Aegor I Blackfyre

**King Aegor I Blackfyre** is a Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and the sixth Blackfyre to be denied the Iron Throne as the King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and First Men. He succeeds his grandsire, King Valarr I Blackfyre, after he passed in 291 AC.

King Aegor I is known for boosting the strength of the infamous Golden Company to a strength it had not seen in several generations and for constructing a fleet for himself to cross the Narrow Sea to the Seven Kingdoms, as well as becoming one of the more famed Captain-Generals the sellswords had seen.

## History

In 272 AC, beneath cloudless skies that rest so far above all else, beside the river Rhoyne and in the Golden Fields themselves, a Prince of the Seven Kingdoms entered a House since cast into exile. His first sight had been skyward, seeing to the sea of blue itself as the scent of salt and steel carried itself across the breeze to the young Prince. Born the second-child yet first-son of Crown Prince Vaegon Blackfyre and his sister-wife, Princess Shiera Blackfyre. His time in this area remained short-lived, on the move come the following morn, southbound towards Volantis itself.

He had been remarked as an attentive child in his youth, yet one that found a clear preference for other such lessons. Maesters and the like from far off places taught Aegor of the histories, of the poetries and more of the Seven Kingdoms, and Essos itself. His interest in the old tales of the bravest and most skilled men an evident favourite. Had there been, in truth, a Blackfyre that had not idolized Daemon the First? His lessons, though, remained far different than those in the Seven Kingdoms. In rooms designed for teachings, whereas experiences shaped the knowledge that the eventual King came to understand. He trained in arms as a mere child, not as a chance yet as a requirement to survive. He offered aid to injured men that found themselves harmed in skirmishes, and found their food in the oceans, the rivers and forests. Perhaps a Prince, yet not like any other.

Betrothed to his sister in his earliest years, his relationship amidst siblings had been odd. Least most may yet consider it as such. His brother, too, betrothed to their other sister. To the Blackfyre brood it meant next to nothing at all; each child swam in rivers together, found enjoyment in their board games, as much as they did in fishing. The idea of needing to be married to one another further down the line had been a thing of the future, and rarely had Aegor put a lot of stock in it by that age.

By the age of twelve, Aegor no longer felt like a child. Not beneath all the armour, nor the innards that found themselves on the outside. He is first found in a conflict in the Disputed Lands, one fought between Tyrosh and Myr. King Valarr I Blackfyre commanded the vanguard, determined to be where the fighting had been thickest. His son, Vaegon in there amongst him, as the young Aegor commanded the elephant cavalry beside his uncle Baelon. It had been the first true test of abilities, as both fear and excitement coursed through Aegor. None more so than when the elephant cavalry charged ahead, decimating the Tyroshi lines and leaving them scattered.

It continued on for years and years, two decades of fighting for and against the Free Cities. He found himself fighting for the Slaver's Bay, for Myr, Tyrosh and Lys. For Pentos and Braavos, Norvos and Qohor. If their coin could afford them, their contract had been completed. He fought in the ruins of Bhorash, the Disputed Lands time and time again, by the forests of Qohor, in the Dothraki Sea and Stepstones. His life had been nothing shy of fight after fight, and the scars the coat his flesh are proof of it.

In 285 AC, the Crown Prince had succumbed to a foul sickness in Qarth. He remained bed-ridden for days on end, yet adamant to push onward. In the day following their departure, Vaegon had fallen from his mount and never rose to his feet. It had later been revealed that a poison struck Vaegon the Valiant in an attempt to delay a Blackfyre Rebellion, or so Valarr had believed that to be the case. The thirteen year old Aegor had been named Crown Prince after the saddening affair, a role taken on much sooner than the boy ever expected.

His responsibilities inside the Golden Company increased by a drastic amount, the second in command and first should something befall the ageing Valarr. He negotiated contract prices beside his grandfather, brokered other such deals between Free Cities and sellswords, commanding men on foot as much as atop an elephant.

In 288 AC, the Blackfyre Crown Prince had recalled being encamped on the outskirts of Pentos following a contract once the strangest of news had found itself to him. In the Seven Kingdoms, men had attempted to claim the life of the Targaryen King and the so-called 'Pie Plot' had become remembered as the Sixth Blackfyre Rebellion. He laughed into the night, finding such amusement in the idea. His grandfather, instead, plotted.

In 289 AC, the Brave Companions are thrust against the Golden Company in the Disputed Lands. Cossimo Felizzio commands the armies opposite King Valarr I Blackfyre and the Crown Prince, and the sellsword royalty is found in a rather evenly matched battle for some time, much to their surprise. It is not until Aegor, commanding the elephant cavalry once more shatters the opposing army's flanks that a retreat is sounded.

He marries his sister, Ayrelle in 290 AC and sometime thereafter comes their firstborn; a daughter of the name Rhaella. She is cared for greatly by her mother as an increasingly occupied Aegor is scarcely involved in the care, despite the love for her.

In 291 AC, another clash inside the Disputed Lands reels the Golden Company in through a ludricously exorbitant contract. The Lyseni and Tyroshi fight one another, and an old Valarr is determined to be in the centre once more. Yet the King is older, slower, not as strong as he once was. In fact, too slow. It results in his death, albeit one quickly avenged. Following their victory in the field, a still young Aegor rises to King. He mourns the loss of his greatest mentor and conducts the odd tradition of coating his grandfather's skull in gold before mounting it on a staff.

In late 291 AC, Ayrella provides Aegor two more children - sons, named Daemon and Aemon. The King is gladdened to, at last, have an heir in the form of a son. Let alone two. Though much like the case of Rhaella, Aegor is far often too occupied to be an active figure in their lives as much as their mother.

He continues to build the strength and renown of the famed Golden Company, especially in the conflicts in the far east towards the Dothraki Sea. The Slaver's Bay begins to experience an encroaching Khalasar that disrupts their operations all too much, and their connections to the now King Aegor Blackfyre, First of His Name are put to use. After negotiating a contract agreement, the Golden Company wages war against a fierce Khalasar. It is a conflict that lasts the better part of the year in 297 AC, culminating in a duel between the Khal and Aegor, in which Aegor won. The Khalasar retreated, finding itself shattered beyond repair after constant infighting.

In 302 AC, the Targaryen King on the Iron Throne passes on. It is a heathen that rises in his place and the Seven Kingdoms are rife with discontent. In preparation for the Seventh Blackfyre Rebellion, the King Aegor begins to bolster their ranks, construct a fleet to ferry them across and begin to forge alliances. He continues to build strength and renown, as well as fill their coffers by accepting contracts from all across Essos. By 309 AC, the Golden Company is at a height it hasn't seen in decades and Aegor prepares to make an alliance that is to shape Westeros forever.