Editing Jerion Cafferen

Born in 42 A.I. Jerion Cafferen gladly accompanied his father, Colemon Cafferen, on his journey to cross the Narrow Sea in 65 A.I. and discover new lands for he and his people to settle in. As Jerion's older brother, Qyle, elected to stay in Andalos, this left the young Jerion as his father's presumed heir, though Jerion remained woefully ignorant of that fact until it was far too late. He spent his two decades traveling around Westeros in the throngs of pleasure, sleeping around with any woman who caught his fancy, whether they be Andal or First Man. It was never known if his rakish activities led to any bastards, as the camp would always move on from a location before any consequences of his actions could catch up to Jerion.

As it turned out, years of sleeping around and not owning up to responsibility did not provide Jerion with the skills one needed to be an effective Lord, and several administrative blunders would follow. Jerion was powerless to prevent the rapid Disintegration of the Cafferen Military, though it was doubted anyone could've stabilized that situation at that time. The effects of that crisis would not bear fruit for many decades, though Jerion's bumbling attempts to keep the military together only further hampered the Garden Coast's finances in the short term.

Fortunately, Jerion had five children with Olanne, the eldest of which, Theo, would eventually prove a relatively stabilizing force for House Cafferen. Unfortunately for Jerion, even after Colemon's death in 88 A.I. and his ascension to the status of Lord, Jerion wouldn't get to hold onto his title very long, for in 95 A.I. a relatively minor illness would eventually worsen until Jerion died in bed. He always had a weaker constitution than most men, perhaps caused by a disease caught in the decades Jerion spent sleeping around. His death left his eldest son, Theo, who was just sixteen, with the title of Lord of the Garden Coast.

Jerion was a man not suited to be Lord. He had the time to learn what he needed to know, but instead spent such time seeking the pleasures of the flesh, to his future Lordship's detriment. His seven years as Lord (effectively eleven years total in power) sowed the seeds of many of the crisis's House Cafferen would face in the decades to follow, which nearly toppled the whole House before they could truly get settled...

''"Lord Jerion and his people will prove a fine addition to the protection of the Southern coast, certainly. Though I had hoped he'd be more... willing... to provide aid. Something tell me he wishes only to serve himself now, and the rest of the Reach can go to his Seven Hells. But I'm hopeful he will warm up to Oldtown. His wife is my niece after all."'' — Lord Jonn Hightower to King Galayn I Gardener.