Ronnel Arryn

## Lord Ronnel Arryn

Warden of the East

Hand of the King

Jasper Arryn

Myranda Arryn

Ronnel Arryn is the current Head of House Arryn and Lord of the Eyrie.

## Appearance and Personality

Ronnel Arryn is tall, lean of frame and long of limb. He possesses the auburn hair and blue eyes of his grandmother, Lady Sansa Arryn.

The Lord of the Eyrie is a genial man who smiles often and enjoys stories and jests, possessing enough charm to befriend people seemingly anywhere he goes. His amiability and ease of manner sometimes causes others to underestimate his intellect or lower their guard and say more than they ought to.

In his youth, Ronnel was an avid horseman as well as skilled at boxing, wrestling and swordsmanship, though his martial skills have eroded somewhat with the administrative burdens of lordship stealing away time from the training yard. Ronnel is left-handed, which was an advantage in boxing and sword duels against right-handed opponents. It proved to be a detriment to him in jousting as the format of the lists compelled him to wield the lance in his off hand, affecting the accuracy of his strikes.

## History

Ronnel Arryn was born in the year 329 AC at the Eyrie in the Vale, the firstborn son of Brandon Arryn and Princess Alysanne Targaryen. He possessed seemingly boundless energy as a youth--his mother and his nurse found that he learned to run and to climb frightfully quickly after he took his first steps. He'd also been graced with a sharp memory and the ability to grasp concepts quickly, though he mostly bent his efforts to getting done with the maester's lessons as quickly as possible so he could do the things he really wanted to do than out of any genuine enthusiasm for learning.

At the age of ten, his mother arranged for him to travel to the capital to squire for her brother, Ser Aeryn Targaryen, a newly sworn member of the Kingsguard. While there, he became fast friends with his cousin, Prince Aemon Targaryen, since the two of them were of an age. They proved to be a dangerous combination, since the two of them found they could devise much more creative ways of getting themselves into trouble together than they could separately. Ser Aeryn made it his personal mission to keep his young squire so busy that he would be far too tired to cause any more mischief with the Prince of Dragonstone's son.

In the year 346, Prince Aemon and Ronnel joined a force of men sent to suppress a gang of bandits in the Kingswood by convincing Lord Buckler that they had the King's sanction to take part. When the wayward prince and his partner in crime returned to the capital, Ser Aeryn did not prevent them from joining a group of young lordings celebrating their victory on the Street of Silk. Instead, he hauled the two exhausted and hung-over youths out of a pillowhouse at dawn and exercised them mercilessly in the training yard until well past noon.

In the year 347, Ronnel took part in the funeral of Aegon VI and the coronation of Aelor I, and fought in the grand tournament at King's Landing that was part of the coronation festivities. For his performance, he was knighted by Ser Aeryn at the conclusion of the tourney. Two moons later, he traveled with Aemon to Dragonstone for the new heir to the throne to formally take possession of the ancient Targaryen stronghold.

In the year 349, Ronnel was recalled home to the Vale due to the death of his grandfather, Lord Harrold Arryn. He remained in his father's court and assisted Lord Brandon with the duties of ruling the Vale. The following year, he wed Rowena Belmore. In 353, he sailed from Gulltown with House Grafton's fleet to the Bite to deal with a rise in piracy in the area.

Ronnel reunited with Aemon in 357 at the grand tournament at White Harbor. While his friend was victorious in the melee, Ronnel was felled by a thunderous blow from a member of House Umber. He was forced to withdraw from the joust after the first round because of lingering headaches and nausea. In 359, Ronnel and his wife and children journeyed to King's landing for the coronation of Aemon Targaryen as Lord of the Seven Kingdoms.

Lord Brandon Arryn died unexpectedly in the year 363 and Ronnel assumed rule of the Vale. In 365, Ronnel battled the worsening winter weather to make the journey to King's Landing and assume the post of Hand of the King at his old friend's request. He presided over the outbreak of the Great Winter Sickness, coordinating the Crown's response to contain the spread of the disease.

## Recent History

370 AC: Lord Arryn and his family prepare to travel with the Royal Court to the tournament at Pinkmaiden.

## Family

* Lord Harrold Arryn (282 AC - 349 AC), Lord of the Eyrie 302 AC - 349 AC
* m. Lady Sansa Stark (286 AC - 332 AC)
	+ Lord Brandon Arryn (305 AC - 363 AC), Lord of the Eyrie 349 AC - 363 AC
	+ m. Princess Alysanne Targaryen (309 AC - )
		- Lord Ronnel Arryn (329 AC - ), Lord of the Eyrie 363 AC - Present
		- m. Rowena Belmore (332 AC - )
			* Ser Jon Arryn (351 AC - )
			* Jeyne Arryn (353 AC - )
			* Jasper Arryn (356 AC - )
		- Myranda Arryn (330 AC - )
		- Ser Oswell Arryn (333 AC - ), Knight of the Bloody Gate
		- Aemma Arryn (337 AC - )
	+ Mathos Arryn (306 AC - 369 AC)
	+ Oswin Arryn (309 AC - ), Castellan of the Eyrie
	+ Arya Arryn (311 AC - 343 AC)
	+ Hugh Arryn (314 AC - )