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 Nymerian Martell, and as such he styles himself as Lord of Sunspear on the young Prince's behalf. 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.

History
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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Growing uncomfortable around the presence of Laenor and Meria at court, Morgan decided to leave Sunspear shortly after they reforged Maekar's blade, Mercy, in the Water Gardens. By the beginning of 408 AC, Morgan traveled throughout the Free Cities for years under a commoner's guise. It was during this tour where he came across a peddler in Lys, claiming to possess an heirloom once belonged to Selenya Targaryen - a maester's link of Valyrian Steel, gifted to her by Prince Jacaerys before the Encounter at Massey's Hook. Scrounging what funds he could gather, Morgan found himself in possession of the artifact and continued wandering throughout Essos.