Agnes Tully

### Children

Tommard Tully, Ambrose Tully, Manfrey Tully, Cersei Tully, Lucas Tully, Hugo Tully, Elinor Tully

## META

### Alternative Characters

Lyman Crane, Edric Whitehead

Agnes Tully is the Lady Paramount of the Trident and Lady of Riverrun. As of 98 AC, she has ruled the Riverlands for over forty years since the tragic death of both her parents and their heir during an epidemic of the Shivers that swept through the Riverlands. Sixty years old and presiding over one of the most populous regions under the Iron throne, Lady Agnes is one of the senior ladies in the realm. After a life of sacrifices and dedication to her duty and having recently been widowed for the second time, she is now increasingly dedicating herself to her seven children and her many, many grandchildren, adamant in finding a place in the world for each and every one of them.

## Appearance and Character

Lady Tully had once been a famed beauty but the hardships of her role and the years have taken most of it away. Even in her old age, however, Lady Tully remains a handsome woman: soft in shape and silver-haired her expression alternates between kind, motherly smiles and cool, studious expressions.

Though fair and of a mild disposition, the Old Trout is known for her cutting wit and for sparing no-one from it. Her time at court, as a young girl, and her fourty years of experience as Lady of the Trident have granted her great wisdom, both when it comes to affairs of state and life, and she is never shy to dispense it - to her children, her bannermen or even her King.

Since the passing of her husband, however, Lady Tully has been more introverted and reluctant to throw herself in politics and governance. With every passing year, she's eclipsing herself from her rule and dedicating herself to more quiet pursuits - her faith, her health and her family - allowing herself some rest and preparing her children for the days when she will be gone.

## History

### Childhood

Eldest daughter and second child of Lord Prentys Tully and Lady Lucinda Broome, "Nessie" spent a quiet and pampered childhood in Riverrun, shielded from the world. Educated by her mother instead of being given a septa, their parents quickly found her to be an exceptional child and a quick learner. Very early in her childhood she was already an avid reader and an apt student, prompting Lord Lucas to often exclaim that she's deserve a spot in the citadel, girl or not. Eventually, Lord Prentys was given a seat in the Small Council, and his daughters followed him to the capital.

### Lady of the Court

As she moved to King's Landing, young Agnes's thirst for novelty only enhanced. Finding herself a position as the Lady in Waiting for Alysanne Targaryen, the regent's wife, she thrived at court, forming friendships and rivalries that would last through her life. At some point it was revealied to her that her father had arranged a match between her and Alaric Stark, the heir to winterfell. She would one day become the Lady consort of the North.

Little did they know that such plans would never come to fruition. When Lord Tully returned to the riverlands in 55 AC, leaving his child at the Capital, a first wave of the Shivering Sickness enveloped the Trident and in one final sweep, Lord Tully, his wife and his heir perished. Having failed to produce a spare, Agnes was the next in line. Her wedding to the Stark was called off and she was hastened to the Riverlands so that she could grieve and assume control of her own throne - a throne she had never desired nor expected.

### Lady Consort

Though she was Lady Paramount of the Riverlands in name, it was her husband who assumed control of her reign. Ser Lucas Tully was a distant cousin of Agnes', older by eleven years, cold and distant. Although they produced three sons together, Tommard, Ambrose and Manfrey, theirs would never be a union of love. It was duty that forced their marriage, and both of them knew that. It took long for them to be intimate with each other, and it was not until 4 years into the marriage that Agnes became pregnant with her first son, Tommard. As Lucas handled the Riverlands with diligent stewardship, Agnes watched from the sidelines, learning and refusing to overstep her bounds. That training was necessary to prepare her to ser Lucas' death, six years after their wedding: the moment had come for Lady Agnes to rule on her own.

### Lady Regnant

Only after her husband's death in 61 AC, did Lady Tully assume control of her birthright. Soon after her mourning was over, Agnes took the reins at Riverrun, ruling with fairness, wisdom and resolve thanks to the seven years she had spent carefully observing her husband's every move. It was not easy to win the Riverlord's support, at first. Many Lords in the Trident came from houses that were prouder and more ancient than house Tully. Slowly but surely, by proving herself their equal, Lady Tully managed to gain their support - barring House Strong, who remained her fiercest dissenter throughout her rule.

Her time as Lady regnant was cetrainly more eventful. From her ongoing rivalry with House Strong, to the Hook Uprising, Lady Agnes always managed to keep a firm hold on the riverlands, keeping them united.

Soon enough, the question of her marriage would come up, however. Her wedding to Ser Lucas had produced three children, three sons - enough to create alliances that would cement her realm. Thus, for the five years that followed her first husband's death, Agnes elected to remain a widow and to cherish the children she had produced.

Sometime in 65 AC, however, a lightning struck. Ser Garibald Hawthorne, a distant cousin from the Western house and a hedge knight came to Riverrun, pledging his sword to House Tully. Lady Agnes fell madly in love with the dashing, golden-haired knight and, despite the protests of her advisors, they were married by the end of the year. Some say she did so because Nana Gale - a well known fortune teller in the riverlands - had prompted her to.

They concieved Agnes's first daughter, Cersei, on their wedding night. By 76 AC, Agnes had seven children.

### Widowhood, War and Aftermath

In 93 AC, shortly before a war would shake the Iron Throne to its core, Lord Garibald died of an illness, prompting Tommard, Agnes's eldest, to abandon his office as the King's Master of Coin and return home to assume his position of Warden of the North. Immediately after, the Reach and the West rose up and the Rosegold Rebellion began. Still in shock for the sudden loss of her beloved husband, Lady Agnes refused to take any risk: her daughter Cersei had married Lord Jason Lannister, giving him three children - Lady Tully knew that she could be used as a hostage by the rebellious Lord of the Rock.

Declaring her neutrality but urging the riverlords to fight by the King's side, Agnes kept herself out of most of the conflict. At the end of the war, a marriage was organised between her grandson and the King's sister, as to keep the Riverland's closer to the crown.

The postwar political landscape, however, would not please Lady Tully. Strongly disliking how the rebel lords had been favoured in the new system while her own bannermen and family remail largely on the sidelines, Lady Tully has taken a step away from the politics of the realm, in recent times, working instead on her family, repairing what relationship she had broken with her dedication to the realm and trying to find a place in the world for each of her children.