Jasper Blackmont

**Ser Jasper Blackmont** is the second son of the late Lord Lannord Blackmont, and great uncle to the current Lord of Blackmont, a two year old babe by the name of Lysander.

## Appearance and Character

Ser Jasper dresses as one would expect a fighting man like him to dress. He constantly wears his armor, as if a battle were about to start at any moment, and there is hardly a moment that goes by without his sword at his side. His hair is a dark brown, his face has a thick stubble, and his body was of a stocky build. His eyes are a deep, indiscernible shade, though they could best be described as a blueish-grey. Etched into his forehead are three barely noticable lines.

One would say that Jasper is a hard man to get close to, and even harder to impress. He holds a stern, gruff, and a straight to the point demeanor, and tolerates no nonsense, not even from his own family. He is a heavy drinker, and one would \*not\* want to be around him while he was drinking. This wasn't to say that he was completely emotionally shut off, as even he had his rare moments of tender kindness, especially with his twin bastards, but they were few and far inbetween, and even still there is a little bit of lasting animosity between him and his children for the manner in which their mother left.

## History

### Early Life and Anyssa

Lord Lannord Blackmont was many things, but a loving man was not one of them. For as early as Jasper could remember, he was being pushed hard by his father, both in the training yards and without. Despite the contempt for him that would only grow as the years went on, this would instill much discipline into the boy, while also beginning to put the pieces together for the gruff, cold man that would come many years later.

Lannord Blackmont would eventually die of illness in 70 AC, leaving Jasper's elder brother of one year, Janos, the Lord of Blackmont. Though he would be squired to another knight in the service of House Blackmont, Jasper felt conflicted, having never truly felt any connection with his late father. Despite his brother's best efforts, Jasper never found any woman that caught his eye, and would actively deter any marriages being arranged with him involved.

While travelling through Planky Town in 75, he would come across an Orphan of the Greenblood like none other, with bronze skin, a full head of luscious, long, wavy black hair, and soft brown eyes, named Anyssa. For that night, and for several more nights in "layover", Jasper would partake in the comfort of a woman, and let out the angst that had been growing in him. When he returned two years later, the woman he left had two babes, Lyonel and Lewyn, of whom she claimed were his. Thus, he decided to bring Anyssa back to Blackmont as his paramour, along with their bastards, much to the ire of his lordly brother.

### War of Lord Yorick's Aggression and Later Life

When the War of Lord Yorick's Aggression came before Dorne, Jasper, now a knight, was one of Blackmont's commanders, and participated in the Battle of Skyreach as part of the reinforcements, seeing as Janos was wary of joining the war effort until the Reachmen were right upon them. This would lead to him being named Marshal of Blackmont, second to only the Lord in leading men.

After the end of the war, Jasper grew noticably more withdrawn from his wife, children, and other family, and began drinking more than usual. This reached a crescendo in 87 after Anyssa had left Blackmont, following a particularly nasty arguement and Jasper hitting her. Though she attempted to take her two children, Jasper refused to let her, and so, she left for Planky Town alone. Since she has left, her wherabouts have been unknown, much to Jasper's worry, though he'd never admit it to any save for Lyonel and Lewyn.

Janos would die in 92, worsening the man's mental state, as has his mind been troubled from the recent suicide of his nephew, Lucius.