Triston Tarly

Born in 70 AC to Alyn Tarly and Janna Hightower, Triston spent most of his life at Horn Hill, though when war sparked he was one of the first to the fight.

## Appearance and Character

Triston is fairly old with grey hair and an aged face but a fit body. Triston is a relatively strong man, having kept his Tarly figure by constantly training though less so in his current years. His eyes are a pale green and his hair is grey, additionally he has a beard growing all across his face.

An opinionated and stubborn man, Triston doesn't give up on grudges or notions easily. He is an experienced soldier and commander and fits the expectations of House Tarly quite well. Despite his hateful and rude nature towards most of his enemies, Triston is also a loving person towards his allies.

## History

The third son as well as fifth and last child of Lord Alyn Tarly and his wife Janna Hightower, there wasn't much use of Triston in terms of politics, leading him to simply stay at Horn Hill, pursuing a martial career as expected of a Tarly. In his childhood, he would focus his life on training for combat and command being shaped to be the epitome of a Tarly. Though he didn't brush off 0his other studies, Triston would take his lessons in warfare far more seriously than other subjects. For the next years of his childhood, Triston would form a close bond with his older brother Ethan, only being distant with Brus because he was warding at Goldengrove rather than staying in Horn Hill, of which Triston considered odd as he was the first son rather than a second or third.

Triston's first taste of battle was in the Fourth Dornish War alongside his brothers and father. Only thirteen at the time, Triston went to battle nonetheless and proved himself capable at Skyreach. Though they lost the fight and had to pull off the siege, Triston had killed three dornishmen that day, yet even that wouldn't satisfy his need for Dornish blood. On the same day, his father had died at Dornish hands, something which Triston never forgot and never forgave. Following the conclusion of the war, Triston would return home to Horn Hill.

Once more called to war during the Rosegold Rebellion, Triston would once again fight for his house. Participating in the sieges of Longtable and Bitterbridge, repulsing enemies on both occasions. Yet, Bitterbridge saw the death of another family member as Randyll Tarly, Triston's uncle, which caused the young Tarly to become bitter at the Royal forces, a grudge that still holds to this day. After the peace negotiations, Triston would return to Horn Hill again.
Though uninvolved in the following conflicts, Triston would form strong opinions on them. The Dornish invasion of the Stormlands was a war that Triston very much enjoyed as it pitted two of his most hated regions against each other and resulted in the deaths of thousands. The Whiterose Rebellion, however, involved Reachmen on both sides and Triston eventually blamed the rebels for starting it all and causing the deaths of more Reachmen.

## Family

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## Meta

**Attribute:** Belicose
**Skills:** Leadership (CHA), Skirmishing (MAR), Formation (MAR)

**Mastery:** Field Commander(MAR)