Alyn Westerling

## Heir to the Crag

**Alyn Westerling** is the current heir to Lord Martyn Westerling of the Crag and a courtier at Casterly Rock. He is chiefly known for his skill with the lance as a tourney knight.

## Appearance

Alyn’s blond hair is typical for Westermen, while in its dark blond variant, there is a hint of the brown hair also found among his ancestors. Alyn’s expression, accompanied by warm brown eyes, is usually a cheerful one, befitting the idealistic knight. His build is slender, though his strength is that of a warrior.

## History

**395 AC:** Alyn is born as the eldest child of Martyn Westerling, Heir to the Crag, and his wife Johanna Marbrand.

**403 AC:** Alyn becomes a squire for his uncle Maynard Westerling and begins to train at arms, including both swords and the lance, as well as other skills, like riding and an introduction to warcraft. Meanwhile, he befriends Tybolt Lannister, a scion of a junior line of Casterly Rock, who is a squire for Alyn’s father.

**407 AC:** Tybolt Lannister leaves The Crag to marry his cousin Martesse. Later that year, Alys Westerling, Ser Martyn’s final child, is born. As Alyn plays around the Westerling holding, especially the cliffs facing the Sunset Sea, he learns climbing and swimming, and proves to be perceptive of the occurrences around him.

**409 AC - 414 AC:** The men of House Westerling follow the other forces from all over Westeros into the War of the Four Daughters. Along with the other Westerlanders, they take part in the Battle of the Golden Fields against the Volantene, in which Alyn kills his first man while fighting on the side of his uncle. After more engagements, the Westerling forces eventually fight in the Seven Day Battle, which among its numerous casualties on the seventh day sees Lord Rupert Westerling, Alyn’s grandfather, dead on the battlefield. Thus, Martyn Westerling ascends to Lordship and continues to lead the men of The Crag. Ser Maynard and Alyn as his squire are mainly responsible for organising the patrols around the Westerlands forces.

**414 AC:** After the War of the Four Daughters, the men of the Westerlands sail home, during which time Alyn befriends Androw Farman, one of the commanders of the Westerlander fleet. After their arrival, they are received at Casterly Rock, where, alongside many other brave squires, Alyn, now a man of nine-and-ten years, is knighted for his service in the war. During the ensuing celebrations, he dances with Lady Martesse Lannister and the two are said to have eventually retired to her chambers.

**415 AC:** Lady Martesse gives birth to a son named Tyland, by some rumoured to be fathered by Alyn. Alyn travels through the Realm to take part in tournaments and shows some skill and precision with the lance. Besides that, Alyn accompanies his friend and kinsman Androw Farman on journeys to Essos, where connections of trade and finance to Braavos are forged, both for House Farman and House Westerling. During those meetings, Alyn proves to be a persuasive diplomat.

**416 AC:** Alyn takes part in the Tournament of King’s Landing and is unhorsed by Prince Viserys Targaryen in the round before his tragic death by the hand of Alyn’s childhood friend Tybolt Lannister.

**417 AC:** Present Day. Alyn makes his way to King’s Landing once more, to participate in the feast and the ensuing tournament, and also in hopes, or at least the expectation, of seeing Martesse again.

## Possessions

### Animal Companions

* A courser he rides for journeys around Westeros and in tournaments.

## Connections

* Tybolt Lannister: Childhood friend from when both were squires at the Crag.
* Martesse Lannister: Tybolt’s wife, beloved by Alyn, although he has not met her in a long while.
* Androw Farman: Second cousin once removed, befriended after the War of the Four Daughters.

## Rumors

* Alyn might be the father of Martesse Lannister’s son Tyland. Further intimate relations between the two are also said to have occurred.

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