Velaryon Family/Aeravon

Lord Aeravon Velaryon in Unger during high winter.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Status:	Alive
Continent:	Beluaterra
Realm:	Ar Agyr, Land of the Five Duchies
Class:	Hero
Title:	Judge of Ar Agyr, Count of Seven Rivers
Weapon:	Greatsword named Winterthorne
Religion:	Old Gods
Unique Items:	Cruel Ring of Sartania Shield of Battle Scythe of Vlaanderen
ORDER OF SERVICE
Realms Served:	¤ Grehkia Northern Kingdom of Thalmarkin Ar Agyr, Land of the Five Duchies
Lordships Held:	¤ Margrave of Yipinalke Margrave of Unger Count of Rafferty Count of Seven Rivers

Origin

Member of the Laenorran branch of House Velaryon. A child of Laurentius the Gilded, brother to Swenja and half-brother to Monford.

Appearance and character

Aeravon is tall and powerful in appearance. Due to his height he makes a very towering, almost arboreal presence. His voice is very sonorous and deep, fitting for a man that comes from the north even though his Madinan accent often gives away his heritage. He has grey eyes, long raven-black hair and a strong jaw. In battle he is usually armored in black scales and wields a greatsword Winterthorn. During high winter he wraps himself in wolf's fur. His character is best described as brusque but righteous.

Chronicles of the North

Grehkia

Aeravon was very young when he departed his home in Madina and ventured forth with his father's delegation on a mission to expand trade business to Beluaterra. It took immense effort to get used to the radically different life in the cold northern reaches of this harsh continent. The delegation founded a headquarters in a more temperate climate, near Lake Salaman, pledging their oaths to the realm of Grehkia. Very soon after he came of age the news of his father's demise reached him and he officially took over the family's business and purpose on Beluaterra. Aeravon was a never a very good entrepreneur and soon he fully discarded the venture as he decided to carve his path alone. He was quickly appointed a Lord of Yipinalke by his first liege and friend Timsen Quasath but when the pressure of Grehkia's northern neighbor Thalmarkin started to border a full-scale invasion Aeravon was wooed by Zatar Zatirri to change his allegiance to Thalmarkin and leave Grehkia behind. As a youngster not yet fully carved as a man Aeravon took a leap of faith and pledged his sword to the North.

Thalmarkin

In Thalmarkin Aeravon was heralded as a hero who gave his sword to the power of the North. In the same time the weak Grehkian regime considered him a traitor. Immediately upon arrival Aeravon hopped into the thick of the war against Caelint, Angmar and Nothoi and began to earn his first scars as a field commander. A campaign worthy of note included a siege of Firbalt which would've been a complete success were it not for Nothoi's last moment arrival which lifted the siege. The success of the siege would've seen Caelint finally and fully destroyed, and the failure to do so has later proven to be a grave mistake. Nevertheless, he enjoyed the war and bloodying his sword regularly under the leadership of powerful Thalmarkin's Queen Baelunìataisharà Blue, with whom he would always have good relationship with despite her many failings, probably because she earned his respect as a warrior first and foremost.

The war eventually came to an end and for his contribution Aeravon was rewarded with a prestigious governorship over Thalmarkin's prized capital Unger. During these years he found solace and comfort in the frozen wastelands of the True North. Amidst the long nights and short days he established himself as a powerful Lord of his demesne. In these times he founded a family and got his son Thal, he greatly expanded his repute by co-hosting a tournament in Unger together with the Queen, and developed a great friendship with Count of Wailing Wood, Elios Everlight.

Days of peace didn't last for long. Upon hearing that Jacaerys Velaryon arrived to Irondale Aeravon knew that this was something that he needs to address. Jacaerys was of a rival Boreean branch of the House, a branch that tried to sabotage the Laenorrans in their neverending struggle for domination. Aeravon left Unger and began to plot his assassination. It took him several months to get the right man in the right place, but after many attempts he finally managed to end him in a tavern in Ossmat. Upon his return to Unger he learned that he was removed from his lands by the new regime that took over Thalmarkin's throne, spearheaded by Zatar Zatirri that once wooed him to join the Northern Kingdom. Zatar was a terrible ruler that made many mistakes and Aeravon knew that this man can never be his friend again. Fueled by hate and anger he decided to do all he can to overthrow him. At beginning of a war which saw Thalmarkin pitted against four different realms Zatar's reign finally broke and one day simply disappeared. During these events Aeravon met his greatest enemy Dancer Rea and everything that happened afterwards he blamed on this man.

The war raged in the North as Thalmarkin was beset on all sides. Aeravon's burning ambition saw him attempt to claim the Throne more than once but was always sabotaged by Dancer and his circle of evil. Torn between his desire to rise as a King and his love for his homeland he eventually settled to lead the armies of Thalmarkin as the General. In charge of broken ranks of the northerners and fully outnumbered by Irondale and Nothoi, Aeravon started to feel the burdens of responsibility as the pressure mounted. And he excelled in it. He reformed the armies of Thalmarkin and held the tide of enemies that kept coming week after week. To this day the northerners reminisce these days and revel in the glory that they found, for Thalmarkin was once again the roaring Bear of the North that crushed their enemies and reconquered all of their lost lands. But the internal division was too deep as Aeravon found himself battling against those that shared his colors more and more. The last chance to break his enemies came when the Throne of Thalmarkin, which continued to be shaky and unstable, became vacant once again. Aeravon decided to make his last bid to become a King. He failed, and this signaled to him that Dancer's circle became too strong and impossible to defeat from the inside. He then decided to leave Thalmarkin for good and took his family south to Ar Agyr, hungry for the manifest of his destiny.

Friends and Enemies

FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
Relation	Noble
Friends	Elios Everlight, Osgar Dacara, Do'Urden Sharpspeare.
Enemies	Dancer Rea, Anyte Luitolf, Sol Tempest, Rob Storme, Jheda Orobar, Zatar Zatirri, Timsen Quasath.

Notable events

Sanguine Order
Northern wastelands
On the trail of the Old Gods
On the Road to Keffa

Notable battles

Pomatim charge
The Great Upset of Gemke Fields
Red Fields of Ffangor
Victory in Gemke