Maron Utrilia

== Appearance and Character ==
Violent and unpredictable, but occasionally intelligent and calculating, Maron is a fearsome individual. A pragmatist who is more than willing to employ unorthodox tactics to achieve his goals. Even in the most crazy plan there always seems to be some sort of method to his madness.
Maron's colorful history has left its mark. On his left hand, he has no pinky finger, half a ring finger, and the tip of his middle finger removed some from combat but most were removed due to an unfortunate encounter with the Void Plague. A vertical scar runs from his left brow to the top of the cheek and the top half of his right ear has been cut clean off. A long horizontal scar runs along his neck from an attempted assassination. Numerous scars decorate his torso, most notably a crescent in his left flank from a shark bite.
Born in Vakar, Maron had the honor of meeting many of the Vakerians from a young age even beginning talks to meet and marry the lady Haerya, however she showed no interest and as such the King nor the girls mother Rhaeya would let Maron even close to her. At the age of fourteen he became one of the Keepers of the Keys for Davios Aeori specifically the key of the Hand. He soon demonstrated a talent and quick wit at court but found the business itself dull. The only joy he got out of it was the gold itself. He somewhat brashly left upset with everything that was going on all around him in Vakar and went home to Nuxvar, and shortly after his return oddly his older sibling and father died from the void plague that had invaded the palace giving Maron the title of the Lord of Nuxvar. He was a hard taskmaster, giving no quarter to lazy and dissenting knights and members of court, and as a result increased efficiency and gained the respect of those that sailed under him.
He surely was always a fearsome warrior, but he himself was found with the void plague eating away at his fingers towards the start of his reign as lord, so he took it upon himself to cut off the parts of his fingers that were exposed to such a heinous disease and then went to the Maester to close the wounds which surprisingly seemed to actually work. After that moment he never truly was as good with weaponry but still had the skills and knowledge of warfare. He made sure to always teach his children how to properly use weaponry at a young age so they can excel and cut away at any enemies that plague them.
Towards the start of the War of Three Dragons Maron pledged himself to the Mullyns but at first held no love even for the Vakerians on the golden cause. That did however quickly change when he realized how different they truly were from the previous Vakerians he had met in his early life. After the unfortunate passing of Arvik Maron grew paranoid thinking that some enemy of his must be hiding amongst his midst and got much too focused in rooting them out. Within his paranoia he told his son Lewyn that he wished to root out the major players of Major Houses so the Utrilia name could rise in popularity and Maron wholly believed his son would one day execute this plan (which seems unlikely at current day at least). 
In 1,342 AC, Maron Utrilia declared war on the last Pirate King who did not yet respect Maenyx Mullyn's hold on their land, claiming multiple strongholds with intent to eradicating the exiled Qairan. It was a fool’s war and poorly planned that much is certain but it started much more important battles of the golden cause and as such he was awarded with ships and men aplenty for Nuxvar. In current day his paranoia barely has died down as he believes everything around him is a threat however he seems to be a little more competent as a ruler although many in his dominion hope for his natural demise so that Lewyn may take over.