Theodan Wull

Theodan Wull is the 1006th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. A scion of House Wull, he fought on the frontlines during the War Beyond the Wall. He is the undaunted veteran of untold rangings, which has, over his more than thirty years of service, earned him the devotion of his brotherhood.

Among the Free Folk, he is reviled as Blood Crow for the many atrocities he has committed against their people.

Appearance and Character
Like the remainder of his blood kin, Theodan is born of sinewy stock. He has greying, dark brown hair and a beard of the same colour, both of which he keeps haphazardly short. He has a big nose, beady eyes, and bushy eyebrows.

With a large build and solemn features, he projects an air of authority. He is deliberate with his words and prejudicial towards those who are not. Among his brothers, he is a forgiving and patient figure; but towards the Free Folk, he is an unrepentant foe. He has been known to spare few Free Folk on his rangings, going so far as to slaughter their children “out of prudence.”

History
Theodan was born in the lands of House Wull near the Bay of Ice in the year 391 AC. He came into this world squalling, his hands already in fists, which his parents took to mean that Theodan would be a strong fighter. And, as he aged, Theodan’s parents beliefs were proven true. Theodan was a more than able fighter, though no equal to his older brother who was a full head taller, and a much broader in the shoulders than Theodan. And so, the younger Wull would have to find other ways to best his brother than through sheer strength alone, strategy, speed and cunning would have to be his strength.

When he was 15, Theodan decided to join the Night’s Watch after hearing the tales of valour about the soldiers of old who ended the Long Night thousands of years ago. What Theodan found when he made it to Castle Black was a disappointment, and though he regretted his decision to join the Night’s Watch, he swore his vows in front of the Weirwood north of the Wall.

Following the swearing of his vows, Theodan was assigned to the Rangers and sent north on his first ranging at the age of 16, where he slew his first man, a member of the Hornfoot Tribe in a small skirmish in the Haunted Forest. During this long ranging, Theodan learned many skills that would help him survive Beyond the Wall, using the element of surprise being one of them.

By 415 AC, Theodan had become not only a veteran of dozens of rangings, but also the First Ranger, a station he would prove valuable in during the War Beyond the Wall against Ekkil Crowsbane’s army of Wildlings in 418 AC. He would further improve his knowledge of warfare during this time, honing his skills as a leader of men and making him an even more renowned figure in the Night’s Watch.

Ten years after being appointed as First Ranger, a brutal winter would strike, taking the life of Lord Commander Jonothor Waters, as well as a large portion of the Night’s Watch. What few hundred men remained chose Theodan as their new Lord Commander in a landslide vote. As the Lord Commander, rebuilding the Watch would fall on Theodan’s shoulders, a task made easier by Jon Stark’s Black Draft which saw many unwilling volunteers sent to the Wall from all across the North.

Years into his time as Lord Commander, Theodan would begin to hear laughable rumors of a new King Beyond the Wall known only as The Crippled King, he and many other senior members of the Watch could only scoff at the tales of a new Wildling King. And laugh they did, but now, with the rangers finding fewer and fewer Wildlings on their rangings, Theodan senses something is brewing beyond the Wall, an unsettling thought for him, the Night’s Watch, and if they would ever believe the tales, the lords of the south.

Family

 * Lord Wull
 * Lady Wull
 * Older Brother, unnamed
 * Theodan Wull
 * Potential other siblings

NPCs

 * Strong Beck, blacksmith at Castle Black
 * Jacks, a ranger at Castle Black
 * Maester Eggon, the maester at Castle Black
 * Ser Simon Condon, a second son of House Condon, ranger in the Night's Watch.