House Targaryen

'''House Targaryen is a noble family of Valyrian descent who escaped the Doom. For centuries they dwelled on the island of Dragonstone until Aegon the Conqueror and his sisters rode their dragons in the First Conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. Aegon’s dynasty lasted nigh on 300 years before it was toppled during Robert’s Rebellion, known to their loyalists as the War of the Usurper during the reign of Aerys II, whom some called the Mad King.

The Baratheon dynasty proved far more fleeting, however, and in 300 A.C. Prince Rhaegar’s son, Aegon, landed in the Stormlands. Shortly thereafter his aunt, daughter to Aerys II, arrived with her dragons. Together they reestablished their dynasty in what would come to be known as the Second War of Conquest.

The current head of House Targaryen is Aenar I, whom reigns as King. His has been a long, fruitful reign that has weathered its trials with dignity and purpose. In recent days, after 63 years of rule, the aged king’s mind has begun to wander and he has become withdrawn from the day-to-day affairs of the realm.