Androw Tully

Androw Tully is the current Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trient.

Appearance and Character
Androw Tully is a fairly tall man, though stocky in build. He has red hair, blue eyes and freckles mark his face. There is a scar on the left side of his face, just above the lip from a beating he took as a squire.

In his youth, Androw was interested in combat, often preferring to watch men at arms and knights sparring, rather than studying with the maester. As a squire, Androw was markedly superior to his peers when it came to sparring, and as a result took to bullying the other squires in the yard. As he aged, he grew out of this behavior and became a happier, more friendly man, though he can be fierce when needed.

History
Androw was born the second son of  Damion Tully and Rhialta Vance in 412 AC. He was born a very strong child, larger and more robust than most other babies. As a child, Androw was educated as most young noble boys are, learning how to read and write, the history of the great houses of Westeros, and proper manners. However, as the second born son of Damion, Androw was not expected to inherit Riverrun, and was able to shirk his lessons every now and then, a fact the young lad quickly realized. Rather than spend his time with the maester, Androw would rather watch the knights and men at arms training in the yard, often finding an old broomstick to wield and play at being a brave knight with.

At the age of nine, Androw was sent to squire for Ser Patrek Vance of Wayfarer’s Rest, where his combat prowess was fully realized, and he begins to bully other children his age. During this time, he is betrothed to Kyra Mallister.

Because of his interest in the martial arts, Androw was able to best any other squires his age when allowed to spar with them. Due to his skill at arms from such a young age, Androw became a prideful young man, often resulting in him tormenting and intimidating his peers into doing as he said. This behaviour would not last long however, for one day after training, several other squires cornered and beat Androw, leaving him quite bloodied, but also quite humbled. When asked by Ser Patrek and  his father which squires had attacked him, Androw would simply respond that he did not know. From that day onward, the young Tully began to take a more mentoring attitude with his peers, slowly gaining their respect, and where once they might have followed him for fear of retribution, they now followed him out of respect.

In 428 AC when Androw was sixteen, he returned home to Riverrun, although he continued to spend some time in Wayfarer’s Rest every now and then. The following year, he was knighted by his father and gifted his first set of armor, a fine set of scale armor dyed in the blue colour of his family’s house. Androw married his betrothed, Kyra Mallister in the 1st Moon of 430 AC. By the end of the year, Androw’s first son Mychel Tully would be born.

Two years after Androw’s wedding, the Second Hammer Uprising would begin in Oldtown. Many in the Riverlands had hoped the revolts would not reach their lands, but were shocked to find that a revolt had sprung up in Fairmarket. Lord Damion was quick to respond, and within weeks had begun to march on Fairmarket, taking Ser Edgar Tully, the heir to Riverrun along with him, leaving Androw in charge of Riverrun’s defenses. Lord Damion and Ser Edgar would begin to take the fight to the Warsmiths, winning many victories. Although victorious, in a battle near Harroway’s Town, Ser Edgar would take a grievous wound. Damion sends a letter to Riverrun to inform his family that Edgar has been seriously wounded, but nothing else. In a rage, Androw takes fifty soldiers from the garrison and marches hastily to Harroway, arriving mere days after his older brother’s death. He finds his father mourning his son and heir, unwilling to march any further, and wanting to return home with his forces to Riverrun to ensure the safety of the remainder of his family. Androw is angered by his father’s decision, unwilling to lay down his arms and hide behind his family’s walls. Before his father can give the order for House Tully’s soldiers to return home, Androw assumes command of his father’s men and takes the fight to the Warsmiths.

Ser Androw would cross the Red Fork and begin pushing his way towards Fairmarket, where the combined forces of House Tully and its vassals would find the town abandoned by the Warsmiths, who had fled to Oldstones. Androw and his father’s vassals pursued Ser Maric Vypren and his forces and confronted him at Oldstones along with Lord Stark and his men, who had come down from the North to assist. The Siege of Oldstones was the largest battle of the Uprising, and one where Androw led his troops bravely, fighting alongside them

Following the Siege of Oldstones, Androw would return home to Riverrun to attend his brother’s funeral, where he found also find his father in a deep depression. Lord Damion would shut himself in his study for days on end, eating very little and sleeping on a small cot he had moved into the room, and coming out very rarely, despite his lady wife’s attempts to coax him outside. During this time, Androw took to the running of Riverrun, governing his father’s lands in his absence as the acting lord. Lord Damion’s depression and unwillingness to govern his lands would be whispered about all over the Riverlands, though few would likely know just how severe his depression was.

In 434 AC, winter would strike Westeros once more, lasting four years and taking with it the old and infirm. Three years later, Lord Damion Tully would be taken by the Stranger after his struggle with depression, making Androw the new Lord Paramount of the Trident. The following year, in 438 AC winter would begin coming to an end, and Androw would begin taking oaths of fealty fr