Vorian Dayne

Lord Vorian Dayne, also known as "Torrentine's Bane", was the eldest son of Lord Samwell Dayne and Lady Amyra Yronwood. He was the Lord of Starfall after his father died in 374 AC until his own death in 402 AC where his son, Ser Merrick Dayne succeeded him.
== Appearance and Character ==
=== Fears ===
== History ==
Born in 358 AC, Vorian was the first son and eldest twin of Samwell Dayne and Amyra Yronwood of Starfall, the second being Ronas. The two looked almost identical, save for their eyes. While Vorian had his father’s and grandfather’s sapphire blue eyes, Ronas favoured their Lady mother’s hazel. This was the only way to tell the two apart, meaning when they wanted to cause mischief as the other, the two young boys had to be smart about it. Ronas was the better of the two at deceiving the servants of Starfall along with Lord and Lady Dayne. It was when the twins turned two that another soul graced the halls of Starfall, their younger brother Davos. The two brothers loved to venture around the castle of Starfall and sometimes beyond the bridge that connected it to the mainland, yet this would prove to be a mistake. 
Vorian and Ronas’ seventh nameday had just passed when the two boys decided to play hide and seek, with Vorian being the seeker. Hours passed and the sun began to set and Vorian could not find his younger brother. Panic began to set in when the small patch of woodland he was in grew dark and the young boy began to run around, calling for his twin, the only answer being the echo of his own voice. The sun had all but completely set when Vorian heard a noise in the bushes to his side, and thinking it was Ronas he went to look. Alas it had been some kind of small animal that led Vorian to an old well, the rotting planks that covered it being covered by leaves and twigs, blending it into the surrounding woodland floor. Falling through the ancient wooden planks across the mouth of the well, Vorian cried out as he was swallowed by darkness. Within the void he had fallen into, the boy felt something begin to crawl over him, first it was just one, then two, then five. 
With every passing moment the number grew. It was due to a small sliver of moonlight that shone into the well that allowed Vorian to glimpse what was going on. Hundreds, maybe even thousands of spiders were crawling around him, many crawling on his skin and clothes themselves. Terrified, Vorian screamed and cried which alerted his lord father who had been alerted to the boy’s absence by Ronas who had given up hiding hours ago. After being retrieved from the well, Vorian curled up in his bed for days, with candles burning throughout the night, trying to hide from both the dark and spiders alike.
Vorian’s life went steadily after that for all of three years. On the day of Vorian and Ronas’ tenth nameday, a storm battered the sea walls of Starfall as it had for a week straight. During the storm, the younger twin foolishly followed a noise within the water that no one else heard, nor could they tell you what Ronas truly heard. The wind howled as the ocean sprayed Ronas’ face as it battered the castle walls, the ground beneath the child’s feet slick with rain. His mother’s shouting of his own name caused the poor boy to jump, his foot slipping as he fell backwards towards the rocks below. Vorian saw it all, having come to a nearby balcony above where his twin was when he heard his mother shouting. The child’s body and life’s blood was swept away into the sea instantly, leaving no sign that a human had fallen at all.
At the age of ten, Vorian was sent to Casterly Rock to be a ward of House Lannister.
Life went on as normally as it could since the death of Ronas, though Vorian became fiercely protective of his three remaining siblings. At the age of sixteen, Vorian's father passed away due to illness and so he became the Lord of Starfall, allowing him to marry himself off to Aryanna Targaryen of King's Landing, forging a bond between House Targaryen and House Dayne. The celebration was a happy one, though the marriage happened without leave of her father. Pregnancy took no time at all, with some speculating it was a bedding gift from the gods, and nine months later, a daughter was born. 
In the same year the twins were born, Vorian’s younger sister Elia was wed to Mors Martell, a man that may appear kind and genuine, Vorian always seemed to think Mors had something darker under the surface, which could just be bias on Vorian’s part. Due to his protectiveness of his family, the heir of Starfall hated the idea of Elia being taken all the way to Sunspear, though he knew speaking out against the marriage would have dire consequences, especially given the Martells were the ruling house of Dorne, and so he smiled and celebrated along with everyone else. Though Vorian was present for almost everything happening within and for House Dayne due to being his father’s heir, he also began to grow resentful of his uncle Davos for being the Sword of the Morning, a title he had wished for himself as he grew up with the tales surrounding the legendary wielders of Dawn. To help extend that legend was one of the biggest things Vorian wanted since early childhood, yet as he aged, the harsh reality set in that it would more than likely not pass down to him. He still loves his uncle with all his heart, but he cannot control the resentment that consists within him over his uncle’s seemingly immortal life.
At the age of twenty, Vorian and Aryanna’s second child was born who they named Merrick. While already being a happy family, the addition of another child delighted the couple. On Elia’s sixth nameday, when Vorian was twenty-four, a month or so after the twins Ashara and Myria were born, the family took a ride through the Red Mountains of Dorne, wanting to visit the Reach to show the children the wonderful sights and food. While stopping for a rest, a thief snuck into the Dayne’s camp and tried to make off with their supplies, though Vorian spotted him and attempted to stop the robbery peacefully. The thief had other ideas though, since he drew his blade, forcing Vorian to do the same to protect his family. In a dirty trick, the thief grabbed his knife and slashed at Vorian’s face, leaving a permanent scar and managed to get away with some valuables and food. The trip had to be cut short after that, though once Vorian was patched up, he tried to make it up to his children.
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