Percy II Blacksmoke

**Percy II Blacksmoke** was the fourth King of Norton and king on the Silver Throne. He was the son of king Baekar I Blacksmoke and queen Dana Halfmoon. He had a older sister named Amber and a older brother called Herryn.

## Appearence and Character

Percy was tall and muscular, different from his older brother Herryn, who was very sickly looking. Percy had shoulder-lenght white gold hair and royal blue eyes described as "serious and warm". Powerful in appearence, Percy exude authority naturally and was very respected by his subjects since a young age, and was said to be extremely handsome. Percy often wore black or dark blue silks and a red-gold necklace adorned with the Great Houses sigils, with the Blacksmoke crown in the middle, as a cape holder. His personality was described by sources as authoritative, decisive, just and wise. Other sources also mention his kindness and generosity. Percy was skilled with a bow and swords, he was considered a great warrior and strategist.

## History

### Early Life

Percy was born at the year 40AU, a year before his father's death. Through his early years, Percy was devout to the pages of books and scholarship. He often liked to leave the Crownfort in disguise and walk amongst the people of Crown's Port, making him knowledgeable with the commonfolk's hardships and what could be improved. At the age of seven, his brother, King Herryn, in 47AU. The former regent council formed by his mother at the years of Herryn's regency was brought back to vote on who would be the heir. The options were between Amber Blacksmoke (now known as Amber Snow, as she was married off to the heir of Icegard) and Percy himself. The council decided on Percy.

When Percy was announced as the heir and the new king, he dedicated himself on the martial arts, both in the theorical books and training in the castle yard. He became a great warrior by the end of the regency period.

The regent council would rule in his name for 6 years till he became of age, at 53AU, when he was officialy coronated.

### Early Reign

At the day of his 13th birthday, Percy dissolved the regent council and was coronated as King of Norton, King on the Silver Throne, King of the Westmen, and King of the Moonmen. After a week of his coronation, Percy decided to send his mother to Sea Smoke castle, as she would meddle with his decisions and governmental affairs. Percy started his reign by making his father's wishes to come true. he ordered the construction of wide stone streets that would cut through Crown's Port main centers and replace the current dirt streets with stone streets, the work would last from 53AU to 59AU.

For many months, Percy was pressured by the royal council and court to find a wife for himself. He decided to make a ball, announced a ball in Crown's Port where the king would choose a bride. All candidates would be presented to the king in the throne room. The houses present were: Blackshield, Byriver, Lane, Shellstar, Marenas, Lechton, Nynphos, Flowers, Redrose, Greengrape, Skytorch, Hummingbird, Casterlan, Sylver, Byocean, Reign, Sunrise, Snow, Snowstorm, Glisson, Coldsword, Halfmoon, Moonlight, Lunashield, Bluewheel, and Calmsea. The ball was a success and by the end five pretenders were selected: Alessa Redrose, Lena Shellstar, Nyra Casterlan, Rose Skytorch, and Pretiosa Sylver. The king selected Nyra Casterlan as his bride, but the other pretenders were selected as the queen's ladies-in-waiting. A royal wedding was held at the last day of 59AU and was known as the "Two Year Wedding", as it lasted from the last day of 59AU and the first day of 60AU. After the wedding, he reformed the King's Tower interiors, fullfiling the wishes of Queen Nyra that desired a more opulent living quarters like Monterei, the seat of House Casterlan.

With the High Admiral, King Percy reformed the ports of Crown's Port and built two royal shipyards that would produce galleys, drakars and all ships the Royal Fleet would require.

In 62AU King Percy would start reforming the taxation system, which would help fund the construction of the Royal Road, that would unify the kingdom into one forevermore. Later that year, Percy and his Lord Herwyn Snowstorm, the Justice Administrator, would start working on a unified code base of laws for Norton.