Gaen Zyran

"Over my dead body would you ever kill Hebrilax! He is the only dragon left in our family and the only connection I have left to the far past, to my memories and my lost ones. If any of you even comes close to harming him, known that you are also doing it me, and that you will pay it with your life. No ties of blood will prevent me from bringing him justice. Beware of that!" - Gaen Zyran to his children, trying to eutanizing Hebrilax. Gaen Zyran was a member of House Zyran, one of the dragonrider families of old Valyria and one of the few to survive the Doom. As most of his family died in the cataclysm, he became the heir of the house and thus all members of the present Zyran House are direct descendants of him.

Gaen was a consumated Valyrian warrior and was the rider of the dragon Hebrilax, one of the oldest and most powerful dragons in the Zyran family (even though Ausiron was the most powerful one). He married Tarsya Adeyon and had five children with her.

Hebrilax was the dragon claimed by Gaen when he was 22, after his father had died in battle. On top of this dragon, he rode to battle and appease revolts in several corners of the Valyrian empire and spent large amounts of time in the city of Lys which was a summer retirement island for the family.

He survived the doom when he was commanded to assist the governor of the city of Lys as well as securing trade deals with for the family there, in a stay that was not suppose to be longer than 3 years. Thus, he decided to move there with all his family and reside in their summer palace for that period of time. However, the doom took place one year after they had move into the city.

Description and Origins
He was said to be a strong healthy young man, a proud member of House Zyran. He was the second of the male sons of the Zyrans back in Valyria, the youngest in total as he had an older brother and three older sisters. They all died in the doom of Valyria alongside the dragons of the Family. Most notably Ausiron, who was rode by his older brother but had belong to his Granmother and to his maternal Granmother from house Belaerys.

Gaen was inpulsive in his youth and at 22 decided to try an claim Hebrilax as the egg placed on his craddle had not hatched and thus had not become a dragonrider by birth. Once he claim Hebrilax, he spent long journeys on top of the beast, taking races with his older brother on top of Ausiron and one of her sisters who had also a dragon. Her other two sisters were not dragonriders.

During one of those fights he got a large couple scars in his face which almost cost him his life. He was dealing with a rebellion when a fighter managed to launch an attack on him. This scar was carried for all his life and made him seem more intimidating ever since. It was thus called the "Fearbringer" by many.

During his old age, after the doom of Valyria he gather a set of acolytes to write down as much knowledge as he could from the old Valyria knowning that if he died that would all be lost. He also was stubborn and refused to stop feeding his injured dragon, even if that was costing him the family fortune. He was also suspicious of everything that he ate, after dealing with all the revolts of Lys.

Physically he had the traits of the Valyrian race, White hair and fair purple eyes.

Death
He died of a heart attack in his bed at the age of 74 years. He was extremely old by the time and has been said to suffer signs of Dementia. He was cared for by her younger daughter, Miella for the rest of his life as both father and daughter were very close.

Family
He was the father of seven children with his wife, Tarsya Adeyon. Four sons known as Vaegon Zyran, Maekar Zyran, Daeron Zyran and Vaemond Zyran, and three daughters, the twins Salaena Zyran and Halaena Zyran as well as Miella Zyran.

It is believed that in his young years, before he was married he fathered a bastard, known as Serryn Horstar, with a prostitute of Lys. But this is not known for certain.