Alaric Seaworth

Alaric Seaworth is the current Lord of Weeping Town and is also known as the Last Dragon Slayer

## Appearance and Character

Alaric is a somewhat tall man, standing just under six feet tall with a body corded with muscles and covered with various scars. He has brown eyes and hair, and keeps his face clean shaven.

Alaric is a friendly man who is quick to laugh at a jest, even if it is at his own expense. In private, however, Alaric is a troubled man who does not believe he should rule Weeping Town due to a lifetime of scorn from his father. Because of his deeds in the War of the Last Dragon, Alaric is known as somewhat of a hero throughout Westeros, a title he accepts reluctantly.

## History

Alaric was born to Lord Robert Seaworth and his wife, Liandra Horpe in 358 AC. He was the third born son of the couple, and never intended to be his father’s heir. Even at a young age, Alaric was a child of little significance to the Lord of Weeping Town.

From a young age, Alaric was dwarfed in opinion by his elder twin brothers, Axel and Arlan. The two twins were the apples of his father’s eye, and he doted on the pair of them. Robert would ensure the twins had the best of tutors in all aspects of noble life, and because of this the two would be considered among the brightest young boys in the Stormlands, destined to build or create great things that would leave a lasting mark upon the world. By comparison, Alaric Seaworth was a great disappointment to his Lord father, the youngest son of House Seaworth having no discernable talents or skills in his early years.

When he was five, Lord Robert sent Alaric to ward with a very minor landed knight in House Seaworth’s lands. Lord Robert claimed he simply did not have the time to raise and teach his youngest son a day longer than he had, but the knight, Ser Gawen took the young Seaworth gratefully, believing the wardship of Alaric would be the greatest honour of his life.

It was at Nightsong that Alaric’s education would truly begin. His new guardian, Ser Willum Caron was a martially minded man and a warrior of some renown, though he was little liked by Alaric’s father. Alaric’s martial training would begin a year later when he was 7, and by the time he was 12, Alaric had begun to steadily use a sword and shield as his preferred armaments. While many fathers might have visited their son while he was away from home, or at the very least written a letter to him, Lord Robert was an even more distant father while Alaric was away from home.

Upon his thirteenth birthday, Alaric was gifted with his first hunting falcon by his Uncle Danos, a man who had chosen to leave the life of a nobleman behind in order to become a seabound merchant. Falconry would become Alaric’s new hobby, and he proved to be quite skilled at handling the bird, the two of them rarely returning from a hunt empty handed.

By the time he was 17, Alaric had been knighted by Lord Caron, the same year, his uncle Danos gifted the young man with a small ship of his own, which Danos had named *The Moody Wench*. Alaric took to the sea quite well, and would take frequent trips to other port towns along the western coast of Westeros. King’s Landing was one of the young man’s first destinations, where he visited Flea Bottom and the Red Keep, and from there he travelled to Gulltown and White Harbor before turning around to finally return to Weeping Town, and his father.

As Alaric returned home finally, Lord Robert seemed to not even notice his youngest son had come back to him. He was more preoccupied with his two eldest sons, the twins Axel and Arlan. Lord Robert decided the two were prepared to begin negotiating on his behalf, as Lord Robert himself had grown too old to travel abroad, by land or sea. Unfortunately for Lord Robert, his twin sons would be lost at sea likely in a storm or killed by pirates, their remains never to be found. In 377 AC, nearly a full year after the twins set out, Lord Robert held a funeral for his sons. What little life had been found in Lord Robert’s eyes was now gone, and the man seemed to be nothing more than a shell of his former self. This however did not change Robert’s opinion of his only son and now, heir to Weeping Town. He still deemed Alaric unfit for rule, but could find no proper grounds to disinherit his son in favour of another Seaworth. During this time, Alaric refused to take up arms for any reason and instead began to work on his skills of governance in a feeble attempt to earn his father’s respect, Alaric would not take to the lessons as naturally as he did to combat, but by the time a year had passed, he was beginning to understand the basics of governance and lordship. While in his cups, Lord Robert was known to loudly proclaim that he had wished Alaric had died in place of Axel and Arlan.

In 378 AC, Daena Targaryen launched an invasion of Westeros and Alaric, despite his vows not to take up arms, was forced to march to war. As the only male member of House Seaworth’s direct line, Alaric was required to lead his father’s men to war. Lord Robert believed that his youngest son was indeed well suited to march and die for their homeland, but said nothing else to his son as he left home once again.

Alaric would acquit himself well during the war, recognized locally for his skill at arms and deeds in battle. The rash young knight eagerly took any opportunity to make a name for himself and earn his father’s begrudging respect, volunteering for the riskiest of tasks that few other noblemen might step forward to take. It was all in vain, however. Lord Robert cared naught for his son’s deeds, and even worse seemed to despise Alaric more and more as he gained respect from others.

When Mace Wildflowers persuaded the magisters of Myr to rebel against Daena Targaryen and Westeros earned a brief reprieve from the war, Alaric returned home to Weeping Town. This visit would not last long, however. Immediately upon his return to his family’s castle Alaric would be informed by their maester that Lord Robert Seaworth had taken gravely ill. The Heir to Weeping Town would attempt one last time to smooth things over with his father, visiting him as he lay abed in his solar. Lord Robert would not have it. The Lord of Weeping Town cursed his son, and informed him that Alaric was an embarrassment to House Seaworth and that in the years to come, their family’s reputation would fail because of him.

In a haze, Alaric left Weeping Town, taking what fresh soldiers and ships that he could and sailed to Storm’s End to await orders. The war resumed and Alaric marched to Stoney Sept where the next and final major battle would take place. During the battle, the massive dragon Drogon was killed, and Alaric and several other knights were nearby where the beast had fallen. They quickly rode to ensure the dragon and her rider were dead. Along with Alaric rode Ser Ronnel Arryn and his brother Ser Alaric Arryn, Ser Selwyn Connington, Willas Redwyne, Garlan Tyrell and Lord Arlan Penrose.

The towering figure of Ser Garlan Tyrell lagged behind as their group drew near to the body of Drogon, and he remained behind to delay any Golden Company reinforcements.

Lord Penrose was first to attempt to engage the Targaryen Queen, removing his helm in order to call out a challenge to her. As he called out, Arlan was struck in the neck by an arrow, shot from some place in the distance. Had he kept his helmet upon his head, the Lord of Parchments might have killed Daena, but instead he collapsed on the field in a puddle of his own blood.

In the chaos, Alaric had been unhorsed by Daena, his horse collapsed upon his leg but Alaric managed to escape from under the beast. Wounded and battered, Alaric staggered to his feet and looked around him. Drogon lay dead and the battle had seemed to turn in the Westerosi's favour. But one dragon still remained, Queen Daena herself. The knights with Alaric had all been dispatched by the Dragon Queen and lay dead or wounded upon the battlefield. It all came down to a duel between Alaric and Daena. Alaric took up the Valyrian steel sword of House Penrose, *Legacy* and began to close with Daena.

The two combatants circled each other warily, with no help in sight from either side of the battle. Alaric was wounded, his leg barely able to support his own weight after being thrown from the saddle, though it appeared Daena was wounded from her fall. Daena attacked first, thrusting her sword towards Alaric's throat, attempting a quick killing blow upon the wounded man, a strike which he parried, then followed up by shoving his shield into Daena, throwing her off balance.

The fight should have ended there, but as he lunged forward to deliver the killing blow, Alaric's leg gave out and he collapsed to the ground long enough for Daena to regain her balance. Daena approached once more, and Alaric quickly scrabbled to his feet just in time to deflect another attack, though his hopes were dim now. His leg was slow to respond to his movements, and each step he could muster was excruciating.

The two battled for what felt like an age, with neither capable of getting the upper hand over their opponent until Daena managed to disarm Alaric, and kicked *Legacy* far from reach. In that moment Alaric knew fear as he crawled backwards away from Daena, towards the dead body of Drogon. By chance, his hand landed upon something solid and sturdy, and he grasped it tightly. It was a dragon scale that had fallen from the massive beast. Daena staggered forward and swung down towards Alaric with all her might. Mustering what strength he could, Alaric rolled to the side, causing Daena to stumble. He smashed Daena with the dragon scale, knocking her onto her back.

The Knight of Onions took his chance in that moment. He quickly disarmed Daena, but she punched him before he was able to deliver a killing blow with her own blade. Alaric grasped the dragon scale that was still in his hand, setting the pointed edge towards his opponent before bringing it down repeatedly upon her helm, puncturing it after a series of strikes.

Alaric collapsed shortly after killing the Last Dragon. He was found sometime after the battle had fully ended, still laying there, unable to move and barely conscious. The King sent the finest maester that had traveled with the army to treat Alaric's wounds. He awoke sometime later, most of his body covered in bandages and gauze, unable to see out of his left eye and unable to move his right leg. He was fortunate again, however. The maester said he would make a full recovery in time

Alaric was hailed as a hero across the lands, with many toasts made in his honour, and stories of his deeds would travel far and wide. While all of this praise and glory would mean a great deal to Alaric, it paled in comparison to what he had hoped his father would say to him. As soon as he could manage the journey, Alaric set about returning the corpses of Ser Selwyn Connington and Lord Arlan Penrose to their respective families.

When Alaric returned home to Weeping Town he was carried in by his father's men, and the ecstatic cries of the people of Weeping Town, though bad news awaited him within the walls of the Weeping Tower. He entered the castle and was distraught to finally hear the news of his father's passing. His mother and Weeping Town's maester had been with Lord Robert when he died. His final words telling them not to let Alaric inherit the lands of House Seaworth. However, because there was no document signed to name another heir, the pair of them kept Robert's dying wish a secret, telling only Alaric himself. This revelation crushed Alaric. Though he had known that Robert bore him little, if any love, he had not expected him to truly follow through with disinheriting him. Lord Robert’s dying words remained a secret, fortunately, and Alaric was made the new Lord of Weeping Town.

Alaric, now the Lord of Weeping Town shut himself away in mourning, refusing to take oaths of fealty or see petitioners. When he finally emerged, it was only to see his father's remains laid to rest at sea so that he might be with the two sons he loved so dearly.

When Queen Mrycella went on her Royal Progression, she stopped in Weeping Town for a short time. During her visit, the Queen presented Alaric with a pair of dragon bone vambraces, crafted from the remains of Drogon. The vambraces would become a treasured gift to Alaric, who would keep them alongside the dragon scale he had used to defeat Daena Targaryen.

In the two years since the war and his father’s death, Alaric has ruled Weeping Town as a fair and just lord, doing his best to honour his father’s memory and live up to the reputation of a father who never loved him.

## Family

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