Robert Baratheon

Robert Baratheon is the eldest son of Lord Lyonel Baratheon and Lady Melissa Arryn, his wife. He is quite unlike his father in that he is strong, loud, willful, and proud. He is the heir to Storm's End.

## Personal History

Robert was born in 291 AC, his father's first son and heir. He took his name from Lady Melissa's father Robert Arryn, his father Lyonel's educator and the man who knighted him after he warded in the Eyrie. His childhood was spent in Storm's End, where he learned few of the lessons his father did about subtlety in the Eyrie. Squire to Ser Alyn Buckler, the Master-at-Arms of Storm's End and a loyal retainer to House Baratheon, he grew into a rowdy and physical boy who had a tendency to utilize his lessons from the Master-at-Arms to assert dominance over the other boys around the castle, including some cousins.

Since achieving knighthood in 306 AC, Robert has been brought into his father's inner circle as an advisor and a mentee of his father's. Lyonel has made efforts to teach his son about patience and subtlety, but his lessons have in general appeared to have fallen on deaf ears. As he grew into a man, Robert became known by the smallfolk as an affable carouser, befriending passing ship captains and hedge knights while drinking them under the table. Baratheon guardsmen have broken up a number of fights between the heir and more belligerent locals, but while he is swift to anger he is also, paradoxically, swift to forgive.

His carousing has made him into a useful source of information for his father, as well, and oftentimes he reports on the goings-on that the seafarers talk about in their cups. This information is generally useful, and it has allowed Lyonel to forgive his son's improprieties.

### Recent Events

Robert remained in Storm's End while his father and brothers rode to King's Landing, for the first time ruling in his father's stead. He performed ably enough, as Ser Alyn reported, dealing graciously with the smallfolk who petitioned Storm's End for redress in this situation or that one. This came as a great surprise to Lord Lyonel, who believed his son had little interest and less talent in stewardship.

Upon Lyonel's return from the capital, the heir resumed his place at his father's right hand and continued to inform him of goings-on in the region as told to him by the travelers in the taverns along the Kingsroad that Robert frequented. His father's plan is to introduce him to the Crown Prince upon the latter's arrival to Storm's End, thus ideally building a good working relationship between his heir and the present King's.

Once his father returned to King's Landing as Hand, Robert was left to rule in Storm's End. This quickly became exciting, however, when Aegon Targaryen rose in rebellion against Maekar Targaryen. He began to marshal a host in Storm's End, preparing for an eventual attack on Summerhall. The host would not be gathered until after Maekar's death, though the late King's final order would eventually be carried out.

Upon his father's surrender of King's Landing to Aegor Blackfyre, the host at Storm's End departed on its original mission-- an odd marriage of the dead King Maekar's orders and the live King Aegor's mission. The host arrived under the walls of Summerhall and after a predictably fiery parley between the lords on both sides, a massive battle erupted. Though outnumbered, the Stormlanders devastated the Dornish host-- destroying it almost completely, leaving only three thousand men to retreat into Summerhall.

Following this victory Robert began coordinating the war to liberate the Stormlands and bring the war to those marchers who did not bend the knee to their rightful lieges.