Warryn Mallister

Warryn Mallister is the eldest and only legitimate son of the late lord of Seagard, Perwyn Mallister. He was paged, squired and knighted by his father and inherited the lordship of Seagard after his father's death.

## Appearance and Character

Warryn is a cut stock from his father. His fair hair and beard are of a darker shade of brown, creating a contrast with his piercing blue eyes.

He presents an average build, with little being of note in his body overall, besides the thin scar he has on his face. Marks of age and stress are clear in his expression, making look somewhat older than he truly is. Despite this his always proper and elegant attires grant him an air of nobility that makes him look a tad handsome.

Warryn has a serious and dutiful personality, that could be seen as cold and monotonous by some. Always having his way with numbers and the matters rulership, he might be considered stressed by his work by a few. Although he rarely loses his composure in public, keeping an always even voice and calm expression. Those in his command usually trust his sound judgement and consider him to be a fair ruler, even when he is known to be pretty ruthless when it comes to his enemies.

The few who get to know him, see that although very serious and sometimes cold in his remarks, Warryn is a truly caring man, willing to give all he has to defend what he considers valuable.

## History

### **Early Life:**

Warryn was born in 95 A.C. to Perwyn and Olenna Mallister at the keep of Seagard at the Riverlands. His birth happened without complications and he was born a healthy child. He spent most of his infancy at the confines of the keep and wasn't allowed out. His father took upon educating his son himself with the assistance of only a single maester and took him as a page. His father education was strict and discipline and diligence were instilled in Warryn very early. Warryn was told stories of the Iron Islands, and how their despicable inhabitants wanted nothing more than plunder and kill him and all his people. Over the course of his life, he would come to have a profound distrust for them.

Perwyn wanted to raise his son to perfection and trained him relentlessly in the ways of the blade and leadership. The first he was terrible but very talented in the later. The Lord of Seagard would go on to make long speeches about how to be a proper leader, how to instil trust and respect in your people, and every time the boy made some small mistake, he was harshly scolded, something that got way more frequent as he didn't manage to make significant improvements in his swordsmanship.

Although this soured over the years Warryn relationship with his father, he would absorb a big part of the teachings and prosper from them.

Warryn was seven years old when he first saw his half-brother. A baby with nothing more than three years was carried away through the dimly-lit hallways of the keep by the ladies in waiting as the discussion could be heard at the dining room.

The baby, Gilbert, was a bastard. Perwyn had acknowledged him, and his wife, Olenna, didn't take that notice lightly. But still, the bastard boy would be raised in the keep, and a true relationship of brothers would begin to form between Warryn and Gilbert, that would also be paged by Perwyn.

### **Youth:**

The day came when finally Warryn was let out of the keep. He was to accompany his father into sea travel with set course to Oldtown. During the trip though, their ship was attacked by ironborn sea raiders. His father led the naval battle and delivered a victory against the odds. That day, as Warryn watched from the cabin, he would become interested in naval warfare, taking every further opportunity to learn everything he could about it. After that, the voyage proceeded and they arrived at Oldtown The young Warryn also utterly amazed by such an enormous city and also got interested in trade and architecture, subjects he would also pursue in his future.

Warryn's youth would be filled with more and more travels, as he accompanied his father along with his bastard brother, with whom he developed a bond over time. He would be brought along in diplomatic meetings, and invited in the Grand Tower of Seagard to watch ruling his father made. Warryn and his brother would also continue to be taught the ways of warfare, something that Gilbert adhered far better than his older brother who was more interested in theory than the practice.

Perwyn would then proceed to squire and knight both his sons, Warryn got knighted at the age of four-and-ten, and Gilbert a few years later at the age of four-and-ten also. After acquiring his knightship, Warryn bid a temporary farewell to his family with the decision of pursuing study in the Citadel at Oldtown. His father didn't take the news lightly, but Warryn was determined, and so the Lord of Seagard sent his son to study at the Citadel. He would learn much about all those subjects that interested him in his early life, and two years later return.

At the age of six-and-ten he would be betrothed and later wed to the lady Selyse, a distant cousin of house Mallister and at the young age of nine-and-ten he would have his first son, Osbert. And two years later his first daughter, Myra.

### **Adult Life:**

During his adult life, Warryn would help to administer Seagard as it's Steward and try and grow it's economy, though with much strain and little result with his father disapproving many of his suggestions. Warryn had grown to become a genius builder and savvy commerce man, travelling often to Oldtown, Kingslanding and sometimes even to the Free Cities, trying to establish trade routes. Then his father got sick, and in 124 A.C, died from an unknown illness.

As the sole legitimate son of his father, Warryn inherited the Lordship of Seagard and became head of house Mallister. He had a good reputation with the house retainers and quickly settled in. He called for his brother, that travelled at the time, and started to see the future that he could build for Seagard and his house.

## Family Tree:

House Mallister: https://www.familyecho.com/?p=SSTGZ&c=pnlhjllf7k&f=155328919310538308

## Household Members

* Olenna Bracken (Mother)
* Gilbert Rivers (AC, Half-Brother and Commander of the Mallister Household Guard)
* Selysse Mallister (Spouse)
* Osbert Mallister (Son, Heir)
* Myra Mallister (Daughter)
* Maester Edmure (Steward of Seagard)

## Meta

Attribute: Diligent

Skills: Leadership (CHA), Naval Warfare (MAR), Fortifications (STA), Commerce (STA).

Mastery: Architect