Deziel Jordayne

Deziel Jordayne, the Lord of the Tor, is the current head of House Jordayne, and a primary bannerman of House Nymeros Martell. Born in 390 AC, he is the oldest child of Lady Ysilla Jordayne from whom he inherited his title upon her death in 412 AC.

Appearance and Character
Tall, but not particularly imposing, Deziel is of a slender build, with dark hair and eyes as typical of his coastal Dornish heritage. He often keeps a full yet well groomed beard and mustache, and has thick, expressive eyebrows. A large scar lines his left arm from an accident years ago while tinkering with the cable of a scorpion, and smaller scars often dot his hands from mishandled arrow-heads.

History
Born in 390 AC to Lady Ysilla Jordayne and her husband, Ser Franklyn Ladybright, Deziel was always intended to rule after his mother, and his education showed it. He held an early fascination with how forces moved, owing to his mother's love for archery. Every morning she would loose shaft after shaft into a target with Deziel watching closely, utterly transfixed by the way the string propelled the arrow forward. As he grew older this turned into a love for studying how siege weapons worked, especially those that used strings and cables to propel heavy objects such as scorpions and trebuchets. When he was 11 years old it was an accident while secretly tinkering with a scorpion against his mother's wishes that earned him a deep scar along his left arm when a cable burst, striking him hard enough to break the skin. Their maester saw the fact that his arm wasn't further damaged as a blessing from the gods, though Franklyn's cynicism had passed on to Deziel, and both saw it as mere blind luck.

At the age of 15 he traveled with his father along the coast of Essos up to Braavos on a trip that was, ostensibly, meant to garner him experience with foreign cultures and languages. Of course once they landed his father was hardly seen for the duration of the trip. Deziel, however, made the most of his trip, finding not only an easy time learning the Valyrian language, but a newfound appreciation for ships. It was in Braavos that he began thinking of ways to apply them in combat, and having thrown himself fully into advancing his own experience with the world, he forgot almost entirely the absence of his father until it was time for them to return home.

After a year he returned home along with his father, joining his mother at court in Sunspear. While he learned enough of how to behave in society, Deziel often found himself hidden away from most of the court unless required to appear somewhere, finding much more interest in the libraries of Sunspear than in attending social events. Eventually his disinterest in finding a match with any of the ladies at court led his mother to force a match for him with House Dalt just short of his 18th nameday, and before long he was married to Ulyssa Dalt.

While they hadn't married for love at all, it couldn't be said that they didn't try. Differing interests however made this difficult. Where Ulyssa enjoyed social activities, Deziel preferred more solitary pastimes, though it wasn't long before their necessary duties as husband and wife led to an announcement of pregnancy. It was then that Deziel began showing Ulyssa more attention, and putting more focus on building a relationship with her.

Tragically, when it came time to deliver their child in 409 AC, Ulyssa suffered from complications that led to her death shortly after giving birth. The reactions of the Jordayne family varied: where Lady Ysilla felt sorrow for her son and newborn granddaughter, Ser Franklyn urged his son immediately to remarry, caring little for their tragedy. It was this coldness, in addition to several other issues between them, that led to a falling out between Deziel's parents which resulted in Ser Franklyn leaving the Tor.

Four years later in 413 AC Lady Ysilla passed from a sickness that tore through Sunspear, taking with it among others Laenor Targaryen. It was in this turbulent time that Deziel inherited his mother's title at age 23, raising his daughter alone as the future of House Jordayne.

Family Tree

 * Gerold Jordayne (d.)
 * Ysilla Jordayne (d. 413 AC) - Franklyn Ladybright
 * Deziel Jordayne (b. 390 AC) - Ulyssa Dalt (d. 409 AC)
 * Cassella Jordayne
 * Edric Jordayne (b. 393 AC)
 * Nymor Jordayne (b. 397 AC)
 * Myriah Jordayne (b. 397 AC)
 * Nalah Sand (b. 400 AC, Franklyn's bastard)
 * Trebor Jordayne (b. 401 AC)
 * Valena Jordayne
 * Aliandra Jordayne
 * Yorick Jordayne