Harl Greyjoy

Titles
Lord Greyjoy

Lord Paramount of the Iron Islands

Birthplace
Pyke, Iron Islands

Age
58

Enemies
None (though he distrusts outsiders, there is no one he considers and out and out enemy)

Appearance
Harl has a rough appearance that matches his personality. He only has one eye (the other having been lost during a raid on the Riverlands when he was in his teens) and he bears many scars. His hair is white and unkempt and he never smiles.

Personality
Harl is not a cruel man, just a hard one. He takes from others he sees as having more than him simply because he can and he believes it's his right to do so. He doesn't get close to anyone- not even his own children or any of his wives. He distrusts outsiders and longs for a day that the Iron Islands can be independent once more- but he's not stupid enough to think that day is now.

History
Lord Harl was born in the year 8315 to the then Lord Paramount Gelmar Greyjoy and his mistress Genna. His father never married his longtime mistress though he had all their children legitimized. Harl's childhood was spent learning to sail and command fleets, raid coasts, and take what should be his. He was not meant to inherit the Iron Islands as he had an older brother, Tristan, who died from a cancerous growth- leading to Harl becoming the new heir. His father died in 8336 when Harl was 21 years old. He was at that time betrothed to Lady Yara and they wed shortly after his father's death. With this wife, he had a daughter, Selsye, and a son, Victarian. Lady Yara was mauled by the castle dogs in a suspicious accident.

Not long after, Harl remarried to Lady Meaghan and had a daughter, Thea. But much like with the first wife, this one also met a suspicious end- falling to her death in a hurricane two years ago. The rise of Harl's third wife, Lady Vaerna, came swiftly on the heels of that- she had already been his mistress before the second wife's death. People make bets about how long this marriage will last- especially since Lord Harl has a young, ambitious mistress he has recognized publically.