House Swann

House Swann

Grace and Power

Status:	Major (Status 6)
Seat:	Stonehelm
Current Lord:	Gulian
Current Lady:	None
Realm:	Stormlands
Heir:	Donnel
Liege:	Renly Baratheon
Cadet Branch:	None
Vassals:	House Seraen, House Loraq
Founder:	Unknown
Founded:	Age of Heroes
House Traits
Defense:	50
Influence:	52
Lands:	54
Law:	41
Population:	32
Power:	55
Wealth:	32

Ancient of lineage and provenance, House Swann are a force to be reckoned with among the Stormlords. They trace their origins all the way back to the Age of Heroes, mighty lieutenants to the Storm Kings of now-extinct House Durrendon.

Domains

• House Fortunes: Law +0, Population +3, Port +5 (increase Wealth gains by +1d6)

Helmport

The town of Helmport, watched over by the castle of Stonehelm, is the largest town in the Marchwater Vale. A mercantile town with a bustling marketplace and port, (Lands: Plains; River, Large Town; 38 points)

• Stonehelm: X (Defense: 40 pts)
• Port & Market: X (Wealth: 20 pts)
• The Swancloaks: Green Garrison. X (Power: 3 pts)
• The Marchwarden's Fleet: Trained Warships. X (Power: 10 pts)
• Knights of House Swann: Trained Cavalry Crusaders. X (Power: 12 pts)
• The Marchwater Sept: X (Wealth: 15 pts)
• Maester Gerace: X (Wealth: 10 pts)
• Helmport Population: 381 Households
• Domain Estates: 4

Marchwatch

X (Lands: Plains; River; 8 points)

• Marchwatch Tower: X (Defense: 10 pts)

Greenshire

X (Lands: Plains; 5 points)

Staidmarsh

X (Lands: Wetlands; 3 points)

Other

• House Seraen: Power: 20 pts.
• House Lohaq: Power: 10 pts.

Members of the House

• Lord Gulian Swann: Lord of the House. A man in his early fifties, Lord Gulian was a warrior during Robert's Rebellion. He has seen the deaths of two wives already, although rumor claims he is about to take a third. He is the son of the famous beauty of her day, Jeyne Swann, who was rescued by Ser Barristan Selmy in his youth. (Age 56)
• Ser Donnel Swann: Heir of the House. Though not quite the warrior his younger brother is, Ser Donnel is an astute politician. He is thinly muscled and handsome, with the chestnut hair of his family, and a close-shorn beard. He splits his time between Stonehelm and Storm's End, where he is part of Renly Baratheon's court. (Age 31)
• Ser Balon Swann: The second son of Lord Gulian, Ser Balon is tall and broad-chested. Tremendously strong, he is good with the lance, better with the morningstar and exceptional with the bow. Balon is quiet, perceptive rather than sullen. (Age 27)
• Revella Swann: Lady of House Smallwood. Lord Gulian's younger sister, Ravella was married to Lord Theomar Smallwood, in the Riverlands. It has been many years since she has returned to Stonehelm. (Age 47)

Retainers of the House

• Maester Grance: A man equal of Lord Gulian's in years, he has the red hair and green eyes of so many Riverlands families. Though Grance is a maester, he also clearly knows his way around a fighting blade, and keeps in shape with morning drills with Stonehelm's soldiers, who all greatly respect him, giving him the nickname "Maester Bladeraven." (Age 52)

History

House Swann is an old noble house, regarded as proud, powerful and cautious. They have governed these lands for as long as any can remember. They rule from Stonehelm, overseeing a major river route inland to the Stormlands, gaining them much wealth and power. They are probably the second most powerful and influential family in the Stormlands, after the Baratheons.

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Note: Though this is for a canonical setting element in the Song of Ice and Fire, some of the information here is totally created for my game, and should not be taken as an authoritative commentary on that setting element.