Lyle Bracken

Lord Lyle Bracken is the current lord of Stone Hedge. He was born in 383 AC, to his parents Lord Benarr Bracken and Lady Marissa Darry, the first child of four. He inherited the lordship of Stone Hedge after his father's death in 403 AC.

Appearance and Character
Lyle is a tall, brawny young man, topped by long curly brown hair and a sheepish grin. He seems almost perpetually unshaved, thick brown stubble covering his chin and mouth. Lyle is comely, with dark brown eyes and lean cheekbones, and an easy smile.

Lyle is quick to laugh and jest, his favourite hobbies including riding, swordplay and carousing. He loves the glory of tournaments, and while he is battle harded, the experience has given him a air of seriousness that occasionally breaks through his carefree attitude. He adores horses and riding, a passion he shares with his sister Sarya. Lyle has less interest in the duties of ruling his castle, and leaves most of the everyday activities of lordship to his brother Jason, his sister Sarya, and his castellan, his uncle.

History
Lyle was born to Benarr and Marissa Bracken, in the year of 403 AC. From a young age he showed a keen interest in the martial arts, a sharp contrast to his younger brother Jason. He took to riding and jousting quickly, and was quickly said to be his father’s ideal son.

Their relationship however, was said to be have deteriorated when Lyle grew older, as he and his father often disagreed about the affairs of Stone Hedge and that of his siblings. Either unrelated, or because of this, Lyle was sent to Harrenhal at the age of 13, where he would squire under its castellan, Pollux Vance, for two years.

He then returned to Stone Hedge, and it is speculated that his father and him grew even more estranged, for when the War of Three Thieves began Lyle fought with his lord paramount, Lord Brandon Tully, rather than under the command of his lordly father, who commanded the armies of Stone Hedge. It was under the command of Brandon Tully that he was knighted for his valour, by Brandon Tully himself.

The Scarlet Winter, 402 AC-405 AC
After the war, Lyle Bracken returned to Harrenhal briefly, before being informed of his father's death. He then returned to Stone Hedge to be named Lord, and was put in charge of Stone Hedge during the events of the Scarlet Winter.

While the Scarlet Winter was harsh and unforgiving, Lord Lyle benefited from the food stores that his father and family had laid. However, even these did not prove to be enough, as the winter dragged on without mercy. Lyle and his family attempted to help the smallfolk and their vassals as much as they could, but it was a difficult winter, especially with Lord Lyle's lack of experience.

Family
Benarr Bracken b 359 AC, d 403 AC

Marissa Bracken, née Darry b 362 d 404 ac Marq Bracken, brother of Benarr b 361 AC, d 395 AC
 * Lyle Bracken b 383 AC
 * Sarya Bracken b 384 AC
 * Jason Bracken b 386 AC
 * Lisa Bracken b 391 AC

Sanelle Bracken, sister of Benarr b 363 AC, d 397

Lothar Bracken, brother of Benarr b 366 AC

Household
Lord Lyle Bracken: Lord of Stone Hedge

Sarya Bracken: Lady of Stone Hedge, Lyle's sister

Jason Bracken: Steward of Stone Hedge, Lyle's brother

Ser Lothar Bracken: Castellan of Stone Hedge, Lyle's uncle

Ser Otho Bramble: Knight of Bramble Keep, a distant relation to the brackens

Ser Lucas Roote: Master of Arms to Stone Hedge

Ser Patrek Rivers: Captain of the Bracken Guard

Septon Norbert Paege: Septon to Stone Hedge

Maester Loras: Maester to Stone Hedge