Richard Sunglass

Richard Sunglass is a scion of House Sunglass, and a knight of the Kingsguard.

Appearance and Character
Richard Sunglass is a tall, strong man. He has very short, brown hair, though some grey can be seen coming through and he has  deep blue eyes. Richard is known for his temper, and is easily enraged. Despite his temperament, he is a very loyal man known for unerringly supporting his liege, and fulfilling any of their desires, though he can be quite brutal in doing so.

History
Richard was born in 401 AC to Ser Guncer Sunglass and Shiera Staunton. He was the couple’s first and only son, as shortly after Richard’s birth, his father would die in combat during the War of the Three Kings.

Growing up without a father, Richard was a wild and angry young boy, a behaviour he has not entirely grown out of. On many occasions, the young Sunglass was caught doing things he ought not have been, such as attempting to sneak onto a merchant ship once when he was only 5. When asked where he was hoping to go, Richard replied he wished to become a pirate. Despite her best efforts, Richard’s mother was unable to curb his wild ways.

When Richard was seven, he was packed up and shipped off to ward with Ser Hugo Rambton. As a squire, Richard was treated roughly, for his guardian knew the boy needed a strong hand if he were to ever be set on the proper course befitting a man of his birth. Constant beatings would toughen Richard up, making his skin as hard as leather by the time he turned eighteen. The young lad would also be made to work harder than a boy his age ought need to, but Ser Hugo would do his best to tire him out, leaving little to no time for mischief.

By the time Richard was 9, he would begin to see the errors of his ways, if only because it would keep him from working so hard, and cut back on a few beatings. And from that day forward, he learned to be more sly in his wrongdoing, or at least as sly as a 9 year old could be.

At the age of 12, Richard began to squire for Ser Hugo, where he learned how to fight, and to be a better man. The lessons of Ser Hugo would stick with Richard, and he would change his ways to better suit those of a life of knighthood. When he turned 19, Richard was knighted at the hands of Ser Hugo, and returned home to Sweetport Sound, where his cousin was now Lord of the castle.

For the next decade, Richard would faithfully serve his cousin as Master-At-Arms of Sweetport Sound, and eventually as the castellan. In 432 when Duskendale was taken by the Warsmiths, and smaller fighting broke out in the lands around Sweetport Sound, Richard was given command of some of his cousin’s soldiers, and sent to root out any rebels in Sunglass lands. After securing their own lands, Richard was sent by his cousin to assist the Golden Company in their liberation of Duskendale. Richard was noted as having stood bravely at the forefront of his force and was seen slaying countless Warsmiths. During the fighting at Duskendale, a knight of the Kingsguard was slain, when news of the knight’s death reached King’s Landing, Richard’s name was one that was put forward for the vacant spot.

In 432, Richard would take up his new post as a knight of the Kingsguard at the insistence of his cousin, who viewed the appointment as a great honour for his house, and hoped to use Richard’s position at court to further his influence. Despite his wishes not to join the Kingsguard, Richard reluctantly did so, but in doing so cut off all ties from his lord cousin, not wishing to be the man’s lackey.

During the Uprising, Richard spent most of his time fulfilling rather uneventful duties. Standing watch when King Rhaegar spent three days and nights praying in the Great Sept of Baelor being the most interesting thing he did, until 435 when the King finally decided to take up arms. Ser Richard marched south with King Rhaegar to fight the Warsmiths in the Reach, and was present on the field when Rhaegar was shot from the sky. Richard often laments the fact that he was unable to defend the King, but also recognizes that there was nothing he could have done.

Richard would join Rhaenyra Targaryen in her march to Ashford, serving the woman who would soon be Queen in the many skirmishes along the way as faithfully as he would his King. He fought in the battle of Ashford, and was once again noted for his bravery, distinguishing himself in combat once more. Ser Richard fought savagely, pressing on towards where he could see Duncan Hammer’s banner in the reserve. He did not make it as close as he had hoped and boasted that he would, for well into the battle a mace would strike Richard’s helm fiercely. If the knight had been a lesser man, the blow might well have killed him, but Richard was a survivor. Several soldiers would carry the knight back to safety as he shouted nonsensical orders.

Richard's time fighting in the Uprising would come to an end after that day as he recovered from his injury. Immediately following the Battle of Ashford, Richard would be sent back to King's Landing to rest and recover. When the fighting was over and Richard's wound largely healed, he would attend the funeral of King Rhaegar, and join in the celebrations when King Aegon VII assumed his father's throne.

Ser Richard would remain in King's Landing during the events in Oldtown to guard the King's younger children. He was not bothered by this decision, as he has no interest in tourneys or weddings.

Family

 * Ser Guncer Sunglass b. 381 AC d. 401 AC
 * Shiera Staunton b. 382 AC