Szsaran of Aeae

Szsaran of Aeae is the eldest son of lord Kath of Aeae, the grandson of the Selyxian king Aedasir of Tratia and queen Illaea of Tratia, the nephew of lord Hathran of Scamandir, and the husband of Lydonyé the Gryphonmother. He was called by Lydonyé to be one of the Aquilons, and rides a red-feathered gryphon named Aisrinu, meaning "blessing" in Selyxian.

Appearance
Szsaran is a tall, lean-muscled young man with extremely pale skin and white-blonde hair. He would be considered handsome, Lydonyé mused, would he not have had a large, jagged white scar across his face and down his neck, which gave him a rugged, frightening appearance. Szsaran is missing his left eye, having only an empty socket "that appears red and raw despite neither bleeding nor weeping". His remaining eye is deep green like his father's.

Before The Aquilon
Szsaran was born to Aliria of Aeae, lord Kath's sole wife, on the small but fertile island of Aeae. He grew up alongside his younger brother Saerin and his younger sister Isiria on the island. At some point during his childhood Szsaran suffered a severe injury that resulted in him losing his left eye, marring his entire face with a horrid white scar that appeared as jagged as lightnight. Szsaran refused to talk about the cause of his injury, although his sister Isiria confessed to Lydonyé later on that it was the result of a lost battle—with either man or beast is unknown.

Bloodline
Szsaran's bloodline is somewhat expansive because his father and uncle were born illegitimately to the current king Aedasir's wife Illaea, who gave birth to Kath and Hathran by means of king Nordasir, Aedasir's father. In truth Szsaran is a half-brother to Ingdasir of Tratia, the heir to the Selyxian throne.