LORD CREGAN FORRESTER
Lord Cregan Forrester is the lord of WinterFort and Warden of the North. He has ruled the North since before Aeyron and during the reign of the Crazed King, during the Youth Rebellion he was part of the loyalist side but did not support the king with troops.
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Lord Forrester is married to Lady Sera Forrester who have 5 children at the start of ACFaK:
-His Heir Domeric Forrester, 18
-His Firstborn daughter Joanna Forrester,22
-His second son,Gerold Forrester,16
-His second daughter,Yeon Forrester,11
-His third son , Woon Forrester,8
At the start of ACFaK he is 40 years old.
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Ameer Akhtar says this about Cregan Forrester- "At first he may not seem, important but Lord Forrester is perhaps the key to everything without Lord Forrester certain events cannot happen, so don't downplay the importance of Lord Forrester "​
An interpretation of how Lord Forrester looks
Alias
The Old Wolf
The Cold Wolf
Title
Lord of WinterFort
Warden of the North
Born
In 858AC or 859AC
Alleigance
House Forrester​
Culture
Firstmen(The North)
Spouse
Sara Forrester
Children
Book(s)
A Crown for A King (POV)
A Mate for Darkness(Appearance)
CONTENTS
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APPEARANCE
Lord Forrester has the Forrester look of having a long face which is hard and stern, his beard is black and neatly cropped. His hair black, long and reaching down below his shoulders.
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He is a tall man reaching 6'2'' and is quite an intimidating figure due to his big muscled build.
A WORD ON FANART
Lord Forrester has a stern, hard look he is also described as being intimidating and I think the art shows that off really well. there isn't really much else to say this is a accurate piece for Lord Forrester
RECENT EVENTS
A CROWN FOR A KING
Lord Forrester declares for the King marching down south with his army. Lord Vance is despaired when he finds out Gerold is the acting Lord of WinterFort and that Lord Cregan marched down south with his army; the northern army unites with Aeyron's and the Watermen at Trident's Trial. During the war council at Trident's Trial Lord Forrester decides that the Northerners should attack the Proudlands and Ulthor.
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The Northmen successfully take North's Node and lay siege to Knife's Edge; for Aeyron's plan he recalls the Northmen from Knife's Edge to meet at GoldGift where they travel together to the River Reach. Lord Forrester fights to the left of the river's bridge together with his son Domeric Forrester. During the battle the two of them battle against Ser Hoare Lorch, Ser Glenn Corbray and Ser Pate Mcaffe where Domeric sacrifices himself to save his father taking the blow from Glenn Corbray before killing Corbray, Mcaffe and an incoming knight Ser Stule Reder. Domeric collapses and dies.
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Aeyron, Steffon and Cregan go to Widow's Wail to find Joanna. Lord Forrester reveals to Joanna that all of her family has died, killed at WinterFort and just recently Domeric died at the Battle of the Bloodwater. After Joanna dies and shows them her twins Lord Forrester decides to take Leia to the North under his watch where he will mask her identity proclaiming her to be Domeric's child. After Steffon leaves to sleep Aeyron asks him if he knows of 'The Winter's Son' from the prophecy the Ghost of Blackfyre told him, he does not know but the two of them become worried that Gerold, before his death, had found out about The Others though Aeyron believes they are getting ahead of themselves and suggests its better to not think about mysteries.
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With the bodies of Joanna and Domeric Lord Forrester and the Northerners leave King's Landing to go back to The North.
A MATE FOR DARKNESS:SUN AND SNOW
Lord Forrester explains the Mythood trees to Jon Darklyn, before he prays in front of it. Lord Forrester however comes crashing into Jon, explaining that the face of the Mythood tree was his son Gerold's. Lord Moss and Lord Forrester argue that they never should've gotten involved in the war, Moss is pessimistic about the harvests but Forrester argues that if it were his daughter that was kidnapped he would've gone after her too. Moss now tells him not to go and waste their time trying to find his son. Jon Darklyn isn't impressed by the argument but Cregan argues that they have solved a lot in that talk which Jon fails to see.
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Lord Forrester holds a meeting with Soniya Cross, Darion Bolton and Jon Darklyn - he tells them that he is going to go in search of his son, but will have to stay at WinterFort. He elects Darion Bolton as the man to lead the search for his son while Jon and Soniya will accompany him.
QUOTES
'I’m not a dream Anna'
-Cregan to Joanna
'I will take the girl up north.'
-Cregan to Aeyron, about Leia
'Southerners freeze up here and Northerners melt down there.'
-Cregan to Jon Darklyn
'He speaks right of the Great Ranging, we hadn’t received word in nearly half a year but for someone to come back and talk of the Others.'
-Cregan to Aeyron, about Gerold's letter