Alester Oakheart, Lord of Old Oak

Alester Oakheart, 130 AC

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Alester Oakheart, Firstborn son of Lord Arthur Oakheart and Lady Catelyn Peake, is the current Lord of Old Oak and a member of the Northmarch. He is married to Lady Martesse Lannister.

## Appearance and Character:

A tall man of near six foot, with sharp green eyes, heavy black eyebrows to match his short black hair and beard and a long nose. Despite his advancing years, Alester maintains a fit build, though his prime has long left him. He is often seen wearing either fine cloth of dark green and brown. It is often said that his smile is ever present, though he hides a sense of fatigue within his eyes.

Alester is known as a man of patience and calm, always proving to find the best situation at hand that could stop feelings of anger and the likelihood of violence. He has proven to be a staunch supporter of both the Royal house, and his kin the House Tyrell.

## History:

Alester Oakheart was born the first son of Lord Arthur Oakheart and his wife Lady Catelyn Peake, and from an early age it was apparent that his mind was a different brush to his father. Whereas both of them were sharp and quick minded, Alesters talents laid apart from Arthur, who favoured the whispers and the shadows. In many ways they were the opposite, where his father was cold, Alester was warm. Where one kept to themselves and wanted to stay out of the light, Alester would step directly within any lord's gaze. It was a necessary act, but the father and son never did grow close to each other as a result.

Their strengths highlighted it clearly. Alester understood the intricacies of war; the logistics of it, the formations and how to keep his men fed and healthy. His methods of warfare were loud and outgoing, just like the young man himself. Of course his brain wasn’t the only gift Alester held, he was a skilled Knight and his use of a Morningstar was well known, but it was clear that he was a better leader than a fighter.

And he represented Old Oak well, at the age of one and twenty, he led his men to war in the Rosegold Rebellion. It was there that all glamour of war and chivalry died, as he and Lord Crane fought in the Slaughter of Bitterbridge, each day bloody and brutal. It changed Alester in truth, the boisterous young man gone and replaced with one more thoughtful, more keen for peace and one who would dream of the fighting for many a night. Though the year was not a horrid one in its entirety, for he was given the beautiful sight of his first born, Bethany, from his wife Lady Martesse Lannister.

The next few years would pass him by with a strange speed, as if a blur. The only matter of importance was one of happiness as his first born son was brought into the world, naming him Arthur, in honour of his father, the man who he grew to understand more and more.

Then the Plucking began. And this time, the men of Old Oak marched for the dragons. With Crane and Rowan, Arthur fought hard and thankfully peace was brought to the realm swiftly. And with it came opportunity, Dorian Tyrell would marry Alester’s cousin Bethany, bringing their houses close once more and peace ruled. His father would soon pass and Alester would make lengths to keep the peace he so often strived for. As he grows old in his age Alester can only hope that he and his family will not have to face another war.

## Family:

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## META:

Attribute: Belicose

Social status: Lord of Old Oak, Principal Bannerman.

Skill Points: 22

Skills:

Combat - Axes/Blunt weapons, Shields, precision.

Martial - Formation, Ambuscade.

Education - Military Engineering.

Mastery:

Martial - Quartermaster.