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Jan. 3rd, 2018 09:13 pmPLAYER
NAME: Mari
CONTACT: plurk
ARE YOU 18 OR OLDER: Yes!
CHARACTER
NAME: Robb Stark
CANON: A Song of Ice and Fire
AGE: 16
CANON POINT: When he is being hit by the second arrow during the Red Wedding
HISTORY: wiki!
PERSONALITY: Robb was raised in a tight knit, close family environment. In the beginning of the series he is portrayed as a happy but stubborn boy who is adamant about keeping his direwolf pup by promising to raise it by himself and who has a friendly rivalry with his bastard half brother Jon. It is mentioned throughout the books that both half brothers are very close to each other and hold each other in high regard. When Robb is made king he even goes as far as naming Jon his heir if his wife fails to give him a son before his death.
Because Robb is raised to be Winterfell’s heir he is very aware of traditions and etiquette. It is frequently mentioned how Robb is very able to make young girls swoon and sigh by being gallant, polite and a very good dancer. Just like his father Robb values honor above everything, very keen on preserving his father’s legacy after his death, expressing that he wishes to rule the North the way his father would. He treats his friends, his men, his guests and his hostages with respect, expecting them to treat him in a same manner. This shows with Jaime Lannister. Being one of his most important hostages he is being kept in a comfortable room inside of one of the towers of Riverrun. Yet, when Jaime breaks out and causes trouble he gets moved to a rather damp and uncomfortable cell in the dungeons.
Robb tends to cling to the lessons his father has taught him about honor and the old ways, using those as guidelines when drawing conclusions and making decisions. Robb is far from stupid, and he demonstrates that with his strategies on the battlefield, but his political skills are quite horrible. Honor alone does not keep a crown on the head in Westeros. He tends to disregard the opinions and advice of others (especially those of his mother and uncle) in favor of his own ‘just’ views regarding a situation. He will make unwise political decisions in the name of remaining honorable, because he does not see the ends as justifying the means.
Robb’s rise and fall as the King in the North shows an ironic likeness to Eddard’s rise and fall as Hand of the King to Robert Baratheon. Where Eddard decided to be honorable enough to allow queen regent Cersei a peaceful return to her own castle after finding out about her incestuous relationship with her twin brother, Robb decided to put the honor of a young woman before that of his own, deeming it not right to just deflower her and leave her be. Both decisions are, indeed, very honorable but will prove to be fatal in the end.
Yet, the second they place a crown upon his head conflict arises. When his mother insists on trading a valuable hostage like Jaime Lannister for his sister, Robb tells her he does not want this, thinking of what his bannermen might say. Trading someone of Jaime’s stature for two mere girls is something a king cannot do. Afterwards it is Catelyn who sets Jaime free and makes him promise to get her girls back in his stead. This is an act of treason and while Catelyn’s family treats it as such, Robb’s initial response is rather tame. Of course he is angry, but in the end he admits he would’ve done the same. That he would have traded the Kingslayer for his sisters. Despite every harsh choice he makes, he does love them and he does worry for them. That is something that will never change. King or not.
Robb is not a very open young man and he keeps most of his feelings inside of him. He tends to put up a ‘mature’ front by acting like how he thinks a young king should act: keeping his shoulders straight, his voice stern and authoritative, and not allowing anyone to see that he’s actually just a teenager who is slowly caving under the constant pressure. Even though this behavior isn’t doing him much good mentally, he refuses to change it, revealing that he can be extremely stubborn. Still he is capable of being moved, and there are moments where he fails to keep up appearances. A good example is when they mention to him that Winterfell has been taken over by someone he considered a very close and good friend. At that moment he is seen turning away, trying to fight back tears.
When it comes to trust, Robb only seems to confide in his mother, regularly confessing to her how much he struggles and how he knows he has made a mess of things (‘winning the battles, but somehow losing the war’).
Eventually Robb marries a girl called Jeyne Westerling instead of the one he is betrothed to. Jeyne is the oldest daughter of Gawen Westerling, a bannerman of house Lannister. After storming the castle of house Westerling, Robb takes an arrow to the arm, leaving him wounded and in need of care. Jeyne takes care of him and nurses him back to health. She is with him when the news reaches him that Theon Greyjoy has killed his brothers Rickon and Brandon. This causes Robb to break down and Jeyne offers her arms for comfort. The two sleep with each other.
He puts her honor before his and marries her. This implies that he is aware of how others are affected by the (sometimes rather rash) decisions he makes. In a way the choice to marry her is a good one and a terribly stupid one at the same time. Good because Robb falls in love with her and the worries that weigh him down seem to leave him be when he is with her. Robb is more like the person he was once, the smiling, happy boy we get to know at the beginning of the books.
During one scene in the book, he has a breakdown and it becomes clear that he is caving under the pressure. He says that he doesn't understand why a man would want to be king and how he vowed to be a good, kind and just king but he finds himself unable to determine what is wrong and what is right and that it confuses him greatly.
POWERS:
- Good strategist, knows how to utilise his armies the best way possible
- Good at reading maps, figuring out quick passage ways and escapes
- Quite strong for his age, knows how to wield a sword and wear heavy armour
- Good with horses
- Trustful and a good companion in battle, will not leave a man behind
- Is a king but not the type of king that hides behind is crown, he finds it important to keep in contact with the ‘common folk’
- The bond between him and his direwolf Grey Wind can be on a supernatural level sometimes, even though Robb will not ever admit that
- Robb is absolutely horrible at politics
- Robb’s focus on his father’s legacy and sense of honour tends to blind him, making him vulnerable
- He can be extremely stubborn
- Not very good at beheadings
SAMPLES
1ST PERSON:
Drift fleet network-style response
3rd PERSON:
old test drive thread at Ryslig
MISC
PLANS: Well, for the most important part of his life Robb plays an important part in the War of the Five Kings en marches with a large army through the North, the Riverlands to the Westerlands. He has more than twenty thousand men at his command and is becoming quite experienced at warfare. Medieval warfare that is.
He is in no way familiar with guns, magic, bombs, tanks. It would be interesting to find out how he fares while dealing with weapons and surroundings that are not familiar to him at all. For me it would be interesting to see how his ideas and knowledge would fit in different worlds. Also the change in roles. After all, he has always been leading. He has never been a soldier himself.
ITEM: His crown
CHARACTER @ID SUGGESTIONS: Go wild.
HOW DID YOUR CHARACTER JOIN COST? Well, if he wouldn’t be at the Twins facing a grim and awful death he’d probably never agree, putting his own causes before that of COST. Robb will remember his agreement and he will also remember that most of the reasoning behind it comes from a certain fear to die. This will be something he’d not admit to anyone. When things settle for him he would base his agreement on ‘wanting to make things right’. To undo mistakes in the past, to make the right decisions and, maybe, be able to think outside the box.
NAME: Mari
CONTACT: plurk
ARE YOU 18 OR OLDER: Yes!
CHARACTER
NAME: Robb Stark
CANON: A Song of Ice and Fire
AGE: 16
CANON POINT: When he is being hit by the second arrow during the Red Wedding
HISTORY: wiki!
PERSONALITY: Robb was raised in a tight knit, close family environment. In the beginning of the series he is portrayed as a happy but stubborn boy who is adamant about keeping his direwolf pup by promising to raise it by himself and who has a friendly rivalry with his bastard half brother Jon. It is mentioned throughout the books that both half brothers are very close to each other and hold each other in high regard. When Robb is made king he even goes as far as naming Jon his heir if his wife fails to give him a son before his death.
Because Robb is raised to be Winterfell’s heir he is very aware of traditions and etiquette. It is frequently mentioned how Robb is very able to make young girls swoon and sigh by being gallant, polite and a very good dancer. Just like his father Robb values honor above everything, very keen on preserving his father’s legacy after his death, expressing that he wishes to rule the North the way his father would. He treats his friends, his men, his guests and his hostages with respect, expecting them to treat him in a same manner. This shows with Jaime Lannister. Being one of his most important hostages he is being kept in a comfortable room inside of one of the towers of Riverrun. Yet, when Jaime breaks out and causes trouble he gets moved to a rather damp and uncomfortable cell in the dungeons.
Robb tends to cling to the lessons his father has taught him about honor and the old ways, using those as guidelines when drawing conclusions and making decisions. Robb is far from stupid, and he demonstrates that with his strategies on the battlefield, but his political skills are quite horrible. Honor alone does not keep a crown on the head in Westeros. He tends to disregard the opinions and advice of others (especially those of his mother and uncle) in favor of his own ‘just’ views regarding a situation. He will make unwise political decisions in the name of remaining honorable, because he does not see the ends as justifying the means.
Robb’s rise and fall as the King in the North shows an ironic likeness to Eddard’s rise and fall as Hand of the King to Robert Baratheon. Where Eddard decided to be honorable enough to allow queen regent Cersei a peaceful return to her own castle after finding out about her incestuous relationship with her twin brother, Robb decided to put the honor of a young woman before that of his own, deeming it not right to just deflower her and leave her be. Both decisions are, indeed, very honorable but will prove to be fatal in the end.
Yet, the second they place a crown upon his head conflict arises. When his mother insists on trading a valuable hostage like Jaime Lannister for his sister, Robb tells her he does not want this, thinking of what his bannermen might say. Trading someone of Jaime’s stature for two mere girls is something a king cannot do. Afterwards it is Catelyn who sets Jaime free and makes him promise to get her girls back in his stead. This is an act of treason and while Catelyn’s family treats it as such, Robb’s initial response is rather tame. Of course he is angry, but in the end he admits he would’ve done the same. That he would have traded the Kingslayer for his sisters. Despite every harsh choice he makes, he does love them and he does worry for them. That is something that will never change. King or not.
Robb is not a very open young man and he keeps most of his feelings inside of him. He tends to put up a ‘mature’ front by acting like how he thinks a young king should act: keeping his shoulders straight, his voice stern and authoritative, and not allowing anyone to see that he’s actually just a teenager who is slowly caving under the constant pressure. Even though this behavior isn’t doing him much good mentally, he refuses to change it, revealing that he can be extremely stubborn. Still he is capable of being moved, and there are moments where he fails to keep up appearances. A good example is when they mention to him that Winterfell has been taken over by someone he considered a very close and good friend. At that moment he is seen turning away, trying to fight back tears.
When it comes to trust, Robb only seems to confide in his mother, regularly confessing to her how much he struggles and how he knows he has made a mess of things (‘winning the battles, but somehow losing the war’).
Eventually Robb marries a girl called Jeyne Westerling instead of the one he is betrothed to. Jeyne is the oldest daughter of Gawen Westerling, a bannerman of house Lannister. After storming the castle of house Westerling, Robb takes an arrow to the arm, leaving him wounded and in need of care. Jeyne takes care of him and nurses him back to health. She is with him when the news reaches him that Theon Greyjoy has killed his brothers Rickon and Brandon. This causes Robb to break down and Jeyne offers her arms for comfort. The two sleep with each other.
He puts her honor before his and marries her. This implies that he is aware of how others are affected by the (sometimes rather rash) decisions he makes. In a way the choice to marry her is a good one and a terribly stupid one at the same time. Good because Robb falls in love with her and the worries that weigh him down seem to leave him be when he is with her. Robb is more like the person he was once, the smiling, happy boy we get to know at the beginning of the books.
During one scene in the book, he has a breakdown and it becomes clear that he is caving under the pressure. He says that he doesn't understand why a man would want to be king and how he vowed to be a good, kind and just king but he finds himself unable to determine what is wrong and what is right and that it confuses him greatly.
POWERS:
- Good strategist, knows how to utilise his armies the best way possible
- Good at reading maps, figuring out quick passage ways and escapes
- Quite strong for his age, knows how to wield a sword and wear heavy armour
- Good with horses
- Trustful and a good companion in battle, will not leave a man behind
- Is a king but not the type of king that hides behind is crown, he finds it important to keep in contact with the ‘common folk’
- The bond between him and his direwolf Grey Wind can be on a supernatural level sometimes, even though Robb will not ever admit that
- Robb is absolutely horrible at politics
- Robb’s focus on his father’s legacy and sense of honour tends to blind him, making him vulnerable
- He can be extremely stubborn
- Not very good at beheadings
SAMPLES
1ST PERSON:
Drift fleet network-style response
3rd PERSON:
old test drive thread at Ryslig
MISC
PLANS: Well, for the most important part of his life Robb plays an important part in the War of the Five Kings en marches with a large army through the North, the Riverlands to the Westerlands. He has more than twenty thousand men at his command and is becoming quite experienced at warfare. Medieval warfare that is.
He is in no way familiar with guns, magic, bombs, tanks. It would be interesting to find out how he fares while dealing with weapons and surroundings that are not familiar to him at all. For me it would be interesting to see how his ideas and knowledge would fit in different worlds. Also the change in roles. After all, he has always been leading. He has never been a soldier himself.
ITEM: His crown
CHARACTER @ID SUGGESTIONS: Go wild.
HOW DID YOUR CHARACTER JOIN COST? Well, if he wouldn’t be at the Twins facing a grim and awful death he’d probably never agree, putting his own causes before that of COST. Robb will remember his agreement and he will also remember that most of the reasoning behind it comes from a certain fear to die. This will be something he’d not admit to anyone. When things settle for him he would base his agreement on ‘wanting to make things right’. To undo mistakes in the past, to make the right decisions and, maybe, be able to think outside the box.
