Main characters | Lady Jeyne Arryn
The Maiden of the Vale
Full Name: Jeyne Arryn
Age: 35 (born 94 AC)
Marital Status: Unwed
Children: None
Traits (6 points): +2 charisma, +2 assassin, +1 survival, +1 personal combat. After temperament: +3 charisma, +2 assassin, +1 survival
Temperament:
Amiable: This character is a pleasant person who tries very hard to get along with everyone s/he meets. Indeed, perhaps too hard, at that...they also tend to excessively seek validation from others, and at worst can be described as clingy ticks. +1 Charisma, -1 to duel rolls.
Jeyne Arryn is the Lady of the Vale at the dawn of the Dance. At three years old, she ascended to Ladyship when her father and brothers were captured and subsequently murdered by Clansmen from the mountains. Knowledge of the event was largely kept from her through her youth, instead enjoying a normal maiden's education where she learned the way of manners and words. She was introduced to the art of killing when she took up hunting at fifteen, but found that her proficiency in diplomacy overshadowed her ability with a blade. On her sixteenth nameday, her regent was formally dismissed and the young Lady of the Eyrie assumed control of her lands. It did not take long before the Vale became host to a bloody feud, instigated by Jeyne's cousin Arnold Arryn. Arnold, claiming that a woman was unfit to lead the Vale, sought to depose the young Lady Jeyne. A short but intense war left Arnold captured, and several Vale houses mourning for their sons. Arnold was released on the condition that he relinquish his claim. He would break his promise years later, pressing his claim once more. Through diplomacy, Arnold and his closest companions were captured rather quickly. Having run out of patience with her cousin, Jeyne had him imprisoned in a sky cell to live out his days. A period of peace followed in the Vale, until rumors of Viserys I's death reached the Mountains of the Moon.
Her refusal to marry even the most noble of suitors has led some to believe her to be a sexual deviant, but accusations have never been brought to her, her courtiers and vassals remaining mute on the situation. However, the issue of inheritance is becoming more pressing as she approaches the end of her fertile years.
Ser Joffrey Arryn
Knight of the Bloody Gate
Full Name: Joffrey Arryn
Age: 29 (born 100 AC)
Marital Status: Married to Polianne Corbray (23, b. 106 AC)
Children: Jorah Arryn (8, b. 121 AC), Theon Arryn (6, b. 123 AC), Catelyn Arryn (4, b. 125 AC)
Traits (6 points): +2 battles, +2 survival, +2 personal combat. After temperament: +3 battles, +2 survival, +2 personal combat
Temperament:
Confident: This character is very self-assured, brimming with confidence and difficult to shake even under pressure. However, taken to an extreme, they can show a suicidal disregard for their life and the lives of others, and fail to take...well, failure into account when planning. +1 battle rolls, +1 to rout rolls against this character.
Ser Joffrey was named Knight of the Bloody Gate at the tender age of twenty. Having shown promise as a commander, he was entrusted with perhaps the single most important defense the Vale has. His loyalty to the House Arryn has made him a trusted advisor of the Lady of the Vale, especially concerning martial matters. Whereas his Lady is elegant and well-spoken, Joffrey is rather less interested in observing etiquette and politics. He excels when matters are more black and white, and as such is quick to judge and make decisions.
Aemma Rivers
The Bastard
Full Name: Aemma Stone
Age: 24 (born 105 AC)
Marital Status: Unwed
Children: None
Traits (6 points): +2 charisma, +2 survival, +1 personal combat, +1 battles.
Temperament:
Upbeat: Nothing seems to get this character down. They're perpetually smiling and looking on the bright side of even the darkest developments, truly the kind of optimism that can be infectious...or delusional, if the situation is bad enough. +1 to surviving non-battle death rolls, -1 to post-battle rolls (captivity, death, wounding).
The cheery bastard of the Vale claims to be the illegitimate daughter of a Riverlander lord, but has never been very interested in proving her claim. That she has some noble blood seems clear to the court of the Eyrie, however, as common peasants cannot posess such considerable beauty. She does not appear to have any formal education, but her demeanor makes her well liked. She is a close friend and advisor to Lady Arryn, and some rumors suggest they are lovers. |
Council, retainers, notables | Polianne Corbray, b. 206 AC
Jorah Arryn, b. 121 AC
Theon Arryn, b. 123 AC
Catelyn Arryn, b. 125 AC
Ander Royce, High Steward of the Vale and Keeper of the Gates of the Moon |
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