#justice for sunfyre

[spider-stark]

aegon and sunfyre's bond oh my fuck

[gojuo]

I think silverwing and vermithor are sunfyre and tessarion parents so that’s why sunfyre looks beautiful like his mom and tessarion is as a fugly dragon as vermithor, wasted potential with my blue queen

NOO MY MELEYS IS SUNFYRE'S AND TESSA'S MOMMA HEADCANONS NOOOOOO 😭😭😭 JUSTICE FOR TESSA SHE DOESNT DESERVE TO BE UGLY

[please-buckme]

I CANT WATCH AWGON GET THE NEWS THAT SUNFYRE DIDNT MAKE IT!!!!! I CANT! I CANT!!!!

[ladyhawke]

NO DREAMFYRE UNTIL 2026 😭😭😭

[pterodactylterrace]

We’ve been robbed 😭😭😭

Sunfyre the Golden~

It's no mystery why he's considered to be the most beautiful dragon to ever fly the Westerosi skies. Only 7 weeks left to wait for season 2 and we'll finally get to see this majestic boy in action!

Stunning artwork by @siosin_ on Instagram

[percentstardust]

endless muse edits | drogon + the dragons that i head canon are his parents

[flowerandblood]

Archmaester Gyldayn’s Chronicle

The Price of Pride Chapters from 9 to 15

Archmaester Gyldayn’s chronicle combines information gathered by Septon Eustace and Mushroom concerning what happened after Prince Aemond ordered the abduction of Daemon Targaryen’s eldest daughter with his first wife, Rhea Royce. As is common in history, lies and truth become one.

Previous part ➽

We know from accounts written down by members of the Small Council that King Aegon announced that he would betroth his cousin to Lord Greyjoy's son, despite his younger brother demanding her hand. Septon Eustace reports on how the argument between the siblings turned out and the events that followed shortly afterwards:

When King Aegon announced his plan to the gathered men, Prince Aemond exploded with rage, saying that he, as a Targaryen and his younger brother, had first right to marry her. His brother was said to have laughed at these words and said “sooner Vhagar will fit into the Dragon's Pit than I'll give you her hand.”

Despite the great argument, the two brothers set off side by side for the battle at Rook's Rest, from which only Prince Aemond came out victorious — according to the soldiers involved in the confrontation, the King, wanting to help his younger brother, was seen to move on Meleys, which infuriated the dragoness.

Meleys breathed fire, and King Aegon was severely burned — both he and Sunfyre fell from the heavens, with his brother watching it from afar. The young King survived, but he was heavily injured and was unable to get up from his bed.

Prince Aemond succeeded to the temporary reign as Prince Regent, however, not wearing the royal regalia as a sign of respect for his brother, who still remained the rightful King.

Mushroom's description of these events is more harsh, adding new details not mentioned by Septon Eustace, which the Blacks were eager to spread.

Prince Aemond became eager for revenge against his brother after he refused his request to marry the woman who had long been warming his bed — his brother-usurper had announced her betrothal to Lord Greyjoy's son to save the remnants of her dignity. The One-Eyed Prince was furious and took his cousin in her own bed later that same night, allowing the entire Red Keep to listen to their moans.

Prince Aemond, in response to the King's words, ordered Vhagar to burn his brother during the battle at Rook's Rest: to his displeasure, Prince Aegon survived, but was unconscious and unable to perform his duties — standing over his burned body, he was to say “so justice is no stranger to the gods.”

The young Prince seized the opportunity and immediately announced his betrothal to his cousin to the entire court while sitting on the Iron Throne, wearing the crown of Aegon the Conqueror on his head.

Despite conflicting reports of the battle, it is known that immediately after the event Prince Aemond was declared Prince Regent by the Small Council. Indeed, he announced his betrothal to his cousin not long afterwards, and his brother's proposal to marry her to Lord Greyjoy's son never reached the Iron Islands.

On one thing Mushroom and Septon Eustace agree: Prince Aemond lived with his cousin as if she were his wife even before the nuptials. Mushroom himself describes their relationship with detail and mischief.

After announcing his betrothal to his cousin, Prince Aemond stopped hiding the nature of their sinful relationship — he openly summoned her every evening to his chamber, which she only left at dawn, they flew together in the skies and exercised together in the courtyard.

Mischievous lords said that the Prince and his bride rarely exchanged more than five words between each other each day, however, during the nights they were more talkative, and their moans and cries of pleasure were listened to by the whole keep.

One morning Lord Hightower caught his grandson with his betrothed in his bed — Prince Aemond was said to be snuggled into her breasts like a small child.

Even as a young boy, he had always chosen in the brothels women who were much older than him, desiring only those who resembled his mother in any way. It has been said that the One-Eyed Prince's incestuous urges were so far gone that he lusted after Queen Alicent, and his cousin in his eyes was to him a younger, more beloved version of her.

Septon Eustace gives a different narrative of the affection that brought the Prince and his bride closer to each other.

Prince Aemond, though cold and stern in his demeanour, fell in love with his cousin beyond measure and spent his days and nights in her company — known for his impulsive, aggressive nature, around her he softened in an attempt to please her with his more composed manner. Servants said that his eye never left her whenever she came within his sight, and his members reacted aggressively to her sweet, warm smile with desire.

The Prince proved to be a passionate man and craved to spend every night with his bride, unable to wait until the nuptials — according to the servants' stories, however, she began to resist him, wishing to remain chaste until their wedding night. Although Prince Aemond was not renowned for his patience, he did not dare to take his future wife by force.

Otto Hightower himself quickly became convinced that his grandson's marriage to Daemon Targaryen's daughter could benefit them greatly: he wished to use her ancestry in the fight to reclaim the Riverlands and the Vale, which her father and Princess Rheanyra had subjugated. This is how their relationship is described by Septon Eustace:

Otto Hightower was quick to recognise the intelligence of his grandson's chosen one: he wished to use her skills and rather gentle nature to subdue his grandson and to reclaim Harrenhal from the hands of the Blacks.

They were united by a common desire to protect Prince Regent and the Kingdom, and Lord Hightower began to treat her as if she were his own blood, surrounding her with paternal care and concern, similar to that which he bestowed on Queen Helaena.

Mushroom similarly describes their relationship, but adds some interesting details.

Lord Otto returned to the Red Keep as a triumphant man, knowing that Prince Aemond, unlike Prince Aegon, was a man who understood logical arguments. Lord Hightower was prepared to sacrifice both his grandson and his bride to reclaim the Riverlands, knowing that if they did not achieve it, a path to the North would open up for Queen Rheanyra.

The wedding ceremony takes place a month later in the Great Sept, in the presence of hundreds of lords, their families, knights, townsfolk and smallfolk. It is known that Otto Hightower, in order to calm the mood in King's Landing, handed out food to the crowd, which led to an outburst of sudden joy. This is how the ceremony itself was described by Septon Eustace:

The bride expressed her devotion to her husband with her attire: the blue colour dominated her gown, sapphires shone in her hair and around her neck. The ladies of the court praised her beauty and young, innocent appearance, expressing sympathy that she would become the wife of a man so unpredictable and violent.

Nevertheless, Prince Aemond and his chosen one spoke the words of their vows aloud and then, to the surprise of those gathered, the Prince placed a passionate kiss on her lips, proof of his fiery desire.

The couple set off on horseback, riding through the streets of King's Landing, showered with flowers. Both Prince Aemond and his wife looked proud and content, riding side by side. When they reached the courtyard of the Red Keep, the Prince himself helped his cousin down from her mare, catching her in his arms.

The surrounding court, watching them from the sidelines, hoped that their successful union was a foreshadowing of impending peace and victory.

Mushroom also describes these events, although not as accurately, focusing on something quite different.

During the nuptials of the One-Eyed Prince and his cousin, Otto Hightower used his mischievous cunning and distributed the food given to her subjects by Queen Rheanyra before the Great Sept as a gift from his grandson and his chosen one.

Prince Aemond, on whom all the attention was finally focused, stood proudly in the temple, waiting for his bride, who arrived in the sanctuary shortly after him. The frightened girl was assaulted by a cheering crowd, and Lord Otto rushed to her aid, leading her quickly into the Sept.

After saying their vows to each other, the Prince and his wife returned to the keep to celebrate their nuptials. They walked into the Throne Room together at the head of the wedding procession and sat down behind a large table to receive greetings and gifts from those gathered.

Just as they were about to begin the great supper, Prince Aegon stepped into the hall, leaning on Larys Strong's arm — the king-usurper had demanded, probably out of sheer spite, that the whole court be allowed to watch his brother's wedding night.

“The Kingdom cannot be left without a heir,” Prince Aegon was to say, “I, because of my condition, will beget neither son nor daughter, so we must rely on my brother and his strong seed. I hope that on this night, I, as well as the rest of the court, will witness how the future Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms will be begotten.”

His sister-in-law challenged the King, answering loudly, “My husband can take me here and now, my King,” she was to say, rising from her seat, and then, with a shameless smile, she sat on the table before her husband, lifting her skirt above the line of her thighs, “I am ready to welcome him inside me from the morrow.”

The One-Eyed Prince accepted his wife's words with satisfaction — he rose from his seat, undid the buckles of his emerald tunic, untied his breeches and took her as he stood, embarrassing the King and the entire court.

It can be assumed that Mushroom was carried away by his imagination, as no one but him describes the events in this way. There were many witnesses to what took place at the time – close to the most common descriptions of what happened that night are the words of Septon Eustace.

King Aegon demanded that he, several lords, and a group of his drunken friends be allowed to watch the spectacle that was his brother's wedding night. Prince Aemond was furious and bitter, however, his wife showed the tenderness and forbearance appropriate for a woman, ensuring that her husband fulfilled his duty.

The King tried to prevent this by making humiliating remarks about his younger brother and the nature of his relationship with his mistress — however, to no avail, and his voice was eventually deafened by the moans of pleasure of the young couple, focused only on themselves.

Previous part ➽

[childofchaosnic74]

King Aegon II Targaryen with his son Prince Jaehaerys and Sunfyre the Golden 🔥💛

I loved to see Aegon's bond with Jaehaerys and with Sunfyre and I wish we'd gotten more of it, I imagined this little scene of Aegon taking his son to the dragonpit to see Sunfyre together and felt the need to draw it. I really hoped we'd see Aegon with Jaehaera too cause I love her to bits and can't wait to see more of her!

I absolutely love Sunfyre, he's one of my favourite dragons ever and I hope I did him justice.

This is a little different from what I usually draw, but I really liked it, hope you guys like it too!

[huffleduffle]

honestly I'm "Euron shoots down Rhaegal" level pissed about how Vhagars wings have to be so. incredibly. loud. that there is just no way that giant could sneak up on another dragon in good weather!!!

GIVE HER BACK TO ME 😭 TAKE CRISTON COLE PLEASE

[queenvhagar]

Instead of trying so hard to make fans think of Daenerys when they see Rhaenyra, they should have tried to insert a bit of Daenerys into every Targaryen character.

Right now it's obvious the show is trying to make Rhaenyra a Dany 2.0 and doing everything they can to link this one character to Daenerys. The amount of scenes she gets with her dragon, the idea that Syrax's eggs are somehow Daenerys' dragons and it's thanks to Rhaenyra that dragons live on... likely all due to the writers seeing "dragonriding ruling queen" for both characters and then really overly forcing the connection at all costs even if it doesn't always quite fit.

What I would have preferred is to see all of Daenerys' ancestors within her and her in them. Show all of their connections to their dragons and their joy in flying. Show all of them as quick to anger and slow to forgive. Show all of them believing in the power and superiority of their dragon blood and the inherent right of their family to rule. Show all of them willing to use fire and blood to avenge what they see as injustices and being ruthless in their pursuit of that justice. Show me how each of these characters are as Targaryen as the next and how absolutely tragic it is that within this so similar family they only saw their own differences and their own ambitions, leading to them destroying themselves and the dragons that they loved so much and that gave them so much power.

All of this means not leaning so hard on showing Rhaenyra as just like Daenerys, but showing Dany's traits in the others. Show Helaena finding freedom, power, and independence on dragonback and savoring her strong bond with Dreamfyre, which comes more easily to her as an autistic woman surrounded by people playing the unspoken game of thrones around her. Show Aegon on Sunfyre after the coronation as he wears the conqueror's crown and reminds the people of his ancestral Targaryen power and right to rule. Show their children and their hatchlings. Let Baela have her own opinions apart from her betrothed and his mother and let her be bold in expressing them. Let Rhaena learn the importance of politicking and soft power in ruling and gaining allies and the balance between hard and soft power, and let the moment she hatches Morning at the end of the war be a melancholic moment, as she finally has a dragon but now is alone in this fact as one of the last living Targaryens.

We should be able to see traces of Daenerys in all of these Targaryens, and choosing just one to try to emulate Daenerys over all the others is a misstep and minimizes the impact of this story as a dynastic civil war of a family destroying itself.

[aemondsbabe]

I've never liked to think that Aemond is evil, just someone who's been hurt too much time and time again and saw no justice for it; do you think he's evil? or that there's more to it than simply that?

episode 4 spoilers under cut

honestly, no. i don’t think he’s evil. i think GRRM, for all his faults, is quite good at writing inherently multifaceted people. i don’t really think that there are many characters from the GoT series (F&B included obviously) that i can look at and say are purely just evil. i think there are less purely evil characters on the shows.

to me, i think very genuinely that this episode is a fantastic example of brothers bickering.

bear in mind that these two brothers are inherently powerful people and they each have a dragon and it becomes more than the sibling vs sibling bickering that we’re used to but i think it’s bickering nonetheless.

aemond had no time to premeditate going after aegon at rook’s rest. he literally didn’t know he was going to be there. he didn’t know sunfyre and meleys were going to wind up locked together in a fight. he didn’t even know the blacks would send meleys.

which means it was a spur of the moment decision for him to do anything at all. and if we think back to the episode from s1 in which he loses his eye, i think we all know what happens when aemond makes spur of the moment decisions out of anger.

he calls aegon an idiot yes, but i’d also encourage literally anyone with a sibling to think back on all the times you’ve also probably called your sibling an idiot because you thought they were doing something dumb.

aegon also expresses relief when he sees vhagar, which to me says he doesn’t doubt aemond’s loyalty. i’m not saying aegon is a genius by any means, but he’s not completely stupid and if anything his emotional awareness for when people are upset with him, angry at him, and disappointed in him is probably greater than that of others.

finally, i’d really like everyone to consider how difficult it would be to aim a dragon at all especially at two other dragons who are also moving. and vhagar is big enough that if she had just gone in for a bite, she probably would’ve gotten aegon too.

i truly think they are leaving it ambiguous and open ended. i pray they’re doing that for a reason but, to me, it is ambiguous.

i’m sorry this is long, i have a lot of feelings. thank you for coming to my ted talk, i hope it makes sense.

[cursedshrines]

i think there is a common misconception that certain fans have regarding the bond between a rider and their dragon.

these are not poor, helpless innocent creatures who are incapable of protecting themselves. these are dragons, creatures of fire, the reason house targaryen was able to accomplish literally anything at all. they are the most dangerous creatures in westeros.

vhagar is not a helpless dragon who aemond abuses. she is not confused or scared or frightened about fighting. she is a creature of war. if she didn’t think aemond as worthy, she would have killed him. he did not steal her from rhaena, because dragons are not creatures to be ‘stolen’. aemond rides vhagar because he is worthy to be her rider, and this was deemed so by vhagar herself.

though the show truly did not do justice to the bond between aegon and sunfyre, it shines nonetheless. sunfyre happily greets his rider and nuzzles him with his snout. he lands on his wounds to protect aegon to the best of his ability.

you can hate the characters as much as you want, but using the dragons as devices to justify or fuel that hatred is… weird. aemond did not steal vhagar and he does not abuse her. aegon’s past actions do not negate his bond with sunfyre.

[ewanmitchellfanatic]

This is so true😤😭😭

I'm still sad that we were not shown the desperate roar of Dreamfyre at the moment when Jaehaerys was killed, just as we were not shown that Vhagar felt pain at the moment when Aemond lost his eye. I'm also sure that Sunfyre won't be shown to us at the moment when Aegon found out about his son's death. Only Rhaenyra can have a strong emotional connection with her dragon in this show.

[gojuo]

condal will frame the small folk riot to make them look like maga trumpers on january 6 to make rhaenyra look good lmaooo

nettles isn't gonna exist, rhaenyra's not gonna order for her or addam's heads on account of being bastards, no racism, no daeron clowning on her incompetent ass, no raised taxes on the smallfolk for the lavish party she wanted to throw for joffrey's installation as prince of dragonstone while they were starving and suffering for 2 years, no lady rosby and lady stokeworth inheritance issue, no dalton grayjoy rape requirement, no maelor and jaehaera bounties, no heads lining the red keep daily which led to the people comparing her to maegor the cruel, no tyland castration, the green council beheadings isn't gonna be on her orders, no corlys in the dungeons, no daemon abandoning her to save nettles, no sunfyre special bond bc that's going to her and bum ass syrax, no mysaria telling helaena of maelor's death on orders of rhaenyra to mentally torture her some more, no throne cutting, no brothel queens, no smallfolk rising up against rhaenyra for helaena's suicide, no "dear brother, i had hoped you were dead" / "after you, you are the elder" / "i am pleased to know you remember that. it would seem we are your prisoners ... but do not think that you will hold us for long. my leal lords will find me" / "if they search the seven hells mayhaps", no justice for the smallfolk after suffering through nuclear dragon war bc they'll be like you said equated to jan 6 protesters, and alicent will definitely poison aegon herself. it's over 🤣

[limitless-incorporated]

HotD: Size Assessment for Tessarion

After spending way too long staring at a five second clip of Tessarion, I can comfortably say they haven’t shrunken her down in the show. Comparing Daeron’s size to Tessarion’s head, you’ll notice that his whole body is much smaller than her head and body.

I had assumed that Tessarion in the show would be closer to Vermax and Moondancer in size, but you can see here that Jace takes up a lot more space on Vermax’s back than Daeron does Tessarion. Same goes for Baela on Moondancer.

Tessarion is looking much closer to Sunfyre in size. Aegon here is visible, but his body is clearly outsized by his dragon. Daeron and Tessarion seem to be the same case, with Daeron being almost fully obscured while on top of Tessarion. Tl;Dr: They’re doing my girl justice by making her fighting size.

[daenystheedreamer]

Valyrian Pantheon Headcanons

We know the names of 5 of the Valyrian gods and that's it. We don't know anything about the practices or even what those gods were patrons of. Here is my headcanon reconstruction of the pantheon ^_^

I think the Fourteen Flames (the volcanoes) are named for fourteen gods who constitute the main pantheon, similar to the 12 Greek Olympians or the 12 Roman Dei Consentes. There are many minor gods, usually personifications of concepts like seasons/emotions.

I imagine them like Egyptian gods, who are personified sometimes as humans, sometimes as animals, sometimes as animal-headed humanoids. I imagine the main fourteen as dragons, though idk how silly that would look lol.

I think they were also androgynous gods. Why? That's fun. That's so fun. Dragons are theorised to be hermaphroditic/intersex who can change their sex at will, but also are referred to as she-dragons if they are confirmed to lay clutches of eggs. So some of these gods are gods, and some are goddesses, despite being a-gender

Canonical Gods

BALERION: I believe Balerion's name is at least a little inspired by Ba'al, an ancient Semitic god who was very important to the religions of the region (Canaan, Babylon, etc) and features as a false god in the Hebrew bible. I think he's the King of the gods, like Zeus. God of war or fire or conquest or all of the above. Many ancient gods shifted their patronage and powers.

VHAGAR: Consort of Balerion, similar to Hera. Goddess of war/wisdom, similar to Athena. I think this fits a person like Visenya.

MERAXES: Perhaps a concubine of Balerion? Like how Zeus had thousands of lovers. Metis, Leto, Demeter, etcetera. Goddess of love, because Rhaenys seems like a woman who enjoyed love and life. Perhaps also a goddess of marriage?

SYRAX: It's gotta be someone Rhaenyra would think is cool. Perhaps a goddess of the sun/moon? Another war goddess? A queen? Actually, perhaps Syrax is the Hera of the pantheon, while Vhagar is not necessarily virginal like Athena but 'unmarried' so to speak. Goddess of beauty/wealth would also fit Rhaenyra. Goddess of the sun or moon would be fun in opposition to Sunfyre.

BOASH: called 'The Blind God' Mentioned as the god the Lorathi worship, whose religious followers (dissidents of the Valyrian Freehold) founded the city of Lorath. The name doesn't follow the typical Valyrian naming traditions, perhaps he was originally Boax/Boaxes? Would be fun. He's a very esoteric god connected to 'higher truths', the priests are eunuchs and the followers are vegetarian teetotalers and a main tenant is that everyone is equal. They also wear hair shirts which is an old Christian practice. I think he's a version of a Valyrian death god

the BLACK GOAT: Whose followers founded Qohor. I think he's a minor god, perhaps of magic or agriculture even, agricultural deities tend to be very important to common folk. However the goat imagery evokes Satan and Baphomet, so I think a villainous or death deity would be fun.

Non-canonical gods

A lot of the Targ dragons are given names with similar naming style to the canonical god dragons.

VERMITHOR & VERMAX: The naming conventions of Vermax and Vermithor intrigue me... I think one is the name of the God and one is a theophoric name in reference to the god. Perhaps a god of justice, law, order, etc, since they were the dragons of Jaehaerys and Jacaerys and I can see them picking that kind of God.

ARRAX: Lucerys names his dragon this, so I think a coming-of-age god or god of youths would be fun since he, yknow, got eated at 14.

CARAXES: This is Daemon's dragon so I'm saying Caraxes is the Dionysus/Hermes trickster god. Daemon picking the bacchanalian drunk sex god for his dragon is real to me.

MELEYS: Rhaenys TQWNW's dragon. Rhaenys gives off SUCH demeter vibes idk so agricultural god would be fun but idk i don't think she'd pick something like that. Perhaps its based off of Meraxes since Rhaenys is her namesake. Perhaps an oceanic or weather-based god.

MORGHUL: Morghul is simply the word for death in High Valyrian e.g. 'Valar Morghulis', but I like it as a euphemistic name for a God of death. Like his name is so tabboo that you just refer to him as death, or he's just named death in relation to afterlife, like how Hades refers to both the god and the underworld. I think perhaps Boash and the Black Goat are actually interpretations/aspects of the same deity, perhaps a death - morghul - god.

SHRYKOS: Sick name sorry just had to say that. He's Jaehaerys (son of Helaegon)'s dragon. got no clue what he could be a god of cos jaehaerys is a plot device character. I think he's just a cool Valyrian word, like Morghul, since Jaehaerys and Jaehaera are twins. Be fun if they picked life/death dichotomy for their dragons :p

TERRAX: ridden by the pre-doom character Jaenara Belaerys, who flew further south in Sothoryos than anyone else. God(dess) of travel/wisdom/conquest/oceans would be fun since she's a traveller who flew across oceans and sort of exemplifies the Valyrian conquest/adventurer spirit.

TESSARION: Okay the blue queen has to be a goddess of the ocean or the sky<3

TYRAXES: Joffrey's dragon :) I think a god of animals would be cute also cos he sounds like T-rex. I would name my dragon T-rex. Possibly a bastardisation of Terrax though...

URRAX: This is the name of a legendary/fairytale dragon from the story of Serwyn and Daeryssa from the Age of Heroes. By Daeryssa's naming convention and the fact she is mentioned only in AGOT, I think she was perhaps supposed to be a Targaryen before GRRM had established a full history. I think he's just a bastardisation of perhaps a Valyrian god like Arrax.

So my vision of the Valyrian pantheon includes Balerion, Vhagar, Meraxes, Syrax, Vermithor, Arrax, Caraxes, Terrax, Tessarion, which is 9 gods

plus Meleys and Tyraxes who I'm not sure if I want to be referring to above gods or just the name of a god entirely, which makes 11

Adding a death god (Boash, Black Goat, Moghul) makes 12,

which leaves another two unnamed for my personal idea of a Valyrian pantheon :)