Jorjaeryn III Grenthyx

== Overview ==
Prince Jorjaeryn III Grenthyx was a renowned diplomat, scholar, statesman and male member of the Royal House of Grenthyx. Infamed as "The Last Grenthyx" following the murder of his great-nephew and disgraced King, Barren II, and the dissolution of the Grenthyx Dynasty in the Uprootings, it was the overbearing responsibility of Jorjaeryn to defend the interests of the people of the Chaestlands in the face of the pressures from ambitious new rulers in the Continent, which would see the ancient Kingdom reduced to ruin - a conviction to which the former Prince would dedicate the remainder his life.
Second-born to Queen Edliss Grenthyx and named for the legendary first King of the Continent, Jorjaeryn I, Jorjaeryn III was recalled with respect in history as one of House Grenthyx's noblest members and indeed a cherished servant of the Chaestlands, having founded the Chaestish Guild. Jorjaeryn's diplomatic prowess and dedication to integrous leadership earned him the respect of multiple distinguished individuals, even including Helmontan Patriarch Forkoux Fyth, who during the Uprootings saw himself on the opposite side of the conflict. Few, however, were entrusted with the knowledge of the extent of the Prince's personal grief, particularly concerning the death of Queen Åliss during his short tenure as Consul of Skjermark. During his time in the Royal Capital as a member of Kings Rickon II, Hellius and Barren II's courts, the Prince became a master of pulling strings and exploiting the power of the crown in order to cunningly enact his own agendas, with assistance from spies and allies such as Lady Lydia Fletcher.
Jorjaeryn's earlier catalogue of scholarly contributions consisted mainly of theoretical criticisms of cultures and philosophies in the Continent, and on occasion highly politicised opinion pieces, however after the tragedies he experienced throughout his life, his later works were factual and occasionally speculative accounts of plants and wildlife in and around the Chaestlands. He wrote and illustrated for such diaries in his spare time while he served as Lord Major of the Chaestlands, finding comfort in the simplicity of it and leaving his opinions a mystery to fellow intellectuals.
== Appearance ==
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
Crown Prince Jorjaeryn III Grenthyx was born in 154 AG to Princess and Queen-to-be Edliss Grenthyx and her second husband, Prince Consort Lawrence Saunterly and during a period of great worry for the royal family. Upon the revelation that Princess Edliss' late husband, Devon Edinfarr had (a decade prior) died of an unknown degenerative disease which was believed to have been inherited genetically by her only heir, Prince Rickon II, supposedly causing him an eventual early passing, the young woman was pressured by many to take to her duty as a future monarch, electing to marry the nobleman suitor Lord Lawrence Saunterly and conceive another heir, eighteen years after the birth of her first and only other child. Due to the uncomfortable circumstances of his birth, the young Jorjaeryn experienced an emotional distance between himself and his mother and half-brother. Jorjaeryn's childhood was unfortunately imbued with a worrying uncertainty of the future, the boy being anxious from even very young, but thankfully filled with kindess from his father Lawrence who personally taught him to read.
When he was twelve years old, Jorjaeryn's mother Edliss finally became Queen following the death of his grandfather, King Royce, the first of many losses the prince would have to endure. This ascension in status and responsibility for Edliss further widened the void between mother and son and they rarely saw one another since. Very soon afterward, a son to Rickon II and nephew to Jorjaeryn III, Prince Hellius, was born, replacing Jorjaeryn as second-in-line to the throne, however also supposedly being born carrying the same disease as his father, dooming him to a shortened life. Relieved by his own declining relevance, Jorjaeryn took more time to pursue personal interests such as reading and researching, and would spend many more of his days in the serene setting of the Chaestlands rather than in the busy Royal Capital. As Jorjaeryn grew up, Queen Edliss noticed that her son had turned out much like her late lover, Devon Edinfarr, causing her great pride but also sadness due to their distant bond. In his adolescence the prince grew to somewhat dislike his family aside for his father, admittedly at the time feeling little sympathy for their plights out of jealousy. 
=== Scholarship and Royal Politics ===
Eventually, he and his mother mended their relationship and grew much closer than before and they would meet while they were both in the Capital. However Prince Rickon remained emotionally distant from his family members, preferring to spend much of his time in sycophantic social circles and becoming closely acquainted with Regia Ch'esmyn (to whom he was married in 163 AG), a fellow appreciator of culture and sister of Duchess Ch'matria of C'thardjia.
Prince Jorjaeryn further pursued his academic interests and took to studying at the prestigious Capital University of Oparo.
=== Consul of Skjermark and Meeting Queen Åliss ===
=== Skjermarki Upheaval and Encounter with Tórval Jävri ===
Unfortunately, he would never live to see Skjermark returned to its rightful glory.
=== Return to Royal Advisorship ===
=== The Troubled Grenthyx ===
=== The Uprootings ===
=== Later Life ===
== Family ==
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Category:Chaestlands Character
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