#daeron: about

[daeron-dondarrion]

♛ → THE STORMLANDS present DAERON DONDARRION “STORM BRINGER”, LORD and HEIR OF BLACKHAVEN, PRINCE CONSORT. when the dragons danced in the sky they thought the BLACKS would still fly, but in the blink of an eye, they would all die. the THIRTY-FOUR year old MALE who was PERSEVERING & STALWART before they saw the first of the flames, is now HEADSTRONG & JUDGEMENTAL after seeing the last. they’re often associated with the thunderous sound of a clashing sword through the raging battle, the subtle strumming of a guitar in moments of privacy, and the frequent visits to his brothers and mother that now exist only beneath adorned gravestones. ( Yon González )

**Note: To honor Yon’s Spanish heritage, there are aspects of the Iberian Calé people in the culture and customs of House Dondarrion and Blackhaven as a whole**

I. BASICS

FULL NAME: Daeron Dondarrion

DATE OF BIRTH: January 3rd, 110 AC (Thirty-four years old)

HOMELAND: The Stormlands

STATUS: Lord of Blackhaven, Prince consort of the Crownlands & Stormlands

RELIGION: Faith of the Seven

GENDER IDENTITY: Cisgender male

LANGUAGE: Euskera, the Common tongue

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Princess Caerella Targaryen

II. BIOGRAPHY

In canon House Dondarrion didn’t get involved in the Dance, however I’m taking a little creative liberty here: a fraction of House Dondarrion did get involved in support of the Blacks. The late Lady Roanne Dondarrion was the sister of Lord Lysander Buckler, who got executed in King’s Landing for refusing to renounce Rhaenyra. Because of this, Lady Roanne urged her husband to take a stance in support of the Blacks and avenge her brother’s death. Lord Emmon Dondarrion refused this, wishing to remain neutral and avoid bringing doom to his house. The three sons of House Dondarrion (Balian, Harwyn and Daeron) fought against their father’s wishes and took a regiment to battle with them. In 131 AC Balian and Harwyn died in battle, and Daeron got very gravely injured. The healers at the camps did their best and he was taken back to Blackhaven to convalesce and die there, as it was believed he wouldn’t make it. Ultimately, Blackhaven’s maester saved his life. Losing two sons is something from which Lady Roanne never fully recovered and it said she died of a broken heart (132 AC).

Daeron returned to the war after making a full recovery (late 132 AC/early 133 AC), rejoining his maternal house (Buckler) in battle. He came back to the war as a whole other beast, and during this time he earned the monicker “Storm Bringer”, as it was said he fought so fiercely his sword rumbled with the sound of thunder during battle, and the nickname stuck since.

Despite being the third son, Daeron became Heir of Blackhaven because of the deaths of his two older brothers. With so much loss plaguing House Dondarrion, only the following members live to this day: Lord Emmon Dondarrion, the old ruling lord, a gruff and sickly man, Lord Daeron Dondarrion, heir of Blackhaven, and Lady ___ Dondarrion, who is lady-in-waiting to Queen Daenerys Targaryen.

As a Stormlander Daeron wasn't entirely happy about the annexation of his realm to the Crownlands when the last Baratheon died. He shared the feelings of losing their independence that other of his compatriots had. Mostly, he was reluctant to fully embrace the Targaryen rule as he worried his customs and the way of life of the Stormlanders would be erased under the Targaryen rule. However, he didn't see rebellion as the answer. Due to this mindset, Daeron and House Dondarrion as a whole weren’t in support of Pearse Caron’s uprising. Daeron and his family agreed that the best course of action was to work for unity and stability between the two realms, to find equality so the Crownlanders weren't favored by Queen Daenerys.

The naming of Lord Wylliam Swann as Lord Paramount of the Stormlands was something he took as a gesture of good faith, as was the fact that the queen took Stormlanders to her court, including Daeron's younger sister.

The support he gained from Princess Caerella Targaryen when Blackhaven was attacked by the Vulture King and his bandits served as proof to him that the two parts of the realm could work together towards common goals. He accepted the proposal to wed the Targaryen princess after this event. Daeron and Caerella were wed in the ways of her people and his, honoring the traditions of Old Valyria as well as customs from the people of Blackhaven.

Since they were married, Daeron has been travelling back and forth between Blackhaven and King's Landing, with the majority of his time being spent in his homeland. He and his wife had a place within the court of Queen Daenerys but given his father's declining health, Daeron made a point to be present in Blackhaven to take on the duties of ruling lord that his father could no longer carry out.

Daeron and Caerella recently had a son, Baelon Dondarrion. Following the traditions of naming an aitabitxi (godfather) from the Blackhaven community was named, as well as a godfather within the court that could look after Baelon should anything happen to his parents. The godfather they chose was Lord Wylliam Swann.

With the taking of Alaym in Andalos, Daeron departed to fight for the faith and assist in reclaiming those holy grounds, leaving his wife to help his sick father in ruling Blackhaven. Upon news of unrest in the realm with the disappearance of Prince Jaehaerys, the Storm Bringer is journeying back home.

III. CONNECTIONS:

House Dondarrion: Daeron has a respectful but contentious relationship with his father. His father has never quite let go of the fact that his three sons moved against him in favor of their mother’s wishes, which resulted in the loss of two of his sons. Daeron is the only survivor, and as such, any resentment his father still has over the matter is placed upon him. Daeron adores his younger sister and is quite protective over her, regardless of how capable she might be. He’s already lost two siblings, he doesn’t wish to lose the only one he has left.

Caerella Targaryen: Daeron and his family agreed to the union for political reasons and over time he grew to develop true affection for his wife. He saw her as a reliable ally in the aftermath of Blackhaven's attack, and he grew to see the human side of her the more time they spent in each other's company. She is his family now, she is a daughter of Blackhaven by marriage, and the mother of his son; as such she has his full devotion.

Minisa Tarth: Close friend. Minisa was betrothed to his brother, Harwyn, and Daeron had already welcomed her into the family fully. Despite what fate dictated for that match that never happened, Daeron still appreciates and cares for Minisa a great deal, looking out for her as if she was his sister.

Wylliam Swann: A good and trustworthy friend. Daeron respects him a great deal and considers him one of the cleverest men he knows. It was because of this respect for his fellow Stormlander, that Daeron asked to name him Baelon's godfather.

Open to connections for friends, enemies, and everything in between!

[alicent-archive]

Ah, yes. Team Green. Featuring a repressed lesbian still reeling from the fallout of her complicated situationship. An evil grandfather who eventually will become jobless. A guard who doubles as a stepfather and a hit man. An alcoholic. A doomed prophetess. An overpowered anime villain and his geriatric nuclear warhead. And a fourth child who may or may not exist.

[godofstory]

there's been an engagement..

a few hours later..

+bonus

[mossy-rock-in-a-field]

shout out to daeron hightower! i mean you can’t see or hear him but he’s in oldtown somewhere don’t worry just trust me guys he’s in the show i promise

[terrorofthetrident]

House of the Dragon Appreciation Week 2023

Day 4: Favorite relationship ➥ Alicent and her children

[bietrofastimoff23]

In the book, the loyalty of the greens to each other was one of their best traits.

Aegon agreed to become king to protect his family, and demanded the coronation himself, without trying to escape. Helaena was crowned with her husband and had influence over him when she dissuaded him from the dangerous idea of attacking the DS. Aemond wanted his brother's crown, but he never thought of stealing it for himself. Daeron refused to believe in Aegon's death and even threw wine in the face of the man who offered him to take his brother's place on the throne. Alicent never showed pity for her enemies, wanting to bathe in the blood of her grandson's murderer's family, cursing rhay and devaluing the lives of strong bastards, and after Aegon's death, she even tried to kill the newly-made king first with her own hands and then with her granddaughter's hands.

but the show and the rumors around it disappoint me.

Helaena is not crowned and turns away from her husband in front of everyone, although she knows that this is their only chance to protect their children. according to the rumors, Aemond will allow the thought of betraying his brother. Daeron is still missing. and Alicent... there's not even anything to say, everything is too sad no matter how you look at it.

this is not a free interpretation or introduction of semitones. this is just a disrespectful letter out of fear that the green team will surpass the black team in the eyes of the audience. sad. very sad.

[malaiikka]

The news about Rhaena/Nettles legit managed to erode all the excitement I had about season two during the past few weeks in a matter of seconds.

Nettles is canonically the only non-Targ dragonrider, her story and arc is so important in challenging the beliefs about dragons and Targaryens and blood magic incest that exist in Westeros and among the Targaryens, why would the writers look at such a character and decided to mesh her storyline with Rhaena’s?? Are they just so uncreative they couldn’t figure out something for Rhaena to do in the Vale?? Or can this show only handle no more than three black characters, all the while they continue on cooking up new storylines and arcs for the white characters that don’t exist in the book??

[sweetestpopcorn]

The Blacks and the Greens 🐉 by the beyond talented and patient and every compliment imaginable @lupotterdraws featuring (from left to right) Princess Helaena Targaryen, Prince Daeron Targaryen, Prince Aemond “One Eye” Targaryen, Queen Alicent Hightower, Prince Aegon “The Elder” Targaryen, and their graces King Viserys I Targaryen, (his favourite child) the Princess of Dragonstone Rhaenyra Targaryen “The Realm’s Delight” and last but not least her beloved uncle and husband Prince Daemon Targaryen, “The Rogue Prince”

Thank you from here to the moon and back Lu! You are as talented as Balerion’s fires were hot 🐉🔥

PS: asoiaf characters, these can only be found in the books and not in a certain lizard show

[kjwaikiki]

Headcanon idea:

Rhaenyra doesn’t like any of her kids significant others except for Jace’s.

Aemond and Luke’s relationship is not healthy and she is always worried that Aemond will hurt Luke.

Daeron is not good enough for Joffrey. Granted Daemon has a harder time with this one because he hates the Hightowers more than Rhaenyra ever could but she still isn’t keen on Daeron dating Joffrey either mainly because she knows that Daeron is probably gonna whisk Joff away somewhere.

Hilariously Rhaenyra adores Cregan. Significantly older, single dad, lives all the way in the North Cregan. Rhaenyra tried not to like him but the way he looked at her son, the way they are so intense with each other, and the way Jace lights up around him.

Jace was always her serious boy. So worried about everything around him, doing everything right, and making her proud. Rhaenyra can see that with Cregan Jace is free in a way that he just isn’t with anyone else. So she supports them.

It also doesn’t hurt that Cregan is a Lord Paramount while her brothers only have their dragons as an inheritance.

[alicentflorent]

Alicent knowing she saved one son from herself, from viserys, from the poison of court that took her own goodness and child like innocence and even sweet helaena who remains good can’t escape the trauma and unhappiness but daeron did. She broke the cycle for one of her kids by sending him away, by making that sacrifice. Making the selfless decision to give up the bond between mother and son and keeping her distance because one of her kids deserved a chance at a better life.

[franzkafkagf]

daeron being so unlike his brothers and alicent feeling responsible for it. has daeron grown up to be kind because he was spared her influence? is her youngest so delightfully normal because he was raised hundreds of miles away from the red keep or from her?

aegon and aemond have been marred by shadows—one a ruler who was crushed beneath the weight of a crown he never wanted, the other a kinslayer who seems to escape from her grasp more and more. how has she, their own mother, failed them so profoundly?

how might aegon and aemond have been, had circumstances—had she—been different. was she the very thing that has doomed her two eldest sons? is she the poison?

[jaegonsmoon]

Rhaenyra losing her shit, calling Jace: Your little brother ran away with my little brother, sent me a picture of their wedding bands and dropped off the radar and now we don’t know where they are!!!

Jace, who just woke up: Which ones

Rhaenyra: Which—? Lucerys! And Aemond!

Jace, who secretly married his uncle Aegon in Vegas two years ago and has been living with him since right under everyone’s noses: Damn that’s crazy

[somefirewhiskeyfortheway]

Only acknowledging the children you never cared about once all your other kids are dead/turned out to be assholes

[godofstory]

Jace is freaking tf out and Daeron is just here for the drama🍿

part 2

[addaerontruther]

I have a fun little headcanon that the first time Daeron and Addam kissed was in the Citadel. Daeron was showing him the little Valyrian, a taxidermied lemur said to provide good luck to those who pet it, and teaching him a few Valyrian words. Addam listened intently, and then gave into his desires and kissed him. Daeron froze. After a moment of being wildly overwhelmed, he too gave into impulses he never thought he would. In throwing himself at Addam in an embrace he only dreamed of, they knocked over the priceless artifact they were looking at in the process. Young. Clumsy. Viscerally in love.

Art by @riotarttherite

[thesummerestsolstice]

There were quite a few people who absolutely refused to believe Elrond and Elros were who they claimed to be when they first came to Gil-Galad's camp. This led to the rise of several extremely questionable theories on who they really were, from the more mundane– they're just two half-elves the Feanorians found somewhere– to the more... esoteric, like that Maglor had "sung them into existence" to fool the armies of Valinor into letting them steal the Silmarils.

The most popular theory was that Elrond and Elros were actually the children of Maglor and Daeron of Doriath, and that they'd been kept secret for... some reason– look I never said the conspiracy theories made sense. E&E look a lot like Luthien (Luthien and Daeron are siblings with pretty similar features) and a bit like Fingolfin (who looks like Feanor who looks like Maglor), so it's not totally implausible. It would also explain how E&E had Maia powers without being Elwing's kids. And that was just enough information for it to become a completely unkillable rumor. Most of it dies down after E&E show some clearly human traits, like getting sick, but there are still die-hard believers out there. Some genealogies from the early Third Age list Elrond as Daeron and Maglor's child.

Elrond, who's been confronted about his "real parents" several times, is very over it. Gil-Galad thinks it's extremely funny.