Aryon Sanrys

The Emperor of the Burning Isles

Lord and Shield of the Sun

The Fiery

The Burning One

The Fierce

Nesikar Aryon of House Sanrys (Full title, claimed)

House Sanrys

Burning Isles

Caine Atalar (Ancestor)

Sara the Flames Lady (Ancestress)

House Sanrys (Relatives)

Artheon Sanrys (Ancestor)

> "*Of course, other countries have their own strengths. Kemet has its undead. Levigm has its technology. Vulfhur has its Wargs. But I have more. I have dragons, magic, soldiers, slaves. So, for the last time, would you enjoy joining the choir that will praise my victory?*"
> ― Aryon Sanrys to a human happening to be too close to the Burning Isles.
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Aryon Sanrys is an Atalari of House Sanrys who, having been on a travel at the time of the Flood, survived the fall of Atalar and returned there in an attempt to rule it, discovering and becoming emperor of what would later be called the Burning Isles.

## Biography

Aryon is born at the end of Atalar's rule as a son of House Sanrys, descending from a long line of High-Generals and Magical Advisors. He was given Solarflare, ancestral sword of House Sanrys, to train with and proved to be a skilled warrior although nowhere as good as some of his prestigious ancestors. However, he proved to be very skilled in magic and eventually became a master of the Heat Magic that goes along with dragons. He also became a skilled dragon tamer and rider and was known to always be followed by the dragons he tamed as a kid. At 20, he became the head of his family, and was titled Regulator of the Flames, proving his fire magic to be an advantage in taming the mighty and fierce flames of Atalar. It was in comparison to these flames that he started to be referenced as the Fiery. A fierce believer in Sophia Atalar, he supported each and every of her decrees, even the most controversial. He even took part in the usual watchings to ensure fealty from the subjects.

When he was 35, he organised a trip to the Vaeai Archipelago, to renew the treaty of peace that had been established after the War of the Seven Reigns. That's where he learnt that Atalar had been sent underwater by a flood. As such, he was considered the last Atalari still alive and immediately fled both to see if the rumours were true and in a foolish hope of keeping the Omniarchy united by claiming the title of Nesikar, using for that the blood link House Sanrys had to House Atalar, in virtue of being descended from Sophia, via Caine Atalar. However, no success came from this attempt although he still crowned himself Emperor of the Burning Isles and claimed the title of Omniarch. To show a difference in rule, and to emphasize the Burning Isles being a region of a new empire, Aryon titled himself San Terinar, meaning Lord and Shield of the Sun, in similar way to how other Monarchs of Atalar titled themselves as Lords and Shields of their region.

Becoming immortal due to the magic air of Atalar being merged to the water and Aryon's own Heat magic, Aryon slowly started to get people navigating too close to the Burning Isles, getting ready for a conquest of the world.

## Personnality

Aryon is in many ways a younger version of his ancestor, Artheon. As devoted to Atalar as his ancestor was, he was ruthless if he had to take care of safety and did not hesitate to kill entire families for the single crime of disrespecting, or rebelling against, Sophia. Attractive, charismatic and extraverted, Aryon was extremely popular in the capital city, thanks to both his own virtues and his status as the young and handsome heir of a powerful family from Atalar. Aryon was extremely loyal to Sophia and, like most Atalari from the island saw her as a goddess. Unlike Artheon, however, Aryon loved to put on a good show, both in duels and litteraly, as he was also a great actor. He was very prideful and liked to get surrounded by as many important people as possible to show his status. He valued dragons above all else, and loved his own ones.

Aryon's shown to be a bit naive sometimes, like as he thought all countries would loyally follow him as Atalar's representative after rebelling against Atalar. Ruling over the Burning Isles, the Sanrys also became calmer, and has not lost an inch of sociability, that he now uses to trap people on his archipelago. He also shows as much of a clever and cunning mind, willingly and consciously spreading rumour of a gigantic treasure on the Burning Isles to catch more sailers. Even more prideful, but better at hiding it, he is very pleased when catching people from old and powerful Atalari families. Although informed on the outside world through his sailors, he tends to use old expressions and terms, like using Kemet for talking about Akerathon as a whole.

## Powers and Abilities

Aryon, as a Primordial Human, has many powers.

* **Immortality:** Aryon doesn't age nor withers.
* **Upper Intellect:** Aryon is very intelligent and clever. He was known to be a good strategist.
* **Leadership:** Aryon is a skilled leader, although nowhere near as good as his ancestor. He does however rule over the Burning Isles.
* **Swordsmanship:** Aryon is a good swordsman.
* **Magic:** Aryon is known to be a good magician. Excelling in Elemental Magic, he was able to do many feats many thought impossible, including the simple fact of achieving immortality.
* **Dragon Taming:** Aryon could tame dragons and tamed dragons in his childhood, always being surrounded by dragons he had tamed. He could also ride them and was extremely skilled at riding too, it being the one thing he did better than all ancestors.

## Facts and Trivia

* Aryon's name, in Sanrys tradition, used to merge Atalari titles with vassals' language, is a mix of Atalari language and Vulfhuri language. Namely, "Ar" means Lord in Atalari while "Ryon" means High in Vulfhuri language, being a cognate of Atalari "Rys".
* Aryon is inspired by Aerion Brightflame and Aurion from AsoIaF.