Ayrmidon Targaryen

Ayrmidon
Targaryen, third living son of King Viserys I. and his Queen Zhoe, was born in
124 AC. Recently, since 129 AC, he has been serving as Lord Justiciar for the Crownlands, Stormlands, Dorne and Reach. He lives in King’s landing and is still unmarried. His youth was spent at Storm’s End and Dorne,
the seat of House Toland. During the last years, he has won a remarkable degree
of fame and renown by his diplomatic and sometimes martial missions in Dorne, revealing
great skill and genuine care, as well as for his role in the fight against religious upheaval in the Vale in 125 AC. On whatever progress he is sent and whatever action he
takes, the young prince has become famous for his righteousness and integrity,
his discipline and knightly virtues. More than that, he is a solid fighter, especially
on horseback. His martial skills are outstanding, excelling in the field of
logistics. He is known for the presence he conveys among men and women alike.

## Appearance and Personality

Ayrmidon’s eyes
range in hue between grey and lilac, sparkling more brightly when in an upbeat,
excited or furious mood. Standing a 177 cm, he is not the tallest nor the
broadest, yet of elegant proportions with long legs, a sinewy to muscular
build. His hair is white, with a tendency to silver, but appearing bone-white under most light conditions. It is worn loose or pomaded back when on duty.

During his
youth, Ayrmidon took responsibility over his personal development himself, and
chose to set personal aims and follow them with vigour and discipline. He has
become a self-made man and it shows in how he keeps his chin confidently raised,
the shoulders pushed back, aware of his posture and radiance nearly all the
time. While the presence he radiates nowadays appears perfect and
awe-inispiring, Ayrmidon has, in fact, spent years honing his **skills of**
self-representation, encompassing an awe-inspiring representation of his House. **He has developed a thorough, consistent taste, acting as a**
trendsetter at the court regularly. A process in which every item of fashion he
wears, every arm he bears, down to horses and servants – everything is
carefully chosen to add to the shining knightly picture he seeks to portray.
Far from overly much flamboyance, however, at court his taste resembles a martial
spartanic style, mixed with the elite splendor one expects from a prince of his
degree and fame.

His tendency
for **discipline, diligence, eye for the detail is accompanied by an undeniable**
hardliner stance **when it comes to pursuing his ideal of life and how things are**
to be done. He maintains control of men around him, though can be perceived as
rather strict at first sight, supported by a natural relentlessness. In fact,
however, he carefully reconsiders his ways of commanding soldiers, dealing with
servants and inferiors and conversing with nobles an smallfolks.

## Meta

**Attribute**: Gregarious

Mastery: Renown

 10

**Skills**:

CHA: Intimidation, Romance

MAR: Logistics

COM: Riding

## Biography

Ayrmidon is
the third living son of King Viserys I. and his Queen Zhoe, was born in 124 AC. He
grew up as a healthy yet sensitive and a bit physically weak child with more
feminine traits and interests, eager and trying to please others.

From 113 AC
to 116 AC the young prince served as Roy Baratheon’s page at Storm’s End and
then returned to the capital. His education continued at home, with the master
at arms, Valerion Targaryen, finding an eager student in him.

Reaching the
threshold to adulthood at age 15, his relatives and the inner court started noting
something they treated as odd. For while many Targaryens are perceived as
premature, even at age 16 the young man seemed to show no interest in girls at
all. As it was neither a religious nor otherwise motivated aspect, his social
surroundings’ reactions became more obvious – ranging from worry to amusement
and gossip. Ayrmidon came to realize that something was wrong. Not relating it
to himself at first, he started to become more and more insecure, taking in and
amplifying social vibes around him quickly with his subtle senses. He grew
insecure at first, then started losing in confidence quickly. Finally, it lead
to becoming difficult to deal with, an aggressive puberty behavior followed
quickly, and social withdrawal was the end of the rapidly proceeding process.

It was then,
that the young prince for the first time ever made a greater decision for
himself. To go to Dorne. To the seat the Tolands were establishing. As soon as
initial political turmoil in the area had started to lessen. He arrived there
in 120 AC. He took to the far more open-minded, far less restricted social
environment quickly - and started to flourish. The nobles were delighted by the
handsome and skilled Targaryen prince, and they taught him in fighting and
social graces.

It was here
that Ayrmidon learned to take control of his own life. And to steer it with
skill, foresight and never-ending discipline. It was in Dorne, that, aged 17,
he chivalrously rescued a Toland daughter from Martell loyalists. It was here, that
he became first known for his skill on the political and diplomatic stage – and
for not shying away from partaking in military action as well. And it was in
Dorne, that he finally consciously decided to react to Andrey Toland’s years of
seduction. It was the start of a solid relationship, lived out near-publicly at
the Dornish court.

With Andrey
Toland’s marriage, Ayrmidon chose to break up their relationship in 123 AC,
declaring he was a Prince and not a paramour. In a last diplomatic mission, he
visited anew many Dornish holdings. Arriving at Sunspear, he told Tyene Martell
about his struggles with his father’s view of what had become a genuine sexual
identity for the young Prince. And how now, after the end of his relationship
with Andrey Toland, he was wondering whether to try and court and woo women
instead. The conversation led to an unforeseen outcome, accompanied by mixed
feelings for both of them.

His stay back
home in King’s Landing did not last long. And this was a relief for the young
Prince who internally struggled with resuming his place among court and family –
all the people who remembered him as the insecure and difficult youth he had
been before. While not being his official political stance, Ayrmidon,
therefore, welcomed the action against religious fanatism in the Vale. His lucky streak
continued – and his fame yet grew. His self-discipline and diligence above all
allowed him to act as efficient planner and circumspect negotiator for whatever needed to be done against the uprising of the Poor Fellows. Leading and inspiring men even
hailing from other Realms than Dorne suddenly came easy.

Returning to
King’s Landing, Ayrmidon worked on extending and consolidating his fame and
presence. He became a spokesman for Dorne and would help his family wherever
possible. He created completely new and far better relationships to Baelor,
Jaehaerys and Rhaenys, with the latter clearly remaining his favourite of all
his siblings. The relationship to his father, however, remained complicated –
or so Ayrmidon would have described it. He assumed a more distant relationship
to the King, more similar to a sworn sword than a son. And avoided him whenever
else he could. At the same time, nobles suddenly wanted to be his friend, and
the young Prince realized he was having an ever growing impact on court life –
and a very positive one at that! – his luck continued throughout the years. It
was nearly unbelievable to him. And behind the curtains, Ayrmidon worked
steadily on building on his new, unexpected role.

However,
there was one thing that would distress him in the first two years. As soon as
he dared to secretly seek the company of male lovers again, he slowly came to
realize that men of all social strati were willing, it seemed, to prostitute themselves
for the prince, hoping to derive material or immaterial gain from it. It came as
a shock to him and had a deep impact on how he viewed the world. He finally
found remedy in the form of his cousin Denys. Expecting merely physical comfort
from the somewhat reserved Valyrian, Ayrmidon was surprised to learn that Denys
even had to offer qualities on a deeper emotional level as well. Their open
relationship continues to the present day.

During the
years, Ayrmidon took several diplomatic tours round different parts of the
realm. Above all, he accompanied his brother Jaehaerys on a Royal Progress.
More than that, he would prove a supporter of Baelor’s notion of the Doctrine
of Exceptionalism – and would see to live up to it himself every day, also
aiming at acting as a role model for lesser members of his House.

## Recent Events

In 129 AC,
Ayrmidon was named Lord Justiciar and existing Lord Justiciar Gerold Royce
started to train him. Three months later, he took over responsibility for the
affairs of Justiciars and High Justiciars of the southern realms: Crownlands,
Stormlands, Dorne and Reach.

After breaking his right arm with a more complicated rupture during a joust in 127 AC, he has seen to it to ever since treat both his arms with care and retired from fighting training since then. Though the Grand Maester is confident now that Ayrmidon can resume his former training practice soon enough.

## Family Tree

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* Originally created by GreenFyre; updated by Vierwood and PsychoGobstopper