Isembard Celtigar

Isembard Celtigar is the current patriarch of House Celtigar, and regent of Claw Isle.

Appearance and Personality
Isembard is a tall and lanky man, but his long limbs are corded with lean muscle and possessed of a surprising dexterity. Fair-skinned, Isembard's strawberrt-blond hair and blue-grey eyes are more reminiscent of his house's recent ethnic divergence than the more iconic Westerosi Valyrian features. He complements his short hair with a neat beard of the same colour.

Isembard once bore a jovial and carefree attitude, which has been dampened somewhat by recent tragedy and hardship. Still, he wears a smile more often than not. An expert captain and skilled warrior, Isembard also has a good head for commerce and the engineering of ships from his years sailing the Narrow Sea and beyond.

Early Life
Isembard was the younger son and third child of Lord Daemon Celtigar. While his older brother Alton inherited lordship of the isle and the house, Isembard pursued his knighthood, honed his skills as a ship captain, and enjoyed the freedom that being a second son afforded him. He spent several years abroad as a sellsail and independent merchant captain, sailing to such far-away destinations as the Port of Ibben, Tall Trees Town, and great Volantis. He did not marry, but fathered at least one pair of bastards whom he acknowledged and took into his care: his twin children Marwyn and Aelinor.

Tragedy and Inheritance
Isembard came into de facto lordship of Claw Isle through a tragedy he wished he could have averted. While returning from a trade mission to the Free City of Myr, Lord Alton's ship was set upon by corsairs sailing forth from the Stepstones. No ransom demands were ever made; the ship was lost with all hands, including Lord Alton, his son and heir Ser Aethan, and his youngest son Mathis.

With the primary male line of House Celtigar effectively exterminated, Isembard was summoned back to his home under the worst of circumstances imaginable. In the style of other Westerosi Valyrian lords, Isembard declined the lordship but instead agreed to serve as short-term regent and advisor of Claw Isle until his niece - Lord Alton's daughter Lady Teora - came of age and was ready to rule in her own right.

Recent Events
TBD

Family
Lord Daemon Celtigar (371 - 422 AC)

m. Alys Stokeworth (374 - 430 AC)
 * Lord Alton Celtigar (403 - 439 AC)
 * m. Mariah Sunglass (b. 402 AC)
 * Aethan Celtigar (421 - 439 AC)
 * Teora Celtigar (b. 422 AC)
 * Lyra Waters (b. 424 AC)
 * Mathis Celtigar (424 - 439 AC)


 * Prunella Celtigar (b. 405 AC)
 * m. Lorent Wylde (b. 406 AC)
 * Jeyne Wylde (b. 428 AC)
 * Bartimos Wylde (b. 429 AC)
 * Raymund Wylde (b. 433 AC)


 * Ser Isembard Celtigar (b. 407 AC)
 * Marwyn Waters (b. 426 AC)
 * Aelinor Waters (b. 426 AC)