Ysilla Toland

Ysillia Toland is the youngest sister of Ulwyck Toland, self-professed general of the Toland troops, and expert horserider.

Appearance and Character
Ysilla Toland is slight, and proud, long brown hair flowing in the wind, most typically on horseback. Imperious eyes stare down at you, most common riding bareback. A lover of the land, and one of the old Lord’s favourites, Ysilla is lovely in an almost ethereal way, contrasted by her force of presence and respect of the Toland levies. Any who mistake her as merely waifish soon see the error of their ways.

The Rising Sun (418-434)
Ysillia Toland was born without incident to Symon and Loreza Toland, their fourth child and second daughter, in the year of 418 AC. She was immediately taken to by her siblings, Jynessa taking her under her wing immediately, and Ulwyck becoming fiercely protective of her at a young age. Ysilla’s mother died but a year from her birth, meaning that unlike her older sister who had been well versed in the courtly arts and politics of Dorne, Ysilla grew up wild and free, speaking to any and everyone.

She found delight in everything at a young age, joining Jynessa in lessons, tottering after Ulwyck in the yard, or helping Mors with his studies. Even at a young age however, her clearest interest was that of horseflesh, and she learned to ride by the age of six, though strictly with the help of the Master of Horse, an older man by the name of Edric, who enjoyed his young charge’s interest in the equine. As soon as she found an aptitude for it, she was found in the stables more often than not, when she was not found watching her father’s guards or Ulwyck train.

Even at a young age she possessed a haughty air, an air of self assurance that seemed almost comical with her age. While Ulwyck spent his time at Sunspear, she was more often found touring her father’s lands with Mors, challenging those she met to horse races and the like. At the age of fourteen she had explored almost all of the lands of Ghost Hill, speaking often to her father’s men, and she could use a spear and throw a javelin as well as many of them. She often grew close to young boys her age, though she showed little interest in them sexually, preferring to spar and ride in a more literal sense. Often, especially as she blossomed more into a young woman she turned down potential suitors, either rejecting them with her sharp tongue, haughty manner or the promise of violence from her older brother.

It was a pleasent life, though destined not to last. Ysilla was well loved by all her family and those of Ghost Hill, a common fixture about the castle and around the lands, most often found aback her horse.

World At War (434 - 435 AC)
It was during the War of Stone and Sky that everything changed, with her father going off to war, and her brother soon to follow. She begged both of them to allow to join, but was steadily rebuffed. She swore that she would not be refused again, and spent the next moons studying warfare and making plans with her brother Mors, though often without invitation. With the help of the many books and the tutelage of their maester, she quickly became more than a little savvy in the art of battle and conflict, though she mostly eschewed battle herself.

She took part in the training and guidance of her father's men, her long flowing hair as she rode down the ranks of glittering spearmen becoming a common image. When the war ended, she swore that should conflict come again to House Toland, she would play her part.