Lymond Mallister (son of Jonos)

Lord Lymond Mallister, Lord of Seagard

**Lymond Mallister** is the first son of **Lord Jonos Mallister** and **Lady Alys Mallister (Shawney).** He is the lord of Seagard since his father's passing four years prior. He has been betrothed three times, and has lost them three separate ways.

## Appearance and Character

Lymond Mallister is a physically imposing figure when in full mail. With long, tangly and near-wild sandy blonde hair, and a bit of the beginnings of a beard on his chin, Lord Mallister represents the family phrase, *Above the Rest.* Growing up on the shores of Ironman's Bay, Lymond was always one to spend his time outside in the sun and near the waters of his homeland. While other Rivermen grow accustomed to the flowing rivers and babbling brooks, Lymond grew up in the choppy waters and stormy seas of Ironman's Bay. With a chiseled face and features, he reflects the sharpness of his family's keep and their background. When he dons his lordly garb, he appears smaller than when in his battle armor, more like the lord he is than the warrior he acts like.

A diplomat at heart, Lymond learned from his wizened father that words speak stronger than action. He knows that the Riverlands lie in an extraordinarily indefensible area, and that Seagard remains the only strong keep to defend from the Ironborn threat. Because of this, he maintains close relations with other Riverland houses, great and small. Gregarious and outgoing, Mallister is the first one to give a toast at a meal, and the first to show up to a feast. Understanding the fragile peace they hold with the Ironborn, he was taught the art of siege warfare from his father, who knew that Seagard could hold out longer than just a first attack.

Mallister has been betrothed three times in his life: first to Alissa Piper, second to Alarra Westerling, and third to Joanna Lychester. The failures of any of the three to be wed to him made him be a bit suspicious of marriages, and tamed his desire to have a child. His younger brother, **Alester Mallister,** is currently his heir.

Mallister enjoys the sea and rivers as any good Riverman does. Passionate and driven, Mallister is a loyal lord to Lord Tully, and believes strongly in regional loyalty. Mallister isn't a schemer, but would be quick to work against any outsider hoping to take advantage of the Riverlands. He remembers the stories passed down from generation to generation of the hatred of House Hoare, and has the deep-suited dislike for the Ironborn as all Mallisters do.

## History

### A New Eagle (107 AC-117 AC)

Fertile Alys Shawney was betrothed to Jonos Mallister since they were kids. They married young, 17 and 16 respectively, and the newest member of the Mallister dynasty bore fruit quickly. Joking that the new heir to Seagard was "a squealing hatchling", Lymond was an active and demanding child. For the first years of his life, he never settled on one thing. He would be studying about astronomy one day, then the next he'd be out in the yard with an axe. Nothing ever seemed to please the young child.

Constantly in motion, Jonos decided to take the child once he turned 7 on a tour of the Riverlands. Convinced that the action would be able to sate the young one's desire for adventure, Jonos led him to Riverrun, the Twins, even as far as Maidenpool and Rosby, before turning back at the gates of King's Landing. Lymond still remembers the words his father said once they saw the gates of the capital. "That is as close as you should ever be to that den of vipers", Jonos Mallister had scoffed before turning their escort around.

The tour had helped calm the young Mallister child, who seemed content to stay within the Riverlands, as his fathers and their fathers before him had done. At eight, he saw his younger brother, Alester born, and they became close immediately. At the age of ten, young Lymond Mallister was betrothed for the first time, to the young Alissa Piper, and the young girl from Pinkmaiden was brought to Seagard to live as a ward to get to know her future spouse.

### Breaking the Betrothal (117 AC-121 AC)

At the age of ten, the Mallisters filed in and waited for their honored guest to come from Pinkmaiden. Along the road they came, their wagons bumping and hitting the uneven grasses of Ironman's Bay. A grand feast was held to honor the betrothal, with Lord Jonos Mallister and Lord Piper toasting to the alliance between Pinkmaiden and Seagard. Introductions were made, and Lymond Mallister appeared to get along well with the Piper girl. How time would tell, however.

For the first year, Alissa Piper was kept nearer to the septa and Lady Alys Mallister, rather than to the one she was promised. She was a shy and quiet maiden, with a fiery heart beneath. The battles began to rage between young Alissa Piper and the septa from Seagard, forcing Jonos Mallister to ask for a replacement. When the new septa arrived, nothing changed, if even, things got worse. By the time the third year came, the Mallisters' personal attendants were wanting to leave because of the "Pinkmaiden Tyrant".

When Lymond Mallister was three and ten, he started spending more time with Alissa Piper. They argued and quarreled endlessly, and some feared that he would even raise a hand to her. Luckily, it never came to that, as just past the boy's fourteenth name day, Lord Piper abruptly broke the betrothal in favor of an alliance with someone nearer to them.

### Westward Bound (121 AC-126 AC)

At four and ten and already able to be married, Lord Jonos Mallister looked outside of the Riverlands for the first time for a new bride for his young son. A darling maid of the Westerlands, Alarra Westerling, was agreed to marry the soon-to-be Lord of Seagard.

Taking care not to make the same mistake twice, Lord Mallister politely declined Lord Westerling's offer to have the girl go to Seagard. While privately, he wondered if that would make his son dislike the girl more, or fancy her more, Mallister hedged his bets either way. The wedding was due to take place in 122 AC.

Lord Jonos sent a raven in the 10th Moon of 122 AC, when he had received no word from the Westerlings about a potential wedding for his son. The raven went unanswered for the remainder of the year, and when it was finally returned in the 6th Moon of 123 AC, Lord Westerling said that his daughter had suffered a fall and was unable to perform her wifely duties for the remainder of the year.

A relatively kind and understanding man, Jonos Mallister accepted that and wrote back wishing her good health and a speedy recovery. No raven flew to Seagard from the Westerlings for the rest of 123 AC, and for a good portion of 124 AC as well. Finally, in the 11th Moon of 124 AC, Jonos sent *another* raven to the Crag. He inquired about the state of the betrothal between young Alarra and the now-handsome and warrior-like Lymond Mallister. Again, the raven came unanswered until the 4th Moon of 125 AC, when the Westerlings assured him it was still intact.

Perplexed, Lord Jonos was still respectful, and waited until the 1st Moon of 126 AC to break the betrothal with House Westerling, unable to wait any longer for a marriage for his son. Lymond, not able to wait any longer either, began to frequent brothels near Seagard. That would evolve into a scandal of its own in the years following. Ending the betrothal was one of Jonos' last acts as lord, as he perished in the 3rd Moon of 126 AC.

### Tragedy Strikes (126 AC-128 AC)

Lymond presided over the funeral of his father, and got down to being lord immediately. He scheduled meetings with the lords of the Trident, and met with Lord Tully three times. Following his father's steps, he made a betrothal with the young Lady Joanna Lychester, who was nearing her fifteenth name day.

The wedding was planned for 128 AC. In the meantime, rumors began to sprout like weeds at Seagard that Lymond had fathered a bastard on a tavern wench, as well as the fact that Lymond had slept with a male pillow servant from Lys while on a visit to Maidenpool in early 128 AC. Using the skills he had acquired from his father, Lymond put the rumors to bed and pledged to marry Joanna the 6th month of that year. A month before she was due to arrive for the wedding, Lymond put two servants to the sword who were heard spreading rumors about the lord.

One of them cursed the young lord when he died, vowing a life for a life. Sure enough, two weeks before the wedding was due to take place, Joanna Lychester fell from a window and passed into the light of the Seven. Having lost three betrothals in his lifetime, Lymond was less willing to become married.

### Family First (128 AC-130 AC)

Lymond approved the betrothal of his younger brother, Alester, who was three and ten at the time, to a young girl named Melony Terrick, a house close to the Mallisters. The two had grown up together and had grown close. While Lymond himself remained unmarried, he had no hesitation in approving the marriage and overseeing the wedding in Seagard in 130 AC. Melony has quickly became heavy with child.

## Family

* Lord **Jonos Mallister,** Lord of Seagard
* Lady **Alys Mallister (Shawney),** Lady of Seagard
	+ Lord **Lymond Mallister,** Lord of Seagard
	+ **Alester Mallister**
		- m. **Melony Terrick**

## Skills

Diplomacy, Fortication, Leadership, Romance, Siegecraft