Everything before the Feast goes well and he seems to be enjoying himself, and then everything goes to hell. Ruadh accompanies Arryk Volmark to Riverrun. He is currently in the Ironborn encampment waiting to head west.Ĭousin to Arryk Volmark and the Leviathan's Brood Ruadh accompanied Arryk Volmark to Riverrun serving as his advisor and reading letters for him. He is the Captain of the ship the Ironbreaker, which is currently with moored at Castamere under the command of his Father. Like most Ironborn, he is a very accomplished sailor. Ruadh has been on ships since he was a child. Brander slit her throat and looked at Ruadh and told him the words he has never forgotten, 'This world is a cruel one.' Ruadh took those to heart and that has turned him into the man he is today, a man who is always trying to gain an advantage over people. He did as he was bid and Yvette was horribly burned as a result. He commanded his son to press the white-hot steel to her face. One night when Ruadh was working the forge, his father came in dragging Yvette with him. Outrage, Brander vowed to teach Ruadh the ways of the world. The two feel deeply in love and Ruadh spoke to his father about marrying her. When he was 16, Ruadh fancied a girl named Yvette, a commoner in Volmark who's father was a innkeeper. Through this he has developed a way to gain information that he needs, through coin or other means. His good looks and disarming charm made it quite easy to be well liked. He found that many members of the small folk would tell him anything he needed to know, if prodded enough. He would rather spend time honing his skills of manipulation and coercion than working with axes or other skills most Ironborn practiced. He realized that he was quite good at this.

Ruadh took this to heart and spent many years practing manipulation and sneaking into places he wasn't supposed to. His father taught him at a young age that this world was harsh, and those not willing to play the game would lose, quite horribly. He is very skilled at sneaking into places he is not supposed to be. Whether through coercion or seduction, the Bloodshore will find a way to use someone if he wants something. Ruadh has perfected the art of manipulating people so that he can use them to further his own agenda. Anything else he is cool and even in his emotions measuring everything he does before doing it. He also feels inferior for being the son of a bastard and will bristle at the slightest mention of it. He is ambitious, wanting to rise above his birth and secure a name in the songs, but he also wants to serve his King, and his friend Arryk loyally. Inside he is a chaotic maelstrom of conflicting emotions.

He can speak with anyone without fear and is very well mannered and soft-spoken. He is very good at speaking with anyone and making them feel like he is paying attention to only them. Ruadh is a very sociable and gregarious person. He has medium-length black hair, thick eyebrows, a light beard, and an angular face. He has a few scars from previous spars and raids, but no serious outward injuries. He has a face that makes the ladies swoon and the lords jealous, which is rarity among Ironborn. Ruadh has a shock of black hair and brilliant blue eyes.

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