Symon Dayne

Tanselle Dayne

Anders Dayne

Born in 48 A.C., Symon Dayne was the Lord of Starfall, and Sword of the Morning. He is father to three children, and betrothed to Nymella of House Martell. He was previously married to Yna Yronwood until her untimely death. His eldest child, Gerold Dayne, is his heir.

## Appearance & Character

A handsome man of fifty years, the Sword of the Morning carries himself with dignity, and aspires to maintain the standard of honour that is expected of his hard-earned title. Silver haired, and violet eyed, he is gifted with strong features, and has built his body to match.

Symon is a hard man, and dutiful Lord, though his talents have always revolved around combat, rather than stewardship. Although his position of Lord of Starfall had been promised from his birth, it was his working toward his secondary title that overtook both thought, and action through his formative years.

## History

### Childhood (48 A.C. - 60 A.C.)

During the first moon of 48 A.C., Symon Dayne was born to Lord Davos Dayne, and Lady Dorea Dayne. His father was a strong, and focused Lord of Starfall, and his mother a kind daughter of House Fowler. It was not long before their family's strength was tested, and the Third Dornish War began, and landed on their doorstep.

Too young to remember these trying times clearly, young Symon was protected from the worst of the troubles. It was in this time the family welcomed another child in 52 A.C., a girl named Jeyne.

When the war was over in 53 A.C., and peace returned, the Dayne family settled back into their lives, and focus shifted once again toward their children. Over the next five years their household grew twice more. Another sister, welcomed as happily as the first had been, and then finally a brother, seemingly gifted to Symon near his tenth nameday.

### Coming of Age (61 A.C. - 67 A.C.)

In his childhood he had found a growing fascination with the knights of his family, and any of those who lived by their swords. By the time he had finished his most basic combat training, he had already chosen the man he wished to be squire to, and he knew the bar was high.

His uncle, Ser Vorian Dayne, the Sword of the Morning, was the pinnacle of what young Symon aspired to be. Through years of persistence, and no small amount of begging, he found himself at the knight's side, and so his true training had begun. Traveling at this uncle's side, he learned the ways of the world from a perspective he had never gleamed from Starfall, and view of what life could be with sword in hand.

During his absence from home, in the year of 65 A.C., Symon lost his mother. While the news reached him sorrowfully, he continued in his travels at the side of the Sword of the Morning, his responsibilities as squire and dreams of knighthood far outweighing the sadness he felt at his mother's loss.

In the following year his loyalties were rewarded, and he at last felt the touch of blade upon his shoulder, swearing him into the knighthood he had longed wished for himself.

He continued traveling at his uncle's side, doing what they could as knights, and seeing what the lands outside of Dorne had to offer them. They found feasts, and tournaments, and through these festive battles Symon further proved his skill. In 67 A.C. they pair found themselves at a tournament at Highgarden, his uncle entering his nephew into the usual bouts, and watching on quietly as Symon tried to thrill the audience once again.

In late 67 A.C. Ser Vorian fell ill, and the pair made their slow progress back to Starfall. When death took away his suffering, it was Symon that made to carry Dawn back to its holding place. Tearfully, his father stopped him, passing along to his son the dying wish of the man they had both loved. The blade would not be returning to rest, but would now be his.

Symon denied, humbled by the suggestion, and frightened at the speed at which things were changing. He thought himself unworthy. His father fought back, as stern as he ever had been, and there was no arguing left to be had. Honouring the men who had come before him, he then took on the mantle of Sword of the Morning, and set out to meet the standards set by their storied lives.

### Lord of Starfall (68 A.C. - Present)

It was in 68 A.C. that Symon lost his father, and with him the life the young knight had begun living. Lordship awaited him, and his sword was put to rest. As with all things, he committed himself to his new role, managing his father's end of life arrangements, all while settling himself into the position that had long awaited him. Along with the title of Lord, and the seat of Starfall, he also inherited a ward, and squire by the name Daeron Yronwood.

After mourning had ceased, and his place at the head of his house had been secured, he found himself a wife in a woman named Yna, and with her had the first of their three children, Gerold, in 73 A.C. Another child, this time a girl, would be born several years later in 80 A.C.

In 83 A.C. Symon found himself in the midst of the Fourth Dornish War, leaving his pregnant wife to aid the reinforcement of Skyreach. Leading his forces as commander he assisted in bringing victory to their side, and once again see peace return to Dorne.

When Starfall welcomed him home he found his wife had given birth. Another healthy girl, this time with hair as silver as his own, and named Tanselle. Yna was well, and glad to see him, happily bringing him back into the fold as head of their household. However the horrors of the war remained fresh in his mind, and not even his wife could soothe the pain. As his eldest son, Gerold, became a man, Symon would train him day in and day out, in fear that the boy would never be good enough to take over his title. He would beat Gerold bloody in attempts to discipline him, as his paranoia of another war instilled in him a madness that was never truly tempered. As he grew older, Symon declared Gerold a lost cause and instead focused on grooming his eldest daughter, Gwyneth, to be his new heir. This developed a deep rooted hatred within Gerold for his father.

In 87 A.C. Yna Dayne died a sudden death after traveling back to Starfall from Yronwood, believed to have fallen ill during the journey. Symon was understandably distraught, and his relationship with Gerold further deteriorated, as Yna had been returning from visiting her son.

In 97 A.C. Symon was betrothed to Nymella Martell, the sister of the Prince of Dorne. Having been a ward there for most of her life, Nymella found it only fitting to stay in Starfall. The following year, Symon once again proved himself of being worthy of the title 'Sword of the Morning' by winning the melee at the funeral of Balerion, the Black Dread.

To be recorded as events unfold.

Symon is pushed to his death by his son Gerold in 98 A.C.

## Household & NPCs

**Maester Jeor:** A middle-aged man, northern born, and citadel trained. Has been at Starfall for the past ten years, and has earned his place as a well trusted member of the Dayne household. Still complains about the heat.