Aemon Dayne

Aemon Morningstar Dayne is the current Lord of Starfall, and the eldest son and child of the now deceased Lord Ulrick III Dayne of Starfall, and Lady Rhaella Velaryon of Starfall. He is wed to Lady Ellyn Lannister, with his heir being their young son, Lord Varion Dayne.

Appearance and Character
Aemon Dayne, as of 418 A.C. is a man of some twenty-five years. His physical features from birth, have suggested a close tie to his Velaryon Mother's own appearance, his pale blonde hair, his blue-violet eyes, his white skin, he is, as has been said of many Daynes come before him, strangely similar to a Valyrian in appearance. Yet, in this generation of Daynes, Valyrian blood is without doubt present.

While through practice, Aemon has become a rather towering individual, the perfect combination of height, and muscle. But of course, such is only befitting the Sword of the Morning.

As a youth, Aemon's character rendered him quite the dubious individual, one only need ask his Mother about his Lannister Bride for context. Alas, as he aged, he grew into responsibility, and into a stern and talented mind for combat, and warfare. Yet, in person, Aemon is an individual of open, warm, and welcoming arms, a man whom encourages friendship and gladly embraces new people into his life, while also being one whom greatly enjoys copious amounts of physical activity, very much being one for the outdoors. It is quite a personal pride of his, that he does rather well know the terrain and paths of the mountains surrounding Starfall, and those respective of the banks of the Torrentine.

393 A.C. Early Life at Starfall
Aemon's early days at Starfall were simple and pleasant, he spent his time practicing with blade and bow, with word and basic politics, and very much so enjoyed adventures through the foothills of the mountains near Starfall, and along the banks of the Torrentine. As a child, he and his twin sister, Ashara were nigh inseparable, and for quite some time, did not at first quite understand why they could not undergo identical education, as for those earliest of years, they had done almost everything as one.

401 A.C. Squire to the Lord of Tides
Alas, during Aemon's ninth year, he was sent from Starfall to Driftmark, where he met his Lord Grandfather, the Lord Vaemond Velaryon for the first time. The pair remained not long at Driftmark, for they were soon for the Capital. The first time Aemon lay eyes upon its high walls, upon its Keep of Red brick, and upon the sheer amount of people, he was thoroughly awestruck, but, he was yet to see what would stay with him until this day. He heard it first. The roar of a mighty creature, the roar of a God, a dragon. It glided across the sky with stunning speed, right by their ship. Aemon raced along the side of the ship in those moments, determined not to lose sight of it, but alas, it was inevitable that he would, and so, he did. This interaction, nay, fleeting moment of grace that Aemon witnessed left him with a burning desire to one day be atop such a creature himself.

Days in the Capital were strange to Aemon, at first anyway. The smell itself, was thoroughly overpowering, but with time, he adjusted to it, and somehow forgot it was ever there. While at Court with his Lord Grandfather, Aemon learnt a great many things; how to act in proper custom while around other Nobles, those of both greater and lesser station than he, as well as the important political and diplomatic knowledge that he would need as a Lord. Yet, something Aemon found himself particularly surprised by, was his fascination with bloodlines, and with family. Aemon spent hours at a time going over old tomes, tracing back lineages, tracing back simple traits, be they hair colour, eye colour, or even height. So very often he had gone to his Lord Grandfather with queries about this Lady, and that Heir.

Stranger yet, came to be Aemon's growing fascination with the Red God and the R'hllor faithful. While Dorne was quite thoroughly populated with followers of the Red God, most especially when compaired with the other Kingdoms of Westeros, the Daynes had never seen any steady progress of conversion within their lands and so had essentially ignored and forgotten about its presence. But alas, now the Young Dayne was experiencing an ever-growing interest, that would ultimately come to shape his religious beliefs and turn him to the faith of the Red God, for the ideals they preached, and the symbolism they were tied to greatly appealed to Aemon, far more than dusty old Septas and Septons.

Alas, as much as it might at times have seemed he devoted all his time to the studies of text that interested him greatly, his true passion, was on the field of battle. While his Lord Grandfather was unable to train him in the arts of swordplay, archery, and the like, due to his evergrowing age, Aemon nonetheless received marvellous tutilage by hired hands. Yet, as Aemon was a rather brash youth at times, well, most times, he often found himself standing atop a fellow squire, having swiftly beaten them, rather aggressively, sometimes, for good reason, but most times, for none more than 'I wanted to'.

407 A.C. The Tourney at Harrenhal
I wanted to. This motto would prove itself to enter Aemon into a rather precarious situation, for a youth of fourteen. During the tourney at Harrenhal, after defeating all other squires in the melee and emerging victorious, with a new monicker to match, an overly confident Aemon Morningstar Dayne won the eye, and attraction, of a noble girl of the same age as he, a Lannister. A youth's infatuation, most would say, a fleeting attraction, they would say, a passing desire, the rest would state. But, Aemon was the impulsive type, and so, when his Lord Grandfather was poisoned at the Tourney, and renderred lifeless, Aemon took shock, whether it was panic, fear, an oppourtunity to glance the West, or who knows what, not even Aemon can say, he can only recall his actions.

407 A.C. Infatuation with the Golden Lioness
The Young Lord went West, to the Rock, Casterly Rock. Alongside his Cousin, Lord Nymor Yronwood, Heir to the Yronwood Lands and Title, he wed his Lannister bride, the Lady Ellyn Lannister, while her sister wed, the Lady Lysa Lannister, wed the Yronwood Dornishman.

Soon after the nuptials were completed, Aemon received a letter, a letter that if it could talk, would've bitten half his ear off. His Mother, the Lady Rhaella Dayne, was not at all amused by his actions. Yet, before the Young Lord could depart, there was one final prize to receive. With the tap of a sword, and oaths sworn, Aemon arose, Ser Aemon, knighted by the Lord Loreon Lannister of the Rock himself. Aemon's pride was beyond speech.

With his newly wed Wife in tow, and after conversations with the Lord of the Rock, of which he will never forget, the Young Lord boarded a ship, and set sail for Starfall.

407 A.C. Return to Starfall
His Mother was livid. He had acted impulsively, without thought for how this would affect his House, his Family, his Lands, and his People. He resigned himself to listening to his Mother, he had made a mistake, he knew that, but the mistake was not in his bride, no, he would never regret that, but instead, was in not practicing proper customs of courting, he was after all, still a youth and not of age.

409 A.C. The Rising Star
The next few years after returning to Starfall had, in the grand scheme of Westeros, passed rather uneventfully, yet, there were two things that Aemon could not stop thinking of: Dragons, and Ships. House Dayne lacked both, he lacked both. While he loved Starfall, and his heart did yearn for it while he was away, the warmth of the Dornish Sun, the lands surrounding Starfall, the Torrentine, he could not sit idle forever. He had spent enough years idle already.

But before Dragons and Ships, he wanted to see Westeros, and Essos.

409 A.C. The Shooting Star
He had no desire to be followed to squawking court advisors and those whom would just be there to ask of him, so he took a small retinue, composed solely of himself, his Wife, and some fifty guardsmen. In his place, he would leave the governance of Starfall to his Mother, the Lady Rhaella Dayne, his twin and favourite sister, Lady Ashara Dayne, the Maester Monford, and his Captain of Guard, Quence Torhill.

Notable Accomplishments

 * 407 A.C.
 * Claiming victory in the Squires Melee at the Tourney of Harrenhal.
 * Wedding the Lady Ellyn Lannister at Casterly Rock.
 * Being Knighted by the Lord Loreon Lannister of Casterly Rock.

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Family

 * Lord Ulrick III Dayne, Lord of Starfall b. 369 A.C. d. 405 A.C.
 * Lady Rhaella Dayne nee. Velaryon, Lady of Starfall b. 378 A.C.
 * Lord Aemon Dayne, Lord of Starfall b. 393 A.C.
 * m. Lady Ellyn Dayne nee. Lannister, Lady of Starfall b. 393 A.C.
 * Lady Elyana Dayne b. 412 A.C.
 * Lord Varion Dayne b. 414 A.C.
 * Lord Ulrick Dayne b. 417 A.C.
 * Lady Ashara Dayne b. 393 A.C.
 * Lady Arianna Dayne b. 396 A.C.
 * Lady Anara Dayne b. 398 A.C.
 * Lady Allyria Dayne b. 402 A.C.
 * Lord Arthur Dayne b. 405 A.C. d. 405 A.C.


 * Ser Morgan Dayne, b. 379 A.C.
 * Ser Aron Dayne b. 382 A.C.
 * Lady Ysilla Yronwood nee. Dayne, Lady of Yronwood b. 385 A.C. d --- A.C.
 * Aelor Sand, Bastard of Starfall b. 381 A.C.
 * m. Lord Ormond Yronwood, Lord of Yronwood, b. --- A.C. d. 407 A.C.
 * Lord Nymor Yronwood, b. 389 A.C. d 407 A.C.