House Karlyle

"Turn the Tide"

History of the House
During Robert's Rebellion, Dolmun Karlyle led a mercenary company under the employ of House Targaryen. When the war tilted in House Baratheon's favour, Karlyle turned on the Targaryens. Using guerilla tactics, Karlyle lead his company to victory against a numerically superior Targaryen force. For his efforts Karlyle was awarded a noble title, as well as the lands where he fought his most famous battle.

The Karlyle Family
Dolmun Karlyle - Despite his age of sixty-six years, Dolmun Karlyle is still as fit - or perhaps, moreso - than men half his age. Possessed with a natural talent to lead since youth, Karlyle found himself captain of his own mercenary company at the age of nineteen. A fearsome opponent on the field, and a humble person off of it, Dolmun Karlyle won himself many an admirer throughout the course of his travels. He would eventually come to marry Maevel Rivers, a serving girl working at a tavern Karlyle frequented. The death of his beloved wife left Karlyle in a state of melancholy that he has yet to overcome. This ennui, coupled with a paranoia of past sins coming back to haunt him, has resulted in the new lord taking up rather interesting hobbies.


 * Height: 5'10 | Weight: 190 lbs | Eyes: Brown | Hair: Grey


 * Background Event: Significant Deed (Led a numerically smaller force to victory over a larger one)


 * Goals: Love (Seeks to fill the void his wife's passing left within him)


 * Motivations: Fear (Is fearful that his past will come back to haunt him)


 * Virtue: Humble (Has always believed in the old adage: "Actions speak louder than words.")


 * Vice: Licentious (In his search for a love to replace his deceased wife, the lord employs rather unusual methods.)

Garven Karlyle - A man of nineteen years, and heir to House Karlyle, Garven is eager to live up to his father's legacy. Though proud of his son, Lord Karlyle is reluctant to have him pursue a warrior's path - the former mercenary being all too familiar with the realities of war. Though a genuinely compassionate individual, Garven's vices occasionally get the better of him, despite his best efforts.


 * Height: 6'0 | Weight: 200 lbs | Eyes: Brown | Hair: Black


 * Kind


 * Patient


 * Greedy


 * Gluttonous.

Claressa Karlyle - A young woman of fourteen years, Claressa is a quiet and disciplined girl. Always proper, she gives her every effort to act as expected of a lady of her station. Despite her personality being antithetical to her mother's, this does little to deter Lord Karlyle from doting on her as he did his wife. Appearing as the perfect noble to the public, Claressa's brother is the only one aware of her hidden malevolence.


 * Height: 5'5 | Weight: 115 lbs | Eyes: Green | Hair: Black


 * Temperate


 * Chaste


 * Shy


 * Cruel

The Greymoor
Like much of the Riverlands, the lands of House Karlyle is categorized by rolling fields of tall grass, damp fens, and thick forests. Though largely an undeveloped territory, ruined structures - remnants of the last war - can occassionally be found to dot the countryside.


 * Maevel - The town of Maevel is the seat of House Karlyle's power, and the only population center of note within the region. Founded at the site of Dolmun Karlyle's greatest battle, the town is named in memory of the lord's late wife.
 * Gold Hall - Named for the first love of the former mercenaries that inhabit it, the Gold Hall is the headquarters of House Karlyle's military officials.

Lord's Statistics

 * Agility: 4 (2B Dodge)


 * Animal Handling: 2


 * Athletics: 4 (1B Run, 1B Strength)


 * Awareness: 2


 * Cunning: 3 (1B Logic)


 * Deception: 3 (1B Bluff)


 * Endurance: 3 (1B Stamina)


 * Fighting: 5 (3B Long Blades)


 * Healing: 2


 * Language: 2


 * Knowledge: 2


 * Marksmanship: 2


 * Persuasion: 3 (1B Seduce)


 * Status: 2


 * Stealth: 2


 * Survival: 3 (1B Track)


 * Thievery: 2


 * Warfare: 5 (3B Command, 1B Strategy)


 * Will: 2

Benefits:


 * Attractive (Lord Karlyle has a certain flair that many find irresistible).


 * Leader of Men (Even before he was a lord, Karlyle has had a natural air of authority).

Drawbacks:


 * Forgetful (Though old age has yet to take his body, it has begun to claim Lord Karlyle's mind).


 * Lascivious (Lord Karlyle knows quite a few ways to pass the time).

House Statistics

 * Defense: 20
 * Influence: 13 (1B to Intrigue)
 * Lands: 36
 * Law: 31
 * Population: 40
 * Power: 32
 * Wealth: 22


 * Law Modifier: -1
 * Population Modifier: +3

Economic Statistics

 * Wetlands - The lands of House Karlyle are colloquially referred to as the "Greymoor".


 * Small Town - The town of Maevel, seat of House Karlyle's power.


 * Grassland - Abundant foliage litters the countryside; a common sight in the Riverlands.


 * Road - Several roads, big and small, dot the lands of House Karlyle.


 * Ruin - Gold Hall was built upon the ruins of an old Targaryen stronghold, and much of the ancient structure surrounds the newly erected hall.


 * River - The Red Fork is located just south of the Greymoor.


 * Dense Woods - Several woodlands exist in the Greymoor, the largest being the Briarwood.

Maevel


 * Sept - The grandest structure in town, Maevel Sept is a sanctuary that the faithful can be proud to enter.

Military Statistics

 * Karlyle's Ghosts (Elite Guerillas)


 * First Company (Trained Infantry)


 * Second Company (Trained Infantry)


 * Briarwood Hunters (Veteran Archers)

Additionally, can call upon:


 * Greymoor Rabble (Green Peasant Levies)