[hider=House Tully]
[CENTER][color=black][b][h2][color=7ea7d8][b]H O U S E[/b][/color]   [color=ed1c24][b]T U L L Y[/b][/color][/h2][/b][/color]
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[b]Synopsis[/b]
[indent][color=gray]House Tully is an ancient house descended from the First Men and finding its origins in the Age of Heroes. One of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms, they rule as Lords Paramount of the Trident from their seat in Riverrun. Times have been difficult for House Tully. The War of the Five Kings ravaged the riverlands so utterly that they say blood still soaks the soil sixty years on. Lord Manfryd Tully, son of Edmure and Roslin, spent the better part of his reign rebuilding his broken realm through shrewd alliances and borrowed coin. Through slow, careful investment, the riverlands has begun to prosper once again. 

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[b]Head of House[/b]
[indent][color=gray]Manfryd Tully[/color][/indent]
[b]Seat[/b]
[indent][color=gray]Riverrun[/color][/indent]
[b]Demesne[/b]
[indent][color=gray]The riverlands is the centermost region of the Seven Kingdoms, its borders touching all but Dorne's. Its lands are prosperous, its soil rich and fertile, and its people numerous. The riverlands are named for the endless rivers that crisscross it, from the Trident and its three forks that connect the Neck to the westerlands, to Blackwater Rush that runs right to Kings Landing and the Gods Eye River, which feeds from the largest lake in Westeros by the same name. 

Its smallfolk are called the rivermen and the riverlanders, known just as much for their homely farmers, fishermen and merchants as they are for their battle-tested warriors and unflappable knights. Their lords are infamous for their ancient rivalries and petty quarrels alike, as quick to fight one another as they are to unite against outside invaders. They are all sworn to House Tully, who rule from their seat at Riverrun. 

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House Blackwood of Raventree Hall
House Bracken of Stone Hedge
House Butterwell of New Whitewalls
House Cox of Saltpans
House Frey of the Crossing and Darry
House Redtrout, Cadet Branch of House Tully, of Goodbrook Keep
House Harlton of Castlewood
House Lolliston of Stoney Sept
House Mallister of Seagard
House Mooton of Maidenpool
House Piper of Pinkmaiden
House Roote of Harroway
House Ryger of Willow Wood
House Smallwood of Acorn Hall
House Vance of Atranta and Wayfarer's Rest
House Paege of Fairmarket
House Wayn of Tumblers Falls
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[b]Recent History[/b]
[indent][color=gray][hider= Edmure Tully's reign: 301 - 345 AC]
House Tully was restored to Riverrun by Aegon VI Targaryen through Edmure Tully, after he and his wife, Roslin Frey, were freed from Lannister captivity. Edmure, starved and near-broken though he was, rallied what forces he could and rode north with his king to fight alongside the lords of Westeros in the War for the Dawn. After the dead were offered their final rest, the river lords marched back to their burned holdfasts, salted fields, and villages with naught a soul left lingering in them. A week long period of mourning was declared to give them time to bury their innumerable dead and to grieve those they'd lost. All in all, they're still counting the fallen, but tallies taken from the towns and largest villages put the total to near twenty thousand. Of them, over a hundred and fifty were noblemen, of great and small houses alike. Already overwhelmed by death and lacking many of its former farmers, the Riverlands wasn't prepared for the Four Years' Winter that followed. It was only by the grace of the Reach that their population wasn't halved by the famine.

There's no one date to mark when reconstruction began, neither one for when it ended; the process was started even before the War of the Five Kings had finished, and it continues even into Manfryd's reign. But none would argue that the bulk of the trouble lay during Edmure's time as lord. He was forced to borrow great sums of money from the Iron Throne and other, richer houses, including his own bannermen, to finance that great venture. In typical Edmure fashion, he began by pouring money into those towns whose smallfolk were the hardest hit. A direct investment to have fields re-sown, homes built anew, and a new fleet of skiffs, grain barges and trade ships constructed to revitalize the regional economy. The noblemen received their own portions to do with as they wish.

Broken men, robber knights and other vultures still plagued the Riverlands. Its fetid carcass was poorly protected thanks to the War of the Five Kings, and in many rural places, outlaws outnumbered the just men. Edmure nominated his friend Ser Marq Piper to lead the campaign, and gave Grover Tully, his son, to be Marq's squire. Little Grover was polishing armor and carrying wine during the battle of Bitter Bridge, running at his ser's heels when Piper chased down Rickon the Pauper Prince and his Mirthful Band, and Grover stood at Piper's side as Black Walder met the King's Justice. 

After Piper’s passing in 318 AC his work would continue through Grover, now a man grown and knighted in the sept at Riverrun. He had a squire of his own, as well, though his choice has angered many river lords and disappointed his father: his squire was his younger sister, Lanna, who’d taken to fighting with quarterstaves when she was meant to be dancing and sewing. Together Grover and Lanna would bring terror to every outlaw Riverlands, with sword and noose alike, twisting what had once been called a noble quest into butcher’s work. For fifteen years they hunted, earning a name for themselves as the Hunters Two.

Edmure's other daughters went down more traditional paths. They would marry into houses near and far, securing new alliances and strengthening bonds with old vassals. Jeyne was the youngest of them at only six and ten when she was married to Lyman Goodbrook, lord of his own house at nearly the same age. The wedding was held at Goodbrook Keep and many of the great lords of the Riverlands attended. What followed was several days worth of celebratory feasting, drinking and dancing. It would've been a thing to be remembered fondly for years to come if not for the horror that followed.

Jeyne's elder brother, Belgrave Tully, had been taken by madness. He lay in wait until the wedding guests had dispersed and night had fallen, and then he set about slaughtering every living thing in the keep. He took an ax to his sister and husband as they lay in their bed, cut down the servants and guards, and fled the household when nothing but corpses remained there. Grover and Lanna would hunt their rabid brother down themselves and put him to the sword, though it did little good; the damage had already been done. Edmure would retreat into isolation in his solar, stricken by grief, and he would stay there until he passed in his bedchamber a year later.        
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[hider= Manfryd Tully's reign: 345 - 364]
In 345 AC, just a few days after her lord husband's death, Roslin Tully would read his will before her household and a few, choice lords. Edmure had chosen to pass over Grover in the line of succession and named his younger brother, Manfryd, Lord Paramount of the Trident and Lord of Riverrun. Grover was all howls and fury for a fortnight. He threatened to call the will a mummer's farce, raise up his friends' banners in rebellion, and take his birthright by force if Manfryd didn't give it up. For all his faults, Grover was a well-liked man with many a friend. If he had followed through on his promises he may have well succeeded. For reasons only he could know, Grover never pressed his claim, and he decided to leave the Riverlands with his pregnant smallfolk lover, Willow, called 'the Beauty'.

Manfryd's first act as lord was to stabilize the Trident. He gave the Goodbrook holdfast to Jorah Tully, his nephew by Grover, to kill any quarrels he may have had with his father's treatment. Then Manfryd offered an early betrothal to Lord Blackwood, between Manfryd's daughter, Helena, and his own heir, Tommen. There were other lords and landed knights who saw their debts waved or gifts in their hands to sway their hearts away from their foolish whims. 

During the early years of his reign, Manfryd made a point to increase House Tully's personal wealth. He invested coin raised by tax and tariff, borrowed from the Iron Bank in anything he could get his fingers in: foreign sellsword companies, trade ships in Maidenpool, vineyards and Sourleaf fields. Riverrun's military strength was a concern of his, too. His bannermen were notoriously fickle, bristling at even the thought of loyalty- they could not always be trusted to protect Tully interests. Knights from across the Seven Kingdoms who had no land or lord were offered plate and deeds in exchange for service. As many men-at-arms as could be afforded were put on retainer, to train and lead the levies if war were to ever find its way to the rivermen again. Manfryd was always prudent with his investments, and patient; many of them wouldn't bear fruit ten years on, yet when they did they were bountiful indeed.

But the Tully's best defense would always be its marriage pacts. Manfryd made himself a friend of Barristan Baratheon and joined their houses through his daughter, Brienne, and Manfryd's eldest, Robb. Edmyn Tully, a hauntingly handsome lad at just nineteen, was promised to a girl from House Payne before he was forced to take the black.

It was in 353 that King Aelyx I Targaryen called his banners to conquer the Stepstones, as many a king had done before him. Manfryd sent what men he could, with Robb to lead them, though he had urged against it. It was on the Stepstones that Robb reunited with his aunt and uncle, Lanna and Grover, who had already joined the van alongside Lord Desmond Mallister and Lord Mooton. It was a terrible, brutal thing, and that two year campaign claimed many lives- high and lowborn alike. Grover was among their number. Singers in every inn across the Riverlands still tell of his great courage, of how he slayed a dozen knights of New Valyria before they sent a dragon to burn him to ash. After their victory, Manfryd Tully decided to give The Skulls to the Mallisters, to honor their Lord Desmond's sacrifice and make up for the death of Grover Tully, husband to Ellinor Mallister. The Mootons writhed at this decision, having vied for the island themselves after the death of their own liege lord. Manfryd had hoped his relationship with Jocelyn would help ease the tension that arose afterward.

The Shivers had other plans when came to Riverrun in 359 AC. They would not leave until they had claimed the Lady of Riverrun, Jocelyn Tully, and her newborn infant, who was still yet unnamed. Hoster Tully took sick as well but by the grace of gods old and new, he survived, though his hands still shake to this day.

King Haegon was taken from this world by the Shivers as well, and by the time the plague had swept out of Westeros, Aerys III Targaryen sat on the Iron Throne. Unlike his last namesake, Aerys proved a good man and a good ruler, and Manfryd was quick to support him. The two traveled the Trident together while the king was there to help heal the realm's wounds. Manfryd made for a good enough host that he managed to secure a betrothal between his recovering son, called "Little" Hoster after his case of the Shivers, and Aerys's daughter, Daena. Aerys would introduce Manfryd to his Hand, Florian Tyrell, and the two hit it off immediately. The two forged another marriage pact through Myranda Tully and Alesander Tyrell. Together with their mutual friend Barristan the Houses of Baratheon, Tully, and Tyrell would back Aerys III, creating a power bloc to drag the realm back into stability, kicking and screaming.
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[b]Realm Relations[/b]
[indent][color=lightgray][b]House Targaryen[/b][/color]
[color=gray]Aegon VI was the man to free Edmure and give him back his ancestral lands, ensuring Tully loyalty until the last of that great house's days. Edmure safeguarded Aegon's' projects at Harrenhal and along the Kingsroad. Grover would follow a Targaryen to war, losing his life in his loyal service. And Manfryd would love their house so much he promised his heir's only son to Aerys' only daughter. Or mayhaps it was not love of his liege lord or dutiful devotion to the realm that saw them marry; mayhaps it was the quiet ambition of a patient man, who'd finally seen his opportunity and seized it.[/color]

[color=lightgray][b]House Baratheon[/b][/color]
[color=gray]The Baratheons and Tullys have a long history of powerful alliances; their latest being the Usurper's rebellion against his Mad King. The War of the Five Kings saw their friendship complicated, as many such relationships had been. That old spark was rekindled the day Manfryd met Barristan Baratheon at a wedding tourney. They made a strange pair of personalities together, but they got along well, and had enough mutual political interests that they thought to join their houses. Its ten years on since Barristan's injury, and his raving has made for many a difficult night, yet they keep the bloc together, gods only know how.[/color]

[color=lightgray][b]House Tyrell[/b][/color]
[color=gray]House Tyrell of Highgarden is a large, powerful family, all full up with honorable men. Their duty to the realm and honorable nature- or their proximity to power, some say- brought Manfryd to their doorstep. He and the lord of Highgarden were similar men of a similar nature, and after the epidemic, they were similarly aligned in their desire to stabilize the Seven Kingdoms. Their children liked each other even better, it would seem, and their future looks bright. [/color]

[color=lightgray][b]House Lannister[/b][/color]
[color=gray]Many a relation has changed since the War of the Five Kings so many years ago. Yet, somehow, the trouts and lions remain as cold and distant as it was in the direct aftermath. Attempts were made by Addam Lannister to normalize things. They went ignored by Edmure. Manfryd was a little more receptive, but not by much; being seen as friendly to the conspirators behind the Red Wedding that nearly destroyed his house would not've been well received.[/color]

[color=lightgray][b]House Frey[/b][/color]
[color=gray]House Frey is a treacherous, dishonorable house that yet continues to grow and fester in the Riverlands and beyond. It somehow managed to survive the Trident's wrath- thanks entirely to the mercies of Aegon and Edmure, convinced by Roslin- and its own little civil war for control of the Crossing. Not a single Tully has stepped foot in those thrice cursed keeps since 299 AC, and none has ever dared take food offered by a Frey. Manfryd is no ordinary trout, however. A storm is brewing in King's Landing, and the day might come when he is forced to take Guest Rights at the Crossing again, so that he might break bread with Alyssa Frey and help her decide the future of her house. [/color]

[color=lightgray][b]House Harlaw[/b][/color]
[color=gray]House Harlaw is connected to the Tullys through Gwyn Tully, who married Wyl Harlaw at the behest of Edmure. They had many children together, all too far along the line of succession, and the current Lord Harlaw has little love for Manfryd or his river-troubles. But mayhaps it is a string that can be pulled upon, were the pieces to fall correctly into place...[/color][/indent]

[color=lightgray][b]Storyline Premise[/b][/color]
[indent][color=gray]The words of House Tully essentialize all that they hold dear: Family, Duty, Honor. In the conflict that comes with the death of the king, each of those values shall be tested, and each TUlly must decide which of them they hold most dearly to. Their beliefs are in conflict with themselves. We shall see which survives through the blood, the shit and the glory to come.[/color][/indent]
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[hider=Robb Tully]
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[indent][color=878787][color=white][b]Identity[/b][/color][indent]Ser Robert "Robb" Tully
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[color=white][b]Age[/b][/color][indent]34
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[color=white][b]Role[/b][/color][indent]Ser
Heir to Riverrun
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[color=white][b]Characterization[/b][/color][indent]Robb Tully is bold as any man, well-liked by his peers, and forthright with lord and smallfolk alike. He's known for his love of tournaments- jousting in particular- and renowned for his showmanship and skill in equal measure. Robb often boasts that he's unseated every knight in the seven kingdoms. Cocky and proud though he may be, Tully is no mummer's warrior; he has seen true battle and never shied away from the song of swords. Some say he has more courage than sense, for he has little patience for scholarly things or the ongoings at court. A charismatic and outgoing man, he's well-loved by his peers and his subjects, often going out of his way to drink or dice with his soldiers.

Drinking and dicing are just a few of Robb's many vices. He has an appetite for sweet things, a fondness for sourleaf, and a love for gambling. He abhors a full coin purse, spending what he doesn't gamble away on fine clothing, armor decorated with the heraldry of his house, and on gifts for his many friends. Stubborn as a mule and ever indolent, Robb will do whatever he must to skirt his duties and pursue his pleasures.

There is only one sin he has never indulged in, and likely never will: whoring. Fond though he is of women and known to be a bit of a flirt, he's never known another woman but his wife, whom he loves with all his being. Robb makes for a surprisingly diligent father, he encourages his children to pursue their fancies and passions as he does, and helps with that however he can. Things are more...complicated with his own siblings and father, but for reasons he can't explain he loves them all the same.          
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[color=white][b]Attributes & Talents[/b][/color][indent]
Few men in Westeros can ride as well as Robb Tully. He has a prodigious connection to his destrier, Dream, said to be so named because they're close enough to share the same dreams. Together the two are a fierce opponent on the tournament ground and battlefield alike, able to ride down any man that dares stand against them. A lesser swordsman than he is a rider, Robb is undistinguished when dismounted and wielding a sword and shield. The same can be said for his ability to command. He may have the love of his men, but his knowledge of tactics and strategy is sorely lacking.

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[color=white][b]Immediate Family[/b][/color]
[indent]Brienne Tully née Baratheon, [i]wife[/i]
Myranda Tully, [i]eldest daughter[/i]
Hoster Tully, [i]eldest son[/i]
Arwyn Tully, [i]youngest daughter[/i]

Manfryd Tully, [i]father[/i]
Edmyn Tully, [i]younger brother[/i]
Helena Blackwood, [i]younger sister[/i]

Lanna Tully, [i]aunt[/i]
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[color=white][b]Personal Relations[/b][/color]
[indent][b]Alesander Tyrell:[/b] TBD
[b]Brienne Baratheon:[/b] TBD
[b]Gaemon Targaryen:[/b] TBD
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[hider=Hoster Tully]
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[indent][color=878787][color=white][b]Identity[/b][/color][indent]"Little" Hoster Tully
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[color=white][b]Age[/b][/color][indent]15
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[color=white][b]Role[/b][/color][indent]Squire to Ser Hugo Smallwood
Firstborn of the Heir to Riverrun
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[color=white][b]Characterization[/b][/color][indent]In the early years of his youth Hoster Tully had dreamt of knighthood. He had paged for his father at tourneys, read tales of Barristan the Bold and Duncan the Tall, and practiced swordsmanship with Ser Hugo Smallwood every day. It was all he had ever wanted, and sickness had stolen it away from him. The Shivers came for him when he was only ten years old. Though he survived, his growth was stunted, and he was left with a constant shake in his hands. Instead of despairing at what had become of him, however, Hoster turned to other pursuits: he began to sharpen his mind. 

The boy had always loved books; they had such wonderful stories of knights, dragons and ancient magic within. Now he'll devour a book on any topic, no matter how mundane, just for the sake of it. He particularly enjoys the subjects of history and the higher mysteries. His curiosity extended to people, too. He learned how to talk stories out of anyone. Charming, serene and kind, his is a disarming presence.

Hoster's trusting nature and openness make him vulnerable, however. He often takes people at their word, rarely considering that they might bend the truth or manipulate him. Words are weapons, he's found, and it isn't difficult to cut deep; Tully wears his weaknesses on his sleeve, so to speak.   

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[hider=Lanna Tully]
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[indent][color=878787][color=white][b]Identity[/b][/color][indent]Lanna Tully, also called the "Wraith of the Trident", the "Maiden Knight" or the "Wench of Riverrun"
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[color=white][b]Age[/b][/color][indent]57
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