About me: King Viserys I Targaryen, known as Viserys the Peaceful, was the fifth king of the Targaryen dynasty to rule the Seven Kingdoms.
Viserys I was the grandson of Jaehaerys I Targaryen, and father of Rhaenyra. He briefly rode Balerion the Black Dread in his youth before the dragon's death of old age.
Viserys I is the son of Prince Baelon and Princess Alyssa Targaryen, and grandson of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. Viserys inherited the Iron Throne after an unprecedented sixty years of peace and prosperity under his grandfather, a golden age that Viserys strives to uphold.
Upon the death of Viserys's father Baelon, Prince of Dragonstone, the succession became unclear: Viserys's first cousin Rhaenys was the only child of Jaehaerys's first son, while Viserys was the eldest son of Jaehaerys's second son, but the relatively young Targaryen dynasty did not have firmly established succession laws. To address the issue, all the lords of Westeros gathered in the Great Council of 101 AC, which ultimately elected Viserys as the new Prince of Dragonstone, and Rhaenys grudgingly accepted the result. King Jaehaerys died and was succeeded by Viserys in 103 AC.
At the beginning of his reign, Viserys had yet to produce a male heir with his beloved wife, Queen Aemma Arryn, despite Viserys's claim to the throne being based on direct succession from male to male. Their only living child is Princess Rhaenyra, but according to the precedent set by the council at Harrenhal, Viserys's heir should be his closest male relative: his younger brother Daemon. Yet the lords of Westeros and even Viserys himself consider Daemon too wild and hot-headed to ever be a suitable heir to the throne.
Nine years into his reign, Viserys attends a meeting of the Small Council, leisurely talking and joking until Lord Corlys Velaryon brings to the council's attention that the alliance in the Free Cities known as the Triarchy is conquering the Stepstones for themselves, warning that Westerosi sea trade could be badly affected, but Viserys dismisses his concerns. Master of Coin Lyman Beesbury brings up that, at the request of Prince Daemon, the crown has invested significant money in the re-training and re-equipping of the City Watch, and he urges Viserys to make the prince fill his seat on the table to inform the council on his progress as commander. Viserys assures him that his gold is well-invested. Otto Hightower brings up the subject of the Heir's Tournament, which Viserys has planned for the approaching birth of his next child and hopeful son. Grand Maester Mellos reminds Viserys that they cannot be certain that the child will be a boy, but Viserys expresses his confidence that it will be.
Viserys undergoes treatment from his maesters for an infected wound he suffered from sitting on the Iron Throne. He accepts the advice of Maester Mickon to have the wound cauterized. Viserys goes to see his wife Aemma, who is taking a bath. Viserys expresses his confidence to her that the child will be a boy, telling her of a dragon dream he had of their son being born wearing Aegon the Conqueror's crown, amidst the sound of thundering hooves, splintering shields, and ringing swords, and all the dragons roaring as one as Viserys placed his son upon the Iron Throne. Aemma insists that boy or girl, it will be their last; after several miscarriages and stillbirths, and one child dead in the cradle (a total of five within ten years), she cannot bring herself to mourn another child.
The Small Council is convened to discuss the excessive violence employed by Daemon and the City Watch. Otto Hightower insists that Daemon's actions can no longer go unchecked, but Daemon defends his actions, stating that he was simply making the city safe for the guests arriving for the Heir's Tournament. Viserys agrees with Daemon, but questions his overly violent methods. Daemon and Otto get into an argument about Daemon's wife, Lady Rhea Royce, much to Viserys's exasperation. When Otto rises to Daemon's bait of mentioning his own dead wife, Viserys reminds Otto that Daemon loves to provoke him, and that he should not indulge him. Viserys gives Daemon permission to continue enforcing his laws, but warns him not to put on another performance like the previous night's. After Daemon leaves, Viserys comments that Daemon's new City Watch might be a good thing, as the city has been in decline since the death of his grandmother, Alysanne Targaryen.
The following day, Viserys commences the Heir's Tournament, greeting his guests, praising the competing knights, and announcing that Queen Aemma has begun her labors. After Lord Boremund Baratheon asks Princess Rhaenys for her favor, calling her "The Queen Who Never Was," Otto tells Viserys he could have Lord Boremund's tongue out for that. Viserys decides to let it slide, though he does applaud happily when Boremund is knocked off his horse by Ser Criston Cole. After Daemon defeats Otto's son, Ser Gwayne Hightower, Viserys receives news of Aemma's labor, and rushes to her side. To his horror, Grand Maester Mellos explains that the child is in breech, and that they must either cut open her womb to free the baby, a procedure that will almost certainly kill her, or risk losing both. Despite being appalled by the necessity of such a choice, Viserys grudgingly gives his consent for the maesters to cut into Aemma's womb. As the maesters remove the newborn baby, Viserys weeps over his dead wife's body. Mellos informs him that the baby is a boy, and Viserys says that he is to be given the name Baelon (in honor of his father, Baelon the Brave). However, at that moment, the infant prince begins choking in the Grand Maester's arms, and passes away a few hours later.
Some time later, a funeral is held outside King's Landing, for Queen Aemma and Prince Baelon. Viserys is nearly frozen with grief and shock, and can only watch tearfully as Rhaenyra orders her dragon Syrax to light his wife and son's pyre.
That night, the Small Council convenes, as Otto Hightower insists that they need to discuss the succession now that Aemma and Baelon are dead, though Viserys is in too much grief to want to discuss this. Otto and Mellos argue that it would destabilize the realm for Daemon to become king. Mellos even implies that Daemon may try to kill Viserys to take the throne, a claim Viserys angrily rejects. He reminds Otto that it was his own idea to put Daemon in command of the City Watch, after arguing against every other appointment Viserys tried to make for him. Despite Otto's arguments, Viserys refuses to exile his brother from King's Landing. Otto and Mellos suggest Viserys name Rhaenyra his heir, but Viserys refuses to choose between his brother and daughter. When the council begin to argue, Viserys furiously berates them all for behaving like crows squabbling over a corpse while he is still mourning his wife and son, and storms out.
sometimes she feels as though she's speaking to a wall. years of marriage later, they still don't always see eye to eye. she questions him, tests him even. and as the years pass on by, it's a wonder he's not had her head for opposing him at times. perhaps, deep down, there is some level of love and respect there.
"viserys," alicent murmurs, breaking the silence as she watches her king husband work on that replica of king's landing he's been catering to for as long as she remembers. "have you listened to a single word i've said?" she's sure he has, but more than likely has opted out of paying her any mind. it would not be out of the ordinary for him.
Perzys ānogār! Hello! Thank you for adding / accepting! Forgive me if this is super late, I did fall out of the verse for quite a while. However, the muse is back and roaring! May I introduce my rendition of Visenya II Targaryen; daughter of Rhaenyra and Daemon, Princess of the Seven Kingdoms. I do hope we might be able to come up with a wonderful story idea, so please hit me back when or if you feel the muse flowing! Thank you for your time.
