Marya Tully

## Lady of Riverrun

Edmure Tully b.402 - 416

Brynden Tully b. 390 - presumed dead in 414 (Brother)

Jared Tully b. 399 - d. 416 (Brother)

Edmure Tully b. 402 - d. 416 (Brother)

Ben Tully b. 379 (Uncle; At the Wall)

Minisa Tully b. ? (Cousin)

Marya Tully is the young Lady of House Tully, ruling over the Riverlands as Lady Paramount of the Trident

## Appearance

Marya is the lovely daughter of the late Lord Hoster Tully and his also late wife, Jyanna Tully (Nee. Piper). Marya is of unremarkable height, being neither taller or shorter than average. The lady has all of the soft curves and rough edges of the Trident, it was as if she was forged in the riverbed and shaped like the very stones. Her milk pale skin never tanned despite her days languishing in the waters of the river that fed and nourished her people; instead her skin was painted with a gentle dusting of freckles.

Marya boasts locks of wildfire, the red of her hair stunning in the sunlight and often worn free and wild when not entertaining nobility. In contrast to the fire, her eyes are a lovely shade of blue-green, a color nearly mimicking the trident. Some would claim she was not born, but instead crafted by the river to do its bidding. In truth though, Marya is simply a noble girl, raised to be a lord’s wife and her figure and mannerisms reflect these teachings.

As of late, however, Marya seems few of smiles and harder of expression.

## History

**396** **AC** - Marya is Born to Hoster Tully and his wife Jyanna Tully (Nee. Piper) in the ninth moon. Her birth is remarkably easy for Jyanna, for Marya is born small, and her labor did not last nearly as long as her brother Brynden six years prior.

**399 AC** - Jared Tully is born. The labor is harder for the lady Tully, who is struggles to recover after the birth of her second son. Marya is left mostly to the care of her Maester and Septa at this time. She learns at an early age to swim, although at this point it is mostly flailing….

**402** **AC** - Marya’s last brother, Edmure is born, a happy boy despite the toll the birth takes on his mother who is fast approaching an undesirable birthing age. It is agreed upon the Jyanna should bear no more children, lest her remaining ones be without their mother. During this year Brynden begins to squire for his father. Marya takes up singing, proving herself quite talented.

**404** **AC** - Marya, a bright girl, takes up riding. Many of her family’s household guards take up delight in the girl.

**408 AC** -- Guided by the teachings of her Septa, Marya takes up charitable work for the small folk in the Riverlands. This sows the seeds of her devotion to her people. During this year Brynden is knighted.

**409 AC** -- The War of the Four Daughters begins. In response to the summons and out of patriotic duty, both the Lord Tully and his heir, Brynden, march off to war to lead the Riverlands.

**413** **AC** -- Lord Tully writes home to report that Brynden has gone missing. He was last seen shortly before The Farm Battle. He fears that Brynden may have perished in the battle, however the family holds out hope that he is still somewhere in Essos.

**414** **AC** -- Lord Hoster Tully returns from war. Brynden is still vanished, the lord seems tired and pale. He boasts a wound to his abdomen that is slower than normal to heal.

**415** **AC** late -- Reports begin to come in shortly after his arrival of strange and rapid deaths in the lower Riverlands.

**416** **AC** **3rd** **moon** -- A sickness takes hold in the villages just south of Riverrun and quickly spreads through the people. Some survive, a good portion of the small folk do not. This highly contagious sickness soon takes hold in the keep. Late in the 10th moon a few cooks in Riverrun fall ill and have to leave off of their duties.

**416** **AC 4th** **Moon**, early -- Edmure is the first to fall ill and the boy perishes 5 hours after he begins to show signs of illness. The following day after his death, Marya and Jared begin to show signs of illness. Both Tully children are placed in Marya’s chambers, side by side and attended to by the Maesters. Jared perishes late in the evening, while Marya lays in fevered nightmares. With morning brings the death of Hoster, his wife, left pale and coughing beside him. Jyanna too falls to this illness as Marya recovers, pale and weak.

**416** **AC 4th** **Moon**, **late** -- Riverrun is left shaking as the last of this strange disease passes through the castle. Marya, although tired and ill, takes of the mantle to lead the efforts to push whatever curse that has befallen them out of the castle. After consulting with her Maester and the travelling healer that has come from south of the Riverlands, Marya orders the immediate burning of the deceased and stands strong in her belief that there should be no river burial.

**416** **AC** **5th** **Moon** -- At the behest of her small council, Marya begins to enforce sanitary laws, the likes of which upset some of her small folk. To her supporters and detractors alike she becomes known as The Witch of Riverrun; the title is meant in awe so some, but an insult to others -- for perhaps it is she, the girl who was crafted in the trident who wiped out her brothers and father and small folk indiscriminately to take up the rule of the Riverlands.

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## Connections

**Lucerys** **Waters** -- The young Targayen Bastard has frequented the halls of Riverrun many a time. Marya has been familiar with his visage since she was small. She has always favored the many who always seemed so at peace in the Riverlands