Robert Swann

Robert Swann is the current Lord of Stonehelm. He is the first-born child and son of the late-Lord Donnel Swann and Lady Olenna Swann neé Peake.

Early Life
Born in 381 AC, Robert Swann is the firstborn of Donnel and Olenna's eventual family nest of four children.

As a child, Robert chose to devour books in Stonehelm's library rather than cross swords in the training yards. He read over every page that could be laid bare and then many times more always hungering for more. Lord Donnel indulged his son's scholarly proclivity by instructing Stonehelm's Maester to keep in regular communication with the Citadel in requesting more books to constantly stock the castle's library.

Tales such as those that described the alabaster white walls that surround Lys and obsidian stone slabs of Asshai structures were what drew Robert to first begin studying architecture and its myriad of subsequent disciplines.

Eventually, Robert moved onto studies of martial designs such as assaulting siege engines and defensive fortifications. He is known to wander the top of the walls of Stonehelm with an open book in one hand and note out loud to himself of where improvements could be made.

In one corner of the castle, Robert keeps a personal workshop for researching new creations. He is always on the look-out to hire individuals that share similar interests to come work for him.

Robert participated in the War of the Three Thieves as commander of the Swann forces under the Baratheon banner. Rather than simply crafting designs within the confines of the workshop, the war granted Robert the opportunity to actually create and test his creations firsthand. In those six years, Robert experienced both failures and successes in his inventions, but more importantly gained a more intimate understanding of martial craftsmanship.

As the Swann Lord
His rise to the lordship of Stonehelm was thrust upon him unexpectedly following his father's fever-borne death during the Scarlet Winter in 404 AC. Donnel had become ill with an already weakened health as he had taken his daughter Corenna's suicide in 403 AC quite hard. Corenna had been wife to Ser Galladon Tarth during the time of her death, and bearing that in mind, Donnel regretted betrothing his daughter to the Evenfall knight.

As Robert took the mantle of Stonehelm's primary administrator as its Lord, his brother Ser Gulian was appointed Master-at-Arms of the castle. Ser Gulian oversees the training of Swann soldiers and maintains Stonehelm's army.

One of his current projects includes designing and constructing the red temple in Griffin's Roost with Johanna.

Members of House Swann
Link to Swann Family Tree.
 * Lord Donnel Swann - b. 363 AC | d. 404 AC
 * m. Olenna Swann neé Peake - b. 360 AC
 * Lord Robert Swann - b. 381 AC
 * m. Johanna Connington neé Swann - b. 386 AC
 * m. Corenna Dondarrion neé Swann to Ser Manfred Dondarrion - b. 402 AC
 * Balon Dondarrion - b. 418
 * Cassenna Swann - b. 403 AC
 * Clifford Swann - b. 406
 * m. Corenna Tarth neé Swann to Ser Galladon Tarth - b. 383 AC | d. 403 AC
 * Endrew Tarth - b. 400
 * Selwyn Tarth - b. 402
 * Ser Gulian Swann - b. 384
 * m. Gwenyth Caron neé Swann to Ser Coran Caron - b. 388 AC
 * m. Jeyne Connington neé Swann to Ser Criston Connington - b. 375 AC