Maekar Targaryen

Maekar Targaryen is the second child of Daenara and Laenaor who would go onto found the Summerhall Targaryens. He is a well-known knight throughout the Seven, both for his skill in combat and his somewhat recent taming of Nightwing. Yet not all is well in the mind of Maekar, the death of his brother still weighing heavily on him. As the realm moves towards conflict Maekar finds he must make a choice between family, or a choice will be made for him.

## Appearance

Old age has begun to tell on Maekar's face more so than anywhere else. His hair which was a stark silver in his youth now turns to a duller grey. His violet eyes that were once filled with joy now have a certain sadness that always seems to fill them. The wrinkles on his face that for so long were laugh lines have turned out to be simply wrinkles that come along with old age. He is a tall man standing at 6'3 and weighing around 220 pounds of muscle, days of drilling and training have prevented the rest of his body from going to old age when his hair has.

## History

369 AC: Maekar Targaryen is born the second child of Daenara and Laenaor of Summerhall. He is a large baby which cries loudly to anyone who comes near.

374 AC: The master of arms at Summerhall begins to have Maekar train with swords and other weapons. The main goal along with some exercise is to make sure that Maekar is ready for actual training later in life. During this time he also begins to take lessons from the Maester at the castle but is generally disinterested in what the old man has to say. He enjoys the time spent with his younger brother, only one year apart and the two become almost inseparable.

377 AC: Maekar is sent off as a ward to Stonehelm, despite him and his youngest brothers protests. He arrives and is well received by Lord Swann and his youngest son, Alester, who is about the same age as Maekar.

377 AC: Both Alester and Maekar become squires for Lord Swann, who despite his age is a tournament knight. There they learn the ins and outs of being a knight, how it is not just about what they hear in the songs.

385 AC: Maekar and Alester begin to participate in tournaments themselves and perform admirably. There is a sense of competition between the boys as they strive to become better than one another. Alester holds a better lance than Maekar, but Maekar had the upper hand usually in the melee.

385 AC: Maekar begins to train with the warhammer, much preferring the weight and power behind it then the sword.

386 AC: Maekar falls in love with Cortnay Swann and the two begin to court. Later that year with the permission of Lord Swann, Maekar asks Cortnay to marry him.

389 AC: Lord Swann knights Maekar after a win in the local melee. Alester teases him quite a bit due to him being knighted two years before him. Maekar takes his new wife to live with him at Summerhall.

393 AC: Cortnay Swann suffers a bad miscarriage and her health is put at serious risk. Maekar uses all the funds that he has available to him to find medicine and make her feel better. She later recovers much to the relief of Maekar.

394 AC: A daughter is born to Cortnay and Maekar which they name Daenys. She has beautiful silver hair that marks her for the offspring of a Targaryen. Maekar begins reconnecting with his younger brother and the two swap stories.

398 AC: A second daughter is born which the couple names Elaena. A large baby that does not cry, a marked contrast to her sister who was tiny and cried as her life depended on it.

407 AC: Cortnay dies in childbirth with their son whom Maekar names in postmortem Aegon. Maekar begins to go on long rides throughout the land that surrounds Summerhall with no particular purpose. After a while, his younger brother begins to join him on his rides.

409 AC: The War of the Four Daughters begins and Maekar goes off with the army as a commander.

409 - 411 AC: Is an active commander in the War, fighting in battles and proving his renown as a commander and more as a warrior.

411 AC: Maekar returns home to Summerhall yet he still seems to be in mourning. He brings with him a baby boy, a bastard named Aerys Storm. He does not explain it but the implication is obvious and he is raised alongside his two daughters.

411 AC: On one of their rides Maekar and his brother are set upon by a large bear. Though at first, they were able to fend it off, when it attacked again it killed his younger brother. Maekar killed the beast and buried his brother at the spot that they always turn back at, a large pit.

411 AC: Maekar earns the nickname The Stern for his often dour mood.

412 AC: On the one year anniversary of his brother death, Maekar rides out to the spot. He is going about his business when something crashes from the sky, through the trees, and into the pit. Upon further investigation, it turned out to be the dragon Nightwing. The dragon had hurt itself on the way down and could not get out of the pit.

412 AC: Sensing the dragon is hungry, Maekar rides back with some food. The dragon does not let him approach with the food, barring its teeth. Maekar sets it down at a distance then leaves the pit. He keeps doing this for weeks on end and he sees that the dragon is regaining its health. Every time he brings food Nightwing lets him come a little closer.

412 AC: Finally Nightwing allows Maekar to be within touching distance. Reaching out, no longer fearing death since the death of his wife and his brother he touches the snout of Nightwing. Instead of being burned alive or eaten, Nightwing leans into his hand. Nightwing lowers itself and allows Maekar to scrambled on its back. Taking off like a bullet they zoom into the night sky. For the first time in years, Maekar is happy again.

412 - 416 AC: Que cute Dragon bonding montage

416 AC: Maekar attends the tournament in which Viserys is killed

417 AC: Maekar has traveled to King's Landing for the feast.

## Possessions

List anything valuable or of sentimental worth to your character.

### Animal Companions

* *Lawgiver -* The large grey destrier of Maekar that has served him in many battles and wars. The hair on the horse has started to turn grey just like Maekar's though it does not detract from his performance.

### Weapons

* A well-made suit of jet black armor, laced with gold. On the front is his own personal sigil, modeled after Aegon the Second. It is the Targaryen Dragons but every other head is gold instead of red.
* *Sovereign* - A large steel Warhammer. It seems to have a reddish hew that is from all the blood that it has taken. A black gemstone sits on the pommel that is shaped like the mouth of a dragon

## Connections

* Ser Alester Swann - Household friend and now chief retainer
* House Targaryen of Summerhall - Family
* House Estermont - Second daughter, Elaena is married to Lord Estermont
* Others will be updated!

## Rumours

* Some whisper, though there is little actual proof of the claim, that Maekar's brother was not killed by a bear but by him over some dispute.
* There is mention that Maekar has fathered many bastards among the seven kings, even making the eight. But only one has come forward to claim that he is the father.

## Recent Events

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