

Jon was the most headstrong of the lordlings around Rhaegar. Jon served as a squire in King's Landing, first alongside Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and later for the crown prince. Jon Connington was the only son of Armond Connington, Lord of Griffin's Roost, and his wife. Jon Connington - by mustamirri © Early life Jon also thinks very fondly of the late Ser Myles Toyne, remembering that his ugly features did not matter "when he smiled at you". Jon refers to Rhaegar as his "silver prince" when he reminisces about him, and Jon believed Rhaegar's wife, Princess Elia Martell, to have been unworthy of him. It is implied that Jon was in love with Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. Martin has confirmed that one of the POV characters in A Dance with Dragons is gay, in "The Lost Lord". Though Griffin's Roost is sworn to Storm's End, the humorless Jon disliked serving Lord Robert Baratheon. His years spent in exile have made him more cautious, dangerous, and experienced, however. Ī capable warrior and commander, Jon was described in his youth as proud, bold, energetic, reckless, and thirsty for glory. While pretending to be Griff, Jon prefers to wear a red wolf-skin cloak. Jon's hair has turned grey, though his beard is still mostly red, with ash showing here and there. When disguised as the sellsword "Griff", he has dyed his hair blue, though his eyebrows are still red and his red roots show. He has crow's feet at the corners of his pale, blue eyes. Nearing forty, Jon is clean shaven with a lined, leathery face. In his youth, Jon's hair and beard were fiery red. After failing to defeat Lord Robert Baratheon during the Battle of the Bells, Jon was sent into exile to Essos, where he is believed to have drank himself to death. Jon was one of the friends of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and served at the court of King's Landing during the years before he became Hand. Jon Connington, also known as Griff, was the Lord of Griffin's Roost, the head of House Connington, towards the end of the reign of King Aerys II Targaryen, and he served for a short time as Hand of the King to Aerys during Robert's Rebellion. Ronald Connington (ruler of Griffin's Roost) Ronnet Connington (ruler of Griffin's Roost) Armond Connington (Lord of Griffin's Roost)
