Edmyn Blackmont

Lord Edmyn Blackmont was the Lord of Blackmont and The Vulture King.

Appearance and Character
Edmyn wore a short black beard and shaved his head clean. He had deep dark brown eyes, and laughter lines giving away an older age in comparison to his youthful face. His pale skin had been weathered to a farmer's tan.

He was an agile man, known for his abilities both as a diligent steward and an excellent light cavalryman.

History
Edmyn was the older brother of Alyse (Blackmont) Greenmont, making him the maternal uncle of the Greenmont children.

He was married to Tyene Blackmont and together they had two sons, Marwyn Blackmont and Raymar Blackmont.

Arrival at Summerhall
Edmyn arrived at Summerhall during the month of The Spectre in 198 AC leading a band of Dornishmen, with Dayra Storm as his prisoner. He presented her to Prince Maekar Targaryen, claiming that she was a spy that had been discovered in the Baratheon court. Prince Maekar then charged him with an investigation of his own court, asking Edmyn and his men to root out any spies that may be operating at Summerhall.

Some time later, Edmyn bumped into his niece, Myria Greenmont, after leaving the interrogation of an unnamed Lady Peake. The two shared a warm reunion, with Edmyn inviting his niece to join him and his men for dinner a few nights later.

During the dinner, Edmyn and Myria conversed about recent happenings in their lives, and about what had brought him to Summerhall. As the night wore on and Edmyn's men left, he made her an offer of protection. He promised to protect her from the interrogations and investigations at Summerhall, saying that the best way to achieve this was to marry her to his youngest son, Raymar. Myria did not immediately accept the proposal stating that she would have to write to her stepmother, Lady Marzia (Crane) Greenmont, in the wake of her father's death. The two shared more conversation about Myria's mother, with Edmyn making comparisons between the girl and her mother before sending her back to her dormitory for the night.

That night, Dayra Storm escaped. Edmyn and his men immediately departed in the search for her, but ultimately returned empty-handed. From that point onwards, the interrogations at Summerhall increased in frequency and intensity, led by Edmyn, and two of his men, Gerold Sand, and the Lord Wyl.

Escape from Summerhall
After a series of interrogations, including Harys Ball and Lyra Crane, Myria was summoned. Edmyn was quiet and did not participate in the interrogation, though he was present in the room. After Myria was dosed with a sleeping agent and threatened with a snake, Edmyn attacked his own men. He quickly dispatched the snake, but was tackled to the ground by Lord Wyl - after a struggle on the floor, Edmyn slit Lord Wyl's throat with his dagger. Gerold Sand lunged for Edmyn and the two circled one another. Edmyn proved to be the better dagger fighter and quickly killed Gerold by stabbing him several times in the torso. He crossed the room, took Myria in his arms and fled Summerhall to the Red Mountains.

The pair spent days crossing the mountains, with Edmyn discarding his tabard bearing his House's sigil and cutting Myria's hair to disguise them as peasants. They came across a small village where, driven by hunger, they broke into a smokehouse and stole several smoked fish. As they ate, they heard the arrival of a small contingent of troops bearing the Arms of Maekar Targaryen. They attempted to sneak out of the village and head further into the mountains but were apprehended by one of the soldiers. The man advanced on Myria but did not see Edmyn behind him, allowing Edmyn to quietly kill the soldier and for the pair to escape.

They walked for a few more days in the mountains before coming across a group of bandits that seemed to be torturing some captives. Edmyn and Myria attempted to quietly pass them by but were soon caught. Edmyn attempted to fend the men off but was wounded by an arrow to his leg. As they faced their captors, the archer revealed herself to be Dayra Storm.

Edmyn and Myria were marched at a hurried pace to Vulture's Roost with little in the way of food, drink, or medical attention for Edmyn's wound, which had begun to fester. During the march, Edmyn collapsed of exhaustion and was saved by Myria who asserted their worth as living hostages with the possibility of ransom. They were given scraps of food and water and allowed a short while to rest before the march continued.

Vulture's Roost
At Vulture's Roost, they were led through the makeshift encampments and brought before the self-styled Vulture King. He asked Edmyn and Myria for information regarding the defenses and military capabilities of Summerhall, claiming that he "wanted to hit" the palace, offering to share in the bounty. Edmyn refused to answer any questions, so the Vulture King grabbed him and dangled him, still tethered to Myria, from a broken balcony in the tower of Vulture's Roost. His life was spared when Myria promised to tell the Vulture King everything she knew about Summerhall.

Edmyn spent the next few days in and out of consciousness as he recovered from the exhaustion, sunstroke, and infected leg wound. He and Myria were soon once again brought before the Vulture King and his court. As Myria told him everything she knew, Edmyn snatched two daggers from the assembled crowd and challenged the Vulture King to single combat.

It was a difficult battle, and Edmyn took more wounds from the Vulture King's war hammer as blows were exchanged, but after a very bloody strike, the Vulture King was defeated and Edmyn Blackmont was proclaimed the new Vulture King.

Vulture King
As Edmyn celebrated his victory, Ser Olyver Yronwood arrived at Vulture's Roost in search of Myria. A tense discussion ensued in which Olyver demanded that Edmyn come to Fox Hollow to await trial for kidnapping Myria and the murder of the Lords. He claimed that should he come peacefully, Olyver would stand for him and speak on his behalf. Edmyn refused, stating that he had "made his choice" and that he "would have to live with it", further enforcing his point by claiming that if Maekar wanted him, he would have to come into the mountains to get him. He stated that he would not hold Myria prisoner and that she would be free to do as she wished. With some assurances from Olyver, Myria agreed to leave Vulture's Roost and go back home to Fox Hollow, though she would be accompanied by Dayra Storm. Myria and Edmyn exchanged one final embrace before she departed, during which he asked her to send word to his family about what had happened.

The Battle of Vulture's Roost
Months later, Edmyn had amassed a small force of troops, known as 'Vultures' and had somewhat secured the ruined castle, Vulture's Roost.

Ser Olyver Yronwood had brought a sizeable force of Yronwood troops to arrest Edmyn and bring him to trial, they were attacking Vulture's Roost when the Peake, Oakheart, and Tarly forces arrived. As the Yronwood forces clashed with the Vultures, they were hit by the vanguard lead by Ser Gormon Peake in a smaller-scale recreation of the famous 'Hammer and Anvil' manoeuvre.

The Vulture forces were soon defeated and Edmyn retreated into the tower of the keep, pursued by Olyver Yronwood. They fought, but Edmyn was handily defeated by Olyver before being captured and bound by Gormon Peake.

Death
Edmyn was killed by Gormon Peake at Vulture's Roost in the month of The Nymeria Star in 198 AC. After his defeat at the Batlle of Vulture's Roost, Edmyn was taken prisoner by the Oakheart, Peake, and Tarly forces. He was taken to the same balcony that he had been previously been threatened with, and secured with bindings and a noose around his neck. Gormon Peake, in a fit of anger, was beating Edmyn whilst arguing with Olyver Yronwood. He claimed that Olyver didn't want Edmyn to see justice, but rather wanted him in his custody for vengeance, before cutting the noose and pushing Edmyn from the tower to fall to his death below.