Prince Blayne Koopa (Son of Robert III)

**Prince Blayne Koopa** was the third of the five surviving sons of King Robert Koopa III at the time of the latter's death. and was given the title of Duke of Kayenne Kragg by his father. Upon the death of his brother King Edrick Koopa IV, he became an important member of his nephew King Richard Koopa II's regency council, managing to spare the execution of his son Prince John and grandchildren. Upon his death, however, Richard II went back on the promise he made to Blayne and seized his lands and holdings to himself and ordered that Blayne's grandchildren were executed as soon as he returned from the Frosted Kingdom. Blayne's son John, fearing for his children's lifes, would depose and imprison Richard, becoming King John Koopa IV.

Prince Blayne Koopa is based on John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster.

## History

Prince Blayne Koopa was one of the sons of King Robert Koopa III who lived up to adulthood. His father divided the Kingdom into Dukedoms for him and his brothers with Blayne becoming the Duke of Kayenne Kragg. His brother, Edrick, was crowned King Edrick Koopa IV but died from the Black Plague thirty days after becoming king, making his reign the shortest in Koopa history. His sole surviving heir, Prince Richard, was crowned King Richard Koopa II at the age of nine. As Richard was still in his minority, a regency council was set up to govern in his place, headed by Blayne and his two surviving brothers. Unfortunately, when Richard continued to come of age, he continued to grow more cruel and loathsome. Resulting in the Uprising of Bright Valley. His uncle Tarquin was opposed to King Richard, and created a coalition of nobles against the king with Blayne's son, John, being included. Unfortunately, this failed and Tarquin, along with his son and heir Joseph, was executed. Blayne managed to spare his son the execution and he was instead banished to the Bohnenkraut Kingdom. Blayne later died in 1419 with John now being the heir to the large Dukedom his father left behind.

## Appearance

Blayne, along with his brothers being typical dragon koopas, has saffron skin, a spiked tail, sharp claws, pale snouts with multiples of fangs and two horns on his head. But to differ from his brothers, he has blonde hair, brown eyes and a dark red head. His clothings consists of fiery red cuffs on his wrists and shoulders and a dark spiked shell with orange outlines.

## Family

Prince Blayne's first wife, Flannery Koopa, was his third cousin and the mother of King John Koopa IV, as seen on a family tree posted by FreezeFlame22. Their marriage was a happy one however Flannery would die relatively young, causing Blayne to need to remarry. His second wife was a Cascade Kingdom Princess, however whilst with her he took a mistress named Jane Riverpark, with whom he had four illegitimate children, whom took the last name Phoenix. The four children would later be legitimised in a grand ceremony following the wedding of Blayne & Jane. The eldest of these, James Phoenix, would have four children, one of which being the infamous Lord Sigmund Phoenix, Lord Richard's rival in *The Feeble King*. Another was James Phoenix Jr., who would die in captivity and father Lady Jane Phoenix, another major character in *The Feeble King*. His daughter Joanna Phoenix would be the second wife of Lord Birchard Python, making him far richer than his first wife ever did and causing a bitter feud between their children and the grandchildren of Birchard's first marriage.