Kyle Coldwater

**Kyle Coldwater,** the Lord of Coldwater Burn, was born in the year 377 AC, as the first-born of Lord Artos Coldwater and Lady Arianne Shett, in what was one of the House's toughest periods.

## Appearance and Character

The Lord of Coldwater stands at an abnormal by some measures height, but still, his muscle mass makes him appear bigger than he actually is. Kyle has grown tough, hard skin through the years; literally (and colloquially). The harsh and cold winds storming around the glacier lakes of the Northern parts of the Vale contributed to it greatly.

Kyle has raven-dark, greying hair, long enough to reach his arms, a simple beard which is unkempt most of the time, a sharp jaw and pearl-white teeth.

Often seen as attractive, minding his bulk, Coldwater was surrounded by possible suitors, or bed companions, really. However, he never really got into affairs with women, unless they were incredibly attractive.

Cold and rough, with a raspy voice, which is used rarely, Kyle prefers to think before he speaks, if he speaks at all (it is important to note that that is the case when he is addressing his men or in more official situations).

But, it is to note that if he's talking with someone personally, or if he's after a few good goblets of wine, he loosens up and cracks many jokes, and overall seems as a warm, although still in a specific way timid person.

## History

He was always said to be a strong boy, born of strong seed, whatever that meant. And he was; from his earliest days, it was difficult to state otherwise, really. He was a large baby, apparently a "fat" one, too. With a cute little baby bum, a pink face and confused eyes; the last of which he kept throughout his life. The Coldwaters were just barely out of their succession crisis after Lord Gregor died childless, almost on the brink of a next one; one that lasted a long time, even when he was a Lord with a cemented position.

### The Years of Training

In midst of a harsh surrounding, often raided by the mountain clansmen, all Coldwaters were raised from their earliest days to live; that is, build bulk or build fat.

Kyle chose the prior.

He began to train with the sword at the age of four, he often played with the Smith's son, a dear friend of his, training with branches, later wooden swords, and, even more down their history, actual ones, too.

He later dropped the sword, as Mathis, the Smith's son, recommended him a mace instead; he gladly accepted it and stuck with blunt weapons since then.

### The Great Famine

The Great Famine struck the fingers hard - to no one's surprise - which was a great chance for the Coldwaters; a great chance to fall, or rise to new heights; they could make the Coldwater an important trail to there, one that could be the breath of the peninsulas for some years to come.

Kyle was supposed to have a role in that; he was going to simply organize groups of people to pretend the merchants from the clansmen, which were really aloof in the area.

That was supposed to be easy. However, it only charged the entire process even more. The clansmen were, surprisingly, more organized than the soldiers, and they only got more armour and equipment off of it, which made them deadlier. It seemed as if the House wouldn't be able to do what it could - it didn't - but Kyle was sent to do *at least something*. He had to, he was furious. And, as such, he decided to lead the men, to show the real power of the Coldwaters; with two hundred men, he rode where the Clans wanted him to; but he saw through them. Kyle lost only fifteen men. He had been analyzing his father's battles, the battles of the Hammer Uprising, the Wars of Conquest... He had been doing that for years, learning about commanding with a passion, and he actually led his men for the first time at the age of ten and four. He was alongside Lord Artos in countless battles and, from that day, from that day, he was the main commander of the Coldwater forces. And he was also knighted.

### The Scarlet Winter

The now-Lord Kyle had just ended mourning the end of his father and the beginning of the family politics as it hit the region. *We are used to the cold* - his uncle said, once. Before he froze to death in some brothel. Even though they were used to the cold, it had no use. The Scarlet Winter wasn't cold; it was bone-freezingly chilling. They were able to avoid any chaos or any change, for that, during the War of the Three Thieves. However, the Scarlet Winter was different; it consolidated them, finally.

The prior conflicts didn't make any sense, so it was natural. It had to happen.

This was also when Kyle finally married, (he did it to grant the House financial support if it was ever going to be needed), something that he was very reluctant to do, and had three daughters; all with different mothers, ladies that died. Some said that he was cursed, as he killed a preacher of the Clansmen. He wondered, however, whether they referred to the fact that all the ladies died or the fact that all of the offsprings were female.

Soon enough, he found out that he had a male bastard, whom he decided to bring to the keep, as he was afraid that he would die during the Winter, just like his mother (apparently a fisher's wife).

### Marriage

After the Scarlet winter ended, Kyle decided to search for a new wife, one that would bring him a son, a legitimate one, for the matter.

And, as such, he found a great future mother of his children; Cynthea Egen, a seventeen-year-old beauty, with an innocent face, periwinkle eyes, pale skin, honey-blonde hair... The Lord Egen agreed almost instantly, as the House itself was in a terrible position. Kyle knew that he had to use the occasion. The marriage would grant the Coldwaters more prestige.

Kyle was ready to marry the girl, a child, in the minds of some. He decided to wait, however, a year. He waited for Cynthea's eighteenth nameday, because the gods had spoken and said him to do it, and as such, he did.

## Family

Larence Coldwater, Lord of Coldwater Burn (289-327 AC)

Serra Elesham

* Gregor Coldwater, Lord of Coldwater Burn (312-374 AC)
* Shirei Waxley
	+ Artos Coldwater, Lord of Coldwater Burn (353-400 AC)
	+ Arianne Shett
		- Kyle Coldwater, Lord of Coldwater Burn (377-present)
		- Eleyna Coldwater (386-present)
		- Tytos Coldwater (389-present)
		- Serra Longthorpe
			* Alys Coldwater (402-present)
		- Walda Paege
			* Sansa Coldwater (404-present)
		- Elia Tollett
			* Anya Coldwater (405-410)
		- Some Fisher's Wife
			* Ryam Stone (396-present)
		- Cynthea Egen
			* Alaric Coldwater (409-present)
			* Saera Coldwater (412-present)
	+ Terrence Coldwater (360-402 AC)
	+ Melissa Hersy
		- Theo Coldwater (382-382 AC)
		- Tanselle Coldwater (385-present)

## Household

Maester Ulrick

Septa Ysilla

Ser Mathis, Master-at-Arms

Yohn Stone, Commander

Gurn Ruthermont, Castellan

Kirby Shett, Sworn Sword