Gareth Tyrell

Ser Gareth Tyrell (born 379 AC) is heir to Brightwater Keep and is currently serving within the retinue of Princess Visaera Targaryen. Formerly a squire to Prince Aemon Targaryen, Gareth was knighted during The War of the Three Thieves and has continued to serve House Targaryen as a commander and military advisor.

Appearance and Character
Gareth is a lean and well-built knight standing 6'2" who displays many of the common Tyrell traits from voice to appearance. A handsome face with light brown eyes accompanies dark brown medium length hair and pale skin.

Unlike other reachmen that wear opulent outfits and intricate armors, Gareth prefers more practical clothing and can often be seen wearing more smartly fitted leathers with brocade bases or loose casual wear allowing for agile movement. His armor is primarily a combination of plate and chainmail with a verdant tabard displaying the dual roses of House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep.

Lacking some of the flamboyancy of his Tyrell relatives, Gareth has a deep, well-spoken voice that commands respect amongst his troops. In emulating the character of his ancestor, Garlan the Gallant, Gareth is outwardly chivalric in his actions and fancies himself a champion of the common folk. However, despite a gregarious and outgoing public face, Gareth maintains a very private personal life.

Early Life
Gareth was born in 379 AC to Luthor Tyrell and Leonette Rowan at his family's holdfast of Brightwater Keep which sits at the source of the Honeywine. His early childhood was fairly typical for children born into noble Reach families with days mixed between education and play. He was taught his letters, the basics of history and law, and court etiquette.

Around the age of seven, Gareth became a page to his father, Luthor Tyrell. It was under his father's tutelage that Gareth began to hear stories about his great-grandfather, Garlan the Gallant, who had founded their cadet branch of House Tyrell after being awarded the ancestral seat and holdings of House Florent after the Battle of the Blackwater. Gareth admired his ancestor and came to emulate him, believing his actions to be the conduct of a properly chivalrous and skilled knight.

The Great Famine
When The Great Famine struck in 392 AC, Gareth and his family were in attendance at a regional tourney in King's Landing. Gareth was still but a page in his father's service in the new tradition established by his great-grandfather, but Gareth was no less skilled than others his age who had already attained a squireship under a knight or lord. Much of his free time was spent on physical conditioning and developing his swordsmanship. Despite this and due to his age, he still had a lanky, boyish build that made him appear more servant than future knight.

While the various lords and knights competed in the tourney, Gareth was tending to his father's pavilion in the tournament encampment when he was approached by a group of three or four commoners around the same age as himself. They wore tattered rags and despite their near starvation appeared to be healthy enough to risk scavenging the baggage trains of the knights