Tanda Sunglass

Tanda Sunglass is the wife of Ser Garlan Sunglass and the mother of their twin children. She is a quiet, reserved woman possessed of a keen intelligence.

History
Tanda was born in 378 AC to Della Brax, wife of Alessander Hill (himself the natural son of Lord Owen Brax of Hornvale). A naturally bookish and shy child, she grew even more reserved as she grew older. She realised that she was different from her friends, not sharing their obsession with handsome knights and princes. She asked leave of her father to never marry, threatening to become a Septa if he refused. He called her bluff, and so in 402 AC, at the age of 24, she was wed to the newly knighted Ser Garlan Sunglass, a man whom she had never met.

Refusing to give in to despair and surrender to her circumstances, Tanda sensed her husband's lack of interest in her and his wandering eye, and judged him humane enough to hear her secret. She confessed her preference for women to him - a thing he had already suspected - and gave him her blessing to seek out other women if he left her to her own devices. He agreed on condition that she at least bear him some heirs, which she accepted. To the relief of both of the couple Tanda soon bore not one but two children, the twins Ryman and Roanne. Her obligations to House Sunglass met, Ser Garlan left her essentially a free woman to do as she pleased.

Romance
Tanda's loneliness at the Sunglass hold of Sweetport Sound was assuaged by her ladies-in-waiting, who were brought in from King's Landing to provide her with companionship. One in particular, a Crownlands woman of wealthy merchant stock, became a quick favourite. Tanda and her new companion Talysa soon became lovers, in a relationship that was known to her husband but that he never openly acknowledged. The two maintained the illusion of a platonic relationship in public, but their true nature was an open secret in the castle.

Current Status
Tanda Sunglass is a keen study, and has been learning to manage the estate from her mother-in-law, Lady Maia Sunglass. The current Lord Sunglass is sickly and incapable of ruling and his heir Ser Garlan shows little interest in statecraft, absenting himself from his domain for months at a time. When the older generation dies, Tanda anticipates managing Sweetport Sound with Talysa by her side, and has encouraged her husband to seek high office in King's Landing where he will pose no obstacle to her plans.