Eyron Stark

Eyron Stark is the second born son of the late Lord Jon Stark of the Dreadfort and heir to the title when his father and older brother, Dorren Stark, fell in the War of the Three Thieves. After a short reign as acting lord of the Dreadfort during the war and a week-long period of mourning he renounced his title, passing it on to his little brother Torrhen Stark, and went into a self-imposed exile as he felt he had dishonored his kin by the way he had ruled.

Learning of the hardship ruling has brought his little brother, Eyron now returns to the Dreadfort, a better and wiser man. Will he support his little brother and help him rule, or is he merely back to reclaim what was rightfully his? Only time will tell...

Appearance and Character
Eyron looks to be a dark and sullen man and is a true northerner at heart. Though his face is rugged and his deep grey eyes are a conduit of the sorrow he has felt within, his overall disposition is actually rather pleasant. This all is enveloped in a frame of black hair and a rough beard, both now sporting strands of grey hair among them. Taller than most men and sporting an athletic masculine build he stands out among most when in a crowd. Eyron's skin is mostly pale, but has gained a slight tan since his travels. His voice is deep and soothing, yet underlined with a sense of authority.

The large man favours to dress himself in the usual leather and furs of the North, yet isn't a stranger to finer clothing when the occasion calls for it. When he arrived back at the Dreadfort after his exile however, he arrived in rags, the only way to prove his claim a signet ring on his left hand.

Eyron is overall a melancholic and serious man though isn't a stranger to humour. Honour and a need for setting his wrongs right are the main forces that drive him, and he will stop at nothing to ease the burden he forced upon his little brother. Eyron is a combatant at heart, but this does not mean he lacks knowledge.

Despite his lack of faith in the Old Gods in the past he has since found strength in them, now frequenting the weirwoods for prayer.

Early Life - Before the War of the Three Thieves
On the 9th moon of the 365th year AC, a second son was born to Jon Stark of the Dreadfort and his wife, Winda Manderly. This son was Eyron Stark, the infant years of his life were mostly uneventful as these years were during the Mead Summer. He was quite a happy young boy, finding joy in all manner of activities, but most of all watching the soldiers train.

After four years had passed, the uneventful peace in his home was broken as his little brother Torrhen was born. Eyron found himself lying awake at night frequently, listening to the cries of his brother. Nevertheless, he carried on and so did life. Eyron started practising with all manners of weapons and techniques and found great comfort in doing so. He spent most of his days onward honing his combative abilities and studying the great militaristic leaders of old.

The years came and went, new members were born into the family, others passed away until eventually his father found his place upon the throne. The Great Famine came and passed without too much of a hiccup for the boy as Eyron ventured into his twenties, until the War of the Three Thieves was upon them and Eyron was placed upon the Dreadfort throne as acting Lord while his father and older brother were out, fighting another man’s war.

His rule was not a just and wise one like his fathers, but one of a man not ready for such a task to be laid upon him. He let criminals go free, sometimes even being paid for the acting lord troubling them and he convicted the innocent, not out of evil, but out of cockiness. He was young and sure of himself, not listening to those at his side to advise him.

After the War of the Three Thieves
When the War ended, Eyron mourned for a week at the loss of his kin, during this time he retreated to his chambers. He started to realise the wrongs he had done during his short period as acting lord and found himself a disgrace to his family and unfit to rule, thus renouncing his title and sending himself off into exile to become a better man and more befitting of his name. He left behind everything, wife, child and belongings and set off on a journey across the realm.

Eventually he found himself on a farm on the border of the North and the Riverlands. While hiding his identity he took on a job as worker for an old farmer, whom had lost his sons in the war and needed strong men to help him on the farm. Here living among the common folk during the Scarlet Winter he grows into a more wise man over time, slowly learning what it takes for the commoners to survive, and through that, what is needed from a lord during those times.

Recent Events
After years of travel and work Eyron has caught wind of a rumour about his brother and what he has become. Knowing many years ago it was his choice that caused all of this, he knows it is time, time to return and set things right. Not as the man he was, but as the man he worked to become.

Eyron traveled to the tourney at Harrenhal with his brother, nephew and wife where he competed in the melee and was knocked out on the first round after almost besting Lord Gwayne Baratheon.

On the journey back his brother passed of scurvy, the title being handed to Eyron's nephew Cregard. Cregard's rule was short lived and filled with paranoia. It was barely a moon until he passed at the hands of Eyron's brother by law Jakob. With his dying words Eyron was named Lord of the Dreadfort once more.

After being summoned by his cousin Jon, Eyron is now at Winterfell as the North appears to be close in joining the rest of the Realm in their path to War.

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