Marya Swann

Ellyn Swann

**Marya Swann** is the firstborn daughter of the previous Lord of Stonehelm, Lord Arthur Swann and sister to Lord Andrew Swann. A pretty girl of eighteen years who is seen by many at Stonehelm as the true ruler, a fierce and strong lady despite her small stature. She is the second oldest of the Swanns, with Andrew being older, Edric and Ellyn being younger. She also has two cousins from her uncle Cameron, Robar and Elyse Swann.

### Appearance and Character

A traditional Stormlands beauty, Marya has dark brown hair which is long and well kept, either in one long ponytail or braided expertly, depending on how much time she had to arrange it. Like her brother, she has sharp cheekbones and green eyes. Unlike Andrew and the tall muscular build he shared with their father, she inherited her mother's short but shapely figure.

She is a fearless young lady, some whisper that it is due to her constantly needing to stand up to her brother and protect her younger siblings. Marya has no quarrel with dressing provocatively, preferring light silks and somewhat racy dresses to the boring dresses that are expected of a lady of her birth.

Marya isn't just mature beyond her years, but also more intelligent than many, which has led to her taking over the duties that her brother fails to perform at Stonehelm. She has a grey stallion she loves as much anything else in the world, a giant beast named Nuzzle, as the first thing he ever did was nuzzle his giant head against Marya's neck.

### History

Marya has always been fierce, even as a young lady she wasn't satisfied with only the duties of a young lady, needlework and music not being enough to quench her first for interesting hobbies. For a while, she even tried her hand with the sword, until her father found out and quickly put a stop to it. Marya knew it wasn't for her by then and was about to stop anyway.

She grew to love riding instead, and that was permitted given she takes at least five guards with her on those rides. An annoying rule, but one she could live with. Most of these rides were uneventful and over time she started to whittle down the number guards that were required to go with her, and before her father passed she was permitted to go with just the one knight to keep her company. Now, with her father gone and her brother ruling it is a common sight to see her riding out of Stonehelm alone.

### Family

As the second-born child of Lord Arthur Swann, and a daughter no less, Marya had no expectations of ever ruling Stonehlem. While she doesn't rule in name, it is well known that she rules in practice. She has a complicated and difficult relationship with Andrew, often taking the side of those he is against. He is jealous of her for having the love of the people, but is unwilling to do the work to receive such love.

Marya is fiercely protective of all her siblings, even Andrew to a lesser extent. She is most protective of her younger sister Ellyn, who she doesn't trust Andrew around due to his regular threatening to send Ellyn away from Marya should Marya not do as Andrew tells her, but so far he hasn't acted on those threats.

* **Lord Beric Swann** (b.30 A.C, d 68 |A.C)

* **Lord Arthur Swann** (b. 50 A.C, d 95 A.C)
	+ **Lord Andrew Swann** (b. 76 A.C)
	+ **Marya Swann** (b 80 A.C)
	+ Edric Swann (b 83 A.C)
	+ Ellyn Swann (b 86 A.C)
* Elinor Swann, (b 55 A.C)
* Cameron Swann (b 62 A.C)
	+ Robar Swann (b 81 A.C)
	+ Elyse Swann (b 79 A.C)