Alys Tullly

Alys Tully, born Alys Rivers, is the third child of Lord Brandon Tully and his mistress, Sanelle Bracken. A quiet and demure child, Alys was never a favourite at court, and was the only of Brandon's bastards to return to Riverrun before the Scarlet Winter.

Following the Petty Man's War, Alys was legitimized at Damion's request, after he presented the Queen with Dark Sister.

Appearance
Alys is pretty, with jet black hair, and a kind face. Her lips are a soft pink, which usually carry a smile upon them. She is slender, tall, and carries herself with a small amount of grace befitting her station.

History
Alys was born in the year 386 AC, and was a quick child, fair and strong. Though only five when the War of the Three Thieves broke out, she was a quick learner, and had already come to read, and studied frequently in Valyrian. Unlike her elder siblings, she showed little interest in the happenings of her family, and wished to study the higher arts, much like the Maesters of the Citadel did.

Alys went to King's Landing at the behest of her father in 390 AC, and returned to Riverrun four years later. She found an impromptu mother in Bethany Blackwood, and a kind sister in Berena Tully. Though their parentage set them apart, they were still blood.

She has remained at Riverrun ever since, and did not weep for her father's death in 406 AC.

The Taming of the Lady
Alys was present during the events of the Taming of the Lady. Though overshadowed by other ladies such as Elinor Vance, Alys expressed worry about Landon's intentions and his ability to rule once he had come to Riverrun.

Berena thought of Alys as smart to keep herself far away from the happenings of the court. She was not, however, smart enough to keep herself out of Berena's affairs.

407 AC
Following the Tourney of 407, Alys was put on a mission orchestrated by Serra Rivers and Berena, involving her turning House Frey against Lord Landon. It ended in a terrible confrontation between her and Visaera Blackwood, and would lead to the tension yet remaining within the Riverlands.

Alys was imprisoned for two months. During such time, she was raped "half a hundred times." Serra initially informed Damion that she was imprisoned, and Damion sent her a letter informing her that they were to meet. Visaera sent him a reply threatening Alys' life. Damion replied with the same threat, and Alys was released shortly after, and brought to Riverrun.

Alys was the first to receive Berena's body after it was brought to Riverrun, promising herself vengeance for all who had wronged her and her sister.

Learning to Overcome
Alys frequently experienced nightmares of her time at the Twins, and slowly overcame them with the help of her brother's wife, Rhialta. Though the scars, both mental and physical will never fade, Rhialta quickly became a close friend and confidant to Alys, when Alys thought there was no one out there who would ever help her.

Alys slowly branched out from there. Damion did not enforce his will upon her - the will that she might wed - and instead offered her all that she might wish for, as Landon had once offered Berena. Though their relationship was not tense, it was only familial, and not incredibly friendly.

Friends though she might've been with Lady Rhialta, after a short time, the last woman of House Tully sought out other connections in the Riverlands, returning to the village that had once hosted her before those fateful moons inside the Twins. There she met with the brother of the man that had given his life for her - Luceon, who proved as strong a sword as she would ever need.

Alys visited Maidenpool thereafter, inquiring with both the lord and cousin of the city. Ser Walys Mooton, a fine, respectable man, who had once joined her brother on the field of battle, was a man she took easily to. Weary though of much male companionship, a trip to Darry would change her future forever.

Letters
Alys was never a woman to shy from romance, most especially when regaling old knight's tales of of companionship and love. She knew all too well their falseness, knew all too well that life was not a romance, but all the same, when she came upon Alyssa Darry, something changed within her.

Infrequent letters she exchanged with the woman, when she returned to Riverun. Infrequent turned frequent, and by the turn of the year 410 AC, ravens were flying in and out of Riverrun as if on a daily basis. Alys Tully knew well enough that she was in love.

Odd Proposals
It was Alyssa's fault, if truth be told, what came next. Though Alys is not one to complain - not when she found a willing donor and a willing subject. Alyssa wished for children, and be they bastard or no, nothing would stop her on her pursuit. Alys could hardly fault her, but found it odd nonetheless; all the same, she reached out to an old friend of hers, Ser Walys, who gave himself willingly for the idea of a child for Alys and Alyssa.

It did not take long. In 412 AC, Alyssa Darry took to childbed, and though the child that come of it was nothing more than unwanted, a boy named Jon Rivers, Alys found herself content in her lover's arms for the first time since the Twins, and spoke those hallowed lines she never thought she would.

Walys would continue his affair with Alyssa, though only for a time. When she fell with child again, this time producing a girl of their coupling, Alys was content to leave it there, naming the girl Willow, who was everything Alys had ever wanted.

Travels
Between Riverrun and Darry Alys travelled frequently, visiting her "children" by Alyssa. In 416 AC, however, Alys would invite the Darry woman to court, and with her came her two children, ever-theirs to raise. The foundations of their relationship would only build from there, until Alys had learned to live with her struggles of earlier years, taking to bed her lover of so-long for the first time.

Recent History
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Family Members

 * Damion Tully, Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident, b. 389 AC,
 * His wife, Rhialta Vance.,
 * Rosalind Tully, b. 408 AC, 8th Moon,
 * Edgar Tully, b. 410 AC, 5th Moon,
 * Androw Tully, b. 412 AC, 2nd Moon,
 * Lambert & Brynden Tully, b. 414 AC, 5th Moon,
 * Melissa Tully, b. 416 AC, 8th Moon
 * His sisters,  Serra  and Alys Rivers, b. 379 and 386,
 * His half-sister, by Lady Bethany Blackwood,
 * Berena Tully, b. 386 AC d. 407 AC,


 * His brother, Landon Tully, presumed dead, 407 AC.

Past Members

 * Edmure Tully, Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident,
 * Roslyn Frey, Lady of Riverrun,
 * Edmund Tully, Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident, d. 366 AC,
 * Alesander Tully, Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident, 333 AC, d. 366 AC,
 * Brandon Tully, Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident, b. 354 AC, d. 406 AC,
 * Roslyn Tully, b. 344, d. 404,