Jaehaerys
Character Details
Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland as Jaehaerys Targaryen
Name: Jaehaerys Targaryen
Aliases: Jae
Faction: The Crownlands
Organization: House Targaryen
Occupation: Wise Old Prince
Rank: Prince
Age: May 2 53 (68)

Description

Platinum hair turned pale white, this gentleman has aged remarkably well for a man with a warrior's bearing. He is quite tall, standing at least a head taller than many around him. He is lean, his age belying his athletic build. His long face is marked with the wrinkles of time, his pale skin tanned slightly. Today he appears to be sporting a full beard, it is trimmed neatly and well maintained.

He is wearing a well-crafted breastplate. The breastplate is a deep ebony coloured metal, painted with the red tri-headed dragon that is the sigil of House Targaryen. The breastplate also sports a protective addition of chainmail at the arms and the waist, protecting three or four inches of his arms and lower torso. Beneath the breastplate he is wearing a black tunic, with red accents, and a pair of similarly accented black trousers. Upon his feet are a pair of black leather boots. Black certainly appears to be his colour.

He wears, about his waist, a well made black sword belt. Sheathed in an ornate-looking black and red scabbard featuring a dragon motif, is a well used longsword.

Fastened around his neck, or onto his armour, he wears a long, flowing crimson cape, edged in black and bearing the Targaryen tri-headed dragon in ebony at its centre.

Background

A long time ago, on a sailing vessel far, far away, I was born.

In actual fact I was born on a sailing vessel, my father engaged in some mechantile talks with the people of Braavos on behalf of his distant cousin, the reigning King of Westeros - my namesake Jaehaerys I Targaryen. They were returning from Braavos when, hearing all the excitement, I decided that I was curious enough to venture from my mother's belly into the world at large.

There are times where I regret that decision.

I was the third son of a third son, never intending to inherit the slightest scrap. And so, I seemed destined for the Citadel to forge links. I had six siblings in all, two elder brothers, one elder sister, and three younger sisters.

My eldest brother was a full ten years older than I, and I never had much to do with him. My elder sister, who naturally grew to be his wife, thought of me as little more than an annoyance during our brief childhood together. Age mellowed her, however, and she grew to appreciate me in time. My other brother, Aegon, was not much of a warrior. Somewhat ironically he, though intending on being a warrior, had a mental capacity and an ability with figures that I will never grasp. My three younger sisters; Cerys, Visenya, and Daenerys, were all kind and perfectly sisterly. It was Cerys, the eldest - and my junior by three years - to whom I was betrothed, and would eventually marry.

Figures and sums were never my best subjects. History and lore, however, were! I could quote you vast tracts of information about the long history of this continent, or indeed the history of our family. I was also far better at dealing with people than with theories and figures on a page. My father took note of this and, when I was just thirteen, I was put in command of his household troops.

My father's troops were not… well, compared to the Kingsguard or the guard of the Lannister family, my father's troops were nothing more than boys playing soldier. But they were MY boys playing soldier, and I shaped them up into an outfit of well trained soldiers. Not that they are needed beyond guard duty and the like, the world is far too peaceful.

I spent my time with my books and papers, and plenty of time mucking in with the men as well. I'm not one to let my noble birth stop me from doing what needs to be done. I enter tournaments here and there, though nothing too strenuous or exciting really happens for some time.

I became a father in my early twenties, several times. Cerys is constantly busy either being pregnant or helping the nannies look after the children we have. In all I sired seven children of my own, two twin girls, another girl, and four boys.

I did battle with raiders, brigands, and all sorts of ne'er-do-wells, I was never knighted, however, much to my consternation. I was considered too old to begin a squire's learning by the time I had brought it to my father's attention.

And now I am old, my children grown and my dear wife departed. I have come to Oldtown to advise and assist my family living here, as I've no place in either Kings Landing or my nephew's estates.

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Quirks

  • Wealth: Opulent
  • Blood of the Dragon
  • Love of Family
  • Sense of Duty
  • Reserved
  • Virtuous

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