Aerion I Targaryen

**Aerion I Targaryen**, the First of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, is a King during the War of the Dragons. He is called The Grey Dragon, and his party is House Targaryen of Winterfell.

## History

Aerion I Targaryen was thought to be the bastard son of Cregan Stark, called Aerion Snow, but is actually the son of Viserys Targaryen and Elayne Stark, the rightful heir to the Iron throne.

Some time afterwards he fosters at Casterly Rock.

Aerion learns to swordfight with Jaesse and sometimes Visenya who steals swords to join them, but Jaesse almost always bests him. Aerion only manages to best Jaesse when he ambushes him, showing how excellent he is at sneaking around. Aerion also shows his outstanding intelligence mulitple times causing Rhaenyra Targaryan and Trevan Lannister to despise him.

Aerion enjoys reading books and always knows everything happening in Casterly rock and Westros.

Aerion, together with Trevan, Rhaenyra, Jaesse and Visenya, arrives at King's Landing from Casterly Rock for the betrothal feast. Before the feast, Elayne Stark brings him to meet Viserys. The meeting was awkward and Aerion thought it was strange, but Elayne sent him off before he could think further, only noticing that he had the exact same eyes as Viserys afterwards.

During the betrothal feast, Aerion notices that both Rhaenyra and Elayne are wearing the same white flowers and that the posion that killed Viserys was The Strangler. After the feast, Cregan insists that Elayne, who was blamed, is innocent. Aerion, determined to show his loyalty to the Starks, sneaks after Aegon and Rhaenrya into the cellar. From their conversation, Aerion quickly deduces that Aegon and Rhaenrya were the ones who posioned Viserys. Aerion quickly slips away to tell Cregan but under his haste he was noticed by Aegon and Rhaenrya who sent guards after him. Aerion manages to get away but is horrified when he finds Cregans bed chambers empty.

When Cregan is framed and arrested for Maekar's death, Aerion plots with Brynden to resuce them and flee to Winterfell. He arranges for Lyarra, Alys and Torrhen to meet them outside KL. Aerion doses the guards' wine with sweetsleep, causing those who drink it to go to a deep sleep. Aerion and Brynden sneaks into the dungeons and sets up a bait. Unfortunately a few guards who did not drink any wine found him and fought him. Aerion manages to hold on the two guards, while Brynden fights the other, ultimately wounding one and killing the other two. Aerion then steals the keys from the dead guard and goes to find Cregan and Elayne.Aerion finds Cregan and Elayne in nearby cells, then goes to Cregan first. He swiftly releases them while Cregan tells Aerion of his parentage. The injured guard from the previous fight was gone, then came a series of shouts as Targaryen soldiers came in, at onc setting themselves against Cregan, Elayne and Aerion. Cregan pulls Aerion's dagger from its sheath and starts fighting the soldiers. Aerion draws his sword and slashes at a few soldiers and grabs Elayne as they flee toward the end of the cells, where there was another door. Brynden held against some guards, then he turned and ran as well. They ran down the long hallway as the confused footsteps of the soldiers trailed off behind them. Then they finally came to a small door.They ducked under and ran out towards the shores, where a ship was waiting. Lyarra, Alys and Torrhen were supposed to meet them at the ships but Aerion, Brynden and Elayne were informed that they were already taken hostage by Rhae. Aerion, Brynden and Elayne then flee back to Winterfell.

## Basic Information

### Titles

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

## Culture and Religion

### Religion

Old gods of the North
Faith of the Seven

## Kin

### Half-brothers

Maegor II Targaryen
Jaehaerys Targaryen

### Half-sisters

Daenys I Targaryen
Jaena Targaryen

### Cousins

Brynden Stark
Lyarra Stark
Torrhen Stark
Alys Stark
Jaesse Lannister
Visenya Lannister
Daemon Lannister