Trystane Martell

Prince Trystane Martell is the son of the Prince Consort of Dorne, Laenor Targaryen and his second wife, Princess Eliane Martell. Though ever since he was a babe, he had been thrust into birthright, though until the prince had reached the age of seventeen years of age, his uncle; Morgan Martell ruled Dorne in his stead.

Shortly after the War of Stone and Sky, he was married in Sunspear to Jynessa Uller in a quiet ceremony. Following the events of the war, Trystane has remained in Sunspear were he has has silently reigned.

He is close friends with his cousin, Aerion Targaryen who had spent time at the court of Sunspear in his youth.

Appearance and Character
Though he has the dark skin of his mother, one feature of his father's stands out above all else, his violet eyes that supposedly even shine a glimmer of gold. Like most Dornishmen, Trystane is tall and agile, preferring to be quick on his feet and act with precision and speed than to use raw strength.

Feeling little attachment to his parents who passed away before he could truly know them, he saw Morgan Martell, Samira Martell and Nymeria Uller replacements for his otherwise absent parents.

Whilst with his wife, or other close friends, Trystane is laid-back and quick to laugh, but whilst attending matters of court, presents himself as a stern yet fair man, capable both of punishment and placation.

Trystane often stays with his wife at the Water Gardens during less pressing times, though appears at the Sunspear court several times a week.

History
Born to Prince Laenor Targaryen, and the Princess of Dorne, Meria Martell from a young age Trystane was thrust under the spotlight when his mother passed away on the year of his birth. In an unrelated incident, his father passed away a year later, and the young prince was nurtured by the mother of his bastard half-siblings, Nymeria Uller. Though he did not grow to know them in later life, the first few years of his life were spent in a careless bliss, though when Nymeria left the court of Sunspear, she was refused to take the young prince with her, and instead he remained with the regent, Morgan and the rest of his cousins.

Though from an early age; Trystane took an interest in becoming a fierce fighter. The stories of the legendary Red Viper and his epic duel against the dastardly Ser Gregor Clegane raced through his mind, but he was often spared the more brutal details of his life, when he was not quite ready to use a spear, many days were spent beneath the blistering sun in the water gardens sparring with wooden swords, under the watchful eye of his uncle, and even his aunt, Samira Martell.

At the age of ten, Trystane met his cousin and dear friend, Aerion Targaryen when he was sent to Dorne, and from there, they connected and formed a strong bond. It was also in his youth in which he met the woman that one become his wife, though their relationship was nothing more than senseless romantic encounters, following the War of Stone and Sky, Trystane was urged to marry to continue his own line, and married Jynessa in a silent ceremony.

Until his mid-teens, a lot was kept away from Trystane -- perhaps to let him live a stress-free life until the time would truly come for him to inherit his lands and rule. When he learned about his father burning the Yronwoods, and other facts about his father, including that he had taken Nymeria Uller as a paramour and had married his aunt before his mother, Trystane had grown contempt for him, contempt for him burning the ancestral keep of a vassal, however unruly - though he despises that he perceives much of his father in himself, especially due to the fact he had deployed a dragon in combat, though in his case, it was more out of desperation than wroth.

Due to his father's blood, like most over nobles, whether related to the royal dynasty or not, he had taken a great interest in the history of House Targaryen and is perhaps fluent in his knowledge, from the whispers in the wind as to what House Targaryen had done before their famed first conquest, to the Bloody Blackfyre Rebellions which saw the realm bleed, all the way to the exiled Queen, Daenerys Stormborn. But the dragons interested him just as much, at both the prince's request and expense, the Steward of Sunspear traveled to Oldtown aboard a cog to gather what books he possibly could on dragons.

Though he knew that a divide existed between both religions in Dorne, Trystane, with average training in the arts of Martial Combat was forced to take quick and decisive action.

But in the end, he managed to reign victorious with the help of Aerion Targaryen and his dragon, Trystane sought to punish the ring-leaders sternly but allowed many lords to remain alive with their heads attached to their shoulders. Trystane remains wary of the houses that rose up in rebellion but seeks to unify Dorne for a brighter future as one.

Dearest Family
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