Thom Crane

Lord Thom Crane is the Lord of Red Lake. Born in 361 AC, he inherited Red Lake after his father's death in 386. With his wife, Lady Sarra Graceford, he has one son, Rycherd, and three daughters, Rosamund, Elinor, and Meredyth.

History
Thom Crane was born to Lord Addam Crane and his wife Kyra Dunn in 361 AC. As a child, he was fostered at Old Oak, and served as squire for Lord Oakheart's heir. As a young knight he competed in the now-fabled Kingswood Tourney; though he won no prizes, he acquitted himself well and left with his life, more than could be said for some.

In 382, Thom visited Highgarden for a minor tourney. There he met and fell in love with Sarra Graceford, one of Lady Tyrell's attendants. Though Thom did not win the chance to bestow the Queen of Love and Beauty's wreath, nonetheless, Thom Crane and Sarra Graceford married later in the same year. Two years later, they had a healthy son and heir, Rycherd Crane.

Lord Addam Crane died of a weakness of the heart in 386, and Thom became Lord of Red Lake. During the Hammer Uprising, Lord Crane kept the peace in Red Lake by increasing both patrols of armed guards and wages at the potteryworks. During the birth of his first daughter, Rosamund Crane, Thom was accompanying a week-long patrol of Red Lake.

Because of Lord Thom's efforts during the Hammer Uprising, the Great Famine did not strike Red Lake as hard as some. Even so, with a portion of the population dedicated to working in the potteryworks rather than in the fields, measures had to be taken. In many cases, wages were paid in grain rather than coin, and feasting ceased at Red Lake. With the rebound from the Great Famine largely complete by the time the Scarlet Winter began, House Crane fared better than others. With Lord Crane's permission, a makeshift wintertown was constructed at Red Lake, and another at the potteryworks. They have been demolished since the end of the winter.

Lady Sarra's sickness and the absence of his heir have weighed heavily on Lord Thom. He has aged more in the past seven years than in the past twenty. Though he is still well-loved by his small folk, he rides out to see them less often.