Torrhen Manderly

Lord Torrhen Manderly is the current Lord of White Harbor and head of House Manderly. He was born to the previous Lord of White Harbor, Marlon Manderly.

Appearance and Character
Torrhen is not so fat as some of his ancestors who lived during the War of the Five Kings, he can still ride a horse, but he is overweight. Due to this, Torrhen is not a very skilled fighter, and he prefers to stick to more political means of getting his way. He always wears a black wool cloak with a merman sewed onto the breast. He is overall an amiable man, who has a strong sense of loyalty to his family. He is extremely connected with the past of his house, sometimes seeming more a Southerner than a Northman.

Only-child
Torrhen's father, the late Lord Marlon Manderly, was an extremely anxious man. He only ever fathered Torrhen, meaning that he only had one heir. His brother, Rodrik Manderly, was regarded by Marlon as a cruel and evil man. While Rodrik overall kept to himself, Marlon was incredibly weary of his brother ever coming near the lordship. When Marlon's health began to deteriorate around the time Torrhen came of age, Marlon urged his only heir to wed someone "perhaps a Stark, or an Arryn, anyone of noble blood," he said to his son, but Torrhen refused and his father, who was ever increasingly submissive due to his failing health, never forced him to marry. This caused a large amount of unrest as Marlon accused Rodrik of plotting an assassination on his son's life.

The Hammer Uprising
Following the Hammer Uprising, there was some minor unrest in White Harbor. Lord Marlon lacked his wits, due to sickness, to deal with it. Rodrik and Torrhen both fought over bringing about a solution, but in the end Torrhen was able to get his dying father to confirm his decisions more often than Rodrik could, due to Marlon's hatred of Rodrik.

Lord of White Harbor
Upon his father's death, in 391 AC, Torrhen became Lord of White Harbor at the age of 20. Shortly after his father's death, Torrhen finally got married to Erena Ryswell. They had their first child in late 392 AC, Wyman Manderly. Unlike his father, Torrhen fathered a second child, a daughter, two years later. His wife tragically died of an illness in 395 AC, about a year after birthing her daughter. The maester of White Harbor was rumored to have told Torrhen that his wife would be unable to birth any more children after the birth of Donella, his daughter, which led to some talk that Torrhen may have wanted his wife dead so he could remarry. He; however, has not remarried to date. Furthermore, Erena's brother and nephew are both members of Torrhen's household and are seemingly in good faith with him.

Rodrik the Black
While Torrhen had often told his father he did not fear his uncle, one of his first acts as Lord was to take care of his uncle. His uncle was accused of raping common girls and Torrhen used this to send Rodrik to the wall, thereby removing him from the picture. Some rumor that the entire accusation was created by Torrhen as he did fear his uncle, but he has never commented on it since then. Rodrik Manderly is still at the wall. Ever since this, Rodrik has been called the Black.

The War of the Three Thieves
Torrhen saw his first war in the War of the Three Thieves, when he, along with other houses, raised his fleet to the aid of King Aenar I. The White Harbor fleet primarily assisted the royal fleet and didn't have any major victories that can be attributed to them. Torrhen wanted to keep his people safe, while still assisting the king in his time of need.

Torrhen never personally led men into battle, as he was never particularly good at warfare. He rather opted to rule his men away from the battlefield, leading some to name him craven.

Scarlet Winter
During the Scarlet Winter, Torrhen Manderly wanted to keep smallfolk and noble tensions as low as possible, as there was no guarantee the winter wouldn't be very long, so he held tournies and feasts at White Harbor.

Recent Events
In 407 AC, Torrhen Manderly holds court at the Merman's Court. Afterwards, Maester Halen advises him to take a new wife, since his first wife, Erena Ryswell, is twelve years dead. Torrhen disagrees and says he has no need to wed. Halen's assistant, Will, comes into the Merman's Court with a scroll sent from King's Landing inviting Lord Manderly to attend a tourney at Harrenhal. Lord Jon Stark of Winterfell sent word to the northern lords, including Torrhen Manderly, that he would be departing for Harrenhal from White Harbor.

Upon Lord Stark's arrival at White Harbor, Lord Manderly greets him outside of the New Castle. Torrhen Manderly holds a feast in the honor of Lord Stark and the other Northern lords, of which he is particularly proud.

Family

 * Alyn Manderly (Uncle, alive)
 * Rodrik Manderly (Uncle
 * Lord Marlon Manderly (Father, deceased)
 * m. Lady Robyn Stark (Mother, alive)
 * Lord Torrhen Manderly
 * m. Lady Erena Ryswell (Wife, deceased)
 * Wyman Manderly (Son, alive)
 * Donella Manderly (Daughter, alive)

Household

 * Maester Halen (White Harbor Maester, educator, healer, counselor)
 * Will, his assistant.
 * Wyman Manderly (Son, Squire)
 * Brandon Ryswell (Master-at-arms, brother to the late Lady Erena Ryswell)
 * Jon Ryswell (Squire, nephew to the late Lady Erena Ryswell)
 * Alyn Manderly (Head of Household guard, uncle)
 * Ryman Woolfield (Guard)
 * Eddard Woolfield (Guard)
 * Hoster Locke (Guard)

Quotes by Torrhen Manderly
"I live for my children, and I will ensure they have the best lives."

- Torrhen Manderly speaking to Maester Halen