#book!dany

"Come sleep with me," she told the little scribe. "Dawn will not come for hours yet."

"Your Grace is kind to this one." Missandei slipped under the sheets. "He was a good brother."

Dany wrapped her arms about the girl. "Tell me of him." - Dany II ADWD

Missandei hugged her tighter. "Your Grace should sleep. Dawn will be here soon, and court."

"We'll both sleep, and dream of sweeter days. Close your eyes." When she did, Dany kissed her eyelids and made her giggle. - Dany III ADWD

One of her young hostages brought her morning meal, a plump shy girl named Mezzara, whose father ruled the pyramid of Merreq, and Dany gave her a happy hug and thanked her with a kiss. - Dany III ADWD

"You have not harmed any of the noble children you hold as hostage."

"Not as yet, no." Dany had grown fond of her young charges. Some were shy and some were bold, some sweet and some sullen, but all were innocent. "If I kill my cupbearers, who will pour my wine and serve my supper?" she said, trying to make light of it.

The priestess did not smile. "The Shavepate would feed them to your dragons, it is said. A life for a life. For every Brazen Beast cut down, he would have a child die."

Dany pushed her food about her plate. She dare not glance over to where Grazhar and Qezza stood, for fear that she might cry. The Shavepate has a harder heart than mine. They had fought about the hostages half a dozen times.- Dany IV ADWD

Daenerys Targaryen

Dany! She's the first character I attempted to make on Artbreeder. We've come a long way over the course of a year! I'd started initially about a year ago trying to make an east asian Dany, and had mixed results. Artbreeder resists unique colorations like a purple eyed blond asian, as often the shape of the content is inextricably tied to the coloring. After a month or so, I had decided to make a whole series based on the book descriptions and revisited my efforts. I've had a few versions of Dany since then.

At some point I pivoted to try to create Dany at different stages. This was an effort because simply changing hairstyles can wreak havoc on the facial features! Because of this, I was more successful when I begun with a short haired Dany I was satisfied with, and then tried to make her younger and older from there.

At the top, we have Dany as a young Khaleesi, finding her strength in the Dothraki Sea. Next is Dany as I picture her in Qarth - her hair has grown in some, but I also tried to show her as having grown older, with her sweet nature tempered by the loss and hardship she has experienced. Last is Dany in Mereen. She is the picture of queenly calm and maturity. At this point, she sits on her ebony bench and hears from her people for hours daily, so I figure some makeup wouldn't be out of place.

I hope you guys will be as pleased as I am with these portraits!

Daenerys Targaryen | George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

mother of dragons