House Penrose

*Set Down Our Deeds**### Titles

Lord of the Parchments

House Penrose is one of the principal bannermen to Lord Baratheon , as well as one of the most powerful families in the Stormlands. Descended mainly from the First men, specifically the legendary adventurer-poet, the House has a long history of marriages with the Targaryens, as well as providing many a poet and hero, as their moto „Set Down Our Deeds“ suggests. Traits: Members of the House tend to have more tanned skin, brown hair, but rarely dark brown, and greenish-blue eyes. Many of them harbour artistic talents as well, and are generally good with words.

## Recent History

War of the Five Kings – Once upon the throne, House Baratheon ended up divided, and as such, it expected its subjects take a side as well. Lord Ronnet Penrose, soon after the birth of his son Damion, took a side as well, and landed his support on Stannis’ daughter Shireen, and went to fight for her cause, leaving his wife Alannys Bar Emmon to take care of the keep and their son. It turned out his choice was the right one – though determinedly a monarchist wishing to see Shireen crowned as Queen, he swallowed his beliefs as his lady bent the knee for the invading Targaryen army.

### The Second Targaryen Reign

In the following years, Ronnet and Alannys had three more children, two of which died in infancy. The surviving children, Damion and his sister Bethany, lost their father rather early, in 310 AC, leaving Lady Alannys as a regent for her young son. Once he came of age, Damion took power, and in 320 AC, was wed to Leonette Swygert, a match out of love. Years between 323 and 328 AC saw the births of Damion and Leonette’s three children, eldest of which was Oberyn, the only son of pair, as well as Bethany’s marriage to House Dondarrion. Damion wasn’t a very good lord, oft leaving to his castellan to rule the keep while he was enjoying time with his wife. In 330 AC, Alannys Bar Emmon died after a long sickness and old age. To secure the House’s relations with the rest of the Stormlands, Castellan of the Parchments suggested marrying Oberyn. Damion saw no issue with it, and soon enough, in 341 AC, Oberyn married Myrielle Selmy, a loveless match, with Oberyn taking a mistress and fathering a few acknowledged bastards with her. Due to their loveless relationship, only one child of Oberyn and Myrielle’s union came – the boy they named Mychel.

Oberyn’s father passed away in 352 AC, leaving him lord. However, a decade before he passed away, his daughters Megga and Jeyne married into Houses Rogers and Tarth respectively. Oberyn’s rule was just, and fruitful, with the gold pouring in from Oberyn’s parchment investment. Jeyne’s career as a poet, though also a wife and so far from home, flourished, with her leaving many famous Stormlander songs before her death. Leonette Swygert died in early 358 AC.

Oberyn died in 363 AC, and Mychel, now lord of the Parchments, swiftly married Lady Leyla Errol the following year, after an accidental night together and after it was established that she was pregnant. That same year, Leyla gave birth to Tristifer Penrose, who would go on to be one of the most established warrior-poets of House Penrose in a century. Mychel, unlike his father, was a loyal husband, and the pair had one more son and three more daughters, last of which died in infancy. Mychel was a celebrated poet and bard, much like his aunt Jeyne, and left behind many a work that House Penrose cherishes. A few years after her husband, Myrielle Selmy died as well. Mychel and Leyla had four more children, last of which died in childhood.

Mychel Penrose died in 383 AC, leaving his son Tristifer as Lord. Tristifer, having proven himself a capable warrior, but not much of a lord, oft left ruling to his mother Lady Leyla. In 387 AC, Lady Leyla Penrose scored a diplomatic success when she married her eldest to Valaena Targaryen, Princess of the Seven Kingdoms and scion of Summerhall. Tristifer and Leyla’s first child, William, was born only two years later. Their next few children were Sigfryd, born in 393 AC, then Erena, born in 399 AC, and the youngest, Lythene, born in 401 AC. Leyla died in late 405 AC.

### War of the Four Daughters

Alongside his overlords, Tristifer fought in Essos, earning him the fame. One of his most famous poems, many of which he wrote while in Essos in a notebook that was brought home after the war,is addressed to his wife, who he had sincerely fallen for. He perished in 410 AC, from the wounds sustained during the battle of Golden Fields. His sons wouldn’t have more luck – both perished in 413 AC, one from a meal and the other with an arrow in his neck, leaving Tristifer and Valena’s daughter Erena as Lady.

### A Ballad in Blood

Lady Erena has come of age, and started ruling in her own right.

## Traits

Physical traits that members of your house are known to possess.

## Seat

The Parchements is the seat of House Penrose, built by the founder of the House, though with time, as the power and wealth of the family grew, the initially small keep grew bigger and bigger. Now, the keep is made of dark stone, with many towers. Externally, it is a grand, decorated keep, though from the inside, it is minimalist. The keep itself is divided by usage – some towers are for the family and guests to sleep in, some for watch duty, but there is a special tower dedicated to making what the keep is named after – the parchment.

## Family Tree

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