Salladhor Ormollen

Salladhor Ormollen is the Patriarch of House Ormollen and a Magister of the Conclave of Lys. He has held the title of Magister since 417 AC when he was still heir to House Ormollen, and has been Patriarch of the house since his father's death in 426 AC. He was born, raised, and resides in the Free City of Lys.

Appearance and Character
In his youth, Salladhor was fashionable, bold to a fault, and confident to the point of arrogance, at least in his outward behaviors and appearances. Age and responsibility have worked in tandem to suppress his more impulsive, daring instincts, molding him into a more respectable Magister of the city and Patriarch of a great house. Yet although he has more in common with his late father than he had thought possible when he was young and brash, Salladhor is still his own man in every sense of the word. He possesses a strong sense of humor, and a casual attitude towards most matters. Though his days of prowling the streets looking to fight other would-be bravos is long-gone, he is still physically active and in fit condition. Of course, he has had to reduce most of his excesses in order to avoid the feared pot-belly of most wealthy men his age. Salladhor is a lover at heart, adoring - and often seeking to acquire - all things beautiful and pleasurable. He has been widowed twice, and has fathered a single son and several daughters - two legitimate and the rest being born of concubines.

History
Salladhor was born in the year 395. His father at that time was heir to House Ormollen, and his mother was the eldest daughter of a notable merchant family, who was considerably younger than her husband. When Salla was three years old, his mother died giving birth to his only sister, Visenya.

Under the guidance of a slave-tutor his father provided him, Salladhor was given the standard education befitting a man of a great house such as Ormollen. Yet Salladhor, even at a young age, had little interest in Lysene politics and trade. The Ormollen heir quickly took to horsemanship, swordplay, and the arts as the foundations of his education, taking only enough from the rest of it so as not to seem stupid in front of others. It seemed that Moredo's son sought adventure more than wealth, and beauty more than prestige (of course, he would hardly refuse either, if offered).

When he was 16, Salladhor first encountered Lucerys Velaryon, when the Lord was living in Lys for a time. Salladhor at once took to the man, admiring and envying him for the life of leisure and adventure which he seemed to be living before the boy's eyes. Lucerys took Salla under his wing for a time, exposing him to a great deal of 'firsts' for the young man's life. Among these were his first time getting drunk, his first time bedding a girl, and his first genuine duel (which he lost, though it had only been to first blood and he was left with merely a scar that he has worn with pride ever since). Lord Lucerys inspired Salladhor to follow the calling of his heart, embracing the life of leisure and adventure he craved and neglecting the boorish life of law and coin which his father wished for him to delve further into.

With the passing of his uncle, Lysario Ormollen, Salladhor ascended to the post of Magister of Lys, becoming a member of the Conclave.

Family

 * Magister Moredo Ormollen
 * Wife: Serenei Ormollen nee Varysa (deceased)
 * Magister Salladhor Ormollen
 * Visenya Ormollen
 * Magister Lysario Ormollen (deceased)
 * Rhae Ormollen
 * Husband: Vylarr of Raedaro
 * Senelle
 * Ricarrio
 * Saera
 * Lysander

Household/NPCs
Kiera - Slave concubine of Salladhor's. Kiera was born a slave on a vineyard in the Lyseni interior, her mother being a handmaid to the master's wife and her father the chief carpenter. She was sold to a pleasure garden at the age of 13, her parents both being deceased by then, where for five years she was trained until being sold as a bedslave to Salladhor in 418 AC. Kiera is quiet and demure by nature, as a result of her servile birth and upbringing. Despite this, she possesses a dry sense of humor and quick wit, both of which are often revealed in conversation and behavior. Salladhor holds a genuine affection for her, and delights in forcing her humor and wit out of her, as her initial timidity wears away with time and intimacy. For her part, Kiera is content with Salladhor, considering herself fortunate to have a kinder master than she had expected.