House Mertyns
| Status: | Minor (Status 4) |
| Seat: | Mistwood |
| Current Lord: | None |
| Current Lady: | Mary |
| Realm: | Stormlands |
| Heir: | Tanda |
| Liege: | Lord Renly Baratheon |
| Cadet Branch: | None |
| Vassals: | None |
| Maester: | Harras |
| Ancestral Weapon: | None |
| Founder: | XXX |
| Founded: | XXX |
The recent history of House Mertyns is cast in deep tragedy, bourne of one misunderstanding and rash decision after another that has left the whole of the House very nearly wiped out entirely. With her husband Lord Tallis, Lady Mary Mertyns raised her children and ran her House as a good Lady and mother might be expected to. The Lord and Lady saw their daughter married to a knight of the Household - a marriage based in love that Lady Mary fought for until her husband permitted - and their son, Ser Allard, also brought home a bride from his time in service to Lord Renly at King's Landing. In short time, she gave him a daughter, Tanda, the very joy of Lady Mary's life.
The trouble began, however, when Allard's wife Dimesa was found in the gardens raped and murdered. In a rage, Allard accused Ser Percy, his sister's husband, accusing him of lusting after Dimesa from the day Allard brought her home. Allard attacked Ser Percy, who was unarmed, and killed him, in front of his mother and sister. Lyessa fled Mistwood. In a matter of days, she returned, with knights from Storm's End, who investigated the matter and found the true murderer in short order - a stranger to the area. Lord Renly's knights brought Ser Allard to Renly's court for justice, and Renly permitted him to take the Black. Losing his only heir broke Lord Tallis' heart, and he died less than a year after his son departed for the Wall. Lyessa, for her part, too vows as a septa and has never returned home.
Now it is only Lady Mary and Tanda in Mistwood, protected by their various retainers. In recent years, Lady Mary has begun begrudgingly searching for a husband for Tanda, who has grown into a beautiful young woman, albeit one of melancholy airs. With Tanda as the heir of Mistwood, Lady Mary is mindful to find a good Lord Protector for the domain who can rule until Tanda can produce a male heir to House Mertyns. Several of the young men around Mistwood would clearly love to play that role, though Ser Petyr Gamry and Ser Roryn compete the most to win her attention.
Domains
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Members of the House
- Lady Mary Mertyns: Lady of Mistwood. The Lady Mary is an older woman, with long lines etched into her face by years of grief and suffering. She is thin and grey, and almost seems a ghost occasionally glimpsed in the windows or haunting the battlements of Mistwood. She is quite reclusive, and rarely agrees to see anyone, preferring to let Septon Lewyn or Ser Mantarys tend to visitors. (55 years)
- Septa Lyessa: Septa. X (40 years)
- Ser Allard Mertyns: Brother of the Night's Watch. X (39 years)
- Tanda Mertyns: Heir of the House. The young Tanda is the heir of House Mertyns, having seen a lifetime of tragedy. Though lovely to look at, she carries with her melancholy airs. She is a skilled singer and plays the harp beautifully. (13 years)
Retainers of the House
- Ser Mantarys Storm: Castellan. X (36 years)
- Ser Petyr Gamry: Master-at-Arms. X (25 years)
- Maester Harras: Maester. X (18 years)
- Septon Lewyn: Septon. X (50 years)
- Septa Myrcella: Septa. X (24 years)
- Deziel: Kennelmaster. X (13 years)
- Old Tregar: Chamberlain. X (99 years)
- Ser Roryn: Knight. X (16 years)
- Mark: Squire to Ser Mantarys. X (18 years)
- Edwyd: Squire to Ser Mantarys. X (17 years)
- Torren: Squire to Ser Petyr. X (19 years)
- Arya: Lady-in-Waiting. X (28 years)
- Arwyn: Lady-in-Waiting. X (18 years)
History
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