MAEKAR TARGARYEN

Name=Maekar I Targaryen Nickname=The Anvil Birth=174 AC, King's Landing Age=34 (as of 209 AC) Family=King Daeron II Targaryen (father), Myriah Martell (mother), Baelor Breakspear (older brother), Aerys (older brother), Rhaegal (older brother), Dyanna Dayne (deceased wife), Daeron (oldest son) Aerion (second son) Aemon (third son) Daenora (daughter) Aegon (fourth son) Rhae (second daughter) House=House Targaryen Titles=Prince, Prince of Summerhall Appearance=The thickly-built Maekar was a powerful man with violet eyes. He had straight hair and a square-cut beard, both being the color of silver with a hint of gold. Pox scars marred his cheeks. Clothing=Maekar had his own personal coat of arms, the three-headed Targaryen dragon, quartered. Beneath a heavy black cloak trimmed with ermine, he wore a leather brigandine covered with silver studs. Maekar's battle armor was decorated with black curved dragon teeth along the shoulders and down his back, and the crest of his helm had dragon teeth as well. He wielded a huge spiked mace. Personality=Maekar could be prickly and impatient. He was a harsh man, quick to judge and to condemn. Unlike his brother Baelor, he was not charismatic and could not make friends and allies easily. He is a stern man and is not particularly fond of his children (especially Daeron for his drunkenness) though he has spoiled Aerion, which may lead to his bratty behavior Speech=Maekar could be prickly and impatient. He speaks sharply but properly, and does not shy away from cursing. Backstory=Maekar was the fourth son of King Daeron II Targaryen and Queen Myriah Martell. He had three older brothers: Baelor, Aerys, and Rhaegel. While King Daeron was no warrior, it was noted that two of his sons—Baelor and Maekar—appeared to be "all that could be wished in a knight, lord, or heir." Baelor was a tourney champion at seventeen, and Maekar seemed likely to show similar skills. As a fourth son, Maekar was not expected to rule. He married young, to Lady Dyanna Dayne, and had four sons and two daughters, Daeron, Aerion, Aemon, Daella, Aegon, and Rhae. Maekar was given the Targaryen summer residence of Summerhall for his own seat. During the First Blackfyre Rebellion in 196 AC, Maekar served as one of the Targaryen commanders. It was his shield wall that held against the "mad" attack of his uncle, Ser Aegor Rivers (called Bittersteel) in the Battle of the Redgrass Field. While his brother Baelor Breakspear attacked the rebel army from the rear with a host of stormlords and Dornishmen, Maekar rallied what remained of Lord Donnel Arryn's vanguard and made an unyielding anvil against which the rebels were hammered and destroyed, and the battle was won. Later, a song about "the hammer and the anvil" was made about the battle, with Baelor as the hammer and Maekar the anvil. Nevertheless, Maekar felt unappreciated. The victory was more attributed to his brother and the errors of Daemon Blackfyre, than to his efforts. In other things he also stood in the shadow of his brothers, wounding his pride. Some time around 207 AC or 208 AC, King Daeron II Targaryen had four grown sons, three with sons of their own. He felt that having too many potential Targaryen heirs was dangerous, and sent Maekar's third son, Aemon, to the Citadel to become a maester, despite his father's objections. In 209 AC, a tourney was held at Ashford. Maekar attended to see his sons Daeron and Aerion compete, and his fourth son Aegon was to squire for Daeron. Unfortunately, the tourney at Ashford Meadow proved disastrous for Maekar and his sons. Daeron drank himself into a stupor before reaching the tournament. Daeron and young Aegon are missing. Maekar leaves to find his missing sons. Aerion shamed himself during the joust by deliberately killing his opponent's horse, all while Maekar is absent. When Duncan attacked Aerion to defend Tanselle, an innocent puppeteer, and Aerion demanded a trial by combat, Maekar supported Aerion's call for vengeance as well as Daeron's accusation that Duncan had kidnapped Aegon. Maekar had only returned that morning, after finding Daeron drunk in an inn. Maekar was unhorsed during the trial of seven, and he fought at the same time against his brother Baelor and Lord Lyonel Baratheon, both of whom supported Duncan. Maekar delivered a lethal mace blow to Baelor's head. Baelor survived the trial, but died soon after when Steely Pate removed his helm. Maekar suspected that he would thereafter be held in suspicion as a kinslayer. According to the chronicles, Prince Maekar always bitterly regretted Baelor's passing and marked its anniversary every year. Baelor had thought of his brother fondly in his final moments. Maekar was not present during Baelor's death, nor did he actually witness it, in the aftermath of the Trial.