♛ → THE STORMLANDS present MINTHARA ESTERMONT, the LADY of GREENSTONE. when the dragons danced in the sky they thought the GREENS would still fly, but in the blink of an eye, they would all die. the TWENTY-SIX year old FEMALE who was DRIVEN & TRUSTWORTHY before they saw the first of the flames, is now COMPETITIVE & ENVIOUS after seeing the last. they’re often associated with sunset rays reflected off the ocean, breathless laughter after dancing for too long, ripped up papers thrown on the fire so they can’t be read. ( alisha boe )
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history.
minthara rhae estermont had both the great honour and the great burden of being born with many siblings. from a very young age, too long ago for her to remember, she developed a fierce competitive streak. Whatever her siblings were doing, she wanted to do as well, no matter if she was too small or too weak to fully participate. the best way to get minthara to do something is to tell her that she can't.
she was never the easiest sister. she loves her siblings fiercely, but is prone to needling at them, instigating scuffles and getting on their last nerve. minthara was a difficult child to grow up alongside, whilst also being staunchly protective, quick to take matters into her own hands when her brothers and sisters were upset.
minthara has struggled with an inferiority complex her entire life - but most of it is entirely in her own head. she has always been very loved, and was especially close with her father, who absolutely doted on her, but she was always too short sighted to see it clearly. she is her own worst enemy who invents scenarios in her own head that absolutely are not true.
of all her siblings, minthara had the most contentious relationship with her twin sister, myrcella. simply because they were twins, they were compared to one another since birth, and minthara hated it. there was rarely a day when the two were not at each other’s throats, usually with minthara instigating. on the opposite end of the spectrum, she always felt closest to lucerys, despite how different they are to one another. to this day, there is nobody minthara loves or looks up to more than lucerys estermont.
it wasn’t until myrcella died that minthara realised what she had missed out on. she did not realise how much her twin was a half of her whole until she was no longer there. she spent most of her life resenting being part of a pair, but now she very much misses it.
it was important to minthara’s father that all of his children were able to sail a ship, but minthara was never an exceptional sailor - merely passable. however, she is both a strong swimmer and incredibly agile, able to scale masts, climb ropes, and maintain balance fairly easily, so she is always able to help out. she does love being on the water, though, despite her lack of sailing aptitude.
one thing minthara is actually very good at is writing - particularly poetry. she uses this to express herself, but is very secretive about it. she shares this with nobody, and will not put her name to anything she’s written, using the alias jon mint.
minthara has always struggled with her place in the world, and how she can distinguish herself within it, and that has only grown since the death of her father and eldest brother. it is not a welcome change and one she is still struggling to adjust to. she’s a very unsure person who’s not quite sure where she stands or what her path in life is yet.
as a result of the war between new valyria and dorne, minthara has been sent away from greenstone to live in king's landing, something she is very much against and feels bitter about. she doesn't feel at all comfortable in the city. despite being half-valyrian, minthara doesn't feel as though they accept her as such, and is growing more discontent by the day by the way stormlanders are being treated.
personality
basics
a lot of minthara’s personality is a direct contradiction. she’s feisty and confrontational, but also very sentimental and sappy. she can be an absolute spoiled brat, but she’s also very determined and hardworking. a lot of the dichotomy that exists within her comes from her not truly knowing who she is or where she fits in the world.
she’s an incredibly emotional person in the most dramatic and theatrical of ways. everything she feels, she wears on her face and isn’t shy about expressing it. if minthara feels a type of way, you’ll know about it.
she’s incredibly, stubbornly, unwaveringly loyal to the people she cares for. she rides hard for the people in her circle and clings on to them tightly.
her competitive nature is perhaps her most dominant trait. unfortunately, she doesn’t compete in the things she’s actually good at. she wants to be good at the things YOU’RE good at so she can prove her worth.
kind, but not nice, is a good way to describe minthara. if people she cares about are hurting, she will always lend a shoulder to cry on. she’s generous to a fault, and incredibly protective. however, she’s blunt, sharp, and can come across rude to those who don’t know her well. she believes in tough love, and is definitely the kind of person to tell you what you don’t want to hear, but it’s almost always coming from a good place.
if she dislikes someone, it’s likely she’ll never change her mind, and she won’t be shy about picking fights.
she likes people to think she’s independent, but minthara actually very much struggles with being alone. she does not enjoy her own company.
minthara is not an intellectual at all. she’s always struggled when it comes to academic matters, hates maths, and doesn’t much care for history. in terms of scholarly matters, she certainly isn’t going to distinguish herself. she is, however, very creative when it comes to music and writing and has genuine talent there, even if she won’t let anybody see it.
while her bold exterior is always very obvious, and she is undoubtedly always very minthara, the way she acts with people very much reflects how they treat her. she's more impressionable than one would assume at first glance.
minthara is a brash, brazen person without much of a filter. she'll say and do things she shouldn't, and doesn't think before she speaks.
rumours
the contradictory nature of minthara’s personality means she’s a difficult person to fully know, and this has led to lots of misunderstandings about who she is. people who have only seen her rougher, more feisty side will regard her in a very different way to those who have seen her softer, more sensitive components. she can be difficult and sharp, but also generous to a fault and an incredibly steadfast friend. any rumours that exist about minthara are likely a result of these misunderstandings.
she can be flirty, i think there's probably rumours about her promiscuity floating around. however, most of her flirting and lewdness is limited to words.
fears
minthara hugely struggles with the idea of being inferior to anybody. it’s part of the reason she’s so competitive - she wants to prove herself so badly.
her inferiority complex ties into her fear of insignificance. the root of this is likely due to growing up in a large family. she’s always fighting to prove her worth, and she’s not happy with just knowing it herself - she wants everyone else to see it, too.
other
minthara is a very tactile person who expresses her affection through touch. she’s a big hugger, even if she isn’t particularly gentle.
her eyes are very, very dark purple - at first glance, they appear black. you would only notice that they aren’t when very close to her or in direct sunlight.
minthara has spent her entire life on a mission to be the best at something, but she’s actually very private and oddly embarrassed by the things she does find enjoyment in and has a genuine talent and passion for. she wants to be good at things that other people find impressive, without much regard for what she actually wants out of life. she has a real skill with poetry writing, and has even published work, but under a different name that can’t be tied back to her, because the thought of that is just so mortifying to her.
she wears very simple clothing - think plain, one-colour gowns, usually in very light neutral colours or blue or green pastels if she’s feeling particularly flashy. however, she absolutely adores jewellery and uses this to dress her outfits up.
if you asked her, she would tell you that she has processed her grief for her brother and father, but this is very much not the case, particularly for her father. She genuinely believes that she has, but she’s just stuffed it down too deep to be touched.
she’s not overly fond of her name being shortened. but her absolutely least favourite is minty. unfortunately for her, minty is the nickname that's stuck and most people know her as.
she should wear glasses - but minthara point blank refuses to do so in public. she gets by okay without them, but cannot read well when they aren’t on her face.
she has a pet parrot, an african grey named peppercorn. he is an absolute menace to society, love swearing at people, and pecking people and then laughing about it.
minthara has a very complicated relationship with her heritage, as both a stormlander and a valyrian through her mother. for the most part, she feels more connected to her identity as a stormlander, as there are very few valyrians she gets along with in general. she knows most of them see her as a "lesser" sort of valyrian, and that activates her fear of inferiority, so it's hostile all around.
