Lucien Redwyne

Ser Lucien Redwyne, also known as Luc to his closest relatives and friends, is the first legitimate son of Ryam Redwyne and is the current Heir to the Arbor. He was born in 414 AC at the family's keep. He is perhaps one of the most well connected and cunning member of the Redwyne family, preferring to keep some of his covert dealings even from his relatives.

Appearance and Personality
Lucien is just over six feet tall and athletically slim with a relatively handsome, broad face. He has golden eyes and wavy red hair that is beginning to grow past his shoulders. He does not boast of or overtly display any sense of athleticism, however, unless necessary, especially his skill with daggers and small weaponry. He is often seen wearing a triad of daggers on his belt and occasionally a sword. He is sociable, charming, loves the finer things in life, but bears an intense, intimidating presence, especially when silent. When speaking, however, he tends to be warm, welcoming, and endearing.

Family connection is of utmost importance to him. He can be quite single-minded and most of his private dealings and secrecy is motivated towards maintaining the safety of the Arbor and its connections.

He is fond of the arts in all their forms and mediums and has developed a reputation as a patron to artists and musicians.

Childhood
He was born in 414 AC to Ryam Redwyne and Renata Redwyne (nee Florent) in the Arbor's Redwyne castle. He was raised playing Cyvasse and other strategy games, developing an early interest in tactics and strategy as ways of operating and accomplishing things in the world. His older half-brother and Ryam's well-raised bastard, Arys Flowers, often played with him and taught him swordplay and how to be comfortable with using weaponry. He was, and still is, very close to all his siblings, having a more intimate relationship with them than even with his parents. Lucien, in particular, was a hide-and-seek, swap-people's-personal-belongings kind of child, playing practical and subtle pranks which would turn his siblings against each other for fun.

Growing up, he quickly became aware of the Arbor's distance from much of the Westeros mainland and managed to satisfy his curiosity of the latest happenings by writing often to his friends and romantic interests, no matter the distance.

Adolescence
With the arrival of the Blue Winter, Lucien often assisted and closely observed his father in matters of running the Redwyne lands, estate, and fleet. It was a powerful, formative period where he familiarized himself with the pressures of lordship and responsibility to one's family, vassals, and the common-folk. Witnessing the death of the Arbor's people on the streets, from starvation to freezing, haunted him for much of the long winter, forcing him to come to terms with his own limitations to protect and save as a lord-to-be.

At 17 years old, he received his father's blessing to attend lectures and study at the Grand Lannisport Academy and take a break from life at the Arbor. He considers his brief time there as some of the best in his life, largely due to his developing philosophies about politics and the known world.

Early Adulthood
His father arranged a marriage to Alys Hightower early in his childhood. As a gift from his father, Lucien was knighted on his wedding day. The betrothal has been largely successful, producing three children: Meryn, Arys, and Ella. Arys, the second son, was named in honor of his half-brother Arys Flowers.

During the populist rebellion against perceived crown excesses, known as the Second Hammer Uprising, the Redwynes did not participate in direct conflict but offered, when needed, financial support to the Tyrells and Hightowers. Lucien, again, assisted with some of the family's resources at the time, enjoying the practicality and potential of influencing, even marginally, important events and peoples from behind the theater of war and battle. However, seeing precious resources used to fuel wars and rebellions with what he perceived as more fervor than saving lives during times like the Four Year Winter, did not sit well with him, no matter who fought whom. So began his growing interest in art patronage as ways to, in his eyes, diversify the use of noble coin towards less "brutal" practices. If the making of wine taught anything, it was that good balance is good taste, and he concluded the same can be said of society.

Present
His charm, respect, and penchant for communication and acquisition of information led him to develop covert connections with all manner of people, across a variety of social classes and professions. He eventually organized a complex spy network with the primary intention of keeping an eye on key areas of Westeros to stay ahead of whatever might affect the Arbor and its allies. He appears to be taking a more active role in politics but to which extent he will operate within the shifting alliances of The Talons and the Wings is unknown.

When it comes to family and marriage, he's remained close to his brothers-in-law Garlan Tyrell and Aeron Greyjoy. As a token of his fondness for them, he commissioned life sized statues for each of the lords, with him and Garlan portrayed as romanticized knights and with Aeron armed as ship-masters at sea. He is also notably hands-on with his children, often performing little "magic" tricks to entertain them.