Martyn Vyrwel

Knight of the Kingsguard

Face of Martyn

Martyn seen in armor

Ser Martyn Vyrwel was born at Darkdell in the year of 381 AC, as the second son of Lord Vyrwel. In 402 AC Martyn became a brother of The Kingsguard sworn to protect the King against any harm. He is an excellent swordsman that puts honor and duty over everything else.

## Appearance and Character

Martyn is a charming and handsome man, always with a smile on his lips. He has brown hair and goatee brown beard with light-blue eyes. Standing 5'7 Martyn is not the tallest man, nor is he the strongest, but he was born very agile using this to his advantage when fighting.

Martyn is a knight that puts honor and duty before anything else. He is also like many other knights sympathetic and polite. He takes his vows and oaths very seriously never even thinking about breaking them.

## History

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### **Early life**

381 AC-387 AC

Martyn Vyrwel was born 5th moon of 381 AC at Darkdell. He was the second son of Lord and Lady Vyrwel. Even though Martyn was the second child he was still loved by his parents and didn't live in the shadow of his older brother. At the age of 5 Martyn began to show interest in martial arts, after hearing the tales about Knights of the Seven Kingdoms, he especially loved the stories about The Kingsguard. He showed little interest in education and how to run a House, knowing that his destiny was not to sit at a castle writing letters about trading, he wanted to fight.  He wanted to become a Knight.

### **The Hammer Uprising**

388 AC - 392 AC

At the age of seven, Martyn had already beaten his older brother many times in combat, the Master-at-Arms told Lord Vyrwel that his son was a great fighter for his age. His father so proud of the news made Martyn his squire. When The Hammer Uprising started Martyn accompanied his father to make sure the peasants under House Vyrwel didn't revolt like it had happened around The Seven Kingdoms. Fortunately, most of the peasants didn't revolt, only a small group of them. Martyn and his father accompanied by his house-men rode out to them when the group made resistant, his father attacked them. It was here Martyn for the first time saw men dying.

### **Fighting Makes a Man**

395 AC - 395 AC

395 AC After the famine, Martyn started his swords training again, squiring for his father. His father taught him a lot, and he still thinks his father as the best mentor he ever had. Going to minor tournaments around the Reach. Martyn started to compete against other squires where he won *easily*. Soon he started to train with lances, but swords were still his favorite choice of weapon.  He remembers his father told him "*You have become a far greater knight than I could ever hope you to be*". Ending his squirehood with his father.

### **The Call for Aid**

396 AC - 401 AC

When The War of the Three Thieves began in 396 AC Martyn joined the royal forces/Redwyne Fleet at The Arbor. "*It was his duty*" he thought.  Martyn saw many men getting slaughtered aboard his ship and his enemies ships when the naval fleets went into battle. He made a name for himself during the war, killing more Ormollen troops that he could count, many of the Generals and Captains noticed his skills during the war. He fought fearlessly at The Battle of the Broken Arm until his ship was hit hard and the next Martyn remembers is waking up in a bed inside King's Landing. They had won the war. Instead of returning to Darkdell, Martyn decided to join the ranks of the City Watch as a captain.

### **A boy's dreams come true**

402 AC - 407 AC

Martyn now 21 years. Now protecting the streets of King's Landing as a City Watch Captain and a great swordsman. One day during 402 AC Martyn received a letter from the Red Keep, he was invited inside the court to speak about the position in the Kingsguard, after the former Kingsguard Knight had died in his sleep. At court, Martyn accepted the position as Kingsguard, the same day he was knighted as Ser Martyn Vyrwel, Knight of the Kingsguard. Sworn to protect the King from this day and until his last day.

## Family

* Father -Lord Vyrwel

* Mother -Lady Vyrwel

* Older brother
* Placeholder if House Vyrwel gets claimed and more characters added.