Ser Lyonel Tall

Ser Lyonel Tall is a knight at Summerhall, in service to Lord Aenar Targaryen

## Biography

Lyonel Tall was born in 275 AC to his father, Ser Aegon Tall, and mother Serala Drahar of Myr. When Lyonel was born it was clear that he had the genes of his ancestors coming out at nearly ten pounds. The young boy grew up in the grounds of Summerhall where his father was a sworn knight. By his tenth name day it was deemed no longer appropriate for Lyonel to play with the other children of Summerhall as he already approached six feet in height. Instead he was brought in to help the squires with their work and begin his own training as a knight.

In 287 AC Lyonel was chosen to squire for another Knight of Summerhall known as Ser Gerold the Blue Cat. For the next three years Lyonel would squire peacefully under Ser Gerold as he cruised through puberty and grew to some six and a half feet. He learned how to wield all manner of weapons from bows, to swords, and warhammers. In the end Lyonel favored a great axe which he became quite adept with.

In 291 AC when *The Griffin's Quarrel* broke out Lyonel got his first taste of true battle. Riding alongside Ser Gerold the two fought in the skirmishes that ensued between Summerhall and Griffin's Roost. In the final fight however Ser Gerold was slain by man-at-arms from Griffon's Roost. Wishing to avenge his death Lyonel picked up Ser Gerold's shield and helm, his very own great axe, and began to cut a swathe through the men of Griffon's Roost including the very man-at-arms who slew Ser Gerold.

At the end of the battle, after the Dornish spears resumed peace, Lyonel was knighted by his father. Bathed in blood and only sixteen years old the young Lyonel rose a Knight. Lyonel would spend the next nine years following in the footsteps of his ancestor Ser Duncan the Tall as a hedge knight serving in the keeps of a dozen lords through out the Marches, and Reach.

At the turn of the century in 300 AC Lyonel would return home to Summerhall where he sought to finally settle down. Though unmarried the young knight returned home with twin boys named Devan Flowers and Daven Flowers, their mother having perished giving birth to the twin boys in 294 AC. When his father laid eyes on his son he barely recognized the man he had become. A towering 7'2" Lyonel easily stood over every man in the castle. He also arrived with a retinue of a squire, three man-at-arms, and a chest of gold won from a score of melee tournaments.

Seeing his size, how he wielded a great axe and shield together, and his familiarity with the Summerhall family, Ser Lyonel Tall easily found himself welcomed and sworn as a Knight of Summerhall. From there the Knight raised his two sons who also seem to be blessed with their father's size. Lyonel has served faithfully as a Knight of Summerhall since 300 AC.

## Timeline

* 275 AC - Lyonel is born.

* 285 AC - Lyonel begins to help with other squire's work.

* 287 AC - Lyonel is squired to Ser Gerold the Blue Cat.

* 291 AC - Ser Gerold is killed in the Griffin's Quarrel, and Lyonel earns his knighthood on the battlefield.

* 291 AC - Lyonel travels the country serving all over the Marches and the Reach.

* 294 AC - Daven and Devan Flowers are born.

* 300 AC - Lyonel, his sons, and his retinue return to Summerhall where Lyonel enters service there.

## Family Tree

Ser Aegon Tall - Father (b. 250 AC)

Serala Drahar - Mother (b. 252 AC)

Daven Flowers - Son (b. 294 AC)

Devan Flowers - Son (b. 294 AC)