Torren Greyjoy



The Basics

Name:Torren Greyjoy
Age:47
Affiliation:House Greyjoy
Gender:Male

Personality

The term Iron could have been invented specifically to describe Torren Greyjoy, he is the epitome of an Iron Islands man. He is a lean wiry man with a strength that belies his age. That strength also applies to his character as he is often described as Iron willed by those who know him. He is a hard but fair man and one who believes punishment should be the same regardless of who committed the crime. He treats everyone, including his own family, with that same belief. His wife and children know him as firm man who shows his love in actions rather than words as he is not given to verbal speeches of affection. They do not doubt his loyalty to them however or his loyalty to the Islands and his family’s honour and welfare come first. After the sparse affection he received from his own father he has always been determined that his children do not suffer the same. He dislikes many of the other Houses as he feels they have things a lot easier and yet are still unhappy with their lot. He feels that he and his House do not get the respect they deserve from the other Houses and he intends to change that.

History

Torren was one of five siblings born to his parents, Thoric and Sereh Greyjoy, with him being the youngest and now the only surviving child. His father was a hard man who believed in his boys being tough and not being soft in any way. He showed them no real affection unless you counted the lessons he drummed into them. On the rare occasions he spent with his sons it was only to ensure they were doing well in their lessons and were behaving like men and not boys. Of his three sons Torren bore the brunt of this as his father seemed to hold him in particular dislike. No matter how hard he strived he never seemed to meet his fathers expectations. Things worsened when both his brothers were killed, when their ship ran aground, and all of his fathers expectations fell on his shoulders. His mother did her best to ease his burden but she was no match for the sheer force of her husbands personality. His sisters were treated little better with Thoric only interested in how much wealth and power they could bring to the family by marriage. Unfortunately neither managed to match his expectations as both died before a wedding could take place. His elder sister Reyna died from illness only a few short days before her wedding and Tarna died during childbirth (the child was not legitimate). Torren’s mother began to wilt over the years after the death of each of her children and by the time Thoric died she was a shell of her former self. Though having always been frail his mother still clings to life and Torren always makes time to visit her.

Torren met his wife Mira when he was still a young man and for him she was the bright light in his otherwise dark existence. Their courtship was not one that his father approved of. Thoric wanted Torren to marry into one of the other Great Houses and Mira though related to House Baratheon was a second cousin. Thoric considered this beneath his son and heir and yet for the first time in his life Torren defied his father, refusing to give Mira up. His father grudgingly allowed the courtship to continue, as he did want to lose his last son and heir, and finally granted permission for them to marry. Torren and Mira have a very strong relationship based on mutual love and loyalty to their children, they think alike and are a formiddable team. Mira gave Torren three sons, Donnel, Rodrik and Harlon and also two daughters, Alys and Lynna and Torren is proud of them all. He ensured he was their for their name days, and other important occasions. He has tried his best in his own way to not become the man Thoric was. Thoric died still disapproving of his wife and never acknowledged their marriage unless he had to.