Franklyn Redwyne

Lord of the Arbor, Defender of the Straights, Admiral Supreme of the Red Fleet

Alysanne Redwyne

Dunstan Belmore

## Appearance

From birth, Franklyn Redwyne had been a scrawny thing. He leaned constantly into the realm of frailty. His poor constitution led many a maester to think he would not make it out of the cradle, thinking him more likely to take the slumber that most infants did when in the shadow of the Stranger. He grew out of his chills and squalls, into a short man with a balding head. Short tufts of red hair outcrop his temples, sprouting heaviest around his ears. He has never looked healthy, being gaunt and prone to coughs.

## Personality

Calculating, cold and full of hatred for the ones in line before him, Franklyn is quiet and was never one for grandiose speeches. His time with the faith has made him very devout, a particular lover of the Father, filling the hole left by his own father's ambivalence with faith. He is kind to his friends and cruel to his enemies.

## Youth

Born to Ser Luthor Redwyne and Lady Bethany Tarly, Franklyn found himself low in the line of succession. As a consequence of his birth and obvious martial lackings, Franklyn was sent to the Faith to prove his worth as a septon. His time with the faith honed his sharp mind into a tool that he would use to outwit his opponents later in life. Though he excelled in his lessons, he felt no pull to a life in service to the Seven. Pious and wroth with his dismissal from the Arbor, he was shaped into a vessel of anger for those he felt had wronged him. Upon reaching his name day, instead of taking the vows and swearing himself to the Faith, he left Oldtown and crossed back to the Arbor where he would reunite with his family.

## Return to the Arbor

Franklyn Redwyne's return to the Arbor was not a joyous occasion. While close to him in their youth, Franklyn's brothers, Cleyton and Eustace, were commanded by their lord uncle to shun the failed acolyte. His own father, Luthor, was nothing if not cold. Franklyn would soon learn that his being sent from the Arbor was not a product of the uncle he had previously suspected and rather a suggestion from his father due to his embarrassing timidity.

Franklyn lacked for friends upon his return, finding solace in only two. Ryam, his cousin, and Urrathon, the heir apparent. They proved to be valuable allies in the lonely days of Lord Victor's reign. Whilst the uncles and his own father wished to expel him once more, this time to the frozen wastes of the Wall, the two boys opposed this at every turn. Urrathon, being the heir apparent, threatened his uncles with their own exile when he came into his rule. Fearing this, and the bodily harm the newly knighted Ser Ryam threatened onto the elder men, cowed to the constant nagging.

This did little to warm the sickly Franklyn to his home. In the yard, his uncle ruled as Master at Arms. Ser Garlan Redwyne was the kindest of the uncles, but found himself at the behest of his elder brothers as a loyal servant. Under orders, Ser Garlan forced Cleyton and Eustace to pommel young Franklyn in the yards. Franklyn would find himself lying in bed awake as the pain shaped his already warped mind.

## Urrathon's Reign

The lordship of Urrathon Redwyne proved to be a turning point in Franklyn's life. The new Lord Urrathon quickly set about changing the council of the Arbor. Ser Garlan Redwyne, the reluctant bully, was removed as Master at Arms and replaced with his son, Ryam. Franklyn's father would be replaced as High Admiral and Grand Marshal of the Arbor Levy by Franklyn himself, which earned him a knightship for leal service in the near future. The brothers Cleyton and Eustace were assigned high positions under Franklyn after profusely expressing their regrets for following the orders of the bitter old men. In his final act of replacement, his youngest sister, Meredyth, was named spymistress. Under protestation, Luthor Redwyne was forcibly removed from his apartments and expelled from the castle, confined to roam the harbor town below the castle as harbourmaster until his death.

Upon his call to King's Landing, Urrathon left Ser Franklyn Redwyne as castellan. As part of his regency, Franklyn positioned his allies to even higher power than previously granted. Luthor would find himself years in the ground after his run as harbourmaster and the one who had replaced him was caught funneling taxes into his private coffers. Utilizing this opportunity, Franklyn brought Ser Cleyton Redwyne into a higher position at court. This would soon lead Cleyton to further promotion.

## Reign

Soon after his appointment, Urrathon found himself at odds with the king. While serving as Master of Coin, Urrathon was caught stealing money from the crown. A foolish endeavor from a friend so great, but proved to be an opportunity that Franklyn could not ignore. Moving quickly and utilizing the command he held, Franklyn ordered the seizure of Lady Perenelle Tyrell and Lord Urrathon's most loyal retainers. He confirmed Ryam's position as Master at Arms, and raised Ser Cleyton to the position of High Admiral. He would not enjoy his newfound lordship long as he would soon be called to court to renew his fealty.