Neryon Tideborn (Year 65 AC)
Identity
- Name: Neryon Tideborn
- Age: 26
- Height: 6 ft 7
- Species: Rhoynar human reincarnation of Poseidon
- Words He Lives By: "Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves."
- Appearance: Matches the image you provided.
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Personality
Neryon Tideborn is a man who embodies the sea itself—restless, adventurous, and unpredictable. His moods shift like tides, from calm introspection to roaring intensity. He follows desire over duty, instinct over hesitation, and freedom above all else. Loyalty is sacred to him, but betrayal is met with swift, merciless action. Beneath the storm is a deep hunger for discovery and a fierce love for the waters that birthed him.
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Divine Rebirth
When Poseidon fell in the war of the gods, his soul did not fade. It drifted into another world, where Mother Rhoyne found it. She reshaped the divine essence into two forms:
- A human child — Neryon Tideborn
- A Triton — the living spirit of his future weapon
He was not born from a woman. He appeared beside the river, crying next to the trident that would one day answer only to him. His body is mortal, capable of death, but strengthened beyond normal men. His soul carries fragments of ancient memory—knowledge mortals should never hold.
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Mortal Upbringing
A wandering Rhoynar merchant family found him and took him in as their sixth child.
The Tideborn Family
- Father: Jorad Tideborn
- Mother: Selya Tideborn
- Siblings:
- Mira Tideborn – herbalist
- Tolan Tideborn – fisherman
- Rhyssa Tideborn – sells-scribe
- Jeren Tideborn – caravan guard
- Lysa Tideborn – apprentice healer
They traveled the rivers and coasts selling herbs, salves, and rare plants. Poor but loving, they raised him with Rhoynar faith and the belief that the river chooses its children.
Even as a boy, Neryon felt the sea calling to him—an ache in his bones, a whisper in his blood.
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Becoming a Man of the Sea
By 21, he had scraped together enough coin from fishing, salvaging, and selling treasures to commission a ship. When he returned home, his father gave him the trident he had been found beside.
"A man must know the weight of what he was born with."
Neryon poured everything into building his first great vessel. He hired carpenters, shipwrights, and friends—then removed the disloyal ones without hesitation. His ambition was enormous: a ship worthy of a god reborn.
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The Tideborn Fleet
Flagship: The Trident
Brother's Ship: The Leviathan
Acquired in Yi Ti through a transport deal with a family leaving the trade.
They began by selling fish—much to Neryon's irritation—but soon expanded into long-distance trade, salvage, and exploration.
His first major voyage was to Yi Ti, a months-long journey that tested both ship and crew. There he built the beginnings of a trading network and secured the Leviathan.
During a transport mission to King's Landing, he saw a dragon for the first time. Fear and excitement surged through him—ancient power recognizing ancient power.
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Abilities & Skills
Triton Mastery
- Wields his trident as if born with it
- Fights like a storm—heavy, relentless, unpredictable
- Weapon amplifies his water powers and connects him to sea life
Water Manipulation
- Without trident: limited, subtle, draining
- With trident: powerful currents, shaping water, defensive barriers, enhanced sea-sense
Sea-Born Connection
Understands and communicates with:
- Sea dragons
- Sea serpents
- Leviathans
- Any creature born of saltwater
Blueprint Creation
Instinctive knowledge from his divine past allows him to sketch advanced ship designs far beyond Westerosi norms.
Alchemy
Knows:
- A variant of Greek fire
- Several herbal medicines from Rhoynar and foreign traditions
Navigation
Still learning, but improving quickly. He relies on instinct, stars, and the whispers of the sea.