Preston Vance

Ser Preston Vance is the eldest child of Lord Perceon Vance, Lord of Harrenhal and Hand of the Queen, and his wife, Lady Shiera Velaryon. Born in 387 A.C., Preston had spent of most of his life in and around King’s Landing, given his parents many connections with the royal court. Unlike his father Preston has taken more to the affairs of the blade, rather than those of the state. He squired for the late Prince of Dragonstone, Aemon Targaryen.

Appearance and Character
Tall, handsome, and proud, Ser Preston cuts a dashing figure that might have been plucked from any of the old tales. While inheriting much of his coloring from his father, the Lord of Harrenhal, his eyes are that of his mother, Lady Shiera of House Velaryon. Like her his irises are as windows to the tides that crash onto the shores of her girlhood home. Days filled with training have seen him gifted with an impressive physique, that is complemented by an austere, knightly style of dress.

Unlike his father, Preston has never cared for the intricacies of statecraft. Instead he has spent his days training for the lists. The proudest moment of his life was being anointed in the oils of the Seven and beginning his life as a knight in his own right. While he may not have his father’s talent for numbers, he makes up for it with his skill atop a horse or with a sword in hand. As a boy growing up to stories of his great-grandfather, the legendary Ser Peremore, the weight of his family’s legacy weighs upon him.

Though shy by nature, he revels in the adulation of a crowd. His reputation as a tourney knight is almost of as much importance as his skill at arms. While not ambitious in the political sense, the young knight is eager to prove himself on the field of battle. For all this glimmer and potential, however, Preston is not without some measure of subtlety. He holds his personal secrets close to his chest, and rankles at the slightest mark upon his name.