Aemithor

Hatched in 284AC, Aemithor (*aye-mith-or*), often called "**the Red Leviathan**" or "**the Red King**", was the first to hatch from a clutch of Eggs found under the Dragonmont by *King Rhaegar Targaryen I*. His hatching subsequently heralded the return of Dragon's to the skies of Westeros since their exinction from their shores in 153AC.

The colour of Aemithor's egg was Crimson, flecked with Orange and Black whorls.

His first and current rider is *Prince Aegon Targaryen VI.*

## Appearance & Character

Despite only being Seventeen prior to the oncoming Winter after the long Summer and the War with Essos, Aemithor is already a creature of immense size and prowess, long having over taken his own brood and some of the fabled dragon's that once flew the skies of the Seven Kingdoms, and destined to outgrow *Meleys*, *Vermithor*, *Vhagar* and even *Balerion* *the Black Dread*.

It is theorized his egg belonged to a clutch laid by *Meleys the Red Queen*, sired by *Vermithor the Bronze Fury.*

His scales are a rich crimson, the very shade of freshly drawn blood, while his wings, horns and spinal crests are blacker than the stone which built Dragonstone Castle, the walls which protect Tyrosh and the blackened ruins of Old Valyria. His eyes are a vibrant fire-orange, alight with intelligence and alertness with the world around him. The colour of Aemithor's flame is deep red, shot through with pitch black and freckled with orange-gold. His frontal cone of flame has a wider trajectory than most.

Aemithor is an incredibly intelligent and cunning dragon who displays a level of knowing and insight one may find unnerving for such a creature to have. He is viciously fearsome and terrifying when roused, unabashed to part his jagged maw and let loose a torrent of flame. While his ever growing size makes him less nimble in the air than his smaller counterparts,namely *Drax, Yraenyx* and *Andracarr*, he makes up his lack of speed with sheer power and experience in the air. Despite this, he is considerably more tame than the rest of his unruly, and often temperamental brood. He presents little trouble with his handlers who tend to him when he's lairing or grounded, and is fond of the Royal Family. However, he will not accept another on his back save for if his rider is present. He is incredibly and fiercely protective over Aegon, and is unafraid to stick his scaled snout into his affairs as a looming backdrop of what *true power* can do if he senses all is not well.

The Red Leviathan gets along well with the rest of his brethren, though often has a stormy relationship with *Daenerys Targaryen's* dragon, *Vaelyx*, due to the younger males testy nature and dominant tendencies. There are hopes that he will eventually couple with the Purple Queen, Biaea, and cement the return of Dragon's permanently to Westeros.

## History

Unearthed with a handful of other intact Dragon Egg's under the Dragonmont on Dragonstone in 284AC, after deciphering texts found in 283AC which had survived from a time before the extinction of Dragon's in Westeros. The discovery of Dragon Eggs was one of excitement and skepticism, the Eggs, some theorized to have dated prior to the *Dance of the Dragons*, during and perhaps answer — had not felt the touch of Old Valyria nor seen the light of day for an age, the likelihood of them hatching was a questionable topic at best, and a foolish hope but never said in the minds of others.

Among the clutch of glittering, pristine eggs was one whose shell was a vibrant red, mottled and decorated with whorls of black and orange. Heavy, with jagged scales that were surprisingly smooth to the touch, the Egg found it's way into the posession of *Prince Aegon Targaryen VI* who was just three years old at the time, at the behest of his father, *King Rhaegar Targaryen I*. Each of the Eggs were given to the children and siblings of Rhaegar, in hopes that they would hatch and thrive.

The Egg soon began to splinter and crack under the attentive and enthusiastic care of the young Prince, and not longer after, the dragon's took their first breath of Westerosi air. If there had been any doubt of the young creature not being long for the world, due to the years he had spent within the egg — they were swept aside unceremoniously as the newly dubbed "*Aemithor*" by the Prince, thrived with a tenacity only a dragon could have.

It wasn't long before the young hatchling became too much for his rider to carry, and it quickly became Aemithor carrying the young Prince upon his back as they waited for the day the Dragonling could carry the weight of a rider *in the air*. Inseparable and devoted to his rider, it was not uncommon to see the pair together at all hours of the day and night. Aemithor having a prime spot upon the Crown Prince's bed, with the Princeling tactfully curled within his taloned grasp.

Other dragon's soon followed, Vaelyx, the dragon of *Princess Daenerys Targaryen* hatched in 286AC. As different as night and day, Aemithor's considerably calmer qualities and demeanor were not a trait shared by his more violent and unruly clutch brother whose banners were blacker than night and red as any forest fire. The Red who was complacent with a Rider pulling at his crests and messing with his horns, was not so complacent and tolerant of a space shared with a Dragon that liked to press his luck. Another, later in 286AC hatched, *Prince Viserys Targaryen's* egg finally produced a dragon, named *Drax*. An instigator by nature, Aemithor learned to tolerate and ignore the pale coloured Dragon's attempts to incite more tension between the trio.

287AC heralded the fourth coming of the Dragon's return to Westeros. Tame, if not more tamer than Aemithor was, Yraenyx brought a semblance of balance back into the budding brood of Dragon's which made the Red Keep their home. By now Aemithor was already beginning to test the confines of living within the halls of the Keep, and had mostly been kept under the wants and whims of Aegon and his stubbornness. Eventually, he moved permanently for the remainder of his growth until he could fend in the wild without any real threat upon the dragon's life, to the Dragonpit in the evenings. It was a short lived endeavor, as Aemithor's constant growth provided challenges and constant alterations to deal with until eventually it was decided that the red Dragon could lair within the coves of Blackwater Bay.

288AC saw a she-dragon finally grace the broods fold, and eyebrows were silently raised once more. So far the Eggs had only produced male dragons, and while the hierarchy was turbulentbut *stable*, there were lingering worries that a female dragon would inspire them to fight when she became of an age and size that keeping her separated was not a viable option. Luckily, Biaea, as the purple and golden queen was named by her rider, *Princess Visenya Targaryen*, held her own magnificently and the brood was not upturned by the arrival of the she-dragon.