Alton Butterwell

Alton Butterwell is the Lord of Churnhall and head of House Butterwell. Once a powerful house, the Butterwells are proud people, unfortunately choosing the wrong sides during the Blackfyre Rebellions caused the House to fall in disgrace. Lord Alton, its curre

nt head, is the House's longest reigning Lord of the past years whose mind is set in retrieving the glory his House originally held. He is married XXXX in XXXX the couple has four chidren.

Appearance & Character
At 6'0" and with an average built Alton is not what one would say a remarkable human being but what he lacks on physical strength he makes it up with a sharp, clever mind. He shares the common features of all the Butterwells, flaxen hair which he wears long and a well trimmed goatee, blue eyes and heavy jawls.

Alton has always been cunning and clever. While born in a small and disgraced family which was once one of the richest in Westeros, he is a subtle and ambitious man whose dream is to recover what was taken from his House during the Blackfyre rebellions, its power and status.

Early Life
Born in 360 AC, Alton is the oldest children of late Lord Willem Butterwell who died in 370 AC. From an early age his education was entrusted to his uncle Ser Waldon Butterwell who also served as Lord Willem's spymaster. During his time under his uncle's tutelage Alton became to understand the value of information and the advantages of fighting one's enemies from the shadows.

Waldon Butterwell's Regency
After Lord Willem's demise the figure of Ser Waldon his trusted advisor gained weight, against Lady Butterwell's wish he assumed regency and tutelage of young Alton. At the age of 15 Alton already knew a well positioned agent could end a war in a single blow and he was also introduced to his uncle's agents who would grow to become like a family for Alton.

During all this time Ser Waldon faced Lady Butterwell's opposition, she believed in the values of knighthood and the treachery and deceit Waldon was teaching her son was not acceptable. Ser Waldon's rule was allowed by Lady Butterwell who had little interest in the affairs of Churnhall dedicating her time to raise the rest of her children.

The End of the Regency
In 377 AC, Ser Waldon's regency ended. He would remain a strong figure in Churnhall's administration. On that same year Alton married XXXX to ensure House Butterwell's line, that same year his firstborn son Martyn was born, succession was secure.

A man in the Shadows
Upon taking control of Churnhall, Alton continued relying on his uncle Ser Waldon as a reliable source of information and also to carry his dirty work but that was not enough, he did not want to rely on his uncle he wanted to be able to call the shots himself.

It was in the shadows of King's Landing, Oldtown, Lannisport, Riverrun, among other places that Alton had presence, not only in the shape of informants but also of henchmen who carried out his will but Alton wanted more, through his uncle Waldon he was introduced to Brude in 382 AC, a disgraced maester from Dorne who turned to be an expert in crafting poisons. Alton saw the opportunity of having such a man under his service and quickly hired him as a scholar.

Brude's knowledge and Waldon's network of informants lacked something. It was a perfect defense against his enemies but it lacked the capacity of striking at them and that's what Alton really wanted. In the following years, thanks to Waldon's contacts, several assasins entered Alton's services among them a Pentoshi named Vyrio, a reachman named Garlan Flowers and an dornishman named Daemon Sand, through them Alton's network of informant became also a network of assasins, no mather if his enemies were in King's Landing, Lannisport or Oldtown, none would be safe from Alton's hand in the coming years.

Family

 * Lord Alester Butterwell
 * Lord Willem Butterwel l (340 - 377) m. Lady Amabel Butterwell (b. 346)
 * Lady Catelyn Butterwell (b. 365) unwed though having a long affair with Ser Ronald Keath.
 * Willam Rivers (b. 385) (Father: Smallfolk)
 * Erreg Rivers (b. 389) (Father: Ser Ronald Keath)
 * Gendry Rivers (b. 395) (Father: Ser Ronald Keath)
 * Serala Rivers (b. 404) (Father: Ser Ronald Keath)
 * Lord Alton Butterwell (b.367) m. Lady Marissa Redfort
 * Ser Martyn Butterwell (b. 386)
 * Lady Jayne Butterwell (b. 389)
 * Ambrose Butterwell (b. 392)
 * Ser Dennett Butterwell (b. 370) m. Lady Morya Heddle
 * Ser Tommard Butterwell (b. 388)
 * Ser Deremond Butterwell (b. 388)
 * Lady Serra Butterwell (b. 391)
 * Tion Butterwell (b. 391)
 * Lady Lucrezia Butterwell m. (Pending) (b. 377)
 * Issue
 * Ser Waldon Butterwell (b. 344) m. Lady Shirei Deddings (b. 370)
 * Ser Theodan Butterwell (b. 380) m. Lady Wylla Wode (b.387)
 * Jason Butterwell (b. 402)
 * Lady Clarice Butterwell (b. 387)
 * Edmure Butterwell (b. 389)
 * Lady Lysa Butterwell m. (Pending) (b. 351)
 * Issue

Household

 * Maester
 * Brude, A disgraced maester with experience in poisons
 * Ser Herold Keath, Master-at-arms
 * A few Hedge Knights whose names I'll add

Agents

 * Vyrio, an assassin
 * Garlan Flowers, an informant from the Reach
 * Daemond Sand, an assasin.


 * I will be adding agents names because I think it would be cool to give them a sort of personality