Ceris Morrigan

## Ceris Morrigen

### Lover(s)

Lord Culaan Aisteach, Former Lord Of House StormBrow (Missing, Presumed Deceased)

## Behind the scenes information

### Portrayed by

AceTheChangling

**Lord Ceris Morrigan** is the current heir to House Morrigan and a bannerman of the Stormlands. Ceris comes off as angry and coldly formal to any who meet him, but the echoes of a good man and a former father are there. Make no mistake, however, in believing any can cross him. Crows feast on the dead.

He is called the Crow Lord for the animal patron of his house, along with the birds that he uses to send his messages. He is also known as *'***He Who Rose From The Sea***'* for his almost miraculous survival of an attack on sea. His hair is mostly red, with a steak of white showing his connection to House Targaryen.

## Physical Appearance

Ceris stands at about 5 feet 11 inches, with lean muscles attributed to his fighting style as quick, agile, but not too strong. His reddish-white hair is surprisingly long for a man of his station, and his piercing green eyes sit under a streak of white hair, a hint to his lineage. He most often wears a set of what seems to be black leather clothes that have a lingering smell of sea salt and pine trees. His face is unshaven, attributing to the fact that he doesn't have enough time to truly take care of himself.

Ceris was given his ancestral Valyrian Steel blade '**Morrigan**', a family sword that **Arkis Morrigen** obtained from his brother **Lester Morrigen**, before the eldest son of **House Morrigen** went off to fight and die in the War Of The 5 Kings. Ceris has also obtained a Valyrian Steel Axe from a noble from Ardos, one that he intended to give to his son Arthur. Recently, however, he has named the blade something specific; '**For Arthur**'.

## Personality

**Ceris Morrigen** initially comes off as overly formal and very irritated to those who see him briefly or have been accused by him, but any that have spent any more amount of time with him know that this is a mask. Ceris, in all reality, is a somewhat paranoid, yet kind-hearted man with the air of a father about him. He is one to quickly become friends with anyone who shows him kindness, and is fiercely protective of anyone that he sees as a friend or family.

## Biography

### Early Life

Ceris was born in the year 382 AC to **Arkis Morrigen** and **Darka Targaryen,** the King and Queen of **Ardos,** a land unknown to Westeros that sits to it's western coast. Ceris was raised as a prince of **Ardos** in **Castle Blackwing** and, from a very early age, was taught his bloodlines importance and connection. He was taught about the House of Morrigen, and the great accomplishments they gave to the land of Westeros. He was also taught of their connection to the great House of **Targaryen.** In particular, he was taught about **Brynden Rivers**. one of the **Great Bastards** of **Aegon IV Targaryen.** As soon as he was able to walk, he was taught the art of archery, the art of battle, and the practice of sailing.

### Young Adult Life

**Ceris Morrigen** met **Danna Asters** at the age of 22, at a tournament in **Ardos**'s capital of **Aluinbedirnd**. The young woman bested young Ceris in a duel, and the young man fell in love almost instantly. He pleaded with his father to allow them to marry, and although Danna was of low nobility, Arkis allowed the marriage. Ceris and Danna were married on Ceris's 23 birthday, and on the same day, Arkis announced that Ceris would be taking over the duties of the throne, as Arkis was growing too old to be fit to rule. Three years later, Danna gave birth to **Arthur Morrigen,** although she died a few weeks later due to complications during childbirth.

### The Fall Of Castle Blackwing

Not much is known about this, but Ceris does retain some memories of this tragedy. In the late months of 406 AC, the nobles of **Ardos** decide that the King and his family were obstacles in their pursuit of power, and with a combined army of over 50,000 men, they stormed **Castle Blackwing**. Ceris, his son and his ancestral sword in hand, fled his castle and his childhood home. His parents were hung from the Weirwood tree in the Godswood. He fled to a ship on the docks, and with 5 crewmembers present, he fled the lands of **Ardos** entirely.

### The Attack Before Iron Shores

The attack on Ceris is barely known about, and the man's account of the matter is vague at best. As he tells it, almost 5 miles off the coast of the **Iron Islands**, Ceris's ship was attacked by a ship seeming to be built in Westeros, and the crew were wearing armor with the forging style of Westeros. These men boarded the ship, killing the 5 crewmembers and severely wounding Ceris. A figure walked onto the ship, clad in ornate robes with designs of mystical and strange creatures. **The Robed Figure** demanded that Ceris give over any and all valuables he owned. When Ceris claimed that he had no valuables worth stealing, **The Robed Figure** was seemingly displeased with this answer, and quickly grabbed Arthur from Ceris's arms. Without warning, **The Robed Figure** flung Arthur into the sea. Ceris claims that his memories grow fuzzy from this point on, but all he remembers is that he was suddenly covered in blood that was not his own, he was suddenly impaled by a trident, and flung off his ship as it sank.

### House StoneTree

Ceris washed up on the shores of **Greatwyck**, memoryless and covered in stained blood. He was taken in by the **Iron Islands.** and given a extinct house and land to build upon by **Mirage Blacktyde**. He built his keep himself, as peasants flocked now to the sight. They began to laude him as a local legend, dubbing him '**He Who Came From The Sea'**. However, through the assistance of a travelling cloaked maester of medicine and cures, he began to regain his memories. Conflicted over his loyalties, and with an heir found in **Rengal StoneTree**, he left the Iron Islands, leaving his keep to his heir. Many followed him, as he had raised them from almost nothing, giving them work and a place to call home.

## Current Day

**407 AC - Ceris Morrigen** currently resides in the **Crow's Nest** in a mountain range in the **Stormlands.** His search for **The Robed Man** continues to this day, and he is dead set on interrogating and executing **Mirage Blacktyde**.

**Early 408 AC - Ceris Morrigen**, after hearing reports of the capture of a robed figure similar to the one that attacked his ship, journeyed out alone to the North where the robed figure, revealed to be a Manticore agent, was held. The arrival of winter slowed his efforts, but due to a currently unknown phenomena, he was able to survive with the help of a flock of crows, two of which he named **Hugin** and **Munin**. After overshooting his target by a few good miles, he ran into a returning party that had found the princess of the north. After taking the New Year's Day to rest, he made his way down to the dungeons, and interrogated the agent, who turned out to be a different one than **The Robed Figure** that attacked him. Unsatisfied with this, Ceris took the Manticore agent's hand, before commanding his two crows to take the man's eyes. His whereabouts are currently unknown, but it is suspected he is making the trip back to his home with only his crows as company.

**Late 408 to Early 409 AC - Ceris Morrigen**, after defeating the acclaimed fighter **Prince Kylon Targaryen** in a tournament to celebrate the appointment of **Lady Senna Oakheart,** was stabbed in a back alleyway in the streets of King's Landing. Mysteriously, the man did not die, and proceeded to stab the attacker through the chest as he had been stabbed. Walking away, he was seen again the next morning boarding a ship returning to **Essos**, in the company of **Prince Ru Bok** of **Yi Ti.** Not much is known about the time he spent away from his home, but when he returned he seemed paler, with ghostly green eyes and a strange scar on his chest stitched up with red thread. Whispers began to fly about the kingdoms and the realm of strange shadows taking Manticore soldiers in the night and a declaration of personal vengeance imbedded in the throne of The Manticore. Preparations for war were made, including Ceris Morrigen's appointment to Master-Of-War for the **Stormlands**, before The Manticore struck at Dragonstone. Rumors once again spread of Ceris Morrigen rising from the water to retrieve his severed head, before diving back into the depths of the sea with inky shadows trailing behind like wings.