Aerys Targaryen
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Aerys is a handsome young man with sharp, almost gaunt features, and eyes of light indigo. He has thin silver hair and skin almost equally pale. He wears a black velvet surcoat with red embrodery and a leather belt inlaid with rubies.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Aerys was born in the year 244 AC to his parents Jaehaerys II Targaryen and Shaera Targaryen. While still a teenager, Aerys was married to his sister Rhaella, in accordance with the family tradition of dynastic incest. While Aerys's grandfather, King Aegon V Targaryen was against this incestuous marriage (as he had been against incestuous marriages for his own children), Jaehaerys was allowed to arrange it. It was obvious to all who attended the wedding that the siblings held little fondness for one another.
As a young man, Aerys befriended two pages at the royal court, Tywin Lannister, the heir to Casterly Rock, and Steffon Baratheon, the heir to Storm's End. The three are nearly inseperable.
In 259 AC, Rhaella gave birth to their firstborn son and heir, Prince Rhaegar, during the tragedy of Summerhall, which killed King Aegon V, his eldest son Prince Duncan, and many others. Aerys's father, Jaehaerys, ascended the Iron Throne after this tragedy. Some rumours exist that on the night of Jaehaerys's coronation, Aerys took the maidenhead of Lady Joanna Lannister, who had come to court for the celebrations.
Relationships
History
Aerys and Rhaella were married as teenagers, with Aerys only fourteen and Rhaella thirteen. Their father, Jaehaerys had traditional Valyrian values, so to rectify the various marriages outside of their house, Jaehaerys married his sister, and later forced his own children to marry aswell. It is clear to many that the siblings hold little love for one another.
Ethnicity
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Prince.
Year of Birth
244 AC
15 Years old
Family
Spouses
Rhaella Targaryen
(Wife)
Siblings
Children
Belief/Deity
The Faith of the Seven
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