles. Months of walking the countryside would bring the diminished band of iron men to the walls of Qohor. They arrived looking more akin to beggars than anything else.

Within those walls Torgon would be accepted as an initiate amongst the Order of the Black Goat. Years would pass and his rank would rise. His persistent pressuring for access to more closely held books would be his undoing. Torgon would be booted out when he was found within the restricted library sections.

Arriving home on the Iron Isles a decade in the passing Torgon learned of the open raiding in the Riverlands. He would arrive to the graces of his nephew Lord Blacktyde and his brother Feragon. He would learn of his two sons Rus and Theon. When the Greyjoys would command the forces to press into the Westerlands ill fortune would come to pass.
Ravos, Lord of Blacktyde, only just free of his chains as a hostage would be skewered through by men of the West. At his side Feragon would be captured and executed, his head upon a spike. Torgon would learn of his family's tragedy after claiming a Riverlands woman as Saltwife, Jeyne. Cursing the Greyjoys, Torgon spat with rage at what had befallen his kin once again.

Upon Blacktyde Isle Jorl the Young, now reigned as Lord. The boy was green and that his folly. When missionaries descended upon all the Isles he met them and spoke words. While Torgon urged the axe and no meetings. Things went afoul and became chaotic. A fight broke out upon the meeting grounds along the sea shore. Lord Jorl would suck a knife down his throat before the sun would set at the hands of a missionary. Lord Torgon Blacktyde, saw to it the holy men were slain, butchered, and sprinkled into the seas.
Lord Torgon enraged and not wanting to accept the losses his family suffered would take action. He summoned forth his men and his ships and took to the seas. Essos awaited. Qohor. He would have his answers.

From his last experience and his naval engineering knowledge Torgon brought mainly longships. Vessels capable of cutting upriver punching deep into the heart of Essos. The iron men fell on Qohor swiftly and without mercy. Torgon gained entrance for he were known and at his heels fifty iron men followed. Under the guise of initiates and holy men, the Temple of the Black Goat opened its gates.
Riptide was a blur in his hand and heads flew. As soon as the holy gates closed the butchery began. The ground were secured and the circle closed in. No one was left unmolested or alive as they cut through. Sacks were filled and the boats near to bursting. Torgon would snag a woman of the Order named Kiera, and claim her as Saltwife. With a swift command book after book were thrown aboard and the iron men made there leave.

Returning home Lord Torgon was saddened to find much of the looted books ruined. The voyage had been long and water damage had taken its toll on nearly all of them. Yet to his pleasure a handful of tomes were intact. In solitude in his study Torgon began to delve into each tome again and again. Reading and re-reading each from cover to cover. Each repeated reading making things more and more clear.
Livestock was summoned at the Castle. This would become a daily routine pressing on to this day. Rumors would circulate the Isle of dark sacrifices being made. Lord Torgon would close his doors to most and see few if any visitors. His research into his books was his only focus. He would find the answers he sought. Someway somehow to bring his family back to him and claim revenge for all the suffering.

### Current Day

The Blacktyde lingers in his Castle. Alone with his chambers separate from those his salt wives. A great deal of the staff was sent away keeping only the necessary thralls. Torgon spends his days in his solitude, tending to his studies of higher knowledge, and making offerings to the Black Goat.When he does take leave of his chambers and goes to his ships the small folk spin tall tales in his shadow.

## Meta

Attribute - Gifted

Skills - Weapon Proficiency [Axes (Riptide VS) / Longbows], Naval Engineering

Mastery - Blood Sorcery