Lucan Gully

Lieu : Le Tournoi
Interagir avec: Moi, moi et moi
Lucan était habituellement occupé pendant des jours comme ceux-ci. Sa compétence avec la lame était assez bien connue, et Samson aimait avoir Lucan entrer dans les tournois et les combats pour représenter la couronne. Bien que Lucan ait pensé qu'il aurait probablement un sursis du tournoi aujourd'hui, compte tenu de son but spécifique. Une partie de lui a regretté que, il a apprécié les tournois, et il a apprécié un bon combat - manquer était une honte. D'un autre côté, il n'avait pas vraiment envie de frapper son frère cadet à la terre, si les deux finissent par se duper. Pour une fois par jour comme ça, il semblait que Lucan aurait un peu de détente. Son regard regardait toujours sur les rois comme il le faisait habituellement, mais il ne s'est pas tenu au-dessus d'eux maintenant.
Lucan avait trouvé un endroit plus calme sur le côté. Il avait parlé brièvement avec sa famille pendant la fête, même avec sa mère - qui a au moins mis sur une façade de fierté maternelle de le voir dans une telle position, bien que même Lucan savait que c'était faux. Elle le détestait probablement. C'était encore pire que son père - au moins il a fait connaître son dédain, sa mère avait tendance à le garder pour elle-même, ou à huis clos. Il soupira alors qu'il secouait la pensée de sa tête - il préférait penser qu'elle tenait encore au moins un peu d'amour pour lui. Il n'avait encore à parler à aucun des Hylands, certaines de sa famille semblaient être amicales avec eux, son père avait longuement parlé avec la Dame Julia, et ses frères et sœurs avaient parlé avec les jeunes Hyland lords et dames.
Bien qu'il s'en soit empressé de le faire, Lucan n'avait pas parlé ou tenté de parler à aucune des Hylands, il ne s'est pas senti mal à l'aise, ou mal à l'aise, pas exactement - il n'avait juste aucune idée de ce qu'il dirait, plus à ceux qui le connaissaient déjà que ceux qui ne le connaissaient pas. Lucan soupira à nouveau alors qu'il regardait les prétendants avancer, il savait que la plupart d'entre eux, la plupart étaient au moins quelque peu décents avec la lame, mais il pensait que certains avaient un meilleur avantage que d'autres. Il ne pouvait s'empêcher de se demander combien chacun avait à boire, Samson avait le vin couler depuis le début de la fête, et beaucoup semblaient s'être indulgents tout au long, il pensait maintenant qu'il était l'un des hommes les plus sobres là-bas.
Encore une fois, il a été ramené à la pensée - c'était une honte qu'il ne pouvait pas entrer, mais dans le cas où il a gagné, ce serait plutôt gênant, il aurait besoin d'un re-do, le seigneur-commandant de la garde des rois certainement ne pouvait pas épouser la princesse, il aurait été une entrée inutile et inutile dans le tourney assez important.
Arthur Gully

Lieu : Le Tournoi
Interagir avec: Amara 
Arthur soupira alors qu'il s'installait à côté de sa femme. Il n'avait jamais été particulièrement grand dans les tournois, il n'était jamais entré dans quelques-uns dans ses plus jeunes années, et il a trouvé peu de plaisir à regarder les événements. À son époque, Arthur lui-même avait été tout à fait le sabreur, et il pouvait encore tenir son propre - mais l'âge a pris un péage sur tout le monde, il n'était pas aussi rapide qu'il l'était auparavant. Son talent martial venait surtout de l'esprit - Arthur savait diriger les hommes, qu'il s'agisse d'une petite bande ou d'une grande armée, il était un ennemi à craindre sur le champ de bataille. Il était au moins heureux, qu'il semblait avoir remis une partie de son talent avec la lame à ses fils, cependant.
Ithobal était un meilleur chef et marin, il avait plus de la tête de son père pour la bataille, mais il n'était certainement pas sans sa propre capacité avec la lame. Il avait été bien entraîné tout au long de ses années, à la fois par Arthur lui-même, et par Tybalt - le maître des armes. Arthur était confiant dans les capacités des garçons, il avait certainement une chance équitable dans le tournoi. Dans le même temps, Arthur ressentit un grand regret devant les mauvaises décisions de son fils aîné. Lucan tenait une lame depuis qu'il était jeune, il savait l'utiliser merveilleusement et c'était un fait bien connu dans toute la Lhivorie.
Arthur a repéré Lucan, du côté du tournoi, se tenant plus près des sièges de Hyland que les leurs. "Si ce garçon savait ce qu'il y avait de mieux, nous aurions déjà gagné le tournoi." Arthur murmura d'une voix basse vers sa femme. Arthur savait bien ce que sa femme pensait de leur fils, comment elle l'a traité de traître, de traître. Bien qu'Arthur ne soit peut-être pas allé à ces extrêmes, il l'a dans une certaine mesure d'accord avec elle, et il a certainement compris son point de vue. Il était plus que conscient de sa haine pour les Ainsworth, il était autrefois allé jusqu'à lui promettre leur tête, mais en même temps il comprenait la valeur de garder dans leurs bonnes grâces, en attendant que le temps soit venu. Avoir Lucan où il était, c'était bon pour leur famille - les a gardés avec le soutien des Ainsworth.
Alors qu'un autre serviteur venait lui offrir du vin, Arthur l'a chassé, il n'avait pas eu une goutte de vin ce jour-là, et il n'y avait pas de plan - Arthur buvait rarement loin de la sécurité et de l'intimité de son bureau dans le Roost de Serpent, ou à la table avec sa femme. Dans le château d'un autre, il n'y toucherait jamais. Il aspira dans un autre souffle, et regarda des prétendants vers le stand royal, attendant que le tournoi commence.
Ser Lucan Gully

"Men who want power usually lose their heads along with it."

◾ Name:
Lucan Aedan Gully
"of the Quell Sea", a title given to him as a knight from the area of the Quell Sea
"Kingsblade", a title regarding his proficiency in combat, and position in the kingsguard
"Half-Trout", an insulting title, given by those who consider Lucan's servitude to the kingsguard a waste considering his family position - meant to imply he is as useful to the family as a bastard.
◾ Age:
27
◾ Gender:
Male
◾ Sexuality:
Heterosexual
◾ Origins:
The Quell Sea
◾ Residence:
Corevial Castle, Currently
The Gully Keep, Previously

◾ Brave ◾ Prideful ◾ Unambitious ◾ Sarcastic ◾
◾ Personality:
Lucan has always held a decent relationship with those in his family, but he has also retained the ire of some, including his father, over his lack of ambition. At no point in his life has Lucan showered any remote interest in the titles which are his by birth, and he has actively worked to ensure he does not need to take on such titles and lordships in the event of his father's death. Some in his family believe this lack of ambition to be a bad thing, and they view him as being against the cause of the Gully family. Others however view it positively, it makes Lucan less of an obstacle for their own ambitions, and humble a generally quite proud man.
Lucan is more than aware of his own skills and accomplishments, and he has no quarrel with touting it. He always has his head held high, and despite his lack of ambition or even major contribution to its efforts, he is incredibly proud of the Gully name. He makes it well known how his work in the kingsguard serves his family more than anything, he claims that often his position retains a great deal of pride and respect for the Gully's in the eyes of the king. He is most proud however, of his skill with a blade. A champion fighter, Lucan will flaunt his ability whenever given the opportunity.
It is not uncommon for Lucan to have that ability put to use in work other than protecting the king. From time to time, the king sends Lucan on particular missions of a nature which he can only entrust to those close to him in his court. In a trail-by-combat, Lucan is usually the go-to champion of the crown considering his skill, and to this day he has never lost a duel. Lucan is quite happy to take these missions and assignments, no matter how dangerous, he feels an immense thrill in the danger, and is considered by many to be quite brave.
Lucan fancies himself rather amusing and witty, and a friendly conversation with him is likely to result in a number of sarcastic or sly comments from the knight. This can be particularly irritating in certain cases, as sometimes it can be quite difficult to tell when Lucan is being sarcastic. This attitude also can make some believe he is unserious, or that he cares little about a situation or serious conversation should he be making such comments.
◾ Role & Career:
First-born Son of Lord Gully
Lord-Commander of the Kingsguard
Knight of Lhivoria
◾ Hobbies & Interests:
✔️ Swordplay
✔️ Martial Studies
✔️ Hunting
✔️ Horse-riding
✔️ History
◾ Likes & Dislikes:
✔️ The Outdoors
✔️ Animals
✔️ Winning
✔️ Fighting
✔️ Smithing
✘ Politics
✘ Religion
✘ Puzzles
✘ Idealists
✘ Lies
◾ Other:
Despite being the first-born son of the Gully line, Lucan's vow to the kingsguard means he can not inherit any of his titles, all going to the second-born instead.

◾ Family Members:
Ithobal Gully - Brother
Amelia Gully - Sister
Tybalt Gully - Cousin
◾ Biography:
From a young age, Lucan knew quite well what lay before him as the first-born son of Lord Gully. It was explained to him at a very young age the incredible weight of responsibility, and the power which he would one day have. While others in his family, and around Lhivoria would have likely killed to be in his position, Lucan found he had no desire for such a life. He did not vocalize such desire for a great deal of time however. For much of his young life, he simply followed the training that was given to him, both as a lord and a warrior. He was squired to a knight in the Gully court, and served faithfully alongside him for many years, learning the ways of the blade.
As he was trained, Lucan saw as his younger siblings were born, saw how they took to the noble life in a far better manner than he did. Reaching the age of seventeen, Lucan was knighted properly, but did not immediately return to his home in the Quell Sea. Lucan spent some time in the Capital speaking with the king, eventually agreeing to take the vows to join the Kingsguard. He briefly returned home to explain his decision to his father. Considering the fact he'd kept his lack of ambition relatively secret from his parents, Lucan's father was quite displeased initially, but Lucan would not be convinced otherwise.
Leaving his home in the Quell Sea at the age of twenty, Lucan traveled to Corevial Castle and began his servitude in the Kingsguard. He served loyally for many years, and during his time there grew close with many members of the royal family, including the young princess. The king often assigned Lucan as his daughter's personal guard, should she have gone away, and there were more than a few instances in which Lucan actively defended the princess or other members of the royal family from bandits, assassins and others. He rose through the ranks relatively quickly, and came quite strongly into the King's graces as he became second-in-command of the Kingsguard.
It was at this point Lucan began his personal assignments for the king, unintentionally becoming more involved in the politics of the kingdom as a result. When the king wished to make a threat, or a 'suggestion' to a lord or family which had ideas against the king's interests, Lucan was often sent to deliver such a message. It was not uncommon for these threats to escalate, in which case Lucan had to put down one or two noblemen who took particular offence to the message of the king.
On one particular mission, Lucan was sent along with the lord-commander of the kingsguard to deliver such a message to a Vaernin noble family. The lords took great offense to the king's threat, and attacked both Lucan and the lord-commander. During the fight, the nobles who attacked them were killed, but so was the lord commander, stabbed through the back by one of the noble boys of the family. Lucan returned to the capital with the body of his superior so he could be properly buried, and afterward he was appointed as the new Lord-Commander, taking on his duties without question and continuing his work for the crown.

Lord Arthur Gully

"Is it more noble to kill ten thousand men in battle, than a dozen at dinner?"

◾ Name:
Arthur Samuel Gully
The Golden Shark - A title to reflect Arthur's pride and military capability. Earned after the battle of The Red Rock, where Arthur's leadership allowed the Gully army to repel a considerably stronger force in the name of the crown.
◾ Age:
58
◾ Gender:
Male
◾ Sexuality:
Heterosexual
◾ Origins:
Northpond, the Quell Sea Region
◾ Residence:
Serpent's Roost in the Quell Sea Region

◾ Hands-on ◾ Spiteful ◾ Devoted ◾ Untrustworthy ◾
◾ Personality:
Arthur has always often preferred to do things himself, and his own way. This is in terms of all things, and particularly his leadership in the field of battle. Arthur will always take the field with his men, never leading from behind if he can avoid it, and he takes personal charge of military forces in campaigns. He isn't afraid to get his hands dirty, and even despite his age often involves himself in the grittier tasks of everyday life.
There is a great deal of contempt and spite which Arthur feels in his everyday life. For his enemies and rivals, and even for his own friends and family. There is a great deal which he dislikes or finds disappointing about his children, and he makes no effort to conceal that fact from them. He will openly ridicule his children if he finds it necessary, and has no issue with speaking harshly to them.
For Arthur, there is nothing more important in life than furthering the position of himself and his family, he would do anything for any member of his family, even those he despises more than others. Should they carry his family name, Arthur will come to their aid if it is needed, no matter what.
Arthur knows what is best for him, and often that comes in trickery, betrayal and outright lies. He is not afraid to go behind people's backs, or choose the less honourable option if it has a better result for him. Generally he is one that someone can find difficult to trust, especially if you are not counted among his allies. Particularly in the field of battle, Arthur's cunning is not to be underestimated.
◾ Role & Career:
Lord of The Quell Sea and House Gully
Commander of the Gully Army and Navy
◾ Hobbies & Interests:
Hunting
Smithing
Fishing
History
◾ Likes & Dislikes:
✔ Leading
✔ His family name
✔ Battle/Warfare
✔ Loyalty
✔ Getting his way
✘ Being undermined
✘ Religion
✘ Being disrespected
✘ Other houses
✘ Poetry/Songs
◾ Other:
Arthur is renowned for his military career, there are even songs about his greatest exploit - the Battle of Red Rock.

◾ Family Members:
Lady Amara Gully - Wife
Ser Lucan Gully - Eldest Son
Lord Ithobal Gully - Second Son
Lady Myriam Gully - Eldest Daughter
Lady Amelia Gully - Second Daughter
Lady Catarina Gully - Youngest Daughter
Lord Tybalt Gully - Nephew
Brandt Trout - Bastard Son
◾ Biography:
Becoming the Lord
When Arthur was born, the Gully's were not the major house in the region of the Quell Sea, and were in fact a house in decline living in the meagre holding of Northpond. The only son to his fat, lazy father Meryn Gully, Arthur's mother died during his birth. Early in his days Arthur became a student of history, both from his father and the many scholars in the Gully court, he learned from an early age that the Gully family had once been a powerful and feared house, but over a period of many years had fallen into decline under lords who took their positions for granted.
This knowledge bred a great contempt in Arthur for his father, and an immense desire to see the Gully family restored to their rightful place as Wardens of the Quell Sea region. At this time, the Gully family had few bannermen, only the Moors were truly loyal to them, while their other bannermen, the Firemasons, had begun to grow discontent under the lazy leadership of Meryn. The Wardens of the region at this point was House Malver. House Malver had grown discontent with only holding control over the Quell Sea, and had been in great tension with House Ainsworth for many years.
Eventually, while Arthur's father was visiting with House Malver, they declared a rebellion against the crown, and demanded Arthur lead all of the Gully forces to Serpent's Roost, so they could join in the rebellion. Refusing to follow such a demand, Lord Carth Malver executed Meryn in the hopes it would bring Arthur to heel. In reality, Meryn's execution had been exactly what Arthur hoped for, and he took over as Lord of House Gully.
The Malver Rebellion
House Gully was weaker than the Malver's in terms of their army, but they had a greater navy, having been the major boat-builders for the Malver's during their time of servitude. Some of their armed forces were emboldened by retainers sent by the crown for their loyalty, but Arthur did not have a force strong enough to beat the Malver's conventionally, and certainly not enough to besiege Serpent's Roost. However, Arthur knew very well that the Malver's were aware of the Gully's weaker forces, and he counted on it.
Beginning a march toward Serpent's Roost, Arthur sent the majority of the Gully navy to distract what ships the Malver's did have in the Quell Sea itself, while a host of ships moved with his marching army along the cliffs, eventually meeting it at the White Rock. White Rock was an area right on the edge of the sea with high, cliffs of white stone and jagged rocks at its bottom. There was only two ways to approach the rock, from an easily defensible plain leading up a steep hill, or a land bridge, hidden by the tall rock itself which gave the area its name.
Arthur knew well about the land bridge, and although he figured the Malver's would use it he made no defences there, setting up all of his trenches and defenses on the plain, perfectly setting the guise of a camp waiting for a main assault. This emboldened Lord Malver, who sent a small force to distract the Gully's on the plain while the majority crossed the land bridge. When they were far enough across, Arthur had the catapults mounted on his ships open fire on the bridge, destroying it with ease and sending the majority of the Malver army falling onto the jagged rocks below. As the songs put it, the blood of the Malver's stained the White Rock red.
Easily wiping out the remainder of the Malver forces, Arthur marched on Serpent's Roost and took it relatively unopposed, putting every single Malver to the sword and wiping out the house entirely. For his service, the crown named house Gully the Wardens of the Quell Sea, rewarded Arthur with Serpent's Roost, and a bride, Lady Amara Moor.
Family
Settling into his life in Serpent's Roost, Arthur grew fond of his wife rather rapidly. He found himself reflected in her own ambition, and even her distaste for the Ainsworths, it reminded him much of his own hatred for the Malver family. The two grew to love each other despite any differences, and began to raise a family together.
Despite difficulties in the form of stillborn children which brought Arthur a great deal of frustration, he was never cruel with his wife, and continued to try for children with her despite an occasional discussion over whether it was worth it. Until this point Arthur had devoted too much of his life to his family name to see it crumble now. This frustration caused him to involve himself with a whore during a visit to the Diovire Desert, an experience he rapidly regretted, and chose to keep secret after returning to the Quell Sea. Eventually, their efforts bore fruit and their eldest son Lucan was brought into the world. A few years later, their second son was born, the pair of boys initially brought Arthur great joy, as he personally helped to educate and train them in the ways of history, war, and nobility.
Some years later, Arthur was confronted by his own bastard, Brandt, when the boy claimed to be his son Arthur was more than aware of its truth, he could see it in the boys eyes, but he refused to accept him. Devoted to his wife and regretting deeply even his involvement with Brandt's mother, he openly renounced any connection to Brandt and sent him away. This encounter awoke a more bitter side to Arthur, a contempt for himself which spilled over to his children. He became more harsh with training and teaching them, as if to wipe away his own stain of infidelity, he sought to further enrich the name of House Gully.
This contempt was only strengthened when his eldest son and heir renounced his titles to join the Kingsguard, it was only at the behest of his wife that he did not disown Lucan entirely, and he conceded later that he still held a great love for Lucan, despite his renouncement. Turning to his second son Ithobal, Arthur sought to mould him into the perfect lord, but it was not easy either. Granting him the gift of the Leviathan in an attempt to endear him to his father's word, Ithobal instead took to the open ocean to begin trading and sailing, an action which only built anger within the Gully Lord.
Out of all his children, only one commanded his respect, though still not his trust, and still with a degree of contempt - his daughter. Arthur has always been aware of his daughter's sly and treacherous nature, partly he believes it to be a result of his own teaching. He respects his daughter's ability to play the game, and as a result has granted her a position as his advisor, though he does not trust her, as he likely should not, and is not against using her for his own gain and efforts, regardless of what her own will may be.
For Arthur there is nothing greater than the family, he cares little for the wants and whims of his children.