#rhaena targaryen's hightower daughters

[sarcasticsweetlara]

If it doesn't bother you I want to add some insight to the lives of Rhaena Targaryen's daughters: Leyla, Ceryse, Lianna, Aerea, Alyssa (in honor of Rhaena's grandmother) and Rhaella Hightower.

They are all so beautiful and resemble their mother one way or another.

They must have married Lyonel and Samantha's sons, the sons of Martin, and Hightowers from other branches and obviously must have been so charismatic.

Leyla, Lianna, Aerea and Rhaella had silver hair while Ceryse had a silver streak among her dark red hair (like her cousins Elaena and Valarr) and Alyssa mocha brown hair, and Lianna and Rhaella had dark brown eyes.

And while their dresses are beautiful, green is not exactly the color of House, that is only for war, the real color of the symbol of House Hightower is gray.

Rhaena's granddaughters must have married into House Velaryon as well in order to keep their Valyrian blood pure, also, they could have married into House Penrose as well if the theory Aelinor is a descendant of Rhaena comes true.

Leyla is like a mix of her mother and aunt, and Ceryse looks so elegant and poised.

Alyssa reminds me of her great-grandmother and namesake, it's her smile I guess.

Lianna, Aerea, Rhaella look so Princess like it's completely beautiful and a shame their grandparents and step-grandmother/first cousin-once removed didn't get to meet them.

I also bet Laena and Leyla like to gossip and spend time together.

Aegon IV surely lusted after his cousins, but Laena knew how to avoid him and always protected her sweet cousins.

I think for obvious reasons Leyla, Ceryse, Lianna, Aerea, Alyssa and Rhaella are the only Hightowers Aegon III and Viserys II liked.

Leyla, Ceryse, Lianna, Aerea, Alyssa and Rhaella would prove that just like their mother Rhaena and their great-great-great-great uncle Aegon the Uncrowned Prince of Dragonstone there is more to the Targaryens than riding dragons.

They would be brilliant explorers, cunning schemers of court where they protect their uncle's and cousins, and clever ladies.

Princesses in all but name.

They were archivists of History, of both their House of birth but also the House of their mother.

They also dressed in pink to honor Morning, the dragon of Rhaena.

In terms of personality:

- Leyla: vivacious

- Ceryse: bright

- Lianna: resourceful

- Aerea: able to see through the darkness and always scheming for the better of her family and loved ones

- Alyssa: mischievous

- Rhaella: curious

The legacy of Rhaena the last dragonrider

The perfect combination of House Hightower and House Targaryen (it is rumored Oldtown and the Hightower were built by Valyrians, which would explain why Jaehaerys confused Alicent with his daughter Saera due to a certain resembling as well as his regretful delirium) in which they help the dynasty that is related to them through their mother.

They also represented their mother in their willful and bold spirit, as Rhaena may have been calmer than Baela but still a Targaryen with fire in her veins.

Personally, I think Alyssa may have been the darling of the court, reminding everyone of her great-grandmother who was clever enough to be able to sneak out and be able to practice with the sword in secret and loved riding Meleys, and that her great-granddaughter was just as clever as her.

thank you again @riotarttherite!! i love these amazing portraits <33 this is how imagine the next gen after the dance to look like when their adults (im aware visenya was a still birth and we have no idea what happened to alys/aemonds son but imagine them here happy) the rest are mentioned in f&b but don’t get enough recognition 

From Left to Right—

Meagon Rivers bastard son of alys and aemond, Gaemon Palehair bastard son of aegon ii

Laena Velaryon daughter of baela and alyn, Visenya Targaryen daughter of rhaenyra and daemon

Leyla Hightower daughter of rhaena and garmund, Ceryse Hightower daughter of rhaena and garmund

Lianna Hightower daughter of rhaena and garmund, Aerea Hightower daughter of rhaena and garmund

Alyssa Hightower daughter of rhaena and garmund, Rhaella Hightower daughter of rhaena and garment

[gotham-at-nightfall]

House of the Dragon Playing Cards

The King and the Queen

The Cast-Aside Queens

The Queen's Right-Hand men

The Second Sons

Daughters of the Rogue Prince

The Innocent and the Guilty

The New Hands

The Warden of the North

By Dvincii

[bardsansa]

the six wives of maegor the cruel

visenya and rhaenys, alyssa velaryon

[sarcasticsweetlara]

Unlike a certain putrid and rotten bunch of people belonging to this House whose line thanks to the Goddess Syrax has died out, these girls are the best combination of two worlds.

And they would be more like HighGaryens due to their mom being a Targaryen who through her gorgeous daughters completely targified House Hightower as they were wed to the sons of Lyonel and Samantha, the sons of Martin and other Hightower cousins, thus taking over the entire House.

For me it would be like this:

- Jeyne HighGaryen who is Rhaena's rainbow baby after the loss of her first baby conceived from her first marriage to Corwyn Corbray, Jeyne was named for Rhaena's second mentor (the first one was Rhaenyra) who taught her about the importance of soft power.

- Valaena HighGaryen in honor of the mother of the Conquerors and for Rhaena's own mother Laena, honoring both the Velaryon and Targaryen sides of her family.

- Lianna Hightower I guess Rhaena would like to give her daughter a name that was both an ode to her Targaryen/Velaryon side and a new start.

- Jocelyn HighGaryen in honor of Rhaena's great-grandmother who was fiercely loyal and defensive of her family, who fought for the rights of Rhaena's grandmother.

- Daenaera HighGaryen because I think Rhaena will honor her sister-in-law just like she was honored as well, Daenaera loved her as an older sister and Rhaena saw in Daenaera a figure of a younger sister.

- Maegelle HighGaryen for Rhaena's great-aunt (the closest sister to Rhaena's paternal grandmother) Maegelle Targaryen, who played an important role in being a conciliator for her family and cared for the Smallfolk.

They would wear grey, because if you don't know it, grey is the actual color of House Hightower, search it.

They would bring back the study of alchemy and necromancy into this House.

Daemon would be so proud seeing his granddaughters took over the Hightowers and have turned them into beta-targaryens.

Garmund + Rhaena =

Possible Targtower names:

Valaena mother of the conqueror and of course mother Laena

Jeyne for Jeyne Arryn who fostered Rhaena

Rosamund flower name for the reach and Garmund’s name

Daenaera kind of a stretch but she loved Queen Daenaera. I also like Daenys

Orea after Orys Baratheon and half Baratheon grandmother and Garmund’s father Ormund

Baeryssa pretty combo for Targtower common names for Baela

Rhaeys bringing back the Rhae- because Targaryens will never get rid of that

[coldraindropsss]

Rhaena's Targaryen daughters with her second husband Garmund Hightower

[lady-clouves]

I want nasty uncontrollable horrible women this season. I want Nyra to go batshit crazy and be hell bent on getting her throne back, I want her to show just how deep a mother’s rage can really go. I want Alicent to really commit to supporting Aegon, I want to see her be selfish for once and take and keep taking. I want Baela to be the badass dragon rider she is, I want her to be a character we know and feel for and I want her fight with Aegon to be the coolest thing in the entire show. I want Rhaena to show just how political savvy she can get. I want Helaena to be more than just the mad woman stereotype. I want Mysaria to really be the one that’s team smallfolk and actually look out for them and their best interests, especially commoner children. I want Nettles to BE THERE and I want her to wow everybody and put targ stans into an early grave; I want to see her claim sheepstealer, I want to see her interact with the blacks, I want to see her ride her dragon, and be the coolest hottest person there. And I want to SEE Alys and all her freaky witch stuff, while making self insert girlies angry. And by god I want Rhaenys to have the best ending scene a character could ask for.

[sansacherie]

I dont want this to happen but it wouldnt surprise me if Jace's first appearance in s2 will be him in the North which means him getting the Vale swords will happen off-screen.

IMO it is quite possible because s2 is already shorter than its predecessor. So this factor means the writers could (should) be considering other characters. In this case thats Rhaena.

Rhaena will also be in the Vale and unlike Jace going by F&B she spends much of the Dance there. Therefore while his scenes with Lady Arryn are important because it shows his character (diplomacy etc) I would say that Rhaena's is significantly more so because her Vale plotline could (should) demonstrate her character development.

I also believe it will be a much better change to have Jeyne Arryn's iconic line "in this world of men we women must stick together" be something that she says to Rhaena instead of Jace. I think it'll be more meaningful for Rhaena to hear it because she can identify with Jeyne Arryn through their shared gender unlike Jace. IMO making a quote about female solidarity in a male world be said to another female (a teenager) at that would make such a refreshing contrast to the way Rhaenys denigrates Alicent for trying to survive in a misogynistic society. Rhaenys accuses her of being content with building windows in the walls of her prison meanwhile I don't think Rhaenys realizes that while she might be allowed to leave her own prison, she is always expected to come back.

[rhaenyra-first-of-her-name]

Somebody send me recs about Team Black please.

[witchlingcirce]

🚨HOTD SPOILERS / LEAKS 🚨

One thing I’m really happy about from seeing photos of season two is how much of an improvement there was to the costumes and hair!!!

Seeing adult Rhaenyra not wear the ugliest outfits ever was literally my favourite thing about the trailer. From what we’ve seen so far all of these outfits are absolutely stunning…HOORAY!!! 😭😭 Hated most of her outfits last seasons, now she really looks like a queen!!! I’m so glad they put more effort into her costumes, Emma D’arcy is absolutely beautiful!!!

I feel like the only thing wrong with Alicent’s outfits last season was how some of the fabric looked. Other than that she looked 🫶🏼🫶🏼. However THIS SEASON!!!! Absolutely gorgeous, i absolutely love all the fabrics on these outfits NOT TO MENTION, how Medievel they look!!! Especially the second photo. Ofc it’s not a spot on Medievel looking dress but… yk….

Helaena’s funeral dress is absolutely gorgeous. So much better to that horrible yellowey-green dress she wore. The usage of green and the black is very interesting to me. This scene is definitely going to be devastating. I know Phia and Olivia will be phenomenal in it!!

Even other/smaller outfits look so much. Rhaena’s horse riding gear is 🫶🏼🫶🏼 and Addam of hull looks phenomenal as well!!

Im beyond excited for the new season!!! I need the next trailer as soon as possible!!!

[haticesultanas]

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON as it should have been: episode 6

The princess remained at court, surrounded by her friends and admirers. Ser Criston Cole was not amongst them, having gone over entirely to the queen’s party, the greens, but the massive and redoubtable Breakbones (or Brokenbones, as Mushroom had it) filled his place, becoming the foremost of the blacks, ever at Rhaenyra’s side at feast and ball and hunt. Her husband raised no objections. Ser Laenor preferred the comforts of High Tide, where he soon found a new favorite in a household knight named Ser Qarl Correy. Thereafter, though he joined his wife for important court events where his presence was expected, Ser Laenor spent most of his days apart from the princess. Septon Eustace says they shared a bed no more than a dozen times.

[silmarillaure]

[gotham-at-nightfall]

The Blacks // The Greens

By NaomiMakesArt

[lagosbratzdoll]

thoughts about Laena and more

The statement “That show is disrespectful to its Black characters” is unfortunately applicable to almost every show ever broadcasted, which is a disheartening realization. In this instance, though, I’m talking about House of the Dragon. 

Laena's erasure from Rhaenyra's life to make room for a friendship between two white women that did not exist in the original source material. She is isolated from her family so that Daemon can be separated from Rhaenyra, which isn't what happened in the books. It's frustrating to watch Black characters isolated and used as plot devices.

The show's treatment of Baela and Rhaena is also problematic. There are inconsistencies in the plot, such as Daemon ignoring Rhaena even though he didn't have a dragon until later in life. Baela going to foster at Driftmark when it should be Luke and Rhaena. It's disappointing that we don't see more of Laena with her family on Driftmark or her claiming Vhagar.

Additionally, it's strange that Jaehaerys is depicted as white as snow when his mother was Black and his father was at least half Black based on show lore. The Targaryens have historically intermarried with the Velaryons, so they shouldn't be all white, at least not at this point in their history. It seems like the show may have made the Velaryons Black solely to push the Strong boys' narrative, without considering the wider implications. This is negligent at best and malicious at worst.

[milyavild]

"Stormbreak" by @bbygirl-aemond, side couples edition:

aegon targaryen x helaena targaryen

lucerys velaryon (-targaryen) x rhaena targaryen

jacaerys blackfyre x alys rivers

alicent hightower x jeyne arryn

baela velaryon x dalton greyjoy

+ (there's also a separate post dedicated to jacaerys/baela/daeron dynamic)

[novococain]

🦴

[whateverthought]

You know what? What I want to know, what I want expanded upon from Fire and Blood? Rhaena's Daughters.

Give me their names George. I just wanna talk, Mr. Martin Open the Door.