Aeron Aeter

Personality
Aeron, even as a child, was far more adventurous than his elder brother, and was terribly difficult to keep up with, even for parents such as his. He's said to take more after his mother than his father, in looks and personality.

Aeron, as an older man, becomes a member of the Royal Guard along with his brother, and in a way succeeds his mother. Despite being expected to settle down, Aeron still keeps a rambunctious and mischievous streak, only enhanced by the competition that he and Averan's best trainee has to offer.

Backstory
Aeron Aeter was born as the second and youngest son of Guillaume Aeter and Riara Clerec. Son to two very distinguished military figures, he and Averan had plenty of expectations to live up to, and they embraced the competition, although it often became stressful in their teenage years.

When the Glacian-Pyrean War began in 1753, Aeron was eight years old and only just becoming familiar with the concept of war. For the majority of his remaining childhood years, the war remained far from his home of Cryolis, although when his father had to leave for a mission in Aren, he began to understand just how serious it had become.

Before Guillaume left for his mission in Aren, Averan, with Aeron tagging along, confronted their father about why he was so aprehensive about a mission in Aren, aside from the fact that it was the city of Aren, and Guillaume tells them the truth of what he did during the illegal Glacian raid on Aren in February of 1734. This caused a break in Guillaume and his two sons' relationship, but Averan and Aeron soon recognized that Guillaume recognized that what he did was wrong and was doing his best to live on with that regret, making up for it as much as he possibly could.

After the dust settled from the second Pyrean attempt to invade Cryolis succeeding and half of the Cryzi castle collapsing, Averan and Aeron finally were able to formally meet their half-sisters, Cinder and Ember Incendre.

Post war, Averan eventually takes up the mantle of leading the Blackguard operations from Guillaume, and Aeron in turn begins to train under his mother to eventually take on her responsibilities as Commander of the Glacian Army. Both of the brothers enter into the Royal Guard at some point between 1770 and 1780.

In 1771, Aeron found Zerei Cryzi, the young daughter of Jack Cryzi and Aura Iero, trying to mimic him and Averan's fighting techniques, and had to report this to Jack, who was now King. Despite Jack and Aura's initial apprehension, Aeron encouraged them to let him and Averan train Zerei to become 'a proper knight' as she wanted to be called. Eventually, Jack gave in to his daughter's wishes.

Appearances and Importance
Aeron Aeter was a minor character in Phoenix, but plays a much more significant role in its sequel, Dragon, as Zerei Cryzi's mentor.