HISTORY
Rhys Stark (Legitimized bastard son of Brandon Stark and Barbrey Ryswell-Dustin), his birth was known by the Stark and Ryswell family's, but never announced to the public so Barbrey could keep her virtue, and eventually find a husband.
When Brandon is killed by the Mad King, Rhys is only 2 years old, when Eddard Stark returns, he adopts Rhys, and claiming when Rhys comes of age he will become able to choose between living in Winterfell or living with his mother in Barrowton.
Rhys grows up to be the 'Joker' of the group of Stark children (and Theon) and is often the defuser of any tension when fights would break out between Theon and Jon. He was renowned to have a 'sweet smile' that would make people believe in good.
His psychical features resemble more from his mother's side than his fathers, he is fairly skinny and somewhat handsome, but was not as striking as his cousins, his hair is short and dark brown. The few things he inherits from Brandon are his hot bloodedness (Shown as the story unfolds) and his love of riding, which he would often take journeys on horseback to meet his friends of the Stark bannermen, which included Smalljon Umber, a man he considers to be his best friend and they would often spare with each other for fun. Rhys grew up with the traditional Stark Honor and Loyalty understandings, he also has a love for Horses and spends time with stables men nursing and delivering newborns, his love of horses led to him having bizarre respect for Dothraki culture.
When he came of age, Eddard told him the truth of his parentage and Rhys chose to meet Barbrey Dustin in Barrowton, but before he arrived he instead diverted from the path and headed back to Winterfell to which he then proclaimed as his home and Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark as his parents. This act led to some disdain from Barbrey Dustin, who has never yet to see Rhys in person.
Rhys is renowned as a great hunter and skilled swordsman, often times besting his Cousins, but is not above using dirty tactics like kneeing people in the groin or throwing dirt in his opponents face when knocked down, a trait that earned him some wrath and scolding's from Rodrik Cassel and Eddard. Rhys has often been described by many in Winterfell to be one of the best hunters of the North, he mainly is great at tracking and trapping animals.
His sex drive has been very prominent as he often visited brothels, so much so he tried on some occasions to get Jon to come with him, along with Theon. But deep down he has a sinful lust for his cousin Sansa, to which he does not act upon, but has on occasion let his feelings show, often when people spoke of Sansa in a sexual nature, he even once has a scuffle with a drunk Bolton soldier he overheard in a tavern talking ill about Sansa's maidenhood.