Editing Addam Velaryon (section)

==History==
===Early life===
According to [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]], Addam's origins remain a matter of dispute among historians to this day.{{Ref|FAB|15}} His mother [[Marilda]] claimed he and his brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]] were fathered by Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] - a fact that many found remarkable due to Laenor's known [[Gender and sexuality|sexual preference]] for men. The court [[fool]], [[Mushroom]], claimed that they were fathered by Laenor's father, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], but kept unacknowledged and far from court in order to not offend Corlys's fiery-tempered wife, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}

Addam and Alyn grew up in the shipyard of Marilda's father, and the boys served on her trading cog, ''[[Mouse (ship)|Mouse]]''.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

===Dragonrider===
[[File:Addam and Corlys Velaryon by Riotarttherite.png|thumb|350px|Addam and Corlys Velaryon in the aftermath of the Battle of the Gullet, by riotarttherite ©]]
When Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] decided that Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s [[blacks]] needed more [[dragonrider]]s during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], many men on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] came forward to answer the [[Sowing|prince's call]]. One of them, Addam of [[Hull]], managed to bond with [[Seasmoke]]. However, when his younger brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]] tried to tame [[Sheepstealer]], the [[dragon]] set fire to his cloak. Seasmoke drove off Sheepstealer as Addam used his own cloak to beat out the [[Dragonflame|flames]].{{Ref|FAB|15}}

Not long after Addam had proven himself by flying Seasmoke, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] petitioned Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen to remove the taint of [[bastardy]] from Addam and Alyn. The queen complied, and legitimized the brothers. Addam of Hull, [[dragonseed]] and bastard, became Addam Velaryon, and Corlys's heir to [[Driftmark]]. Addam fought for the [[blacks]] atop Seasmoke for the first time during the [[Battle of the Gullet]]. Addam spoke with Corlys after the disastrous battle, but it is unknown what they said to each other.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

When [[Fall of King's Landing|King's Landing fell]] to Rhaenyra, her dragonriders made their descent one by one. Once Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] was certain there would be no harm, he signaled to his wife to descend upon [[Syrax]]. Addam remained aloft, flying Seasmoke around the city walls, the beat of his dragon's wide leathern wings a caution to those below that any defiance would be met with fire.{{Ref|FAB|16}}

Once it was decided that Queen Rhaenyra would remain in [[King's Landing]], Addam Velaryon remained with Seasmoke and Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]]. Syrax, Seasmoke, and [[Tyraxes]] were expected to suffice for the defense of the city, and the rest of the dragonriders went to battle. Apart from Syrax, Seasmoke and the other dragons were kept in the [[Dragonpit]]. It had long been the custom for at least one dragonrider to reside in the pit, so as to be able to defend the city should it come under attack. Because the queen preferred to keep her dragon by her side, that duty fell to Ser Addam Velaryon.{{Ref|FAB|16}}

===Second Battle of Tumbleton===
After the treachery of the [[Two Betrayers]] in the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], many voices in the [[black council]] questioned Addam's loyalty. Only Lord Corlys, the [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]], spoke in defense of the [[dragonseed]], remarking that Addam and Alyn were "true Velaryons" and worthy of Driftmark. The Hand's impassioned protests were in vain, and Queen Rhaenyra, suspecting a turncloak, commanded Ser [[Luthor Largent]] to arrest Addam in the Dragonpit. Addam, who had been forewarned, managed to make his escape flying away with Seasmoke, fleeing before he could be put to the question. By ordering the arrest of Addam, the queen lost not only a dragon but her Hand as well. Corlys was beaten and imprisoned for warning Addam.{{Ref|FAB|16}}

As the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] was put into motion, Addam was determined to prove that all bastards need not be turncloaks. The singers say that Addam flew from King's Landing to the [[Gods Eye]] where he landed on the sacred [[Isle of Faces]] and took counsel with the [[Green Men]]. Known fact says that he flew far and fast descending on castles great and small whose lords were loyal to the queen to piece together an army. By the time Addam was ready to descend on [[Tumbleton]], he had almost four thousand men at his back.{{Ref|FAB|17}}

Ser Addam attacked Tumbleton at night, taking the [[greens]] completely unawares. As chaos ensued, Addam could see the battle turning into a rout below him. By this time, two of the enemy dragonriders, [[Hugh Hammer]] and Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron the Daring]], were dead; although Addam could not have known that, he could see the dragons [[Vermithor]], [[Silverwing]], and [[Tessarion]]. The riderless Tessarion took flight and Addam turned his dragon Seasmoke to meet her. Both being young dragons, they moved fast and nimbly as they fought. The fight ended when the riderless, enraged Vermithor rose into the sky and set about indiscriminately killing those on the ground.{{Ref|FAB|17}}

As Vermithor wreaked carnage, Seasmoke fell upon him, driving him shrieking into the mud. According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], Addam must have felt duty-bound to protect his men on the ground, though surely he knew in his heart Seasmoke could not match the older dragon. The riderless Tessarion soon joined the fray and all three dragons fought to the death on the ground amidst mud and blood and smoke.{{Ref|FAB|17}}

After the battle, Lord [[Unwin Peake]] bowed to defeat and ordered a retreat, taking the remnants of the great host that Prince Daeron and Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] had led from [[Oldtown]]. Addam, the accused turncloak, had saved King's Landing from Rhaenyra's foes at the cost of his own life.{{Ref|FAB|17}}

===Legacy===
[[File:Marilda the Bold by Dragonsaria.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Marilda of Hull|Marilda]] visiting Addam's tomb, by Dragonsaria ©]]
In {{Date|138}}, the bones of Addam were returned to Driftmark from [[Raventree Hall]]. His brother Alyn, by then [[Lord of the Tides]], put only the word "LOYAL" as the epitaph on Addam's tomb.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}{{Ref|FAB|17}}