Artys Waynwood

Artys Waynwood, Lord of Ironoaks, husband to Alyssa Egen, father to Allard, Eldric, Maddy Waynwood.

## Appearance and Character

Lord Artys is well built, with wide shoulders and gigantic arms, hard with muscle, himself as soaring as a lance, at the height of 6'5. Dark brown eyes and greying hair embellishes his figure. He cannot be seen without his green cloak, which is always draped over his person.

He is an amicable fellow, pleasant to be with, always smiling to conceal the emptiness beneath his mask.

## History

Born in 45 AC to Arryk and Celyse Waynwood, Artys was a healthy, big and bawling infant.

Several years later, the family would be complete with two additional boys, Vardis and Harry.

Growing up, he proved a sly and a cunning child, glib of tongue and possessing of honed wits. Any servant or subject he could easily trick, and sometimes he'd be as bold to try the same with his superiors - when he knew such would work. His brothers he would have no trouble convincing to get up to mischief, with his silver tongue. Arryk laughed, and said he'd grow up a bright boy.

He received minor training at arms, physically fit for such a specialization, but unwilling, mentally. His attention was turned towards tasks more concerning of the mind.

In 67 AC, 22 years of age, he joined the War for the Bite, experiencing true combat for the first time. Though recently knighted, he was not a foolish gloryhound to charge into the fray, instead using the other fineries of his talents. Upon landing on solid ground, he proved himself an eager scout and gatherer of reconnaissance, isolating many separate cells and patrols of the Lord Manderly's host, for the ultimate and impending clash that would end the war. Overwhelming many such of his screening parties, he contributed greatly to taking the Lord Medrick Manderly partially unawares. The entire act did much to soar his experience, and although he never saw himself as a direct commander, his skills pointed out his efficacy as a dedicated scout and warfare-intelligence expert.

Just a year later, in 68 AC, he was married to Alyssa Egen, with whom he would produce a child the year after - his heir Allard. Later on, Alyssa would birth Eldric and Maddy as well.

Peace returned, for a time. Artys spent these tranquil years expanding his eclectic range of contacts, stretching his sizable network to the next levels. Therr was hardly a city in which he didn't have a friend. Not only did he engage in this legal type of work, he decided to use his resources, material or otherwise, to form spyrings around places of interest. Many a tournament he attended and feast, socializing anywhere he could, making friends and meeting new nobles.

In 73 AC, Artys participated in the slaying of the clansmen who partook in the Attack on Gulltown. Those that the Vale Knights failed to slaughter, he overwhelmed and extirpated to their roots with his brisk scouting forces.

The raids of the Mountain Clans soared in frequency, and there was more cause to be wary. Yet, the worst of them all was the winter named Maegor's Breath, which took the life of Artys's father, Arryk. He had not been in the best health condition prior to the occurance, and the winter's dawn ebbed away the last of his feeble strength. This occured in 75 AC.

In 80 AC, Artys sent his son, Allard, to be squired under Lord Royce, with Yohn Hunter and Lucion Corbray, the latter of which Allard became fast friends with. His secondborn, Eldric, was sent to squire under Lord Eldric Egen, his namesake and kin.

In 82 AC, Artys's brother, Harry Waynwood, his wife Jeyne and his child Roland, were brutally slaughtered on the road to Ironoaks by the raiders from the Mountain Clans, while returning from a remote feast. Artys did not take the news well, falling into a long fever, finally treated by the maester at Ironoaks. When he recovered, he swore eternal vengeance against the killers of his brother and his family.

In 83 AC, Artys marched with most of the Valelords, wherein they were mocked and shamed with impunity by his Grace. Waynwood tried to alleviate the anger of the men of the Vale as best as he could, mitigating the asperity of the situation which was surely intense as it was.

In 86 AC, during the War for the Mountains of the Moon, Artys joined Lord Robar Royce with his levies, leaving Ironoaks, regrettably, defenseless. It would prove an insensible decision indeed, for shortly after, the Clans took to assaulting this weakened fortress. Vardis, Artys's brother, having been left in charge of Ironoaks in the latter's absence, was slain on the walls, holding off the large mass of clansmen attacking the castle. Ironoaks was saved by the relief forces of Royce and the other Valelords, Artys included. Of course, this did not prove to be harmless either; the levies were under joint command of both Artys and Uthor, and while the former opted for a more wary approach, his uncle would have none of it. Fomented by the death of his second brother, Artys still kept his cool and argued for the foolishness of such a strategy. It was pointless. Lord Uthor Waynwood of Ironoaks was slain in his mad charge against the clansmen. Only after several hours of intense fighting was Ironoaks finally taken and the enemies in the vicinity exterminated. By the end of the ordeal, Artys was made Lord of Ironoaks, after the passing of Uthor. It was hardly a pleasant experience, considering the circumstances that led up to it.

In 89 AC, Artys arranged a marriage between his heir Allard and Clarysse Redfort.

Further ravaged by the loss of both his brothers, Waynwood's soul is stirred irrevocably. He goes to King's Landing with a heavy heart and a light smile, to conceal his sorrows.

## Family

Alyssa Waynwood - 49 - wife; alive.

Allard Waynwood - 29 - son, heir; alive, married to Clarysse Redfort.

Eldric Waynwood - 27 - son; alive, unmarried.

Maddy Grafton (nee Waynwood) - 24 - daughter; alive, married to Gerold Grafton.

Celyse Waynwood - 76 - mother; alive.

Arryk Waynwood - father - deceased.

Uthor Waynwood - uncle - deceased.

Vardis Waynwood - brother - deceased.

Harry Waynwood - brother - deceased.

Lyonel Waynwood - 32 - nephew; alive, unmarried.

Marris Belmore (nee Waynwood) - 28 - niece; alive, married to Dunstan Belmore.

## Household

Ser Hugo Hardyng - Lord Artys's knight and bodyguard.

Hubert - Maester at Ironoaks.

Symond Melcolm - Commander of the Garrison and Master-at-Arms.

Ossifer - Steward and seneschal at Ironoaks.