Ryam Redwyne is the Lord of the Arbor and current head of House Redwyne. He assumed these titles after the disappearance and presumed death of his second cousin, Eryk Redwyne. He is married to Lady Renata Redwyne.

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Appearance and Character

Ryam carries himself with grace and is keen on manners. His red hair is greying and since he's shaved his beard, his aging, striking features stand out.

While his tastes for luxury have tempered, he still takes great pride in displaying wealth, especially in appearance. He has retained much respect and fame throughout Westeros, despite his limited appearances to the public.

History

Early Life (384-389 AC)

As a cousin to the then main line of the Redwynes, Ryam was raised in a small manse in Vinetown, removed from the political center of Ryamsport. He had a peaceful childhood.

The Upheaval (389-394 AC)

That peace ended in 389AC when the current Lord of the Arbor died, leaving a young son as his heir who promtly went missing. The conflicts between Septon Maldwin and the Lady Dowager Mallysa Redwyne gripped the town and search parties scouring the settlement for the missing lord. After the death of Lady Mallysa, he reemerged in the possession of his new regent - the Septon Maldwin.

Beneath the priest-regent trade still managed to flow, though religion soared to the forefront of the public's mind. The coffers of House Redwyne were turned towards throwing constant, lavish feasts for the poor and dispossessed, while religious figures were forcibly stationed on every vessel to leave the island. Ryam's father, Ser Paxter, found himself under careful watch with his meager fleet of ships often outfitted with zealous preachers. When the Septon stepped down, the ascension of the fourteen year old Lord Eryk led to court hearing intended to judge and condemn heretics. Those found guilty were summarily executed, and allowed no funerals, no rites, or any anointing while heir bodies were buried without grace and their possessions were obtained by House Redwyne. Ser Paxter Redwyne was one of the first to die, leaving Ryam fatherless.

Oldtown (394-400 AC)

After Paxter's death, Ceryse Mullendore fled Vinetown with her children and took refuge in Oldtown, managing to purchase a small house in the city. While peasants and rebels were slaughtered on the Arbor, Ryam Redwyne grew of age in Oldtown. He was charming, clever, and friendly, with a mind for business. Soon enough he turned the ship that had borne his family to their new home into a trading vessel in service to the merchant family of House Rosillon. He learned then of trade and sailing, of the seas and how best to use them.

Love and Marriage (400-407 AC)

In 400AC, Ryam Redwyne began to court Alicent Rosillon. The Rosillon family approved but his mother Ceryse did not. She attempted to arrange a marriage, sending the boy to visit his Mullendore kin. There, he met Olenna Rhysling. They had temporary affections but Ryam ultimately returned to Alicent.

Sometime later, word arrived that Olenna had sired a bastard named Arys Flowers. Ryam seemed to change overnight, taking the bastard boy in and then marrying Alicent Rosillon. Since then, Ryam devoted his energies to his ambitions, and to his young family. He would spend the next seven years expanding his reach, until by 407AC he had a small fleet of ships and a fairly respectable merchant fortune.

Heir (407-411 AC)

In the middle of 407AC, the then heir to the Abor, Terrence Redwyne, died with his wife Malora Tarly following shortly after. Ryam was now his opposing cousin Eryk's heir. He began to study the Arbor excessively, reading what he could of his history and its people, as well as gathering all information on its current lord. In 408 AC, While Eryk and the majority of the fleet were away in Lannisport, Ryam returned in secret to Vinetown. Welcomed by his amily's vassals, Ryam was outraged to hear that the very same Brotherhood that had orchestrated the death of his father had now been granted full control of the island. He spent nearly a year there, speaking and planning with the vassal houses, the merchants, and commonfolk to conspire against the Septon Regent and his cousin Eryk.

Ryam returned to Oldtown in 409AC to a crumbling marriage without children. During that time, he met Renata Florent and they had an affair until 411 AC when the sudden death Alicent freed Ryam to marry Renata. They sired three children; Florys, Lucien, and Alerie, all of which have married fellow nobles from some of the most powerful families in Westeros.

The Seven Year Regency (411-418 AC)

Septon Maldwin further expanded his zealous policies in Eryk's absence with the execution of heretics and the castration of political opponents, including merchants and minor noblemen whom were friends of Ryam. All the while, Ryam plotted in secret.

Lord of the Arbor (418-Present)

When Eryk returned, Ryam's coup was swift and silent, leaving many to believe Eryk's death was an accident. No one knew it was a coup. Ryam assumed his position as Lord of the Arbor and quickly consolidating rule over the island. Ryam restructured the Redwyne Fleet to delegate power across his vassals and his supporters, and improved the output of his vineyards.

He made little use of the fleet in the following years, however, preferring to use them to safeguard the shores of the Arbor and the southern shores of the Reach. Ryam's place as the rightful lord of his lands were solidified when Lord Tyrell elected to have his thirdborn son Alyn page for Ryam. The young Tyrell boy was of an age with Ryam's eldest child Florys, and took on a position of an older brother to his true children, though it was Arys Flowers that cared for them all, Alyn included.

During the following decades of war and strife, House Redwyne remained neutral and maintaing a policy of non-interference. In recent years, he made powerful allies with House Tyrell, Greyjoy, and Hightower through the marriage of his three children, ensuring that Arbor remains well protected and in good standing.