Jonn Hightower

Jonn Hightower, known to the smallfolk as “Young Jonn,” inherited Oldtown’s beacon and burdens at only twelve years of age after his father’s sudden death.

Lord Jonn Hightower of Oldtown

Arms of House Hightower. Words: “We Light the Way”

Appearance

He was a small boy with a round face, a mop of tight sandy-blond curls, and keen grey eyes that studied every caller.

Personality

Curious yet willful, Young Jonn balanced a child’s eagerness to explore with a lord’s prickly pride. He yearned to prove himself but was quick to bristle when advisers spoke down to him. Impressionable by nature, he could swing between bold resolve and doubt, depending on which counselor had last bent his ear.

History

The elder Lord Hightower had been hailed throughout the Reach as a brilliant general and administrator, poised to direct the realm’s defence against Andal war-bands. His untimely death, choking on an apple, left the keys of Oldtown, the Beacon of the South, in the untested hands of his first-born son, Jonn.

While barely past boyhood, Young Jonn confronted a storm of perils. Andal adventurers cast hungry eyes on the fertile lands of the Reach; rival courtiers, bannermen, and even kin swarmed his court, each eager to mould the child-lord to their own designs. He was too young for tourneys and councils, yet old enough to bear a lord’s weight.

Nevertheless, Jonn grew up, became a learned man, and married Myranda Manderly, a daughter of Marlon Manderly.

He forged a close relationship with the Gardeners over the course of his life, earning renown for strengthening the Oldtown fleet until it was powerful enough to reclaim the Arbor. During his rule he also witnessed a Great Reaving in Oldtown itself, an event that left deep scars on the city.

He would also be the on to welcome the Cafferens to the Reach and many more Andals to come, which should also have influence on Oldtown and the Hightowers.

Quotes by Jonn Hightower

“Council again? Fine—let’s get it done so I can play again.” — Lord Jonn Hightower, dragged to yet another meeting.

Quotes about Jonn Hightower

"A whelp runs Oldtown. The Hightowers have gone mad.” — Lord Marlon Manderly

“It’s his lady mother pulling the strings. Best we ask what game she’s playing.” — Lord Olyvar Florent on the situation in Oldtown.