Aemon Targaryen

## Prince of House Targaryen

Rhaenys Rivers

Rhaella Targaryen

Daella Targaryen

Aerys Targaryen

The last child of King Maelor I and Queen Baela, **Aemon** was raised at court more pampered than most. Deciding to expand his horizons he departed Westeros returning only briefly to his island castle of Blackstone. Since his return to Westeros, he's spent about half his time in King's Landing speaking with his father, and the other half at Blackstone, inviting and feasting with whatever nobles will hear him.

## Appearance

Aemon's height might be the only part of him that could be threatening to anyone, standing four inches above six foot. His muscles are present though not a factor as his bookish nature prevails over his martial abilities which he uses sparingly as is. His chest and stomach are flat, to some too much so as over his travels his ribs were clearly visible to those who spotted him without a shirt.

His eyes are amethyst and his hair spun silver, Aemon cannot be mistaken for anything other than of the Old Blood. His skin is very pale, though less during his travels abroad.

He often wears black streaked with red and no sword, though he always keeps a journal at his side. If Aemon does wear a sword it is his Qohorik gift.

## History

**386 AC:** Aemon is born to King Maelor I Targaryen and Queen Baela Targaryen, their last child. He is a healthy boy born with nearly a full head of white hair and amethyst eyes.

**387 AC:** Queen Baela passes. Aemon is left to be raised by his father as his only parental figure. Unaware and unable to comprehend what has happened, the little boy cries for days after his mother.

**389 AC:** Aemon lives a life of plenty that is still overshadowed by the loss of his mother. His lessons with the maester begin early. Though just games and stories, for now, the young boy appears to be listening and remembering the stories more than just listening as entertainment.

**391 AC:** Aemon's training with the sword begins. He shows an aptitude for it from the start, but he is definitely not anything exceptional.

**392 AC:** Only six, Aemon is the joy of the Red Keep. His eyes begin to turn towards the beasts that soar the air above him. He admires his father who rides one of the three Dragons born in the Dothraki Sea, Viserion. His training with the sword turns out very well as Aemon proves his natural skill with the longsword to be innate. He is not nearly as good with any other kind of weapon, finding the shield too heavy, the lance to awkward, the spear to clumsy. The only other weapon he finds himself to be competent with is the bow, but his skill cannot be described as anything past average. Many of the other boys in training like to spar with him as whenever he knocks them down he makes sure to not hit as hard. He asks for the same treatment when he is at a loss with the other weapons and the others follow suit.

**394 AC:** Aemon begins to approach the temperamental Ancalagon, who had lost his rider Daemon Targaryen of Harrenhal three years past. No one had attempted to approach the dragon since the death of Daemon and but Aemon was confident in his ability to coax the dragon to like him and become his rider. Starting out with throwing bit of pig and cow, the dragon no longer roars and growls at Aemon when he approaches it. Within a month he is allowed to touch Ancalagon, but the dragon continues to throw Aemon off any time he attempts to mount the dragon. Within six months Ancalagon breaks and allows Aemon to mount him. His first flight is what he could only describe as pure bliss. Though still very young to be a dragonrider, nevermind the rider of a beast so large, Aemon grows close to Ancalagon, and the dragon appears to care for his young friend.

**395 AC:** Now just nine, Aemon begins to skip more and more training sessions in favor of riding Ancalagon, who while a huge beast, can soar near the clouds and plummet right down to the hilltops and recover just like the smaller, swifter drakes. His movements are much more elegant and grand instead of sharp and quick. His older siblings look to Aemon's relationship with the revered Ancalagon in awe, just as the nobles and common folk do.

**396-398 AC:** Many noble families see it as an opportunity to build a good relationship with the young Prince, who despite being quite far down the line of succession, is still the son of the King. They begin to send invitations to the boy, extending their welcome to the other members of the family, and while the boy passes the invitations onwards, very rarely are they taken advantage of. Aemon, though, answers almost all of them with thanks and acceptance, save for when there are two for the same time, always choosing the one he received first even if the family is a less grand and prestigious one. His very well trained table manners and courtesies are well received and Aemon is well liked by his multitude of hosts.

**398 AC:** King Maelor asks Aemon that he be his personal squire, partly to make sure that the boy is still as competent with the sword as he had been before bonding with Ancalagon, but also to make sure that his son is a squire for someone. Many had asked the King for the pleasure but when the Prince answered that his dragon must also be present, they began to shy away. The King and his son sit together at almost all meetings (save those of the Small Council for obvious reasons), all feasts, and all other official events. When asked to take part in squire's melees, Aemon is hesitant but rarely refuses.

**399 AC:** King Maelor commands that Aemon returns to training with the lance, which Aemon now has an easier time controlling due to his time with Ancalagon. Aemon is competent with the lance, but still not above average by any means. Ancalagon becomes as common a sight around King's Landing and the Red Keep as the White Dragon, Viserion.

**400 AC:** Aemon welcomes his brother's bastard to King's Landing, showing the young boy around. Aemon was granted the island of Blackstone, building a castle of the same name on the island.

**402 AC:** After winning a squire's melee and being allowed to enter the joust as a result, Aemon takes second place to his brother Aemond and is knighted as his prize, forfeiting the gold and the price of his armor to the people of King's Landing. King Maelor knights his son and the Great Septon names Aemon a true man of the Faith. This comes as a surprise to Aemon as he had never been particularly religious past what was proper.

**403 AC:** While finishing a ledger with his father, Aemon mentions to his father that he would like to travel the world. After several more conversations, King Maelor agrees and gives Aemon a pouch of Essosi coins before bidding him farewell in the middle of the night. Aemon packs only his sword, most prized books and journals, and a change of clothes or two. His packs fairly inornate clothing though he realizes how silly it is for him to pretend to be anything other than a Targaryen due to his amethyst eyes and white hair, and obviously his dragon.

**403-409 AC:** Aemon traveled far and wide making stops in Volantis, Myr, Pentos, Braavos, Tyrosh, Astapor, Lys, Qarth, and Norvos. He stopped briefly in Qohor, for less than a day to buy supplies. He flew to Vaes Dothrak landing and being met with a barrage of arrows that missed both Aemon and Ancalagon. He flew low over the Lhazareen villages and eyed Yunkai from afar. Aemon stopped in Saath and stopped on Ib, though not in a populated area. He flew over the Demon Road and the Bone Mountains. Most of his time, however, was spent in the Free Cities, namely Lys and Myr, as well as Qarth where he stayed for over a year. Throughout this time Aemon tried to build relationships with whoever would have him, bedding several women including one of the daughters of the head of house Qhaedar. He took special care to make sure he did not father any children.

**409 AC:** As the War of the Four Daughters broke out, Aemon found himself sleeping within the confines of the home of his hosts in Qarth. Had it not been for his common walks to the libraries and overhearing rumors of a war in Pentos, Aemon would have missed much more of the war than he did. It was late 409 AC by the time Aemon was able to arrive and he atop Ancalagon appeared and induced fear in the Second Sons striking them as they fell back to Myr in the Battle of the Roads. Aemon never showed up to present himself to any commanding officers and but made his own efforts known through the stories that passed along the Essosi troops of a dragon that covered their entire company in shadow before raining red-streaked black fire on them. Common targets for the pair were caravans of supplies as they allowed both dragon and rider to eat without stopping for more than a few minutes at a time.

**410 AC:** Throughout the year made few appearances at battles due to having to guess their locations and refusing to show himself to any of the commanders of the Westerosi forces. He did, however, find his way to the aftermath of the Battle of the Golden Fields where he placed himself between the Volantene general who happened to be his former Qhaedar host, and the withdrawing Westerland and Reach forces. Upon seeing Ancalagon again and his rider, the Volantene ordered his men to stop the pursuit.

**411 AC:** Aemon and Ancalagon's sole appearance is not taken note of due to the heavy fog during the Cold Battle.

**413 AC:** Aemon and Ancalagon watched from afar as his bastard nephew Maelys Rivers committed the Massacre of the Mourning Manse. After witnessing what he did, Aemon decides the war is over for him. He flies to Asshai and visits their libraries daily.

**414 AC:** Aemon returns to Qarth where he spends the remainder of the year. He is a guest to the House of the Undying and several of the Thirteen, many of whom ask that he carries their blessings to King Maelor should he return home. Aemon travels to Qohor on the invitation of one of the prominent smithing families of the city. As a way to ease tensions, they gift Aemon with a Qohorik steel sword, black streaked with red.

**415 AC:** Deciding that twelve years is plenty of time to gain perspective, Aemon returns home. He returns in the night just as he left, the first to know of his arrival being Viserion who lets out a roar of happiness upon seeing Ancalagon and his rider.

**417 AC:** Having been back at court for the better part of a year and a half, Aemon has taken Margaery Tyrell as a ward, both to build a relationship with the rulers of the Reach and to do his service to his kingdom by educating the younger generation.

## Possessions

### Animal Companions

* Ancalagon: The eldest of three dragons born from Drogon’s only clutch of eggs. He is a temperamental beast with terrible red eyes and scales as dark as blood. His wingspan is large enough to cover whole swathes of the countryside in shadow and his fire is jet black streaked in red. He is one of the largest dragons in existence

### Weapons

* A qohorik sword, black streaked with red.

### Trinkets

* A black gemstone necklace, one he wears always, yet hides.

### Other

* A brown leather binded journal, always at his side.

## Connections

* Lucerys Waters: Of the same age as his baseborn nephew, Lucerys and Aemon were raised together, though not equally. Still, they were childhood friends who trained and taught each other whatever they could.
* Rhaenys Rivers: Both his closest relationship and his loosest, Rhaenys and Aemon first met in Harrenhal in 398 AC, where Aemon demanded to see his niece despite attempts to hide her. Aemon urged Rhaenys to bond with a dragon, and their close bonds with their dragons are now something they both share. They both were deeply shaken by the sights they saw at the Mourning Manse, having held Maelys in a high regard.
* Maelys Rivers: After they first met in Harrenhal in 398 AC, Maelys and Aemon spoke cordially with one another, never sharing in dislike or hate, but not sharing a close bond either. He led his nephew around King's Landing during the boy's first visit. After Aemon witnessed Maelys' actions at the Mourning Manse, Aemon grew a dislike for Maelys though after his return, he remained cordial.
* Margaery Tyrell: Aemon's ward is a near staple by his side since taking her on. Aemon looks at her as near a daughter, though really she's more of a protege that he'd like to take his place some day.

## Rumours

* Having traveled the world for such an extensive amount of time, without anyone knowing where he was, there are rumors of Aemon having studied and learned in the art of blood magic in Asshai, fought with shadow demons in the Shadow Lands, and explored the ruins of Valyria, but there's only credence to one of these claims.
* Throughout his travels, Aemon was known to stay with nobles throughout all of Essos, and from this stem the rumors that he has fathered as many base born children as moons he was away from home.
* Hitting much closer to home, some had said that Aemon's disappearance was due to a banishment from his father caused by an argument that broke out during one of their late night meetings. There's little to no evidence for this as no one claims to have been present during the argument.

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