Justin Brax

Ser Justin Brax is a member of King Aegon Targaryen VII's Kingsguard. A cousin of Lady Margaery Brax, Justin is the son of Lyonel Brax, the marshall of the Westerlands. He's a fierce and hot-headed warrior, taking even the tiniest insult as a slight upon his honor. Whether it be towards him or towards though with whom his allegiances lie with. Overall, Justin is young, brash knight, and the nobles of Westeros are holding their breath to see how he turns out.

Appearance and Character
Justin is an attractive youth, with close-cropped blond hair and sharp facial features. He has a smile that's popular with the ladies of Westeros, and a wink that can drive any woman mad. He's lengthy at about 6'0 ft and has an athletic build from years of training at Hornvale. He keeps a small beard, making sure to regularly keep it maintained to retain his youthful appearance. He has sparkling blue eyes from his mother, which may be the feature that's most noticeable on his young face.

Though handsome he is, on the inside his personality is as tempered as a bull. It won’t hesitate to rear its head and charge at you if red is flashed towards it. Justin’s body is lined with scars and long-lasting bruises from the hundreds of scuffles he’s been in. Part of his aggressiveness is what makes him such a bold warrior, though it wouldn’t be doubted that this will eventually be his downfall. Justin is also prone to thinking lustfully than logically and will do most things if it means spending an evening with a lovely lady.

Justin looks at his position on the Kingsguard as an opportunity for prestige and fame. He’ll fulfill his duty as the king requires, but hopes for some sort of great war to really prove himself. He wants an entire page dedicated to his deeds in the White Book, no, not a page, a chapter. He wants to be as famous as Barristan the Bold, as the Dragonknight, as Symeon Star-Eyes.

He has an odd relationship with his family, he hasn’t spoken with his father since he left for Casterly Rock. And likely won’t continue to communicate with his cousins back at Hornvale. Though he keeps in communication with his twin sisters and hopes that one of them might marry someone at King’s Landing so he can be closer to them.

Early Life
Justin was born at Hornvale, a castle ruled by the Unicorns of the west. His uncle was Lord Alyn Brax, the lord of the Brax dynasty. His father was the brother of Lord Brax, an esteemed commander of the Brax military. Justin was raised in a position of wealth and privilege and was granted superior combat and martial training which shaped Justin into the warrior he is today. Justin had a good relationship with his family, running around the castle with his siblings and cousins as they played games and hid from their nanny.

However, things began to change as Justin grew. His cousin, the heir to the Brax line, began to act strangely. It was little things, like sudden mood swings and isolating herself from him. This didn’t worry him, and he simply moved on and focused on his training. When he was the young age of ten and twelve, a rift formed in his own home with the arrival of Margaery’s handmaiden. He was too young to understand, but as he was always smitten with his older cousin, he tended to side with her on the rare occasions someone asked for his opinion. When the tensions got the thickest, his father sent him away to squire for Tybolt Lannister.

Life at the Rock
Justin was amazed by the giant mountain that contains the castle as he rode up to its gates. This only increased when he met the Lannisters family, he was entranced by the beauty of the women, and the strength of the men. He quickly admired Lord Tybolt, rushing to his side whenever he was called. It was an honor to him to bear his burdens, and he quickly started to look at Tybolt as a second father. (Whether Tybolt looked at Justin as a son is another story). Under this man is where Justin’s true nature either started to reveal itself, or formulate. Of course, the training was superb, but it came with an ego and a lust that went unchecked. Justin lost his manhood at the age of four and ten to a whore in Lannisport, and that was just the first of many. The young Brax became a ladies man in the Lannister portion of the Westerlands. He’d make passes at nobles and smallfolk alike, and even towards the daughter of Tybolt herself. Most of the time they’d escalate, and though he’d never take it very far. It isn’t unlikely that he sprang out a few bastards here and there, but he’d never admit that.

When rumors of war and rebellion began to brew, Justin would be heard in the great hall encouraging a swift and easy end to it. He was only five and ten at the start of it, but he was ready for his first real taste of bloodshed. He was enraged with Tysane was taken by Spicer, and vowed to kill the man himself. When the War of Three Banners finally started, he rode with his lord into war.

The War of Three Banners
Justin was antsy at the beginning of the war, where he stuck with Lord Lannister who didn’t actively participate until the second year of the war. He was ecstatic when they left to Sarsfield, where the calm before the storm was. Justin waited with anticipation as the peace talks failed and almost ran to his horse when Tybolt began to organize the cavalry charge.

Time slowed as he engaged in his first real battle, he killed his first man, one of Spicer’s knights first. Then he went to cut down anyone around him before his horse fell. He was prepared for this, and he got to his feet and began to just cut down any opposition in the chaos of the battle. When Lord Marbrand and his men appeared, Justin thanked the Warrior for more enemies to fight and helped engage them. He fought like this for the next few hours of the battle, whenever he would tire he’d retreat back and take a breather before running back into the conflict. Luckily, he would only sustain minor cuts and bruises. However, at one point of the battle Lord Lannister was caught in between the two enemies. Justin fought hard to reach them, joining Lord Tywin’s charge. Though he was too late, and he watched as one of the knights cut down a man he considered his father. The young Brax roared and quickly cut down multiple of the men in a red rage, and was only stopped when he was forcibly dragged away during the retreat.

The rest of the war was a blur to Justin, though he loved the bloodshed and the conflict, he now began to see some of the horrors of it. Watching his father figure get cut down brought out a deep rage within him, which sustained him through the rest of the war. He rode with Lady Tysane for most of it, keeping close to her with his sword on his hip in case he ever needed to use it against a potential assassin. When he wasn’t fighting he was at her hip, and sometimes even shared a tent with her. He stayed with her as they anticipated the secret siege of Castamere, and joined in the slaughtered when she ordered it.

The Return to the Rock
It was over, the War of Three Banners had ended with one single banner standing. The one bearing the symbol of the golden lion. Justin rode back with Tysane back to Casterly Rock, a bit warier after seeing her black rage at the sacking of Castamere. He attended the funeral of Lord Tywin and Lord Tybolt, and tried to comfort the grieving Lady Lannister. They grew closer than before, and would spend many hours of the day together.

He spent years in the court of Casterly Rock, aiding the Lady Paramount in any way she desired. He heard of the debacle back at Hornvale, and was grateful that he was able to spend it away from the castle. When his father joined them at the court, Justin was relieved to see the man who helped raise him. They bonded over their stories of war, and began to re-mend their father-son relationship.

However, all great things must come to an end. For the small council under the King had heard word of the courageous warrior to the west. Since a vacancy in the Kingsguard had recently opened, they sent him an invitation to join the warriors of the old. Justin immediately packed his things, kissed Tysane goodbye, and rode to King’s Landing where he joined the order.

Recent Events
Recently, Justin has joined the Kingsguard, becoming the newest member. He quickly grew fond of Viserya Silverwing, the entrancing Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. As he integrated into the court, he started to lean more into the ways of the Wings. The King has recently left him behind to guard the younger Targaryens as the rest of them ride to the tournament in Oldtown. Justin can often be found in the brothels and inns of Flea’s Bottom, or in the beds of the fair maidens of the King’s courts.

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