#( ashara allyrion )

[dastan-allyrion]

A PRAYER FROM LADY ASHARA ALLYRION

Another empty bedroom in Godsgrace. Ashara sat on Mayya's bed, a candle holder in hand as she looked at the darkening chambers. The sun was setting, taking away the light with it. “Do not let my girl suffer,” the lady murmured. “Do not let anyone steal away her peace... Please, do not let anyone rob Mayya of her worth. Do not leave her at the mercy of abuse”. The Dowager Lady of Godsgrace knew there were a number of ways in which a woman could be made to suffer. She feared that the most for her girl. The lady set the handle holder aside on the nightstand. A sad smile crossed her lips, seeing some of her daughter's bangles scattered there. Mayya never stored things properly in drawers or her jewelry boxes, leaving things around her room. As a mother, she often asked her to be tidier. She felt her frame slouch, feeling worn down, feeling so exhausted emotionally. Ashara reached out and picked one of the bagles, pressing it to her chest. She hadn't cried. She'd not been able to cry yet. She let out a shaky, tired breath, looking ahead at the sliver of sunlight that remained from the sun setting. “If you must take Mayya, do so,” she whispered, feeling her lip tremble as she spoke. It was a horrible wish in some ways, but it was a mother's most loving wish too. “But please, gods, do not let her suffer”. Ashara repeated those words under her breath several times. Please do not let her suffer. She softly rocked herself back and forth, holding her daughter's bangle tightly as she repeated her prayer to the gods. “And please, I beg you, do not take Dastan and Myriam from me,” she rolled her lips. It was then that she noticed she had begun crying. “If you must take anyone else, take me. But do not take any more of my children”.

[allyriadayne]

Can you talk more about your house Dayne headcanons? Especially if it's anything about Allyria or Ashara.

hiii sure, though some of them i've already written about here.

okay... let's see. i like to think ashara was younger than elia by more than a few years, the younger of elia's ladies and the only one who could entertain her and make her laugh when elia was in the worse of her pains (some kind of chronic illness?). very lively and carefree, the complete opposite of arthur who was too intense and serious for normal people. i am 100% behind tumblr user mylestoyne's version of arthur and i would not change a thing. i'm obsessed (if you search my arthur tag i'm sure i've reblogged some posts about it). i see her as deeply empathetic and sensitive.

i like the contrast of arthur being too enmeshed in the targ conspiracies while ashara is living the highborn single lady life in the capital, too worried about elia's moods than about aerys or the other lords. though while she was afraid of (and for) arthur, i think she was fascinated by him and could not make herself turn away. let me explain, being the sword of the morning is the top of the top, instant celebrity status, mythic hero sense of destiny. and i think having your brother become and embody this type of role is A Lot. esp bc arthur must have been facing the horrors of whether he was Worthy of wielding dawn and because i don't think he ever let himself be human, not before gaining down and not ever after. growing up with legends of swords of the morning fucks you up, it's like aegon the conqueror suddenly appearing to the targs. like. it's the SWORD that funded your HOUSE, the magic FALLING STAR embodied in the brother ashara always thought was more than human (or less?!?!?!?!). and while she chafed against arthur's bonds, i don't think it

in any case, i think ashara was a very social person, feeding from her connections and when she was sent (in disgrace?) back to starfall after getting pregnant, cut off from her friends and court, to the castle where only her little sister resided was very hard. now her baby is dead, her /brother/ is dead, lord dayne is still in the war, elia dead.... well. i could see her not having anything else to cling to.

i headcanon allyria was either the daughter of a second marriage or a very accidental baby because of the difference in ages between her and her siblings. i like to think her mother was an allyrion of godsgrace that felt very homesick and named her daughter in reference to her former house. of course she was the baby and of course she was spoiled esp because her older siblings were not in starfall at all (edric's dad serving the martells in sunspear, and arthur & ashara in the capital). she's the one who knows the castle best of all because she's never left it, a point of pride and of resentment. and speaking of resentment, while she was happy to see ashara come back to have her baby in dorne, she 100% hated her after she threw herself from the palestone sword tower partly bc as a child she didn't understand why ashara would leave her.

allyria never got on with her oldest brother that well, a massive age difference and the disparity in grief (he remembered ashara and arthur and loved them while allyria never really knew them) didn't help to make them closer, not even when they were the only ones inhabiting starfall after the rebellion. i headcanon allyria as somewhat an odd child to the adults around her, by all technicalities an only child, priding herself in her independence but yearning for company. lord dayne seeing this and not wanting her to grow alone he brings gerold from high hermitage (gerold's mother was a dayne from starfall) and they form a friendship. very pure and very healthy except when gerold needs to gain his spurs and thinks of himself as the man of the castle bc lord dayne as his knight master is too sick to perform the usual lordly tasks like ridding the lands from outlaws or performing justice. this i think contributes to his sense of importance and wanting the sword etc (he leaves starfall bc he starts hating lord dayne's weakness and allyria's passivity in this issue, he also needs to make a name for himself away from this).

allyria loves babies and when ned is born it's like the sun is, too. ned can't leave her and ned will love her for who she is and will not be as bigheaded as gerold. ned adores her in return. in my other post i explained my reasoning behind her betrothal to beric dondarrion, adding to this lord dayne and beric's dad might have been war buddies during the greyjoy rebellion and seen in him and his son people he could trust his sister and heir in case of his death. i don't think allyria seriously loved beric, i don't even think they met more than once or twice, but i do think she was deeply affected by the news of his "death" more for ned than for her being unwed now. she's become too used to be alone.

some made up miscellanea:

i know house jordayne is named for robert jordan the fantasy author but i like to think it's a stark-karstark situation with the daynes.

house dayne of high hermitage was created after davos dayne married nymeria of ny sar as a favor to him and his siblings.

dyanna dayne was also myriah martell's youngest lady and she and maekar fell in love. there was not meant to be another targ-dornish marriage due to the tensions but neither daeron nor myriah could separate them.

i like "fallen and reborn" for their house words bc it's the name of one of the first official visual art i saw of them back in the day. it also goes nicely with the mythical origin of their house.

[elia-nymmeros]

i’ve got a bit of a speculative ask for you but how many friends/companions & ladies in waiting, etc do you think elia had as she was growing up (other than her brothers and ashara) and if so which houses would they probably be from?

Yay, I love Elia asks! Personally, I think Elia had more companions once she grew up a little and people were assured she wasn't going to keel over and die suddenly. Oberyn tells Tyrion that she was of delicate health which had never permitted her to travel much; Doran admitted he didn't think she'd live as a baby:

"Even when Lord Gargalen told me that I had a sister, I assured him that she must shortly die."

So I think the other Dornish noble houses probably felt the same hesitancy about Elia as she grew up sickly (my headcanon is that she had a wheelchair as a young girl which Oberyn liked to push too hard until he almost broke her neck once or twice); I imagine Elia played with both noble and lowborn children in the Water Gardens, but everyone knew she was delicate and probably was not allowed to do many strenuous exercises/activities. Once she came of age, I think some canonical lady-in-waiting or companions apart from Ashara could've been Delonne Allyrion (born before 252, some 5 or more years older than Elia), Larra Blackmont (no known age), and Nymella Toland (no known age). I don't have any other female, Dornish canon character of her age :(

It's almost criminal how little info we have of the current and past members of Dornish houses. Going a little more into speculative mode, I think Dorne in general may have thought Elia's marriage could bring a new era of prosperity in a similar vein of Myriah. Just like Myriah's marriage brought opportunities in King's Landing for Dornishmen ("[...] for Daeron II brought many Dornishmen to his court, some of whom were granted offices of note"), I imagine many noble Dornish houses thought they could send relatives with Elia to King's Landing so they could have important positions/gain influence/support their princess. It's remarked that some of Rhaegar's companions and supporters were the Dornishmen who had come with Elia after their marriage ("the Dornishmen who had come to court with the Princess Elia were in the prince's confidence as well, particularly Prince Lewyn Martell, Elia's uncle"); I don't think it's that much of a stretch to claim that Elia brought with her a circle of Dornish allies, including the ladies-in-waiting, and plotted to put them in important positions in court so they could be her confidants once she became Queen.

I would really like to know about more female Dornish characters of Elia's generation, especially of House Yronwood who were clearly offended after Edgar' and Oberyn's duel; maybe a Yronwood daughter was sent with Elia too as lady-in-waiting, as another effort to appease their most powerful bannermen? And if you send a Yronwood daughter then you probably have to send an available Fowler daughter too, you don't want to show that much favor to a House unnecessarily, but this is most of the speculation I have; I don't know how many ladies-in-waiting does a noble woman have on average, so I hope Elia had lots of Dornish women with her who consoled her and were her friends at Dragonstone and KL. At this point I would beg GRRM for more info about Dorne, but I'm afraid of what's waiting for us in Winds of Winter...

Sorry for the long answer! I love rambling about Elia and Dorne ^^

[darkwinged]

closed starter / @ruinovs​

ashara had seen the targaryens arrive at winterfell from her window and it was the confirmation she needed. words of dragons had reached dorne, of course, but a small part of her had not truly believed it until now. ash soon rushed out of her chambers to find aria, the one person she always ran to for advice. she finally found her hand, and friend, but she was all out of breath from running. “did you see the dragons, aria?” she asked between breaths, her brow knit with worry. “so what we heard, it was all true. the mad king has a dragon, his family as well.” nothing good could come of this, nothing at all. and of course, her son had to pick a fight with one of them during their time in king’s landing. 

[princessnysar]

Princess Elia’s Nymeros Martell ladies in Waiting Part One before and during Robert’s rebellion

Princess Alysanne Nymeros Martell, Elia's cousin from an Aunt 

Princess Sarra Nymeros Martell, Elia's cousin from an Uncle 

Lady Ashara Dayne, the younger sister of Vorian, Davos, Nysterica and Arthur and her younger sister Allyria 

Lady Chandra Allyrion, the younger sister of Ryon

 Lady Dyanna Fowler, the sister of Lord Franklyn 

Lady Eliana Gargalen, daughter of Tremond 

Lady Emphyria Jordayne, the twin of Myria

[crvwnfought]

[  rege jean page , 33 , cis man , he/him ]  in the time of dragons , TRYSTANE ALLYRION is entering the game of thrones . said to be erudite + steadfast , we can only hope that is the case as regrettably they are also well known to be withdrawn + cynical . when asked about them , people are always reminded of flickering candlelight reflecting off the gold titles of books ; a soft heart hidden behind tall walls ; the sun beating down on a sea of sand that stretches as far as the eye can see ; emerging from the shadows to reclaim what is yours . though they are the RULING LORD OF GODSGRACE , their true loyalties lie with house martell and rumour has it that if given the choice they would support house martell and the independence of the seven kingdoms above all else . those of us in the shadows wish them luck and can only hope they will survive what is to come .

BASICS.

FULL NAME:   trystane allyrion. ALSO CALLED:   trystane. trys ( close friends / family mainly ) TITLES:   ruling lord of godsgrace. AGE:   thirty-three. GENDER:   cis male, he / him. ORIENTATION:   bisexual, biromantic.

BIRTHPLACE:   godsgrace, dorne. RELIGION:   faith of the seven. SPOKEN LANGUAGES:   common tongue, low valyrian.

STATUS:   unwed. unbetrothed. LOYALTY:   house martell.

PERSONALITY

POSITIVE:   erudite. steadfast. dutiful. capable. diplomatic.  NEGATIVE:   withdrawn. cynical. proud. bitter. mistrustful.

MORAL ALIGNMENT:   lawful good. TEMPERMENT:   phlegmatic. MBTI:   istj - the logistician.

APPEARANCE

FACECLAIM:   rege jean page. HEIGHT:   six feet, five inches. BUILD:   tall and muscular. HAIR:   dark hair cut short. EYE COLOR:   dark brown, almost black.

FAMILY

FATHER:   ruling lord mors allyrion ( deceased ). MOTHER:   ruling consort viktaria allyrion nee dalt ( deceased ).  SIBLINGS:   lady nymeria allyrion ( younger half-sister ), two other younger half (or adopted ) siblings from his father’s second marriage. EXTENDED FAMILY:   dowager lady obara allyrion ( grandmother ), lady consort tyanna allyrion nee tba ( stepmother, deceased ), ashara sand ( niece ). 

PET:   a black she-cat named onyx and her kittens. 

HISTORY

there had always been whispers about trystane’s origins from the very first day that mors and viktaria brought the baby home with them to godsgrace. some whispered that viktaria’s claims of infertility were a lie and trystane was a bastard she’d had with another man. others questioned if a boy possibly from common born parents were worthy of being the heir. but there were some who believed the truth that both viktaria and mors would never waver from: they didn’t know who their son’s birth parents were nor did they care. he was an allyrion, their son, and the future lord of godsgrace. 

trystane’s mother died when he was only two. the only memory he had of the woman were stories that his father told him. instead it should have been the woman his father remarried shortly after at the instance of his advisors that became a mother to him, but while on the surface that was true, the second lady consort had her own ambitions that did not include her stepson. 

while mors and viktaria had wed for love, which was the reason why even after years of no children he refused to annul the marriage, mors’ second marriage was solely political, and the new ruling consort tyanna allyrion wanted the seat of godsgrace for both herself and her children. in her eyes, trystane was no true heir. but mors loved his son and didn’t tolerate anyone speaking ill of him or any suggestions of naming one of his children with his second wife as heir over trystane. lady tyanna was both devious and patient so she played along. she acted like a good mother to trystane, pretending to care for and mentor him just as she pretended to love her husband. but she could only maintain one farce for so long.

for years no one would know how lord mors allyrion passed away. he was not sickly nor old, but one day he fell asleep and never woke. trystane was heartbroken. he’d always been close to his father. he would constantly shadow his father during meetings with his advisors and when his father traveled for diplomatic matters, he brought trystane with him. beyond mentorship, the father and son would often go riding and hawking together or simply sit in silence in godsgrace’s library reading and discussing books. but now his father was dead without warning and trystane at only eleven was expected to rule.

his grandmother attempted to claim the regency but the now dowager lady tyanna was surprisingly prepared, quickly assembling supporters who called for her to be regent until trystane came of age. and so it was.

trystane did his best to rule despite his age, but he could not escape the constant shadow of his stepmother. he thought nothing of it, believing she was only trying to help him. in truth, trystane was being manipulated to making choices that would make him unpopular with not only the people he ruled over but the other dornish lords all while his stepmother feigned innocence, claiming trystane refused to heed her advice. 

right before trystane turned eighteen and would have assumed the lordship in full, lady tyanna suggested that he take some time away from godsgrace and travel, even suggesting his go to essos, before he was tied to godsgrace for the rest of his days. trystane, thinking his stepmother only wanted the best for him, left.

he traveled, mainly in essos, off and on for almost eight years. he did return to godsgrace every now and then, but never for long - oblivious to how his stepmother seemed to always be pushing him to leave again. she also made sure no one brought up any issues to trystane, claiming it would only enrage him, so everything seemed fine to the young lord. what reason would anyone have to hide the truth from him? and by that point most people had disregarded trystane as a good ruler and were content with going to lady tyanna with any issues. in their eyes, the regent had become the regnant, saving them all from an absentee lord.

she might have been successful in her plan to convince the people of godsgrace to oust trystane, which was her ultimate goal, so she could officially become the ruling lady if it were not for trystane’s grandmother. ever since mors’ death, dowager lady obara had suspected was amiss. her suspicions only increased when she was all but forbidden from seeing her grandson. it took some time but eventually lady obara discovered that her son’s second wife had gradually poisoned him with sweet sleep until a fatal dose built up in his body. immediately, she secretly sent one of her men to find trystane all while she shared the news with trusted allies and prepared them for their true ruler’s return.

betrayed, hurt, and enraged, trystane returned to godsgrace determined to reclaim his title. his stepmother was surprised and taken off guard, just as lady obara had planned, and was ill-prepared to combat the evidence placed before her. trystane swiftly called for her arrest and, after a trail, her execution. some of his supporters recommended he should execute or at least exile his stepmother’s children, but trystane could not bring himself to turn his back on them. only time will tell if that was a mistake or not.

in the seven years since his return, trystane worked to prove himself as the ruling lord of godsgrace. he devoted himself to the role, this time guided by his grandmother who genuinely wanted the best for him, and worked to mend the relationships his stepmother had helped break. house allyrion wasn’t in the best position thanks to her, but gradually they were able to reclaim not only their power but honor with trystane at the helm. 

EXTRA INFO

trystane used to be a very jovial, trusting, and open man. however, after learning of his stepmother’s betrayal has made him put up many walls. he is now very reluctant to trust people, worrying that they will betray him too, and prefers to keep to himself. only the few people he trusts really sees the man behind the curtain, who is just as warm and caring as he once was.

while he is a skilled swordsman, having been taught since he was young, trystane’s strongest weapon is his mind. he inherited his father’s love for books and learning, often preferring to spend his days locked away in the library than outside sparring. his father certainly encouraged this, bringing a talented maester to godsgrace to mentor his heir. even during his travels trystane focused on expanding his education and knowledge of the world. he is very much a lord that prefers to look for a diplomatic or strategic solution first rather than defaulting to brute force.

sometimes doubts his abilities as a ruler due to his inability to see through his stepmother’s manipulations for so long. however, he hides it well and if anything it only makes him work harder to prove himself.

his relationship with his half-siblings is, understandably, still very strained. not only did trystane execute their mother but the extent of their involvement in her schemes is murky at best. he wants to believe they were innocent, but cannot fully shake the doubt even after years.

his grandmother sees this trip to king’s landing as a perfect opportunity to find trystane a wife, and while he doesn’t feel a strong pull to marry he knows it’s his duty and while agree if a match is found.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

FRIENDS / PEOPLE MET DURING HIS TRAVELS —  people he grew up with at godsgrace or from other dornish families that he met. trystane then traveled pretty much everywhere, though spent most of his time in essos, so he could have met and befriended people from all over. 

OLD FRIENDS —  people trystane was once close but drifted away from either due to his constant travels or due to him closing himself off after returning to godsgrace. trystane would miss them and would want to reforge the relationship.

ENEMIES  —  people who supported his stepmother and possibly still don’t like trystane. maybe they still want him ousted. also just people he doesn’t get along with in general! especially in recent years he’s very guarded so people could think he’s cold/rude.

CONFIDANT —  someone trystane knows he can trust without question. would have to be dornish and would have supported trystane when he returned to reclaim his title. 

POSSIBLE BETROTHAL  —  his grandmother wants him to marry sooner rather than later, and she is actively looking for an advantageous betrothal for trystane.

FORMER ROMANCE  —  someone he met during his travels and fell in love with. however, he left without warning upon being informed of his stepmother’s plan, perhaps he promised to return only to fail to due to the mess at godsgrace, and they haven’t seen each other since. trystane feels extremely guilty for abandoning them but doesn’t know how to contact them or even if he should after so long.

ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ELSE !

[flvvrpetals]

closed starter for @glvrious ! ( nymeria allyrion )

“ emmon has been relentlessly begging to have a chance at showing ashara how to use a sword,” she laughed. “ father decided to begin teaching him, now he’s hard to shake off of it.” maeve made herself comfortable next to nym, still maintaining a safe distance between them. “ i may have swiped a few of the smaller wooden ones meant for the children, if you wish to indulge him.” a soft smiled directed at them. “ i’ve missed you.”

[aegonbeingfakeisracist]

This is goings to sound weird, but I'm curious. If you got to pick the relationships that YOU wanted (ignoring whether or not it's realistic, in an alternate universe, modern setting, when they're adults, etc.), who would you choose as partners for: Arianne, Elia, Rhaenys, Aegon, Ashara, Lyanna, Arthur, Robb, Sansa, and Jon?

Ooooh, this is fun.

Arianne is easy - I adore her dynamic with Daemon. The sweetness of them as each other’s first love; the angst of their relationship ending not because they didn’t love each other but because Doran refused the request for Arianne’s hand; how much they still know each other all these years later and Daemon’s clear longing. They’re so good, and I want more. I think they work in all different universes, too.

There’s this one series of mystery books I was reading a while ago, called the Perveen Mistry series, and it’s historical fiction about a Parsi lady lawyer in 1920s India, right? She’s estranged from her husband and there’s this whole thing that comes up where she gets a new love interest - smart, handsome, and with one leg because the other one had to be amputated after he was bitten by a snake - that she can’t marry because of the whole estranged-but-still-legally-married thing. Setting aside some questionable writing decisions regarding her relationship with this second love interest, Elia vibes. Unfortunately, Willas is probably too young for Elia, so Elia can’t match up with Perveen’s love interest with an injured leg after an incident with a viper directly, but I’d like anyone cool and smart for her. She can go hook up with Malora Hightower, that sounds good.

Rhaenys is tricky. She and Robb are the greatest crack ship of all time, but given how little we know about who she would have been as an adult, I can only speculate about my beloved canon OC. Hoster Blackwood was cute for that, like, page and a half where we met him, the two of them might be interesting to read about. I also once read a Rhaenys/Brienne fic, and that had me pointing at my screen and saying yes, so I’m into that, too.

Aegon…not a clue. I’m not a fan of him and Margaery or him and Arianne. The former I find boring and kind of uncreative, and the latter just weirds me out. And in what we’ve seen of him so far, he hasn’t really come across as someone particularly interested in romance? Which makes sense given that he hasn’t been around anyone his own age,  but as an aromantic person that occasionally latches onto fictional characters who either can be subtexually interpreted as aromantic or simply do not have romance involved in their storylines, I would very much be interested in an Aegon without a romantic interest. Though, if I had to choose a partner for him...I’m intrigued by the absolutely unrealistic possibility of he and Jeyne Heddle.

I don’t know why, but Ashara has lesbian vibes. Therefore…Obara Sand, perhaps? I know Elia/Ashara is a popular concept, but I kinda see that as a one-sided crush more than a real relationship. I’d also kind of be interested in the possibility of her and Ellaria, but that’s more about how it could enable Oberyn and Ellaria’s relationship to develop through the two of them bonding over grief in the time after the war, not about Ashara herself. I’m not really sure about other ladies I’d like to see with her! However, I frequently joke about Allyria marrying Ryon Allyrion so her name could be Allyria Allyrion, so on that note, Ashara should marry someone from House Ashford and take the name Ashara Ashford.

For Lyanna, I think Domeric Bolton would be interesting to see, depending on how old he was - we don’t know much about him, sure, but from the little we do, I can imagine an interesting dynamic there, especially with the explicit comparison to Lyanna. He played the harp! He was a skilled rider! He actively sought out his half brother because he’d always wanted one! Add in how he was several years younger than Lyanna, and I think we’d have what could be an interesting dynamic on many, many fronts.

Arthur, I don’t know. I have precisely one thought about Arthur, and that is that I don’t like the idea of Elia/Arthur. She deserves better. Arthur, be less boring, and maybe I’d have thoughts on partners for you.

For Robb, my favourite ship is Robb/Rhaenys. The other way isn’t necessarily true, but for Robb, there is nothing that will top Robb/Rhaenys for me. It’s too perfect.

Sansa, like Ashara, has lesbian vibes, but, like, super baby lesbian. So with that in mind...Myranda Royce. But also, Sansa/Elia Sand has hilarious possibilities, so I’d love to see that.

As for Jon...for him, I like Sam best, I think. It’s a cool dynamic.

[dastan-allyrion]

Closed starter for @opheliafowler Setting: Just the previous night, Dastan returned from New Valyria after Ryon Wyl's plan was carried out, successfully infiltrating and setting the Hayford keep aflame (During the beginning of the second month of the Valyrian Dornish war).

The Master of Laws had been absent for some days, setting aflame the rat's nest where his sister had gone missing, where Mayya had been set on a path for death or worse. Dastan had never been one to enjoy the sound of screaming or the sight of a world reduced to ash. He didn't enjoy what had been done but through it all, Dastan Allyrion had definitely felt it was justified. As serene and polite as he was, the lord did have it in him to become a different man when retribution, duty, and survival were on the line. He had embodied that side of him then, and knew he would have to do so again very soon.

Dastan had reunited with his wife and son under the Dornish night sky, thanking his lucky stars for another chance to be with his family. This morning, however, was filled with the weighty mood of knowing Dorne was at war and the Lord of Godsgrace would continue to serve as one of its soldiers.

“I will depart for Sunspear tomorrow morning. I talked with Lord Baashir Dayne before I left for Hayford,” he began, his tone serious, for there was no other way to speak of matters like this one. “I am needed”. Hayford had been only one part of the plan. The First Minister had orchestrated much more alongside Ravi, and Dastan had his part to play in it as well. “You will continue to be the head of Godsgrace longer,” he added. His lady had done so well in his absence, gaining confidence in her position as ruling lady with the advice and support of Dastan's mother. What was more, Ophelia continued to care for Hasaryn as her own. They were son and mother in the same way Ashara and Myriam were mother and daughter, with love and devotion being stronger than blood.

[sayruq]

If Ashara hadn’t killed herself after the rebellion, who do you think suited her the best ? As in a marriage match

Someone from Dorne. Maybe Ryon Allyrion or Oberyn

[samwpmarleau]

I've always been lowkey annoyed when people draw/gif the Daynes as light skinned/white. Imo, noone in Dorne has light skin (light eyes/hair yes maybe, but not light skin), in 1000 yrs Rhoynar blood will have dispersed evenly among the population so the whole stony/salty thing is weird. Also Nymeria had a son with a Dayne - therefore the Daynes are not white. Its just a pet peeve of mine. And you know its because of the whole purple eyes thing. I wish there was more darker!Dayne art/edits. 😭

Yep, there’s nothing said about the Daynes’ skin color in the books, so really anything goes. I personally headcanon their mom to be an Allyrion (pretty much entirely based on the fact that the youngest is named Allyria and that they all have A names lmao) so that would also go towards them having darker skin. I admit that my chosen fancasts for the elder three are a bit lighter than I envision the actual characters to be, but I have yet to find a perfect fancast for basically any character, Dornish or otherwise. Though I’m always open to suggestions!

But yeah, while there would likely be some variation in skin color because of the differing climates, all Dornishmen would almost certainly be darker than anyone outside of Dorne because of the Rhoynish blood that is virtually nonexistent elsewhere, plus the lack of non-Dornish people marrying into Dorne.

And the pervasive view that Dornish characters fit into one of three categories is stupid. What about, say, the Sand Snakes? Their father is “salty” Dornish but their mothers are not (in fact, Nym and Sarella’s moms aren’t even from the same continent!), and Tyene and Sarella couldn’t look more different in appearance — so where do they go? Ryon Allyrion, a “sandy” Dornishman, is married to Ynys Yronwood, a “stony” Dornishwoman, so where do their kids go? It’s a holdover from Daeron I trying to classify them as though they’re separate species or something.

The fact that it’s 2020 and people are STILL using Katie McGrath as an Ashara fancast says all there is to say, really. The Daynes are more likely to be white passing and so people take that as carte blanche to make them straight up white. Because obviously the most beautiful woman and the best swordsman in Westeros couldn’t possibly be people of color...

(On the Nymeria thing, while I like to think Nymeria’s son married back into the Dayne line so they can be directly descended from her, we don’t know that. Davos Dayne was Nymeria’s consort, not the Lord of Starfall, so unless their son married back in, the Daynes would not be descended from her so directly. But even if they weren’t, they were still descended from a Rhoynish person and intermarried in the 700 years since, so it’s more or less a moot point.)

To give a shoutout to fanartists, @gaystannis draws the Daynes as dark-skinned, and so does @naomimakesart (for instance, in this portrait of Maekar — who fandom also likes to pretend was not a person of color — and Dyanna that I commissioned), so I’d recommend checking them out if you haven’t already!

[aalyrion]

Chapter 12 is up

[ironforgedrp]

♛   ATTENTION THOSE IN THE CAPITAL !

        LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN…

     ⊱⊱⊱  it’s the evening before the official beginning of the tournament, and the commonfolk and nobility alike are gathered within the DRAGONPITS and surrounding areas where the events will be held the following morning.   in order to celebrate the newfound peace and prosperity of the recently divided kingdoms, no expense was spared. 

       the finest of wines were sought and brought in from the arbor and dorne, hearty greens were colourfully dressed with arrays of fruits and vegetables, various game and rich meats were stuffed and fresh lemon tarts lined silk covered tables.   the banners of each kingdom - LANNISTER, TULLY, ARRYN, TYRELL and the BARATHEON stag, hung from archways high above the crowd, and accompanying individual thrones for each new king & queen were spread around the vast space, prepared to hold audience with the crowd milling about.

      shortly after the royalty of each kingdom was formally introduced, king arryk and queen rhaena of the IRON THRONE formally announced the beginning of the festivities;  

            “ first we dine, and then we fight ! ”      ... met with a roaring cheer from the crowd, it wasn’t long after that they dispersed to enjoy the festivities.

    ⊱⊱⊱   dancers, fire eaters, illusionists, contortionists and various other entertainers weaved through the crowd,    and several more employed smallfolk sporting trays filled with drinks or little bites of food.   and A LIST is displayed for the attendees to view who will be competing the following day, and for those who entered the various competitions, informing them who their competitors may be.

 ♛      MEET YOUR COMPETITION !

      ⊱⊱⊱     it is now public knowledge who you may be competing against in the tournament !  now would be a great time to size up your opponents…

the ARCHERY competitors: khal najaho, cassana mormont, damian dayne, ravella allyrion, wylla stark, endymion manderly, axel tully, viktor greyjoy & bannen mormont, kyra baratheon, niyah of shadows

the HAND-TO-HAND combat competitors, weaponless: tate tully, kymaera, kyra baratheon, endymion manderly, azriel, bannen mormont, branden stark, morrec clegane

the SWORD FIGHT competitors: nicholas lannister, emeric tyrell, cedric tyrell, tate tully, daemon allyrion, branden stark

the MELEE competitors: emeric tyrell, tate tully, kymaera, viktor greyjoy, azriel, arryk lannister, bannen mormont, morrec clegane

the HORSE RACE competitors: khal najaho, damian dayne, eleanor tully, cedric tyrell, ashara dalt, daemon allyrion, axel tully, kyra baratheon, branden stark, cassana mormont

the JOUSTING competitors: nicholas lannister, cedric tyrell, tate tully, endymion manderly, branden stark, bannen mormont, arryk lannister

  ♛          BEHIND THE SCENES !

           ⊱⊱⊱        as the crown begins to intermingle - enjoying copious amounts of wine, delicious foods and the competitors begin to prepare themselves for the events to begin - the STARKS OF BARROWTON have strategically positioned themselves among the crowd.    constantly moving, they make it difficult to catch any singular person in one space, though there are multiple distractions in place... its determined something spectacular will need to draw their attention from their goal of the weirwood thrones.

        careful eyes observe them from the crowd. ashara dalt (@ashoflemonwood) scouts and frantically begins looking for the perfect opportunity - azriel (@azrxcls) watches from the shadows  (a look out prepared to warn queen rhaena targaryen when the time is right).

   ♛      OOC

        please note these are just the opening ceremonies - the rescue and events themselves will start taking place next drop. this is to mainly set the scene, to introduce you to our competitors and to explain how each winner will be chosen.

         ⊱⊱⊱      a short explanation of how ironforged determines the winners of each round

essentially, the competitions will be based on in battle DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS actions (similarly to how our random events participants are selected).     each individual competitor in each separate event will have a twenty-sided die (a d20) rolled for them.    the highest three die rolls of each event will have a second role to determine first, second, and third place.  if any individual character rolls an exceedingly high score or an exceedingly low score, then something ...memorable will happen in their event.

      those whose events are based in pairs (i.e. joust, sword fight, hand-to-hand) will have a number assigned to them, randomly, to partner them up and a bracket will be posted to show who performed best.

      the winner of the JOUST will be contacted to determine the tournament’s QUEEN of LOVE & BEAUTY. 

    ALSO: to ensure a non-biased outcome, the die rolls are conducted blindly between two or more admins

    so, for now - enjoy the nightly festivities !

[crvwnfought]

with  nymeria  allyrion    /    @glvrious​ where:   one of staerdale’s gardens. when:   midday.

       he  would  much  prefer  remaining  in  the allyrion apartments or the libraries, nose buried in a book, but there were a handful of people he couldn’t say no to, and the youngest of that group was now sitting on his shoulders, reaching up for an apple. it would have been easy for trystane to reach out and get it himself for his niece - it barely hung a few inches above his head. ashara had refused, insisting that she wanted to get it herself and looking expectantly up at her uncle. the request had been clear.         ❝  can you reach it now, little sun?  ❞        he asked, standing perfectly still.

[drummsinthedeep]

closed for @glvrious​ nymeria allyrion where: shores of new valyria

“It’s different from when you last saw it,” Victarion said, his tone somewhat light as he posited himself beside Nymeria. His eyes shifted across the night-dark water to where Ravenfeeder rested. Idled. Waited. The cold of New Valyria under a dragon’s shadow threatened to slip under his coats. “I can show you it later if you’d like.”

A knowing laugh then, a quiet sound before he looked at her.

“I’m glad you are here, Nym.”

An echo of what he had said at the wedding. But it was laden, heavy, with more than what it had been then. Seven months. Much had changed, where they stood now the apex of it. Change that could have too easily seen them gone, not even a footprint in the sand. Hardly a breath on the wind, a thought in the sea.

“Have the months been kind to you? To Ashara?”

[warsmade]

closed  starter  for  nymeria  allyrion  (  @glvrious​  )  .

          ❝   hi  ,  nym  .   ❞   they  greet  quietly  ,  though  they  buzz  with  excitement  over  seeing  the  lady  allyrion  again  .  after  growing  up  desperate  for  sisters  and  watching  her  own  wish  them  gone  ,  meryem  accepted  that  she  would  never  one  .  now  they  did  ,  though  ,  as  nymeria  had  said  she  liked  them  .  two  underestimated  ladies  often  overlooked  because  of  the  drama  their  parents  brought  upon  them  .  she  looked  at  the  other  with  hope  -  hope  that  even  though  many  disliked  her  for  ridiculous  reasons  ,  meryem  too  could  grow  to  find  love  ...  even  in  the  form  of  a  little  one  like  ashara  .   ❝   where’s  the  future  queen  of  love  and  beauty  ?  if  not  this  tourney  ,  certainly  another  .   ❞   thankful  that  ashara  was  out  of  earshot  so  they  could  talk  in  private  ,  the  stark  still  liked  to  say  hello  to  the  child  .