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Ser '''Eustace Hightower''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Hightower]] during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. He was a grandson of Lord [[Donnel Hightower]].{{Ref|fab|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}
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Ser '''Eustace Hightower''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Hightower]] during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. He was a grandson of Lord [[Donnel Hightower]] and an accomplished mariner.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In {{Date|56}}, Eustace and his brother, Ser [[Norman Hightower|Norman]], accompanied Lady [[Elissa Farman]], under the alias of Alys Westhill, on her voyage to discover new lands. Lord [[Donnel Hightower]] received a [[raven]] from the [[Iron Throne]] that Elissa was to be arrested and brought back to [[King's Landing]] in chains, but by the time Donnel acted, Eustace and his brother had already set sail from [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|fab|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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In {{Date|56}}, Eustace and his brother, Ser [[Norman Hightower|Norman]], accompanied Lady [[Elissa Farman]], under the alias of Alys Westhill, on her voyage to discover new lands. Lord [[Donnel Hightower]] received a [[raven]] from the [[Iron Throne]] that Elissa was to be arrested and brought back to [[King's Landing]] in chains, but by the time Donnel acted, Eustace and his brother had already set sail from [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
  
 
After twelve days of sailing west and south of [[Westeros]], the expedition began to suffer fierce storms. Some sailors on Eustace's ship, ''[[Lady Meredith]]'', claimed that Norman's ''[[Autumn Moon]]'' was brought down by a [[kraken]] during one such storm. Elissa's ''[[Sun Chaser]]'' escorted ''Lady Meredith'' to three small uninhabited islands, [[Aegon (island)|Aegon]], [[Rhaenys (island)|Rhaenys]], and [[Visenya (island)|Visenya]]. Eustace turned east for home, while Elissa continued west for the unknown.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
 
After twelve days of sailing west and south of [[Westeros]], the expedition began to suffer fierce storms. Some sailors on Eustace's ship, ''[[Lady Meredith]]'', claimed that Norman's ''[[Autumn Moon]]'' was brought down by a [[kraken]] during one such storm. Elissa's ''[[Sun Chaser]]'' escorted ''Lady Meredith'' to three small uninhabited islands, [[Aegon (island)|Aegon]], [[Rhaenys (island)|Rhaenys]], and [[Visenya (island)|Visenya]]. Eustace turned east for home, while Elissa continued west for the unknown.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

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Book Fire & Blood (mentioned)

Ser Eustace Hightower was a knight from House Hightower during the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. He was a grandson of Lord Donnel Hightower and an accomplished mariner.[1]

History

In 56 AC, Eustace and his brother, Ser Norman, accompanied Lady Elissa Farman, under the alias of Alys Westhill, on her voyage to discover new lands. Lord Donnel Hightower received a raven from the Iron Throne that Elissa was to be arrested and brought back to King's Landing in chains, but by the time Donnel acted, Eustace and his brother had already set sail from Oldtown.[1]

After twelve days of sailing west and south of Westeros, the expedition began to suffer fierce storms. Some sailors on Eustace's ship, Lady Meredith, claimed that Norman's Autumn Moon was brought down by a kraken during one such storm. Elissa's Sun Chaser escorted Lady Meredith to three small uninhabited islands, Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya. Eustace turned east for home, while Elissa continued west for the unknown.[2]

The hull of Lady Meredith was cracked by a leviathan during their return, so Eustace set sail for the Summer Isles but landed on Sothoryos. The knight spent a year repairing his ship on the continent, all the while his crew dwindled from diseases or unexplained disappearances. Summer Islanders eventually helped Eustace sail Lady Meredith to Tall Trees Town, where he hired a new crew. Nearly three years after departing, a gaunt and sunburned Eustace returned to Oldtown on his Lady Meredith.[2]

Eustace's wife, children, and grandfather perished from the winter disease known as the Shivers in 59 AC.[2]

Family

Manfred
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Addam
 
Unknown
wife
 
Garmon
 
Son
(Warrior's Son)
 
Son
(Septon)
 
Daughters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patrice
 
Manfred
 
Unknown
wife
 
High Septon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Martyn
 
Ceryse
 
Maegor I
Targaryen
 
Morgan
 
 
 


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain.