Rickard Umber

Rickard Umber is the eldest son of Artos Umber and Freya Ryswell. By all accounts one of the strongest and tallest men in the Seven Kingdoms and is well known to keep to the ways of the First Men. He was the Lord of the Last Hearth. He was killed during the Second Hammer Uprising.

Appearance and Character
Rickard Umber stands at lofty seven foot tall; he is in peak physical condition and is known to have a face that can make men fear him. His green eyes have a ferocity about them, and his long brown hair falls down to his shoulders. His character is akin to that of a wildling, a trait inherited from his mother, the rights and rituals of the first men are followed closely by Rickard, however he has no love for him kin, due to their frequent raids on his lands. He has been known to work himself up into a frenzy during melee's and storm around the battlefield crushing anyone in his way.

History
Born in 382 AC to Artos Umber and his wife, Freya. He was the first of three children, with his brothers Mors and Jon being born a few years later.

Rickard was always tall for his age, 'giant's blood' His mother would tell him which Rickard was all too eager believe given the giant that adorned the red field of the Umber sigil. On his 7th name day, he was sent off to the Dreadfort to ward under Lord Torrhen Stark, while 6 years old than Cregan Stark he grew to befriend his much smaller Northerner and called him a friend until his untimely death.

Not only was he much taller than the other boys, he was much stronger, and such would practice against men rather than boys, this gave him a great education on the art of combat. On his 16th name day in the year 398 AC, he returned back to the Last Hearth to take his place as heir. When he has left, his father had much taller, but now he stood an inch above him.

The year after in 399 AC he was wed to a petite Eddara Glover which was amusing when the two were stood together on their wedding name and they had their first child a year after, which he named Hoarfrost; more children followed until they numbered four, as Robb, Domeric and Serena all joined one year after another.

Unfortunately, due to the northness of the Last Hearth, the Scarlet winter struck them particularly hard, and his father died of a chill in the year 404 AC, leaving a 22 year old Rickard Umber as the Lord of the Last Hearth.

For many years, Rickard has not left Umber lands, preferring to tutor and raise his children while defending his lands and people from the frequent wildling raids. However, he intended to ride to Winterfell for the Northern Council.

The Second Hammer Uprising was of little concern to the North as all of the battles and rebels were in the south. There was little to be done in terms of fighting and the Northmen were content to harvest their crops and hunker down for the coming winter. Then word came north from Riverrun and House Tully had called for aid, and House Stark had answered. Lord Rickard and all his sons marched to Moat Cailin and joined the Stark host with one thousand Umber men to attack the rebels. At the Twins, they were forced to pay an inordinate amount of money as toll for crossing the river, which all the Umber men resented. At Oldstones they finally joined forces with Lord Tully's men and destroyed the Warsmith's final holdout. In the ensuing battle, Lord Rickard was surrounded and cut off from his men and killed, his body being found his his sword buried in the skull of a Warsmith and hundreds of cuts in him.

Family

 * Artos Umber d. 404
 * m. Freya Umber (nee. Ryswell)
 * Lord Rickard Umber b. 382
 * m. Eddara Glover b. 383
 * Harwyn Umber b. 400
 * Robb Umber b. 401
 * Domeric Umber b. 402
 * Serena Umber b. 403
 * Mors Umber b. 385
 * m. Ella Hornwood b. 385
 * Osric Umber b. 410
 * Jon Umber b. 390 - Member of the Nights Watch

Household Members/NPCs
Theon Overton - Captain of the Guards

Maester Wilbert

Mors Umber - Castallan of the Last Hearth

Owen - Stableboy

Cley - Kennelmaster

Myranda - Kennelmasters daughter