Morgan Martell

Morgan Martell entered the world in the 11th Moon in 392 AC. He would be the second-born son, and fifth child of Prince Consort Ryon Allyrion and Princess Frynne Martell. Just like the rest of his siblings, he would be born in the Water Gardens of Dorne.

He currently acts as Prince Regent for his nephew Trystane Martell, and as such he styles himself as Lord of Sunspear on the young Prince's behalf. He wields the former Valyrian Steel of Maekar Targaryen, albeit it being reforged into a new blade bearing the name Immolation.

Having motioned to create protectorate positions in Dorne upon the rise of the Three Daughters, Morgan also works alongside Deziel Jordayne as Lord General and Lord Admiral respectively.

Appearance and Character
Morgan's deep brown eyes display constant severity and hold a gaze that informs those it touches that he will never completely trust them. He bears a complexion typical of those of Salty Dornish descent, and his shoulder-length black curls fall delicately upon him.

Early Life
Morgan Martell was born in the year of the Great Famine of Dorne, in 392 AC. Being of noble birth no doubt contributed to his good health as a newborn, if not saving his life completely in such a dark period of Dornish history.

War of the Three Thieves
In the year 396 AC, Morgan's elder brother Prince Lewyn Martell led Dornish forces in the War of the Three Thieves. Lewyn would frequently write home to Sunspear throughout his time in Essos and on occasion would write solely to the young Morgan, who would have his caretakers read of his brother's adventures. Such writings became an expected joy to the young Prince.

However such joys would inevitably come to pass, for in the year 398 AC, Prince Lewyn Martell was slain in Ormollon's Pyre. Devastated, Morgan entered a brief period of depression while his sister Meria prepared herself for her new role as the Heir of Dorne. By year's end however, Morgan would welcome his new sister Samira and any previous sadness seemed to have dissipated due to the girl's birth.

A Time at Court
By 400 AC, Morgan Martell had become a staple of the Dornish Court, bearing his charming and youthful innocence. It was also around this period where the Young Prince became bored with most of his traditional lessons taught by the maesters, instead beganing to favor following the footsteps of his sibling Princess Meria and even listening in on some of her more militaristic discussions regarding Dorne and it's strategies.

The Scarlet Winter
In 404 AC, the Scarlet Winter would bring bandits and desperate travelers to Dorne in hopes of escaping the growing cold. Plaguing the both the roads and mountains, one fateful encounter saw Princess Aliandra dishonored and beaten while traveling with a paramour. The event angered many, and though while Aliandra lived from the experience she would later take her own life in 405 AC. Experiencing the cruelties of the world once again after his parent's passing, Morgan fervently pursued ways to purge such undesirables from his homeland - going so far as to even approach Princess Meria herself, wanting to lead a contingent across the countryside. A request which was flatly denied.

The Mummer's War
The Mummer's War had begun in earnest in 407 AC, with Prince Maekar Targaryen declaring himself Lord Protector of Westeros and intent on putting Prince Rhaegar on the Iron Throne in place of his mother. Although Morgan had stayed in Sunspear during the Tournament of the Red Comet, he had begun to feel the effects of the event in his home with the promise of Prince Laenor Targaryen to his sister Princess Meria. A union that would shake the future of Dorne to it's very core. While choosing to remain unaware of the politics Laenor and Meria partook in, the time came when Prince Maekar himself stood within the Sandship's walls before them both. Unknown to them, that Morgan himself peered silently into the meeting as well. Just long enough to witness the Lady of Sunspear driving Prince Maekar's blade through his own chest. Uncertain of exactly how such a result came to be, Morgan decided to never speak of the event to anyone and instead distract himself with Samira's company. As time progressed, news of another pretender's death came to Dorne - Maegor Waters. In 408 AC the conflict's embers appeared to die down as bards began to sing of the Battle of the Fords, and the birth of one Visenya Silvermoon.

A Wandering Prince
Growing uncomfortable around the presence of Laenor and Meria at court, Morgan decided to leave Sunspear shortly after the pair had Maekar's blade Mercy, reforged in the Water Gardens. In 409 AC Morgan ventured out across Dorne, visiting several of his sister's vassals along his path. It was during this tour where he would meet his future lovers - and his future wife - Valena and Jynessa Dalt. After a year the tour across Dorne came to an end. The Prince however still wished to see more of the world, so Morgan chose to travel to Essos and spend time in Lys in 410 AC. During this time, the Prince would be a guest at a former property of House Targaryen of Lys and discover one of the late Selenya Targaryen's former possessions - a maester's link of Valyrian Steel, supposedly given to her by the Learned Prince Jacaerys Targaryen before the tragic events that unfolded at Massey's Hook. By the month's end, both Prince Morgan and the link vanished from the property.

In 411 AC Morgan would receive word that his sister Princess Meria had foolhardily attempted to tame the dragon Sunburst once again, and perished in the attempt months ago. As such, he never attended Meria's funeral. Rumours continued to drift across the Narrow Sea, and soon Morgan learned that Prince Laenor would now see himself wed the new Princess of Dorne - Morgan's other elder sister Princess Eliane Martell. Wishing to lend aid to Eliane in her new role, Morgan returned to Sunspear in early 412 AC.

Dawn of a New Age
Having returned to his place at court, Morgan partook in what duties he could to ease the task of leading Eliane had before her. Being an active figure in the training of new guards and designing new routines and drills for them, Morgan attempted to replace Meria's martial-mindedness. Fearing he would likely remain at Sunspear for some time, he invited both Valena and Jynessa Dalt to court with him and actively pursued relations with them both. By 413 AC, he would find himself married to Valena. During this time, a sickness had begun to spread throughout Dorne - having originated in Sunspear itself. The mysterious illness would claim many lives including Prince Laenor. It would not be long after that, that Princess Eliane would die giving birth to Laenor's child after naming the boy Trystane. Morgan would not be present for either of their deaths, having returned to Tyrosh for a short period. Immediately, he would return to Dorne and declare himself Prince Regent for the young child.

Nymeria Uller - a former lover of both Princess Meria and Prince Laenor - had already begun to nurse and care for the boy Prince upon Morgan's arrival. Uncertain, Morgan allowed her and her children to remain and began preparing himself to rule Dorne in his nephew's place.

Having a great amount of stress upon him, Morgan had continued to visit the chambers of both Valena and Jynessa much more frequently, and in turn they too both began to display signs that they were carrying his children. In the beginning of 414 AC, Valena would give birth to Alleras Martell and a month later Jynessa would bear a bastard for Prince Regent Morgan, named Oberyn Sand.

A Royal Visit
In 414 AC Sunspear would also host Queen Visaera herself, along with her son Prince Viserys while the boy attempted to tame the wild dragon Starfyre - his brother Laenor's former dragon. This would mark the first time the Prince Regent would meet with the Queen, as well as the first time she herself would lay her eyes upon her grandson Prince Trystane. After lengthy talks regarding the future of Dorne, and Prince Morgan's own part to play in the years to come and growth of the young Prince. However it would be after these talks and once the royal party left following Viserys' successful taming, that Prince Morgan would immediately remove Prince Trystane from Nymeria Uller's care, who had nursed the child since birth. Instead Morgan's only remaining kin Princess Samira, was decided to take on the role of a motherly figure for the young Prince.

Contingency
By 417 AC, Aeryn Targaryen had all but finished his Scouring of the Stepstones - and while the decrease in pirate attacks upon trading vessels were welcome, the Targaryen now presented new possible threats to the well-being of Dorne, if no more than by proximity. With the reemergence of the Triarchy in Essos, as well as this new self-declared Prince of the Narrow Sea and his dragon Stormsong, Prince Morgan suffered great stresses for fear of the rise of such Empires and Kingdoms. It was at this time the Prince Regent decided to create Protectorate positions throughout Dorne, much like how the Iron Throne itself distributes Warden titles throughout it's realm. Lord Deziel Jordayne would be declared the Lord Admiral of Dorne, as well as Lord Aemon Dayne acting as the Prince's Presence within the northern courts. Prince Morgan himself would place the title of Lord General upon himself, and while the peace between Dorne's new neighbours has offered the Kingdom a chance to recuperate, he observes the eastern people with great caution and interest.