Arthur Osgrey

Arthur Osgrey is the youngest child of Theodan Osgrey and Talla Rowen, never expected to have become the Lord of the surrounding lands, the death of all three of his eldest brothers made certain that he would inherit Standast at the passing of his ailing father Theodan.

Appearance and Character
Arthur is the personification of youthfulness, his face clean shaven which stands in contrast to the long flowing blonde locks of hair that fall down to his cheeks. While not overtly tall, he still looks over many of the smallfolk, and his body is well toned, showing the many years spent training below the tower of Standfast. He often wears lose fitting clothes that billow in the wind to keep him cool in the often warm Reach. However, it is not unheard for Arthur to adorn somewhat more protective clothing such as armour or chainmail. As well as looking youthful, Arthur acts like it; he carries a sense of invincibility and recklessness that comes with the age and like many other lads his age, cares more about the pleasure of girls than the political benefits of marriage. Although it would be unfair to call him unfit for his lordship, a keen warrior and tactician he excels in combat as he once desired to join the Kingsguard before tragedy struck his family. In Addition, like many Osgrey's before him, his hatred for the Webber's runs deep as they still occupy what is seen as the Osgrey's spiritual home, and he would often hurl insults at their smallfolk. In spite of all this however, he is still a young man and is largely naïve of the nature of the real world.

History
Born in 399 AC, Arthur's mother died in childbirth, the youngest of five children, four of them being male. However, in 404 AC, the eldest of the five siblings, Eustace died of a chill during the Scarlet Winter, leaving Robb as the heir to Standfast, however Arthur was never expected to inherit Standfast and as a result was mostly left to his own devices; where his brothers were taught to manage a Holdfast, Arthur was given a sword and a shield and told to learn how to fight, or allowed to explore the expansive grasslands of the Reach. While the Osgrey's may not longer call themselves Lord, the tradition dies hard, and Theodan ensured all his children were educated as befitting boys of noble birth; and the stories of Wilbert 'the little lion' and Perwyn 'The Proud' would often be heard beside the fire place in Standfast.

In 408 AC however, another death struck the once proud House of Osgrey as Robb was cut down while fighting alongside his father in the Battle of the Ford. The death never truly healed for his father, and while Arthur was only a boy of nine it left a mark upon him as he slowly saw his family fall into ruins. Unfortunately it was not a quick death.

A period of tranquility was finally blessed to the Osgrey's and while Ser Theodan rarely left the tower of Standfast, Richard had learnt much from his father and effectively managed the household; at the expense of his relationship with his brother. Being the two youngest, Arthur and Desmera were rarely involved in the matters of rulership, and a conversation with either their father of their brother was unheard of. A small toast at breakfast in a mild summers morning in the year 417 AC was the last conversation they would have with their brother, following reports of Webber smallfolk stealing crops from the villages that surrounded the Osgrey keep. He challenged the Lord of Coldmoat to a duel, and was promptly cut down in a quick fashion and his head placed on a pike.

When the news broke the day after their father got worse, unwilling to eat or drink it fell onto Desmera to look at him, as Arthur was too busy taking his anger out on boys from the villages in sparring matching, pretending each one of them was the Lord of Coldmoat. Within two short years, Thoedan Osgrey passed away in his sleep, leaving Arthur as the Knight of Standfast.

Family

 * Theodan Osgrey - Father d. 418 AC
 * Talla Rowen - Mother d. 399 AC
 * Eustace Osgrey - Brother d. 404 AC
 * Robb Osgrey - Brother d. 408 AC
 * Richard Osgrey - Brpther d. 416 AC
 * Desmera Osgrey - Sister
 * Arthur Osgrey

Household/NPC's

 * Dake - Captain of the Guards
 * Emma - A peasant girl living in one of the villages surrounding Standfast, lover to Arthur.
 * Garth - Friend of Arthur.