Jacaerys Celtigar

**Jacaerys Celtigar** is the son of Ardrian Celtigar and Calla Brune, and current head of House Celtigar. He is both Lord of Claw Isle and the Hand of the King.

## History

### Youth

Jacaerys Celtigar was born in 340AC, the eldest child of Ardrian Celtgiar and his wife, Calla Brune. From youth he was raised to inherit his father's titles, though his wild and unruly habits made him difficult to tutor. More often than not Jacaerys could be found exploring Claw Isle or sitting by the docks; always inquisitive, always curious, and always underfoot.

In time maturity curbed what his father could not, and Jacaerys proved a more willing pupil as he approached his early teens. Training with lance and shield and horse and sword, Jacaerys also learned the arts of fighting with an axe - so that he might one day wield the ancestral weapon of House Celtigar.

### Knighthood

In 359AC, young Jacaerys Celtigar was knighted by his uncle, Bartimos Celtigar, after a tournament on Claw Isle. He was granted Redclaw, the axe of House Celtigar, and welcomed as a man grown.

### The Andals

When a series of Andal ships landed upon the coast of the Vale in 360AC, the Celtigars of Claw Isle answered the call to arms. Leading a small fleet north, the Clawmen fought with Valeman and Crownlander alike in efforts to throw back the invaders from across the sea, and defend the coast against their assaults.

During this period young Jacaerys Celtigar met the then Crown Prince Edric Baratheon, fighting with the Stag for a brief time. It was the first time they had met, though it would not be the last.

When a series of ships appeared off the coast, House Celtigar and her ships helped the Vale fleet engage their foe. During the fighting the Celtigar flag ship, *the Red Crab*, was harassed by Andals in growing numbers, until Jacaerys Celtigar and *the Iron Bastion* came to its rescue. Though the heir of Claw Isle managed to save his father from certain defeat, his own ship was boarded and seized, the would be Andal conquerors retreating eastward swiftly afterward. Jacaerys was captured and bound, stowed away below decks on the vessel as it turned its oars towards the East.

### The Lost Years

Jacaerys Celtigar would spend three years in Essos, after his Andal captors sold him into slavery to the Pentoshi who had driven them off in the first place. From there Jace traveled far and wide - he was sent to Myr, Tyrosh, and eventually Lys, serving as everything from a mere labourer to a palanquin bearer to a house slave and a guardsman. He was whipped and beaten, starved and abused, neglected and downtrodden and near-broken. Until at last the Celtigars were contacted for ransom, and Jon Mallery came east to see the arrangements made.

### Home Again

After returning to Claw Isle in 363AC, Jacaerys was a changed man. What humour and mirth that had been in him now found itself buried deep down, and though the heir to Claw Isle recovered swiftly in body his mind took far longer to heal. Rather than seeking out the company of his kin, the young Celtigar threw himself into books - he learned much of history, construction, and logistics, improving himself that he might improve his own house. Jacaerys swore that he would never again be in another man's power - though as a future lord, such oaths are hard to keep.

In the latter part of 365AC - two years after his return - Jacaerys married Argella Baratheon, the daughter of his liege lord.

### The Lord of Claw Isle

In 365AC Jacaerys traveled to King's Landing, staying there for several years at his father's behest. Though not a man to find popularity in the court, he did his best to observe and learn what he could, most especially of the library within the Red Keep. When Ardrian the Elder passed in 367, Jacaerys returned home to Claw Isle - both to bury his father, and to assume his title as lord. Later in that same year Argella would birth their first child; a son who would be named Ardrian.

A year later, the previous Hand of the King - Theodan Rykker - perished in his sleep. A raven flew from King's Landing, summoning Jacaerys forth from Claw Isle; to serve as the new Hand of the King.

## Recent Events

Since 368AC, Jacaerys Celtigar has served as Hand to King Edric II Baratheon.

## Family and Household

House Celtigar during the Third Century, and the direct family of Jacaerys Celtgiar.

* Ardrian Celtigar - Father - Deceased
* m. Calla Brune - Mother - Deceased
	+ **Jacaerys Celtigar, Lord of Claw Isle**
	+ m. Argella Baratheon - Wife - 27
		- Ardrian Celtigar - Son - 2
	+ Daena Celtigar - Sister - 29
	+ Aemond Celtigar - Brother - 27 - Tactician
	+ Criston Celtigar - Brother - 25 - Duelist
	+ Saera Waters - Half-Sister - 22
	+ Laena “Lily” Celtigar - Sister - 21

* Bartimos Celtigar - Uncle - 47
* m. Allyria Sunglass - Aunt - 43
	+ Titus Celtigar - Cousin
	+ Ambrose Celtigar - Cousin
	+ Arryk Celtigar - Cousin
	+ Erryk Celtigar - Cousin
	+ Baela Celtigar - Cousin

* Crispian Celtigar - Uncle
* m. Malora Bar Emmon - Aunt
	+ Khorane Waters - Cousin - Charismatic