House Redwyne

House Redwyneof the Arbor is one of the main noble houses sworn to Highgarden. Their seat is the Arbor, an island located off the southwestern-most part of Westeros, best known for making the best wines in Westeros. The Redwynes control the Redwyne fleet, the largest fleet in Westeros, containing two hundred warships and five times as many merchant carracks, wine cogs, trading galleys, and whalers.

The sigil of House Redwyne is a burgundy grape cluster on blue, symbolizing the famed wines of the Arbor. Their words are  'Water the Vine'. Members of the house tend to be freckled and red of hair.

History
The Redwynes claim descent from Gilbert of the Vines, a legendary son of Garth Greenhand. House Redwyne ruled over the Arbor as Kings of the Arbor until its last king was lost at sea, allowing his cousin, King Meryn III Gardener, to make the isle part of the Kingdom of the Reach. Fleets from the Arbor and Oldtown protected the Reach from naval attacks during the Andal invasion.

During the Dance of the Dragons, the Arbor declared for the greens.

Bethany Redwyne was to have married Brynden Tully, but he refused the match and she was wed to Lord Mathis Rowan instead. On the journey to Casterly Rock for the brokerage of their marriages, Prince Oberyn and Princess Elia Martell visited the Arbor.

During the War of the Usurper, Lord Paxter Redwyne joined his cousin-goodbrother, Mace Tyrell, in staying loyal to King Aerys II Targaryen. His main contribution to the war was the naval blockade of Storm's End during Mace's siege, ferrying men across Blackwater Bay and blockading Shipbreaker Bay.

During Greyjoy's Rebellion, the Redwyne fleet supported Stannis Baratheon in the Battle of Fair Isle.

During the War of the Five Kings the twins Hobber and Horas were kept as hostages by Cersei Lannister in King's Landing to keep their father out of the war. When the Tyrells join with the Iron Throne House Redwyne does as well, and Lord Paxter Redwyne is granted the title of Master of Ships. Due to the absence of the Arbor Fleet, the Ironborn descend upon the island, destroying the forces left behind to defend it and sacking several towns. The Redwynes returned from the east coast of the continent, backing Aegon and Daenerys Targaryen -- together, they crushed the Ironborn invaders, most especially in a battle in the Whispering Sound.

In 389AC, Lord Jarmon Redwyne breathed his last - leaving behind a his son and heir, a boy of eight. According to documents produced by Septon Maldwin, the late lord Redwyne had left the regency in the hands of the priest, rather than his wife. Mallysa Redwyne refused to accept the decree, and ordered the arrest of the would-be-regent -- only to find that the Septon had disappeared in the night, taking the young Lord Eryk with him.

The Arbor experienced two years of turmoil; while Mallysa scoured the isles for any sign of her son, the Septon raised him amongst a secret order of monks hidden along the northern coast. When Mallysa died in 391AC, her supporters disbanded, and Septon Maldwin was named the sole regent.

The zealot proved an able administrator, seeing the island through the Great Famine as well as many years of prosperity. Under his eye the Septs of the island saw increased support, and every vessel that sailed from the Arbor did so with septas and septons on board. When Eryk turned fourteen, his regent stepped down, and he assumed his title as Lord of the Arbor.

Purges
Eryk's first act as Lord was to travel the Arbor in search of those unwilling to follow the Seven. He traveled across the Arbor and held court in every settlement, seeking to bring justice to 'heretics'. In total, Eryk executed three hundred men, seventeen women, and four children. They would have no funerals, no rites, or any anointing. Their bodies were buried without grace and their possessions were obtained by House Redwyne. Those whose families failed to denounce their unholy kin were excommunicated and sentenced to damnation in the seven hells.

Details of the slain and their belongings were recorded in Maester Maldwin's Purging of the Heretics.

In the year 398, the Arbor erupted into civil war, a man named "the Redeemer" leading a peasant uprising against House Redwyne. He and his hordes of followers ravaged the southern holds of the Arbor. After three weeks and sixteen septs later, Eryk acted. He slaughtered the rebels, executed everyone that was involved, and cemented his grip upon the people of the island.

Recent Events
In mid-407AC, the young heir to the Arbor, Terrence Redwyne, died in his sleep. His father and mother were distraught, turning to one another and to their lord in an attempt to find relief from their suffering. While Lord Eryk remained relatively strong, his wife it would seem could not live without her son - she disappeared shortly afterward, never to be seen again, despite efforts made by her husband to find her. Some whispered she had been murdered, even perhaps by the Lord himself -- but there was no means by which to prove so vile an accusation.

Strangely enough, as one Redwyne disappeared, rumoured dead, another returned - who had herself been long thought slain. Lady Mallysa Redwyne reemerged in 407AC, alongside a man who named himself the Redeemer II. After a brief interaction, Lord Eryk refused to hear his mother's words - and ordered her spared while his knights slew all the rest who had gathered. The second Redeemer was cut down, and Lady Mallysa captured upon the field. By Lord Eryk's hand, her throat was slit. By his order, she was hewn into seven pieces.

The Mummer's War
Main Article: The Mummer's War

Nearly ten years later, the fleets of the Arbor set sail to join with the Lannisters in Lannisport. There they would eventually launch an attack upon the Iron Islands, sacking Lordsport and taking the castle of Pyke. The Redwyne fleet was led by Lord Eryk himself, whilst Septon Maldwin served as regent on the isle.

The Second Regency of Maldwin
Shortly after the Attack on the Iron Islands, Lord Eryk fell into a deep depression. His murders in the name of the Seven weighed heavily on his conscience. Upon returning to the Arbor, he found it nearly impossible to lead a life consistent with the ideals of his past. He decided it would be best to leave the island for some time, and in doing so Septon Maldwin would become regent of the Arbor once more.

Taking Helen the Harbinger with him, the Lord Redwyne and his companion traveled together to septs along the entirety of the Reach. Erik discarded the soiled white robe he was known to wear in favor of a clean, grey tunic. His identity was kept a secret, as he traveled under the name "Auburna".

While Erik was away, Maldwin ruled. Lord Redwyne's only decree before he left was the institution of the the Council of Seven; a cabinet of seven septons from around the island elected to rule while Erik was gone. They would meet regularly to discuss administrative matters, and would decide collectively on laws regarding the well being of the Arbor. However, the council quickly devolved into squabbles of ideology. Septon Maldwin's most fervent policy involved the legalization of the Brotherhood's doctrines as official Arbor religious practice. Among other things, this would include the forceful castrations of opponents and public executions of heretics.

One septon, Elustrus, vehemently rejected these ideas. He would not stand the Seven being seen as iron fisted tyrants. In the end, Maldwin would not hear the objections. Elustrus was exiled from the council, and so began the Second Regency of Septon Maldwin.

The institution of the Brotherhood across the island was met with little resistance. Maldwin had the entire Redwyne army under his command. No tenants or farmers could resist House Redwyne's decrees. "Heretics" and "Blasphemers" were drug through town squares, beaten until they died, and hung from the walls. In just two years, the Arbor descended into despotism.

Family Tree

 * Lord Paxter Redwyne, Lord of the Arbor.
 * Lady Mina Tyrell, his wife and first cousin.
 * Ser Horas Redwyne, (b. 281AC), the son and heir of Paxter and older twin to Ser Hobber.
 * Meryn Redwyne (b. 304AC)
 * Serrah Lannister nee Redwyne (b. 322)
 * m. Loreon Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock
 * Gerold Redwyne (b. 330AC)
 * Jarmon Redwyne (b. 354AC)
 * m. Mallysa Redwyne (d. 407AC)
 * Eryk Redwyne (b.380AC)
 * m. Melara Tarly (d. 407AC)
 * Terrence Redwyne (d. 407AC)
 * Alekyne Redwyne (b. 336AC)
 * Paxter Redwyne (b. 358AC)
 * m. Ceryse Mullendore
 * Ryam Redwyne (b. 384AC)
 * m. Alicent Rosillon (d. 411AC)
 * w. Olenna Rhysling
 * Arys Flowers (b. 401AC)
 * m. Renata Redwyne née Florent
 * Florys Redwyne
 * Rossart Redwyne
 * Renly Redwyne
 * Alerie Redwyne
 * m. Loras Goldwyn
 * Melara Redwyne
 * Desmera Redwyne
 * Desmond Redwyne
 * m. Alia Grimm
 * Ser Hobber Redwyne, the son of Paxter and younger twin to Ser Horas.
 * Desmera Redwyne, their daughter.
 * House Redwyne
 * Lady Olenna Redwyne, also known as the Queen of Thornes. His father's sister, and the mother of his wife Mina.
 * House Tyrell of Highgarden and House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep

Other Branches

 * Ser Desmond Redwyne, cousin to Lord Paxter Redwyne
 * m. Denyse Hightower, his wife.
 * Denys Redwyne, their son.
 * m. Melara Sloane
 * House Goldwyn
 * Bethany Redwyne, his sister, married to Lord Mathis Rowan of Goldengrove.

Sworn Houses
There are three houses sworn to the Redwynes of the Arbor, each masters of one of the towns upon the island. Far from true nobility they are closer to landed knights, possessing perhaps a few dozen knights and several hundred men at arms between them. The two greatest houses are;

House Goldwyn, masters of Ryamsport, descending from Denys Redwyne and his wife Melara Sloane. They have ruled the town for just over a hundred years, after its previous masters were slaughtered in the Ironborn invasion. They blazon their arms with per pale, grape clusters strewn on indigo, an orange sun on yellow.

House Redflower, masters of Vinetown, have ruled the town since the conquest. Claimed to be founded by a bastard Aegon Targaryen sired whilst hawking in the Arbor, the story is roundly dismissed. They blazon their arms with quarterly, black fields, black lilies on red.