Prince of Dorne
Anointed knight Name/Age
▔▔▔▔▔Dyron Martell, 53
Reputation
▔▔▔▔▔Prince Dyron is a highly regarded knight in Dorne, he has participated in numerous battles in past, having played a key role in helping to rid the nearby Stepstones of pirates. His talent with a sword is well known, at one point he was considered for the Kingsguard but was passed over, something he hasn't forgotten. He overall has an intense knowledge of military history and tactics. As a knight he tries to uphold his vows, and show some honor in his dealings. When he was younger he was known as a charming man with a suave sense about himself, but he's hardened in recent years. He serves as an adviser to Prince Alran, offering counsel to his nephew in different capacities. With the incoming threat of the Targaryens he assumes a high role among the Dornish military.
History
▔▔▔▔▔Prince Dyron Martell was born the youngest son of Trystane Martell and Myrcella Baratheon, a marriage made between the Martells and Lannisters in order to secure an alliance between their houses as well as try to repair the tense relationship the great houses had. As such he was born with 'King's blood', though he has never lead the Martells. Due to his mother's death a year later during childbirth, Dyron was mostly raised by his father and various servants that assisted in his upbringing. He never knew his mother, though his father often told him how beautiful and kind hearted she was, that she would have been proud of the noble knight he became. His older brother Arving was a strong influence on the young Dyron, keeping a watchful eye on the curious young prince. His younger years were regal and peaceful, until he was deemed old enough to become a page. He had grown up hearing tales of proud knights across Westoros, who went down as legends for their feats of valor.
Dyron was put under the tutelage of Ser Tobas Dayne, a highly skilled swordsman and the third son of the late Edric Dayne. e was squired alongside Morgan Sand, who would become one of his closest friends. The trials of knighthood were a rough time for the young prince, as it was for many who took such a challenge. He was taught well by Ser Tobas, and himself showed a strong drive to impress his teacher. It was commonplace for him to undergo constant training from the early hours of days until the late hours of night. Nevertheless he drove to succeed and became a squire to Ser Tobas. Dyron explored much of Dorne under Tobas' tutelage, traveling with the knight on his journeys through the land. He tended to the knight's horse, cleaned his armor and sharped his sword.
At the age of seventeen he was knighted by Ser Tobas, Dyron can still recall every second of his knighting ceremony. Walking barefoot from the sept in Sunspear before falling to one knee before his teacher as the proud knight tapped each of his shoulders with his blade, the same sword Dyron himself had sharpened many times in the past. It was the happiest day of his life besides the births of both of his children. Over the next several years he'd ride across the lands alongside Morgan Sand, fighting in tournaments and making a name for himself. At one point he was considered the finest knight in Dorne, and considered for the Kingsguard in his early thirties. But he was passed over due to politics, something he's never forgotten.
Though his passing over from the Kingsguard allowed him to look towards getting married, and found himself falling for the beautiful Elrie Dayne, a woman he had known for several years and was smitten with. Unfortunatly, Morgan also fell for her and this caused a falling out between the two knights, and she ended up marrying Dyron due to his high birth. Him and Morgan were never the same, as the knight proceeded to anger several Dornish nobles then leave the land, Dyron having not seen him since. He would marry Elrie, and find himself starting a family. He would ultimately have one child with Elrie, Olira, raising her with love and affection. He'd also take a paramour, Leyina, who he'd father a bastard son Dovan with.
For years he focused on raising his children, though spent some time in Stepstones where he helped to rid of pirates. Once his son Dovan was of proper age the bastard prince desired to become a knight like his father, and Dyron accepted his son as his squire. He taught Dovan sternly, but fairly, much like Tobas Dayne had taught him. As their training intensified and the boy grew, Dyron even suspected Dovan would be a stronger knight than even he was. He also taught Olira some swordsmanship, the feisty young princess begging him to do it. The recent death of his cousin Darnis Martell shifted control of the house to the young Alran Martell, and Dyron would take a position of guidance and advice to the new head prince.