Aenys II.

### Titles

Prince Prince of Dragonstone King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men Lord of the Seven Kingdoms Protector of the Realm

### Heir

Aerea Targaryen (63 AC - 66 AC, 66 AC - 72 AC) Rhaegel Targaryen (66 AC) Rhaenar Targaryen (72AC - 73 AC)

### Successor

Aegon III. Aerea I. and Ryam I. (disputed)

## Personal life

### Alias

King Larion Small king Small dragon the LustySeahorse fucker

## Family

### Queen

Anya Arryn (63 AC - 71 AC) Rhaena Velaryon (72 AC - 73 AC)

### Mother

Rhaena Targaryen

**Aenys Targaryen,** second of his name was king of Westeros from 63 AC until his death in the Red Keep ten years later. He is described as merry, often numb and known for his great feasts. He fought in three wars and built the Talltower, great tower made to mock the Hightower, becoming the highest point of the Red Keep. He died without a clear heir, starting a civil war between the Grapes and the Spears.

## History

### Youth

Aenys was born when his father was away visiting Oldtown to Rhaena Targaryen. His father, king Aegon II. did not tell his wife how he wanted to name him, resulting in his mother naming him Larion, presumably after her niece and lover Larissa Velaryon. Two days later, before he could be baptised by septons his father arived and managed to change his name to Aenys afte rhis own father. Many people who knew him from young age called him Larion or king Larion afterwards, he also signed himself as Larion Targaryen, first of his names two times to confuse his subjects.

He was named as prince of Dragonstone at the age of five and spent most of his youth in the Red Keep. Among his friends were Rhaena Velaryon, Aegon Targaryen, Thurgood Toyne, Maldon Staedmon and notably he befriended ser Jordan Towars, knight of kingsguard whom he later in life honored with the position of lord cmmander.

During his teenage years, after the death of his mother, he moved to Dragonstone, acompanied by his friends. There he was tutored by lord Corwyn Velaryon and his kin ser Vaermion Velaryon of the kingsguard. It is said that he was very competent with coin and considered as one of the candidates for position of master of coin. When he reached adulthood, ser Jordan knighted him at the tourney for his sixtheenth name day.

### First marriage

He intended to marry Rhaena Velaryon, the six years younger girl whom he had grown fond of, we know this thanks to his letter exchanges with grandmaester Jeahaerys. He advised him not to marry for duty nor for love, but for both. A search for spouse begun afterwards.

Aenys visited many castles afterwards. Storm's End, Broad Arch, Fellwood, Tarth, Blackhaven, Arbor and notably Oldtown. The prince was acompanied by his usual companions and the two kingsguard when he entered the city. There he met Leyla Hightower, woman beautiful beyond description as he talked about here later. He and Leyla got together good, until Aenys showed the Hightowers his worse side at a feast, making jests and mocking many lords of the realm, including lord Garmond. Garmond's younger son Igon was annoyed by this and after Aenys accused him of adultery, ser Igon threatened to fight him.

After leaving the feast he was attacked by a hooded figuer. The man was killed, but at the cost of life of ser Thurgood Toyne, his childhood friend. It was revealed that it was ser Igon Hightower and Aenys imprisoned him. This resulted in lord Garmond demanding he return his son and lady Leyla eventually refusing to eat. Aenys left the city as soon as possible and at a trial in Dragonstone, Igon was found guilty and left to take the black.

This incident ultimately resulted in rivalry between Aenys and the Hightowers. Two years afterwards at a feast in Driftmark he met young Anya Arryn. The two shared meals and she and her brother Eon were invited to Dragonstone for many feasts. In 61 AC his father finally decided to anounce Aenys' marriage, when the prince agreed they married in the sept of remembarence in Red Keep as Aenys refused to travel to Oldtown.

### End of Aegon's reign

He lived at Dragonstone afterwards and tried to sire children, but his first two sons died stillborn, leaving Anya sick for almost half a year after her second pregnancy. That was when his father retired to Dragonstone, leaving the realm in the hands of grandmaester Jaehaerys. Aenys did not want to live with his father and chance came at the end of 62 AC when Jaehaerys called him to King's Landing, making him master of coin.

During the two years he served as the master of coin he threw two embargos at the Hghtowers and raised the tax for their wine and grains, lord Garmond called for help, but grandmaester Jeahearys refused to sue for peace between the two. He also tried to tame Dreamfyre during the time, but ended up being refused by the dragon.

It is commonly believed that he was having a large feast in Maegor's holdfast thrown before the news of his father's death came and when it happened he made it his funeral feast. He also commanded for his body to be transfered to the Red Keep, but Aegon was later burried at Dragonstone.

### War with the Vulture king

Just before his coronation Aenys announced that he was to fight the Dornish. Another Vulture king reveged the lands during the summer of 63 AC, named Qhortan Blackmont. The lords of the realm were shocked but joined him none the less. Rogar Bartheon anounced that he would lay his life down for the king, he died on the way to the Stormlands. A host of thirty thousand men gathered from all around the realm in King's Landing and they marched to the Marches. Once there the army was attacked by ser Mors Yronwood, resulting in the death of prince Viserys Targaryen. The second attack of the vultures was as mercyless as the last one, but Aenys slaid Qhortan Blackmont in the battle, rest of the dornish retreated back to their mountain foretress'

With the war now done the army went south east. Lords Peake, Yelshire, Fossoway, Norridge and Costayne all feasted with the king until he reached Oldtown. Lord Garmond found it unwise to barren the gates and so he let the king in. Once in the city, three feasts were made and lord Garmond tried to reconciliate with his rival. This ended in a bad fight between them and the king was escorted back to his chambers by his kingaguard.

### Poisoning of Oldtown

When the king woke up he was unwell from the amount of alcohol he consumed last night and refused to eat breakfast. This was smart even though he did not knew it, the seven saved his life. Lord Garmond poisoned the food and soon after many of his men started dying. Wallace Towers, Armond Darry, Willamen Manderly, Aegon Lefford, Tyler Hill and more died from the poisoning and king's army was slaughtered, some of Aenys' supporters were swayed by lord Garmond and joined his coup in Oldtown.

Ser Jon Norcross and Tancred Hightower tried to seize him, but he was saved by ser Erwell Roxton, who killed the two and escaped the city with the king. In Oldtown, lord Garmond proclaimed that he held Aenys' sister Aerea captive and hailed her queen, yet the woman was not Aerea, in fact she was the broken Leyla Hightower, who resembled a Targaryen in everything except for hair. Aenys escaped and reconected with Tybolt Lannister and Thomas Tyrell afterwards. They amassed what remained of their armies at Ring.

Leyla was crowned in Oldtown and assasins were sent to King's Ladning to dispatch of the actual Aerea, she was saved by maester Jaehaerys. Meanwhile Aegon did not waste his time. House Oldflowers and Hunt surrendered shortly afterwards, with Balls and Westbrooks following soon afterwards, leaving the Hightowers without any close allies. Their only allies being far away, such as the Marbrands, Baneforts, Goodbrooks, Deddingtons, Doggets, Footlys and lastly Lonmouths. Aenys charged Oldtown as soon as his army of ten thousand reached the city. With heavy casaulties, including Erwell Roxton and Tybolt Lannister the walls were breached and Aenys himself, wielding Blackfyre and a crown recovered from Ring, charged straight to the Hightower.

He was recovered later all bloody and with his shield arm broken. The storming resulted in Oldtown being burned, High Septon massacred and house Hightower at the brink of collapse. Just six weeks later Aenys held court in Oldtown and had a feast thrown for the common folk. Lord Garmond was never found, Leyla was found raped and later gave birth to Aegon Flowers, but she lived in the streets for the rest of her life. Distant kin og lord Garmond, Desmond Hightower was granted the destroyed Oldtown year later in 64 AC.

### Peace times

Upon his arrival to the capital ser Jordan Towers was made the lord commander, while his brother was awarded lands around the city for his descendants to inherit. Aerea was made the princess of Dragonstone and with her sister Rhealla she moved to Dragonstone shortly after. Aenys himself finally sired a sickly son named Rhaegel in 66 AC. The boy was unhealthy and puffy, dying just two days after being named prince of Dragonstone, the office returned to Aerea.

Aenys started building the Talltower around the same time, probably in 65 AC. On the top a great beacon was lit and he himself moved to the tower once it was completed in 67 AC. He had his great grandsire's sword but lacked a crown. His coronation was held in 64 AC with the Roxton crown, which he took as his own. It was old and rusty made from coal black steel with seven hard spikes set around a head ring decorated by flowers and thorns. In the front a great black thorn in the shape of Ring was, but Aenys had it redone to a dragon head.

The king also grew more merry and fat with every feast he had, grandmaester Jaehaerys made the count and he writes that the king feasted six times every months, quickly making the coffers empty. He was forced to stop having these parties in 67 AC and instead he set his eyes on something else. When Visenya escaped from Dragonstone in 44 AC she took Dark Sister with her. Vhagar was last sited in New Ghis in 47 AC and some merchants eventually brought news of her death from Yi - Ti in 53 AC. Jaehearys started searching for the sword afterwards and during the year 65 AC, he found out that some group called the Spicers had the sword in their possesion. It was Aenys' distant kin, Daemond Velaryon who set out on a journey after Talltower was finished, wanting to harvest glory on bringing the sword back to Westeros.

### War with Myr

With Aenys fixated on Essos for a while the myrish used the situation for their own profit and started increasing trade in KIng's Landing, building a trading post in the harbor. These myrish later became hated in the city, it was only matter of time before conflict would errupt between the essosi traders and people of the capital. In 69 AC some myrishman was spotted handling over slaves from the city and riot broke out. The trading post was destroyed and the myrish massacred, the city watch seized their ships.

Myrish magister Ordono Prektasis sent an issue to Aenys. He demanded the leaders of the uprising handed over to them, commander of gold cloaks, Jared Belmore handed over too and the ships returned, trading post rebuilt. Aenys though it hurt his pride and replied that the myrish deserved it and even executed his captives from the riots. Just a moon's turn later, Tarth, Greenstone, Wrathrock and Claw isle were raided by Myr, Aenys immidiately declared war.

He himself led men from Crownlands and took over the seat of house Celtigar soon after, landing in Tarth shortly afterwards. He met the main force of Myr in open naval battle somewhere around Cape Wrath, resulting in their victory thanks to arrival of his sisters and their dragons. The myrish soon sued for peace.

### Last years

In 71 AC Anya became pregnant again, but she died because of troubled pregnancy soon afterwards. Aenys was expected to mourn, but he immidiately married Rhaena Velaryon, angering the Arryns. Lord Perton Arryn even left his position of master of laws and left for the Eyrie. Many judged the king behind his back and he became paranoid later in life, fearing that someone would steal his throne. This led to Jaehearys being named hand of the king again, with Aenys' later blessing and esentially taking the power.

Rhaena Velaryon was more prepared for the role of queen then she might've seemed. She tried to seize power from Jaehaerys more then twice and took control over the court, manipulating many a lord and even the king himself. He loved her more then he ever loved queen Anya and in 72AC a child was born to them, seeminlgy healthy boy with silver blonde hair named Rhaenar.

The king also grew shrewd and less and less feasts were happening in the castle. During his last weeks Aenys begged for mercy for his deeds, he begged Jaehaerys and septon Barth for fogivness and he spent even his last day in a sept. He was found with blood around his mouth and white eyes. Grandmaester checked his body, but no poison was ever found.

His son died just few hours prior to his demise. Most would say that Aerea was his heir, but there were some that would doubt her, because of her rash and very hard character. It was Rhaena Velaryon who actually started the civil war. She took the Red Keep and married Aegon, Viserys' eldest son, proclaiming him king and crowning him in the Dragonpit.