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[alyvialannister]

name:  alyvia lannister neé rowan

nickname:  livia

age:  twenty eight years old

birthdate:  april 28th, 112

house:  rowan / lannister

native region:  the reach

𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚.

father:  thaddeus rowan ( deceased )

mother:  ayeleen oakheart ( deceased )

brothers:  two older, two younger

sister:  two younger

best friend:  guinevere lannister ( estranged )

husband:  ruling lord of lannisport

𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚.

the eldest born daughter of the noble house of rowan of the reach, alyvia had an upbringing similar to most highborn women. consisting of studies in literature, history, and etiquette. when she was young following the passing of her mother alyvia was sent to reside with the lannisters of casterly rock in the company of the lannister princesses as a ward of the house, as her father was quite overtaken with grief and she had begun to grow weary with the company of just her elder brothers, and maids. with her studies and temperament suffering for it. and furthermore her father had a strong friendship with tymond lannister.

in casterly rock alyvia grew close to guinevere as the girls were nearly the same age. their friendship was widely known and even when her father sought to have her return to golden grove once he’d remarried she resisted. livia would only return to the reach a few years later when she was betrothed to cedric tyrell. their engagement was pleasant, and now having grown into herself her separation from her friend was more bearable. she was becoming reacquainted with her homeland, and planning a future in highgarden alongside cedric.

the worsening war to some extent lead to the upheaval of the future she was envisioning for herself. with allegiances quickly shifting all around them, her wedding to cedric was understandably postponed. not long after, news of tymond lannister’s death reached them and her father was summoned to kings landing to take his place as hand to aegon. however, his appointment was cause of some tension with the tyrells and hightowers, and also opposed by two members of the small council. though he would go on to take the position for a short term the following year despite how unfavorable the position might be in aegons court. the politics at play had already begun to change the course of her future.

when her father decided that her engagement to cedric would be dissolved due to growing political tensions with highgarden, she was told she would instead be marrying the newly titled lord of lannisport, tymonds eldest nephew, so she could be secure in the westerlands where she spent most of her formative years. and on this matter she wasn’t given much of a choice, her usual sway over her father no longer holding. with her fathers shifting positions and responsibilities in kings landing the wedding was rushed, and her new husband was just as embroiled in the conflict following the death of his own father in the battles waged, thus they had little time to get aquatinted with one another at the start of their relationship.

when livia learned her best friend had been the one to suggest the marriage to her cousin to her brother, despite knowing her word likely had little sway over the men and that she was well-intentioned alyvia could not help but feel a bit betrayed. thus despite her return to the westerlands there was a noticeable rift between the old friends. the rift only grew when her father was disgraced in kings landing and her houses' allegiances shifted to the blacks. things further escalated following the lannisport raid at the hands of the greyjoys, during which gwyn chose to leave her maid locked out of the room they’d found shelter in. while gwyn choose to prioritize the safety of the six of them, alyvia could not move past them having left even one person behind no matter the consequences they may have faced in form of the advancing greyjoys.

following the end of the dance of the dragons, as everyone returns to a sense of normalcy alyvia feels unsettled still. unable to keep her thoughts from wandering to what could’ve been, and feeling estranged from her husband whom she never got a chance to know before their sudden marriage. there was a time when the westerlands were nearly more dear to her than her own birthplace, however she now only feels mild contempt towards it, feeling as though she can longer trust those around her.