Vaemond Velaryon

* 99 AC
* 130 AC

Visenya Sands

Corwyn Hill

Daenys Snows

Laena Velaryon

Maekar Velaryon

Alicent Velaryon

Aerion Velaryon

Doreah Velaryon

Corlys Velaryon

Delaenora Velaryon, d. 90 AC

Vaemond Velaryon is the **Lord of the Tides and Master of Ships**. He is married to Myrcella Flowers and the father of ten child, four of which are bastards.

## Appearance and Character

Vaemond is an old man with silver hair and dull purple eyes, who stands tall and alert even at his old age. The once arrogant, suave and quiet young man turned into an aged, depressed and weathered old man. One whose life experiences and regrets bubble just under the surface.

Those he still holds much of his happy go lucky personality, Vaemond is now far quieter than he once was, which suprises those who knew him back in the day as being a quiet young man. He seems to be constantly thinking and recalling all the wrongs he's done in his life, many of which he regrets, especially when they involve Myrcella Rowan. A woman he loves with all his heart and shall forever be the one he credits for his survival during dire and dangerous times.

## History

Born in 75 AC to Malentine Velaryon and Alys Bar Emmon, Vaemond was their only son. As a young man he strived to be the most perfect version of himself when learning about naval and military tactics in hopes of impressing his father, to the point that he'd excelled at being a young sailor once he was allowed to serve on his father's vessel. Though between that he'd often stayed in King's Landing where he grew up with his cousins Daeron and Viserys Targaryen.

By the time he became a teen, Vaemond slowly began to shift from wanting to please his father to despise the man. More so when his youngest sister Dalaenora died nearly a year after she was born, that single death changed his life and the life of his sister. At sixteen he'd found himself becoming more of a father to his younger sisters than Malentine, who'd all but withdrawn from them as they grew, the same was said of their mother. Leaving the young, spoiled and foolish Vaemond to serve as their parental figure and role model.

By the time he'd become eighteen in 93 AC, the Rosegold Rebellion sparked out and under his cousin Daemion Velaryon, the young man marched with Viserys I Targaryen to Bitterbridge, where he spent much of the war attempting to climb its walls. It was here that Vaemond states he grew into a man, as men died all around him and he fought and killed more men then he could count, he became the fearless warrior he'd spent the rest of his life being. And as the war turned and they rushed back home, Vaemond returned to the crownlands a true man, he credits the fact that Daemion died in his arms as the final turning point. All he'd seen and done resulted in him wishing to live a full life, following what his heart demanded and he did just that.

In 94 AC, Vaemond sailed out from Driftmark and made way for the Free Cities where he spent nearly a year before returning home. In the years that followed the Velaryon took a position within the Royal Fleet and by 98 AC, he'd moved up into becoming an Admiral just as the The White Rose Rebellion began to start. It just prior to that war that he'd met a bastard girl named Myrcella Flowers, whose beauty and kindness he'd taken a liking too. It was also then that he met the first mother of his children, Rhaena Lethoes a red priestess from essos.

But his time with both of them was small as he soon sailed to the Arbor, where'd fought in the straits against the Ironborn, aided in liberating castles using the Velaryon Fleet and also marched into the center of the island by himself as he looked for a bird for Myrcella.

After the war he'd left his cousin at Oldtown, where he'd spoke to Lord Rowan and his cousin in hopes of marrying the bastard, whom he convinced King Viserys to legitimize. Once the betrothal was settled, he rode for Highgarden in hopes of reaching Myrcella, all the while he sought out a bird for her.

Though he'd failed, the months that followed resulted in him getting closer to his future wife, as well taming a bear cub named Baerys alongside Lyman Crane.

In 100 AC, Vaemond not only married Myrcella but in the first moon witnessed the birth of his daugther Eleanor Waters, though her birth resulted in the death of Rhaena, Vaemond was still incredibly glad to have had the honor of knowing the Essosi girl and having fathered a child with her.

Though he'd wanted to father more with Myrcella, the War of the Setting Sun resulted in Vaemond having to once more leave his family and fight in a war for his cousin Viserys. It would be here that he not only met Zia Grafton, a fellow admiral but also forged a friendship with Matarys Targaryen. For nearly three years he'd serve with the Royal Navy until he took command during the Betrayal of Sunspear. Under the command of Vaemond Velaryon move to blockade the Plankytown harbor and soon countless houses turned against the Martells allowing for Vaemond and his men to move for Sunspear alongside Matarys, during which time both men sacked the keep.

It was reported that at the end of the night, both Vaemond and Matarys were seen arguing over who would get to sit upon either throne. They'd claimed that the Spear throne was the more manly one, which of course both men saw themselves as befitting of. Before the court they'd taken as hostages they'd argued for hours, its not quite known who sat upon which by the time the sun rose the next morning but both men claim to have.

Once the war was over, Vaemond returned into the loving arms of his wife. In the years that followed he'd go on to father her countless children and of course fathered bastards as well as he sailed from port to port. By 104 AC, he'd already had three bastards, Eleanor Waters, Visenya Sands, Corwyn Hill and a trueborn daughter, Laena on the way. All of which would soon have been raised on Driftmark in the years that came. For nearly a decade, he stayed and continued to father children with Myrcella Rowan. The pair had a loving and magnificent relationship, though Vaemond had proceeded to raise his bastards with his wife, she didn't quite seem to mind.

That changed in 114 AC when his cousin had abdicated in his favor, completely skipping his father and leaving Vaemond as Lord of the Tides. Within the same year that Daella left, he'd convinced his cousin Viserys, the King to allow him to attack the norths food supplies as winter settled. Secretly his cousin agree and sent him to Essos where he'd gathered a pirate armada using his wealth and personal battle experience as he overtook Essosi vessel after vessel, under the name Lucerys.

Within his first year, Vaemond donned a crown of his own, and before his men he'd named himself King of the Narrow Sea. Using the wealth from the crown and the trade he'd plundered, Vaemond made his way to the north where he'd begun to attack merchant ships and the northern coastline with none other than Lady Zia Grafton, the women he'd met during the Dornish war.

The two quickly became lovers as Zia took command of their pirate activites, guiding 'King Lucerys' as he sought to make himself seem like a true pirate. Raiding and reaving up and down the Northern coast, the name King Lucerys and his beautiful red haired Queen spread throughout the north like wildfire, for years he'd plagued them. During his short time, villages, towns and other forms of trade were burned to the ground in the death of winter. Each attempt to defeat his fleet was quickly put down as the Northmen failed to take on the naval intelligence of both Zia and Vaemond

It was working better than he'd expected and he would have continued until he elected moved to take White Harbour against Zia's wishes. The northmen had laid a trap for the pirates under Vaemond, it looked as though the fleet of the Manderlys had abandoned White Harbor leaving it ripe for the taking. Though as they moved closer to the city, the fleet emerged from the nearby river as a Karstark fleet flanked the pirates. Unprepared and ambushed, Vaemond and Zia fought valiantly and bleed the Northmen until their fleet was able to retreat. And that they did, the two barely made it out alive, as Vaemond saved Zia from nearly drowning. Quickly they sailed away and once they were safe, Zia in a state of shock informed Vaemond that she carried his child.

In a moment of clarity, Vaemond ordered his fleet return to Essos at once as he feared what would happen should they continue to raid the north as Zia carried his child within her. That same year Vaegon was born in Braavos, and not too long after both Zia and Vaemond returned to their homes, with a fancy tale of how they'd met Volantis and fallen for one another as they sailed home.

Returning home with his final bastard, Vaemond handed the infant Vaegon to his wife and quickly broke down as he told her all he'd done during his years gone. The fighting, the near loss of Zia and his unborn child, the fact that he'd left her alone with his other twelve children for so long, all of it broke him down. It was there he'd promised to never leave her side, with four wars and enough scars to prove it, Vaemond was finally done with fighting.

It was evident to him that his children barely knew him once he'd returned, many of them were indifferent to him and some simply didn't even recall him being their father. Myrcella had won their hearts and had told them countless tales of him yet it was clear to him that they cared more for the fairytale version of him instead of the true man he was. And though he tried his best to change it some of his children remained that way for years to come.

And though Vaemond strived to become a better man and husband, he never quite seemed able to become a decent father, a fault that still hurts him to this day. His life grew far more stable with age and in 125 AC, after Daeron was no longer Master of Ships, he took the position once held by his father and ancestors before him.

## Family

###### The Old, The True, The Brave

* Corwyn Velaryon, d. 78 AC
	+ Saerys Velaryon, Queen Dowager of the Iron Throne, b. 52 AC
	+ Corlys Velaryon, Lord of the Tides and Master of Driftmark b. 53 AC, d. 109 AC
	+ m. Alysanne Florent, Lady of Driftmark and High Tide
		- Daella Velaryon, The Sea Snake b. 79 AC
	+ Aethan Velaryon, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, b. 54 AC
	+ Malentine Velaryon, Lord-Regent of Driftmark, b. 55 AC, d. 115 AC
	+ m. Alys Bar Emmon
		- Vaemond Velaryon**,** Lord of the Tides, Master of Driftmark, b 75 AC
			* Eleanor Waters b. 100 AC
			* Visenya Sands b. 104 AC
			* Corwyn Hill b. 100 AC
			* Daenys Snows b. 113 AC
		- m. Myrcella Rowan b.80 AC
			* Laena Velaryon b. 104 AC
			* **Maekar Velaryon****, Heir to the Tides,** b. 105 AC
			* m. Tyana Velaryon b. 106 AC
			* Aerion Velaryon b. 106 AC
			* m. Daella Targaryen b. 109 AC
			* Alicent Velaryon b. 106 AC
			* Doreah Velaryon b. 106 AC
			* Margot Velaryon b. 107 AC
			* Corlys Velaryon b. 109 AC
			* Laenor Velaryon b. 110 AC
		- w. Zia Grafton b. 71 AC
			* Vaegon Stone b. 114 AC
		- Laena Velaryon, b. 81 AC
		- m. Lord Celtigar
		- Valaena Velaryon, b. 89 AC
		- m. Lord Darklyn
		- Delaenora Velaryon b. 90 AC, d. 90 AC

## Skills

**Attribute:** Diligent

**Skills:** Naval Warfare(MAR) Commerce(STA) Finances(EDU)