Alyn Waters

Ser Alyn Waters is one of the bastards of Lucerys Velaryon and a captain of the Golden Company. He is the twin brother of Ser Aethan Waters and is currently unmarried.

## Appearance and Personality

Alyn has remarkably Valyrian traits, with indigo eyes and silver hair, his eyebrows and eyelashes are nearly invisible. He has a broad shouldered warriors frame and is not known for being attractive, something which irks Alyn and makes him feel insecure about himself.

Alyn is a bit of an odd person. He is insecure and anxious, alongside distractible. Despite being a successful warrior and duelsman he oft doubts himself, something he is sure one day will cost him in battle. He is entirely invested in his brother, Aethan, seeming to dedicate his life to protecting him on his numerous adventures.

## History

Alyn and his twin Aethan were born in the year 411AC, a bastard from the seed of Lucerys Velaryon, a result of an affair between him and a daughter of a prominent Myrish house. Alyn and Aethan both were unwanted by their mother, and she handed them over to Lucerys to be raised by him.

Lucerys was a disinterested father, who would rather the two be raised by nursemaids than to have anything to do with them himself. They lived briefly in Pentos before returning to King's Landing and living there, due to their father's marriage with Gael Targaryen.

There, the curious two spent their times on the street, to avoid their tempestuous father. Their new stepmother was oft worried about them, but no matter they rarely spent more than the evenings in the Velaryon estate. Their chief protector was their elder sister Zahra Waters.

Around that time, Alyn made the mistake of telling his father, after the man had arrived drunk at home, stumbled and fallen to the ground, that he had dreamed of this: he'd seen a beautiful golden dragon twist its wings and fall to the ground, angry but unharmed. Lucerys was indeed unharmed, and very angry. He beat Alyn and told him never to speak nonsense again. Dreams were just dreams.

Alyn and his twin spent even less time in the family state after this incident, as Lucerys would always beat Alyn everytime he fell, or stumbled, or got in the mood, claiming it was the boy's fault that he'd lost his balance.

After months spending their time more like Fleabottom orphans than noble bastards, Aethan took it upon himself to trail Corlys Velaryon, the commander of the Golden Company and Alyn followed suit.

Corlys took the two neglected nephews under his wing, making sure they were fed and free of bruises from their father. Alyn briefly considered telling his uncle of his dreams but ultimately decided against it, too afraid of the consequences and now doubting they were more than simply dreams.

Corlys made the two twins mere couriers and errand boys - although he also gave them the task of spying upon those he wished to spy upon. Alyn was not overjoyed to call himself a member of the Company, but it was certainly better than roaming the streets half-starved, so he stayed alongside his much more enthusiastic twin.

Corlys disappeared and was presumed dead within a year, leaving the orphans unprotected once again. Yet, they both stayed in the company, and began to work themselves up the ranks in their own individual ways, both for their futures and out of a love for their now deceased uncle.

Their lives at home improved with the birth of Maekar Velaryon, who took up the attention of their father and mother both. When the Velaryons departed for a diplomatic mission, the three bastards - Alyn, Aethan, and Zahra - were left behind with a manse and its servants, something they were all very happy about.

At age fifteen, Alyn dreamed of the golden dragon again. He was in his suit of armor, a sword in hand and shield in the other. The dragon opened its mouth and Alyn saw fire beginning to spout from there, golden and terrible. He was engulfed by those flames, his skin searing and bubbling, until he screamed out of agony and anger and raised his shield, rushing forward with his weapon to impale the evil creature in its mouth. The dragon fell dead, and Alyn felt strong and powerful, perhaps for the first time in his life.

On the next day, he received the news that his father had died, which made Alyn feel much more insecure about the powerful feelings of his dream. Still, he would not miss Lucerys much, nor his constant beatings.

Gael tried to appease the two twins - particularly Aethan - with an inheritance gift, a dragon egg for each of them. Although, neither egg showed any sign of hatching in the twins' hands. Their home life - which had improved upon the death of Lucerys - once again degenerated as Maekar turned out to be quite the brat, coming close to torturing Alyn and Aethan both. Gael always sided with her child, which made Alyn's disdain for Maekar and Gael both grow.

After the death of his father- and perhaps as a way to defy him- Alyn took it upon himself to scour King's Landing- and his stepmother's library when she wasn't looking- for information on dragon dreams. Most of what he found were charlatans, but thankfully King's Landing is a big city, and he met some from Qarth and other parts of Essos who were able to help him a little, for a hefty sum of coins: they taught him meditation, and techniques to have more lucid dreams.

He also learned of other arts- particularly that of the control of the element of fire. He can call upon it to light his sword on fire, a good tactic for the purposes of intimidation. On occasion, he has even been able to conjure fire from thin air. All magic, however, has its price: when he calls upon the fire, he feels as if he himself is burning up, and to control the flames is a difficult process, that he only mastered after many years- and a few injuries, as he used to drop his blade during the first few months of training.

Alyn's place in the Golden Company was far more secure than his place at home. By the time he was 20 he was renowned for being near impossible to defeat at duels. He was knighted and began rising through the ranks of the Company. He shied away from drink and women unlike his brother - partially because he did not know *how* to deal with women, and partially because he was afraid of them.

Today, he is a commander in the Golden Company in King's Landing, spending most of his time reining in his brother on his folly-filled exploits.

## Family

* Vaemond II Velaryon
* Baela Targaryen
* Aelora Hightower
* Vaella Velaryon
* Daena Velaryon
* Rhaella Dayne
* Maekar Velaryon
* Zahra Waters
* Aethan Waters
* Aerys Velaryon