Harwyn Bracken

Harwyn Bracken is the second born son of Samwell Bracken and Jeyne Reyne. He currently serves as Lord of Stone Hedge and bannerman to Lord Tommard Tully.

Early Life
It was the third night of the Second Moon 337 years after Aegon’s Conquest when Maester Rickon pulled Harwyn Bracken from his mother’s womb. Harwyn was born the third child and second son to Samwell Bracken and his Lady Jeyne Bracken -formerly Reyne. Harwyn was born large. He was already larger than his older brother Jonos, aged two, who was sickly and frail.

By the 343rd year after the conquest Lady Jeyne had bore Lord Samwell 5 children. 3 sons: Jonos, Harwyn, Harrys and 2 daughters; Cynthea and Dacey. On Harwyn’s 8th name day Lord and Lady Bracken had found their heir and dear son Jonos lying dead in his bed. From that day Harwyn had become heir to Stone Hedge.

Harwyn, unlike his weak brother, seemed to have the aptitude for a future Lord. In his youth he had taken interest (like many other young lordlings) in the wars and battles that were fought across the Seven Kingdoms, Maester Rickon taught him about the wars from Aegon’s Conquest to The Dance of Dragons all the way up to The War of the False Dragon, Harwyn learnt it all. Uncle Danwell had taught him and his younger brother Harrys how to ride the sigil of their house, the mighty stallion, and how to couch a lance as to pierce even a prince’s armour.

Harwyn was never overly close with anyone at Stone Hedge besides Harrys, his bastard cousin Jack and Maester Rickon. He preferred to sit with the Maester or play “burn the weirwood” with his brother than to be with his Lord Father. Lord Samwell was a man of no particular note, he liked sitting inside his own solar and the company of oneself. Lord Samwell was scarcely to be seen outside of Stone Hedge, and died at the age 47 from an attack of the heart.

Knighthood in the Woe of Wolves
When the Woe of the Wolves began Lord Bracken had sent soldiers with the King to go up North. With them Harwyn rode to represent House Bracken. It was everything he had imagined it would be and more. Fearsome lords bellowing commands, cavalry riding on the flanks, knights charging through the vanguard. It was up there in the North where Harwyn earnt his knighthood, after saving Orys Baratheon and slaying the wildling who stood there, seven feet tall and near wide as an ox. Harwyn was knighted shortly after by Lord Lyonel Baratheon at the age of 15.

Lordship
At age 20 Harwyn Bracken had inherited Stone Hedge. A lord, a knight, cunning, manly, Lord Harwyn was said to have been able to choose any maiden he wanted. In the same year he was wed to Rohanne Lannister.

In the early years of his lordship Harwyn had begun the repairs on the parts of Stone Hedge that had been neglected by his Lord Father. He began investing his own coin into the villages surrounding his castle. After many years of diligent work Stone Hedge had stood as tall and proud as when his grandfather was lord. Although a shrewd lord, he had begun to earn a reputation among commoners and noble alike of ruthlessness.

The majority of his time being seated at Stone Hedge had been peaceful. Until tensions with a certain family started rising again…

Blackwood Shenanigans
It was 373 AC. Lord and Lady Bracken now had Arwen, Darryck, and the twin girls Ami and Jeyne (aged 16, 13 and 11 respectively). It was at the tourney in the Vale where Blackwood scum had tampered with Darryck Brackens equipment causing him to fall off his horse. There a large brawl broke out between both Blackwoods and Brackens.

Two years from the start date 378AC. Darryck Bracken and Melissa Blackwood had shared a bed together. When Lord Blackwood found out the girl had claimed she was forced upon. In retaliation, Lord Blackwood had sent a retainer of men including himself to come and shed blood on Bracken soil. Harwyn had sent his brother (and bestfriend) Harrys with a small retainer of troops to intercept the Blackwood intruders. It was there that Lord Blackwood dishonourably slew Harrys Bracken in cold blood.

At the Battle of Oldstones in the war just gone, Lord Harwyn was made to believe by Lord Keath that it was Lord Mallister who was to lead the right flank when in truth it was the Blackwood murderers. He would have never brought his men to Oldstones had he known.

Lord Tommard Tully has enforced peace on the two rivalling houses.

Family tree
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