Rycherd Crane

Ser Rycherd Crane is heir to House Crane, as son and eldest child of Lord Thom Crane by his wife Lady Sarra Graceford.

Appearance and Character
Rycherd is an able knight, capable of holding his own in melees and jousts, but mostly his pride lies in his ability to make a friend of any man and make a joke of any situation. He is rarely seen without a smile on his face.

Skinny for his height, Rycherd is lithe and agile. When on the training yard or the battlefield, it's more common to see him in chainmail and leather than in plate armor. His dark blonde hair verges on brown in color and often flops forward into his eyes. When he is not using his hedge-knight alias of Raymund Redbird, Rycherd wears a round silverwork brooch of a crane in flight.

History
As a boy, Rycherd had the run of Red Lake. He was often found at the stables or in the potteryworks. As soon as his sisters were old enough to toddle along after him, he was the one to teach them to swim and to lift them into the saddle of their first pony.

Beginning at age ten, toward the end of the Great Famine, Rycherd was sent to serve as a cupbearer and page for Lord Rowan. In 396, Lord Lucifer Hightower competed in a tourney held by Lord Rowan. With his previous squire recently knighted, Lord Hightower allowed Rycherd to squire for him during the tourney, and after his victory, brought Rycherd back to Oldtown as his new squire.

At Oldtown, Rycherd found himself somewhat out of place. After an incident involving a Dornish dignitary and a plate of poached pears, Lord Hightower suggested that Rycherd write to Leyton Hightower for advice on serving and living in an unfamiliar place. Sending letters back and forth for years, the two boys became fast friends and confidants.

During the War of the Three Thieves, Rycherd served under his knightmaster's command as well as aiding his uncle Martyn Crane among the commanders of Oldtown's City Watch. Though he saw no battle, he learned the importance of logistics and chain of command during a time of war. Knighted in 403, Rycherd departed Oldtown in favor of riding in the company of his long-distant friend Leyton Hightower.