Post by Daentyn Toyne on Oct 24, 2012 19:53:56 GMT -5
~Daentyn Toyne~
Region: Crownlands (Harrenhal)
Age: 18 (b. 371 AL)
Byname: The Black Heart, Heart of Mystery
Skills:
-Expert: Spearfighting
-Expert: Magic (practiced in secret)
-Noteworthy: Bowman
-Noteworthy: Healing
-Apprentice: Battle
-Apprentice: Intimidation
-Novice: Firecalling
-Novice: High Valyrian
-Beginner: Horsemanship
-Beginner: Animal Handling
Biography: Daentyn Toyne, named so for the lilac hue of his eyes, a trait long lost in his delineated line, is the only son of Lord Simon Toyne and his wife, Lady Charlotte. Their other children, two daughters named Jayne and Alayne, rest at Harrenhal til the day they are fit to be wed.
As a boy, Daentyn acclimated to all things natural, be it care for plants or the keeping of animals. He and his mother saw to the creation of a garden in Harrenhal's Godswood, full of many-colored flora and fragrant flowers uncommon to the area; they dubbed it the Dawn of Spring. It was in the garden that Daentyn first came into the realization of his faith. A night spent hunting with his father led Daentyn to start a small fire, and as he watched, the flames danced where he willed them. Frightened of the implications of such a gift, he began to practice it only when alone, veiled even from the eyes of beasts.
Upon learning of the Red Priests and R'hllor, understanding of his condition dawned, and Daentyn accepted that he would would one day become a warrior for the God of Flame and Shadow. However, naught could keep him from his practice of combat or studies of nature; he quickly adopted the spear as his weapon of choice, and wields it with great skill. Equally talented as a healer, Daentyn's sessions with and without the Maester of Harrenhal taught him the recipes and uses of salves, potions, and poisons aplenty.
All in his world was well until the disappearance of his eldest sister, Leanor. Frequently escaping the castle to ride through the abounding farmland surrounding the long-restored Harrenhal, her last adventure ended in mystery, with her disappearance and his parents in despair. Endless search parties turned up no results; afterward, Simon kept an iron vice on his remaining daughters, allowing them only the freedom of the castle, and occasionally, the Godswood. Daentyn suffered the loss well on the surface. However, he was internally broken, and to the present Leanor is ever in the back of his mind, frozen in time, influential in many of his daily actions.
Appearance: With hair black as night and eyes alive with violet to compliment his pale tone, Daentyn has been deemed handsome by many on countless occasions. After the disappearance of his sister, however, he took on a darker visage; rarely does he truly smile, an act that has since been replaced by a prevalent blank stare, as if he were looking through any and everyone. His face is slender, and his smooth hair is kept long, parted toward one side of his face, not quite covering his right eye.
Predominantly garbed in silk of black, Daentyn rarely dons his golden family cloak, emblazoned with a winged black heart, edged with a black bordure embattled.
Reputation: Because many of his hours are spent alone, either in his own quarters, the Godswood, or any of the bleak and black places still abandoned after Harrenhal's lengthy restoration, Daentyn has gained a reputation of secrecy; his mother bestowed upon him the title Heart of Mystery, although he is more widely known as The Dark Heart for his downtrodden presence and often intimidating manor.
*Note: His hair is darker than depicted at the top of this post; as written, it is an exceedingly dark black.
