Medieval (and fantasy medieval) family trees can get quite labyrinthine. In my little Baratheon-aligned band there are two distinct Houses - Greenwood and Chulain - and a third, which has a coat of arms that combines Chulain with another, that of Merryweather. The Chulain-Merryweather family is represented by a cousin of Ser Padraig, Emmaline Merryweather. Emmaline is a calm and well-respected soldier, whose father is Padraig's uncle. She is an educated woman who is the only heir to the Chulain-Merryweather family, but also the only person able enough to fight and represent her family in the field in Renly's army.
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| On the left, the Chulain-Merryweather levy; on the right, the Greenwood levy |
Like Ser Boros, Emmaline has a small retinue of a longbowman and two billmen, all wearing the quite intricate red, black, and green colours of her family. Unlike Ser Boros, she has a full suit of plate with a full-face helm and sabatons, and uses a sword to great effect alongside her men-at-arms.
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| Emmaline Merryweather (who I painted years ago): I'm really quite proud of that surcoat! |
Still not quite finished yet but I am getting there - a push tomorrow should see the Greenwood trio done, and then I reckon I can get the other levy sorted by Monday.
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