Lyonel Tyrell

Introduction
Lord Lyonel Tyrell is the Lord Paramount of the Reach and the Lord of Highgarden. Born in 380 A.C. as the 2nd son of Lord Gareth Tyrell and Lady Liana Tyrell, scion of House Hightower of Oldtown. Lyonel was fostered at Stormsend and later earned his Knighthood fighting in the War of the Three Thieves. He became Lord of the Reach when his elder brother, was thrown from his horse during a hunt and broke his skull on a rock. His twin sister Leona is the wife of Prince Maekar of Summerhall and he is known to have good relations with both her and his good brother Prince Maekar. He is unmarried and childless in his 26th year which has led to whispers of his preferences.

Appearance and Character
Whenever Lord Lyonel Tyrell enters a room, all eyes are drawn to him. This is not because of his comeliness, though he is fair to look upon, nor is it because of his stature or size, neither of which are exceptional. Lyonel draws eyes to him with the flair of his dress and styling of his accessories. He is always grabbed in the most vibrant of colors and the latest of fashions, his long brown hair often woven with ribbons, rings adorning no less than three of his fingers, an emerald in his left ear. Since rising to the position of Lord Paramount he has styled himself in mostly in shades green and gold, elaborately slashed and embroidered. Despite his love for jewelry and finery, he only every wears a single necklace. A simply carved seven pointed star on a leather thong, given to him by his twin sister Leona Tyrell on their 16th nameday. He has since never been seen without it.

In contrast with his style of dress, Lord Lyonel Tyrell is known for his cautious and pragmatic nature. He has never taken a risk that was not calculated nor has he ridden into battle or tourney without first checking every strap on his horse and armor personally. When he has goes to battle at sea he goes unarmored, so he has a lesser chance of drowning. Though he trains daily with his horse and lance, he spends most of his time either hunting with falcon and retinue or reading. Though much of his behavior is often remarked as odd it is often over looked for his charming and amiable demeanor. First to make a joke and the loudest to laugh at another’s, he is consider the life of every gathering.

Though he is not overly pious he has been known to visit the Sept every seventh day to light candles and pray at altars of the Mother and the Warrior.

Early Life (in progress)

 * Born 380 AC
 * Spent early years playing with his sister
 * Attending services at the Sept
 * Learned to ride at an early age

Fostering at Storm's End
In 390 AC, Lyonel was sent to Storm’s End to foster as a ward of Lady Seryse Baratheon, the Lady wife of his 4th Cousin Luthor Tyrell. There he received his formal knightly training in Lance, Mace, and Sword, though he only ever showed any degree of skill with the lance. His life at Storm’s End was much rougher than that he had grown accustomed to his first ten years at Highgarden. His fine dress and love of color was scorned by the boys his age and Lady Seryse differed greatly from his gentle spoken mother. Gwayne Baratheon, four years his junior though much larger, envied Lyonel his carefree manner and easy words with women and beat him in the yard whenever he could. Though Gwayne never could best Lyonel with the lance.

It was during this time that Lyonel found his love for falconry, mostly because it gave him an opportunity to ride away from the castle and explore the forests of the Stormlands. It was on one of these rides where he met Ser Fallon, a hedge knight who would become one of his fastest friends.

A trip to Summerhall (in progress)

 * Visit Summerhall in 393 AC to see his sister
 * Meets Royal Family
 * Begins to idolize Maekar Targaryen

The Tourney of the Name-day
At the end of year 395AC, Lyonel Tyrell departed from Storm’s End and returned to Highgarden where preparations had begun for his and his twin’s coming of age. Lord Gareth knew his second son favored the lance and his daughter loved the pageantry of the court so he decided to host a tourney at Highgarden in their honor. Lyonel had not seen his sister since he had departed Summerhall nearly three years early and he was determined to make her homecoming and coming of age as special as it could be. He spent the next nine months riding at quintain and rings determined to win the tourney and name his sister the queen of love and beauty.

When the day of the tourney arrived Leona met him as he donned his armor and gave him a small box. In it was a small wooden seven pointed star and a leather thong to wear it on. He immediately cast aside his chain of gold and emeralds flowers and she tied the leather thong around his neck.

With the necklace Leona had given him strung around his neck, he rode with a skill beyond his years and experienced, unhorsing many seasoned knights of much greater renown than himself. He progressed to the final tilt.

When he rode out on the list for the final joust of the day he gazed upon his his boyhood hero, Prince Maekar of Summerhall. For the first time that day his confidence wavered. How could he, barely a man grown, hope to stand against chance against a living legend. When he saw his Lord Father’s nod he remained shaken, but when he saw his sister’s smile his spirits lifted. He touched the seven pointed star upon his chest and said a prayer to the Warrior and to the Maiden.

After six lances were broken against the Prince, he was sure the gods would favor him with a victory as he rode clutching his seventh lance. It was not so. Overly confident in a way only a boy in his first tourney can be, Lyonel dropped his shield to better angle his lance. The Prince of Summerhall planted his lance square on Lyonel’s breastplate and Lyonel landed flat on his back.

Though Lyonel was not the champion of the day and could not name his sister the queen of love and beauty, his tilt with Prince Maekar inspired a singer named Grant Green Harp to write the song “Seven Lances for Love and Beauty”. Lyonel became a well-known jouster overnight. As Lyonel rose to his feet defeated and bruised, a smile crept to his lips as he looked up at his twin sister. Prince Maekar had crowned her the queen of love and beauty.

The War of Three Thieves (In Progress)

 * Served in his Uncle Lord Lucifer Hightower's retinue
 * Falls into the sea during the Battle of the Broken Arm, survives cause he wasn't wearing armor
 * Pulled from the water by Pait, knights Pait out of gratitude
 * Father falls into the sea during Battle of Broken Arm and drowns
 * Recognized for Valor in the battle of the Gallows

Wild in Old Town 402-405 AC
After the war, Lyonel went to Old Town to grieve his father and recover from the war. To forget his father drowning in the sea and himself almost drowning, he spent time drowning himself in wine. After a few months of this Lord Lucifer Hightower had him arrested and brought to High Tower where he sobered him up and put him back on to his strict training with Lance.

Once Lord Lucifer had set him straight again, Lyonel spent the next two years reading histories at the Citadel, hunting with his Falcon, and practicing his Lance. In the practice yard of High Tower he met Lady Taena, a warrior maid from the Summer Isles. The bonded over their love of Falconry and became close friends.

Lyonel also spent much time in Old Town buying fine clothes to wear in the court of High Tower. His personal Tailor, Timothy of Mereen, became one of his most trusted advisers and confidants.

Recent Events
Lyonel Tyrell was lounging in the Library of his Uncle Lord Lucifer Hightower reading a Maester’s account of the War of the Five Kings when he learned that he had become a Lord. The Maester of Hightower handed him a letter from his own Maester Ryman stating that Luthor had died in hunting accident and that his niece was too young to rule. Lyonel was annoyed at the sudden responsibility he had hoped to forever avoid, but dutiful. He left for Highgarden the next day with his servants and retainers, a baggage train of his fine clothes slowing them down. Upon his arrive at Highgarden he had another letter waiting for him, Aemon Targaryen, the Prince of Dragonstone was dead.

Family
Lady Liona Tyrell – mother and widow of Lord Gareth, Scion of House Hightower

Lady Leona Tyrell - Twin Sister, resides at Summerhall with her husband Prince Maekar

Margaret Tyrell – younger sister, a maid of 18

Margery Tyrell – niece, a girl of 6

Olenna Tyrell – a widowed aunt

Lady Sylva Tyrell – the widowed wife of Lord Lyonel Tyrell, Scion of House Crane

Household
Maester Ryman

Septon Simon

Ser Fallon – a hedge knight of the Stormlands and fast friend of Lyonel

Ser Pait – a common sailor, whom Lyonel knighted for pulling him out of the ocean during the battle of the broken arm. He was recently granted a tract of land near Highgarden

Grant green harp – a singer from the Reach of local renown

Ser Mord – the aged master of arms at Highgarden

Lady Taena – A warrior maid from Oldtown and a fast friend of Lyonel

Timothy – Lord Lyonel’s personal tailor, from Oldtown