Terryn Ayers

Terryn Ayers is the heir to the title of the Lord Protector of the Riverlands. He is a notable character in A Death at Dawn.

Appearance and Personality
Terryn looks exactly like a member of House Ayers. He has tan skin, curly black hair, and brown eyes. He is tall, slender, and gorgeous. He looks similar to Domeric Ayers, Jarin's older brother. One of his only features that looks like House Osmont is his strong jaw.

He is an excellent horse rider and a skilled fighter, especially with a longsword. Since his father, Jarin Ayers, was in a depressive state, his mother, Dimia Osmont, raised Terryn and his brother Dain. She showed Terryn favoritism and Terryn's personality mimicked his mothers. He usually behaves more like a fourteen year old than a seventeen year old, and he is narcissistic.

History
Terryn Ayers was born in Waterbrook, the Riverlands, on the on the eighth day of the New Moon during the four hundred and eighty-eighth year after the Secession of Man. Terryn Ayers is the oldest child of the Lord Protector of the Riverlands, Jarin and Dimia Ayers. He has one younger brother named Dain.

As a child, Terryn benefited from being Dimia's favorite child, and lived a very comfortable life.

A Death at Dawn
Terryn is seventeen year old in A Death at Dawn. Terryn is first introduced when having dinner with Jarin and Dain. Jarin explains to Terryn must marry soon. Terryn is distraught and tries to disagree, but Jarin insists and tells his sons how he is suffering from extreme joint pain. Terryn is worried for his father, but he is more worried about his mother who is ill with deathskin. He visits her often and Dimia lies to Terryn about Jarin's intentions.

His betrothed, Kaylien Thoren, arrives in Waterbrook, and Terryn falls in love the moment he sees her. Dimia recovers and Terryn spends most of his time with her or Kaylien. After a dinner where his mother's handmaiden, Jossa, died, Kaylien and Dimia become hysterical. Unsure of what to do, he turns to Jarin to help with Kaylien. After Jarin speaks with Kaylien, she becomes happy again.