Kevan Lannister, second son of Lord Tytos Lannister and Lady Jeyne Marbrand, was born
in 244 AC, raised alongside his elder brother Tywin, becoming his close friend and ally.
Kevan recognized from an early age, that Tywin was of exceptional intelligence, and willingly
followed him, using his own skills and abilities to fulfill Tywin’s orders. Tygett and Gerion,
the younger Lannister brothers were not so eager to follow Tywin’s strict and unbending
leadership, but Kevan never faltered, developing a reputation for being steadfast and loyal.
Kevan would then earn his knighthood, fighting alongside his brothers in the War of the Ninepenny
Kings. And upon their return to the Westerlands continued
to work in Tywin’s service, charged with patrolling the Westerlands and protecting
their lands from banditry. He was also placed in charge of taxation, collecting on debts
owed to House Lannister. Those, such as Ser Harys Swift, not able to pay, were forced
to give up a family member as a hostage to Casterly Rock. Ser Harys offered his daughter
Dorna, a woman Kevan came to love, marrying her and fathering a son named Lancel, twin
boys Martyn and Willem and his youngest, child Janei.
After the death of Tywin’s wife Joanna, Kevan became his brother’s closest friend
and advisor, trusting him above all others. Kevan in turn continued to serve Tywin loyally
and was rewarded for his efforts, making him rich and influential, with up to 200 knights
under his command and enough coin to double his numbers with sellswords if necessary.
After the death of Robert Baratheon and the arrest of Ned Stark, Kevan led his men in
service to Tywin and House Lannister, in what came to be known as the War of the Five Kings.
He commanded the center of the army during the battle of the green fork, and later, following
Tywin Instructions, ordered Ser Gregor Clegane, Ser Amory Lorch and Vargo Hoat to burn the
Riverlands from the god’s eye to the Red Fork.
He would also fight at the battle of the Fords and even the battle of the blackwater against
the armies of Stannis Baratheon. To reward Kevan’s exceptional services in
the war, Tywin named him to the Small Council making him Master of Laws and even granting
lands and titles to Kevan’s son Lancel. However, soon the realities of war began to
take shape, with Kevan’s son Willem killed, Lancel badly injured, and Martyn, captured,
held in captivity by House Stark. As a result Kevan became more withdrawn from Tywin, and
for a time was consumed by grief. This would force Tywin to begin rely on his own son Tyrion
for advice and counsel. Yet as the war went on, Kevan soon returned
to his duty, serving his elder brother again. Kevan then spent time in King’s Landing
attending the Wedding of both Tyrion and Joffrey, though he was largely appalled by King Joffreys
behavior during his time in the capital. Then came the death of Tywin Lannister, and
the leadership structure of King’s Landing drastically changed. Kevan was the first to
learn of the tragedy, and mourned deeply for his brother. Afterwards, he rejected the offer
to be made Hand of the King, knowing Cersei Lannister would be the true power behind the
throne. He instead suggested Cersei should leave to Casterly Rock, as Tywin had wanted,
so that Kevan can rule the Kingdom as regent for young Tommen Baratheon.
Cersei, outraged by the suggestion, punished Kevan by naming two lesser men of House Lannister
in key positions for the Westerlands. Damion Lannister was made Castellan of Casterly Rock,
while Daven was named Warden of the West. Although Kevan was greatly angered by this
insult, he was not angry with the Lannister cousins, who he knew had no part in her decision.
Kevan then left King’s Landing and travelled to be with his son Lancel at Castle Darry,
now starting to believe the rumors about incest circulating around his neice. And his suspicions
are further confirmed when he is informed of Cersei’s arrest by the Faith Militants
in King’s Landing. With the Queen Regent gone, Grand Maester
Pucell and Master of Coin Ser Harys Swyft, offered Kevan the Regency of the Kingdom.
And so he made his way back to the Capital, to begin the process of restoring the kingdom
and bringing stability to the realm. He began by attempting to repair the damage done to
the Tyrell-Lannister alliance. As an act of apology and reward, he named
Mace Tyrell as Hand of the King, and named two Tyrell Bannerman to the Small Council.
He also began to focus on repairing the crown’s relationship with the Iron Bank, and addressing
the recent invasion of the Stormlands by Jon Connington and a boy claiming to be Aegon
Targaryen. After so many year living in Tywin’s shadow,
Kevan Lannister was finally in charge, and proving to be an excellent leader in his own
right. Yet it was not to last, and it was precisely because he was such a capable Regent,
that Varys the Spider, felt he had to die. After murdering Grand Maester Pycell, Varys
arranged for Kevan to come to Pycell’s chambers, and there shot the Regent with a crossbow
bolt, explaining that he was a supporter of Aegon, and that chaos was needed in King’s
landing to facilitate Aegon’s ascension to the throne. Varys then ordered his servants
to finish off Kevan Lannister, possibly the last hope for a stable and prosperous Lannister throne.