#crown.intro

Joanna is one of three full-blooded siblings. As a child, she expected to get everything she ever wanted. She was raised spoilt and became very unruly. Her temper had been often frustrating to those around her, as she tended to lose her composure quite easily and would lash out at whoever was physically closest to her.

Despite this, she genuinely loved the people of the westerlands and wished for their well-being. She would frequently take strolls, accompanied by a few servants, and give some coins and food to those in need. In some ways, her kind and compassionate nature would compensate for her inability to control her temper.

Joanna had always been open about her emotions and feelings, and she was never particularly shy, even around men. She liked being courted and sought after, so she relished the attention they lavished on her. But she'd never fully give her heart to another. Joanna is afraid of trusting the wrong person because she recognizes how vulnerable she is to her own emotions and knows that when it comes to the decisions she makes, her heart sometimes triumphs over her head.

Joanna became pregnant five years ago after a chance encounter with a man at a tourney event. Of course, because she was not married to the man, the child she bore was labeled a bastard. Joanna still loved the babe and insisted that she stay in Casterly Rock and be properly cared for, as if she had been born within the sacrilege of marriage. She realized that not everyone around her would approve of her bastard, so she refused to accept any marriage proposals, fearing that her future husband would try to get rid of the child. This is why she has remained a spinster throughout her life.

AYYY IT’S YA GIRL NIKKI ( she/her, cst ) here w da king boi, eliar ! idk how long this is gonna be but if it’s too long there will probs be a tldr at the bottom for u !

biography.

eliar was born to the brother of the king, as a result of years of he and his wife attempting to have children. his mother was distant from the start of his life, having lost many children int he past. she was convinced eliar would not make it, though she seemed to have slowly warmed to the idea when eliar’s sisters were born.

from the time he was born, eliar was not a “typical” lannister. he didn’t have any wit nor ability to coarse anyone into anything. rather, the young boy sat quietly most days, doing things that were more likely to be taught to his sisters, such as painting and needlework.

he only became more artistic as he grew, always glad not to be in line for the throne. he saw his uncle, the king, wither away under the pressure of such a title. the king had always been a sickly one, never able to produce heirs - though he had many wives to try and do so with over the years. eliar was happy in his life as a simple lord, albeit a royal one, because he frankly hated responsibility.

as a teenager, eliar was forced into more “masculine” activities such as horse riding and hunting, along with weapon training with a sword and shield. he didn’t mind doing any of this, since it provided good fun with his friends on most days, and it kept his father off his back.

tutoring had never been something that happened easily for eliar. he had to work for every piece of education that was so forcefully given to him, oftentimes being labeled as “slow” or “simple” by tutors and his family alike. academically, eliar may not be the sharpest - remembering obscure dates and names of those who forged their kingdom  isn’t something that he can do. but artificially, he can paint a portrait as real as the person themselves; though he received no credit for that growing up.

in his 20s, eliar’s father put his foot down on his son’s “frivolous” artistic activities. he took all of eliar’s canvases and paints and had them burned by the guards in the courtyard, forcing eliar to watch - and it had been the only time eliar had cursed his fathers name, which only brought the back of his father’s hand swiftly down upon his cheek. bent into submission, eliar trained harder than ever and became a knight of sorts, leading his father’s personal guard to calm small uprisings within king’s landing. he didn’t dislike the position, though it was far from where he felt he belonged.

he continued to paint in secret, mostly in the attic of their large estate; its walls were covered in colorful depictions of landscapes and portraits of his sisters and friends, and anything else he happened to find muse for. his mother found him once, though she had smiled softly and turned a cheek, never speaking of it again despite her husband’s harsh rule against it.

the news of his uncle’s death came with a hurried guard with a pale face from his quickened journey. with his father ill and dying in his bed, the role of crowned prince was swiftly placed upon an unsuspecting and unprepared eliar. he was by his father’s side when he died, the knowledge of his son becoming king causing his face to contort in what eliar wasn’t sure was sorrow or pride.

he now lives in the palace, unsure of his ability to lead the seven kingdoms. he has an air of confidence, however, that fools only few - he hopes to fool himself into believing he can be king, though he isn’t at all sure it’s working.

personality.

- incurious, reclusive, indecisive, unable to concentrate, blunt, and often rude.

+ creative, open-minded, loyal, dutiful, prone to lashing out, and restless.

tldr.

@ chel     ;     hey it’s ya girlie, hyped af to be joining this group, i’m a hoe for period / fantasy rps n can’t wait to write w. all you gorgeous people, and also a major hoe for plotting so hmu whenever ! btw since i’m from new zealand i might be on at random times but i’m also lowkey useless n tired so forgive my late ass lmao. so here’s some notes on my precious bb aashirya, they’re kinda all over the place but come at me.

inspired by melisandre from got, the tv show not the book version bc you know my lazy ass won’t pick up a book smh. but also bits and pieces of other characters i.e. lady macbeth  and margaery tyrell, although i’ll leave their inspo out of my notes atm.

aashirya was born a slave, her earliest memories being of sea salt and mournful wails within a slave ship moored at the docks of dorne. 

her surname came to be known as sand: a label for bastards within dorne. 

her lack of disease and physical ailment meant that the young aashirya could work within the castle walls of sunspear, her origins among the martell nobles being her early years as a servant girl. 

at the age of eleven, while running errands within the market square, aashirya suffered a seizure, swarmed by dornish locals and its thick summer heat. some choose to believe the child when she says she saw a vision of the old gods appear before her. the young girl spoke in old tongue ; a rune based language, as if the deities were choking her throat with their words.

rumours bled through the streets of dorne, eventually reaching an aged priest, and a maester in his own right. he took her in, a prophecy blooming like spring. 

aashirya grew, learning of language and politics, the anatomy of an economy and most of all religion. the girl became devout under his teachings, growing in the faith that she was meant for something bigger than the slaver’s chains that burdened her.

small acts of charity turned into small congregations. the woman had a bewitching tongue, and drew in many commoners from across dorne, preaching of her faith to many. 

it was true that politics and religion benefited each other, and aashirya managed to catch the attention of the council and finance ministers within sunspear. now a matured woman, no longer a servant girl but a handmaiden to the martell princess, she advanced in position once more, now as advisor to the lord and lady of the house. (think rasputin vibes, a close confidant of the noble family)

aashirya’s intentions are not honourable. her words of faith or purely to line the pockets of herself as well as to aid government finances and that of the martell’s. she believes she acts as a vessel of the deities, but only to serve the martell house, and aid in their prosperity.

she is vv. charismatic and persuasive. she is a diplomat before she is a preacher, and knows how to manipulate the tales of the gods to serve her own purpose. 

rumours have it that she is known to manipulate men in much the same way. whispers tell of foreign envoys and diplomats that have shared nights with her, often in an effort to leech out information. 

Persephone is the youngest daughter of her parents- Lorcas Tyrell (the second and ruling Lord of Highgarden) and Laina Tyrell (nee Merryweather- the eldest daughter to one of their vassel houses). After the Tyrell line was thought to be extinct after her great ancestors Olenna and Margaery perished in the war, Margaery’s eldest brother survived and she’s the direct ancestor on her father’s side of the former greats.

She’s got older siblings and the family grew up close, a genuine relationship compared to some of the other larger houses. After what happened to the generation of Tyrell’s several generations ago, it’s been much more important to keep family close. They tend to keep out of all royal matters, supporting the Lannisters reluctantly. Though they’d prefer for the Targaryen’s to be in power, they know that died out a long time ago. 

She grew up in Highgarden and had what most girls her age would consider the perfect childhood. With her maids and servants helping her to her every whim, she grew up having anything and everything she wanted. With their lands, the Tyrell had always been one of the more wealthier Houses. Though after the sacking it took a while, the Tyrell’s have finally got back to the same level before, a house to fear from  some of the others. With the Reach having the most fertile lands, many people ask from a lot, which the region kindly give. 

 From a young age, she’s been betrothed to another of the huge families and she knows it’s her duty. Though slightly worried about the whole process of leaving her family in the future to spend the rest of her life being loyal to another house, she knows that’s the path she has got to follow. It’s not like she can refuse the marriage and to her, duty and keeping her family’s line continuing to grow is important. 

Personality wise- she makes her family proud. Described by many as being similar to her great-great-great-great aunt, Margaery. Considered to be both beautiful and clever, the is the master manipulator of getting exactly what she wants. Everyone who meets her loves her, wants to be her or is jealous of her. Being soft-spoken, she does her best to make everyone around her, rich and poor feel important with her charity work. She’s considered to be the perfect lady, being police and considerate. However, she can be cunning to get exactly what she wants and after barely leaving the Reach for the majority of her life, people do find her to be naive to the bigger world. Her manipulation does help her get what she wants but deep down she’s a very empathetic and compassionate person and wants to do what’s expected of her, Her family mean absolutely everything to her and is extremely loyal to those who are closest to her. 

ABOUT !

patrocles was the firstborn of lord urey goodbrother and his wife   ,   jeyne goodbrother   (   nee humble   ).   after him   ,   there are siblings   --   likely   ,   a brother and a sister.   twins   ,   maybe.   smart.   that’s what goodbrothers are:    smart.

as they did centuries before   ,   the goodbrother house continued to attribute their wealth from their mines.   any jewel   ,   or metal that was sourced to the iron islands was likely to have come from their mines.   it was an industry they’d long monopolized. 

to some   ,   their family’s rare occupation   (   especially when miners are scarce   ,   and fishermen are in abundance    )   might provoke one’s interest.   it bored pat to death.   there was nothing he found lamer than the inner workings of an ore mine.   he’d rather be sailing with torrhen than learn how to be a   “   good   ”   heir.   pass.   

growing up   ,   despite being native to great wyk   ,   he often found himself in pyke.   he was often accompanying his father to showcase their jewels   ,   or to simply trade.   it was during these visit in which pat got to see his childhood best friend   ,   torrhen greyjoy.   without him   ,   he’d probably be sitting in his father’s chair   ,   running numbers and wrinkling and going grey.   instead   ,   he’s spent the better part of his life at his best friend’s side as his first mate.   

yes   ,   despite being the heir to hammerhorn   ,   its holdings   ,   and its many cadet houses   ,   seeing as he’s preoccupied with sailing   ,   he’s put his younger siblings   (   i told you    !   smart   !   )   in charge of running the land.   after his parents’ passing   ,   although he’s the lord in name   ,   he’s hardly done anything to deserve it. 

PERSONALITY !

many find patrocles COCKY and ARROGANT.   overseas   ,   the women fawn over lords.   at home   ,   women fawn over experienced sailors with money.   his ego is the size of the goodbrother mines   (   which has actually increased since his siblings have taken over   ).

looking at the stunt he pulled   ,   it’s obvious that he’s IRRESPONSIBLE.   technically   ,   he abandoned hammerhorn.   some  lord  he’s turned out to be.   

but   ,   when he was leaving   ,   there was no stopping him.   although he loves his family   ,   he was a STUBBORN man.   his fault was his LOYALTY.   where his best friend went   ,   there he would follow.

but   ,   in the pursuit of his happiness   ,   he RAN from his RESPONSIBILITY and shoved it into his siblings’ hands.   although he doesn’t have a right to be PROUD of them    ,   patrocles is. 

sUp neRDS this is nikki w her og (tm) trash son, bryn ! he’s a mess with a mop of red hair, that’s pretty much it ... but ill add his bio here for more info ! 

sorry it got so long but there’s a tldr at the bottom for y’all !

biography.

brynjolf was born a noble. his father, delvin mallory, was the most successful blacksmith in king’s landing in his prime. his mother, laila madesi, broke gender boundaries and became the realm’s go-to horse caretaker and whisperer. he grew up on a large estate and began following in his mother’s footsteps when he was very young, all while taking smithing lessons from his father and learning from the best tutors. his favorite activities were running in the vast fields of his family’s estate and playing with the ponies that his mother was training, and he developed a passion for horses that would last his whole life.

when bryn was fourteen, his mother was involved in a horrible accident when a wild horse she was hired to tame became violent - she didn’t make it out alive. at the news of laila’s demise, delvin became estranged. his smithy began to deteriorate, and bryn took over the business to keep them fed. but he couldn’t do the job like his father, and they lost their customers, which led to the closing of the smithy; the father and son were forced to sell their estate. as bryn’s father became more reliant on alcohol, his reputation disintegrated and they lost their noble status very quickly. they then moved to a small village, and bryn worked as both an assistant blacksmith and stableboy for a few families there to keep up their small home.

when bryn was nineteen, his father died from overconsumption. no one wanted to hire a fatherless boy to do a man’s job, so he became a full time apprentice at a small smithy in the village. it wasn’t long, however, until bryn got restless there; he knew he belonged outside, mainly with horses, and not sweating indoors over iron and steel. and so he left without a word, and began exploring every land to the best of his ability and taking odd jobs along the way to keep himself fed. it became tiring after a number of years, but bryn gives full credit for who he is today to his years as a vagabond of sorts.

bryn went back to king’s landing when his heart couldn’t take traveling any longer, despite his deep love for roaming the wilds with his horse, a gray appaloosa affectionately named acedia, whom he had purchased early in his travels ( often, he fed her before he fed himself ). now seen as a grown man with considerable talent at “horse whispering,” he became a stablehand at the westerling estate. he wasn’t lead groom, but he was happy to be grounded in one place again, especially surrounded by horses and working in his mother’s trade - and in his home city, to boot. bryn soon fell in love with the wife of the abusive lord, though never acted on the feelings. when said wife, lilIyana, killed her husband, bryn helped her hide the body.

he now works for king’s landing’s royal stable, where he’s kept quite busy leading to the coronation.

personality.

- reckless, headstrong, impulsive, quick to anger, prone to moodiness.

+ ebullient, kind-hearted, focused, easygoing, adventurous.

tldr.

first things first yes i went with the cunning fox trope alright LISTEN we love a good trope

marion is the daughter of the current lord & lady of house florent, and she has one ( 1 ) brother. they’re good people, really, but marion finds herself often butting heads with her parents. they wish to marry her off to some random lord, which would be fine ━ but in marion’s mind, they aren’t shooting. . . high enough. she wants to be wed to the lord of a powerful house. not whoever her parents decide will make do. she’s constantly turning down suitors she doesn’t find worth in.

she also supports the whole “house florent has a greater claim to highgarden” ideal, but she’s very quiet about that. it’s just something that drives her.

she’s sort of a mix of margaery and littlefinger, in a way? quick, cunning, manipulative. uses other people’s plights to her advantage, and is quick to go behind your back when she knows she’s able to get away with it. she won’t get herself in trouble, of course. can’t crack her mask.

she just wants power and riches okay COOL

these are base ideas i didnt want to make her Super Developed bc i mean... i want to develop her here with u guys!!!!

i love u all

Ok, so let met first start off by saying what some/most of y’all might have suspected or guess by now, that my girl's  no.1 biggest secret is that she's actually not the real Alaeria Hightower! XD But, she is a Hightower by blood though, as her dad is the current ruling Lord of Hightower. Now let the story begin...

So about 2 yrs before she got married to Drogon Targaryean, she was actually the very secretly unknown, bastard child of Lord Dietrich Hightower from an extremely discreet liaison he had with a woman (who is actually a descendant of the Free Folk & also from another land/kingdom ( i haven’t really decided which one just dfghjklkjh ^.^”). He was a lustful dickhead of a guy who basically just wooed and charmed her mother with fake promises of love and he hid his true identity from her. When she got pregnant and thus found out her lover's real identity, she then immediately left, (to his relief as well as he didn't want to fuck up his marriage and spoil his shiny & extremely proud reputation) because she didn't want her child to known as a bastard and also to prevent her from getting gossiped about , bullied, etc...And also cos her mom still hopelessly cared for that idiot lover of hers despite knowing better. XD

Alaeria and her father never once met until one day, 2 years ago, thru a chance meeting and it was hard to not believe that she was his child as she had a unique birthmark which only members of his line would have, and she was the exact spitting image of her paternal great-grandmother XD They also eventually came to find that she also possessed quite a mixture of a few physical & non-physical traits of Maris the Maid, one of the most legendary Hightower ancestors.

Dietrich Hightower’s  only legitimate daughter with his legal wife, the current ruling Lady of Hightower, was the real Alaeria Hightower. She was a rather sickly and a pretty weak child. She also had the misfortune of having some facial scars and horrible looking birthmarks on her face and neck, and was also slightly disfigured due to a terrible accident while growing up. Her overly-proud and image conscious/ shallow parents were pretty dismayed by her appearance and was extremely fearful that she might not be able to make a good & strong match with other great houses. So from when she was 8 or so, onwards, they kept her carefully hidden in Hightower and she hardly went out of their fortress of a home. Plus whenever she had to be presented out for public events , they covered her face with pretty but dark-coloured veils and spread word that it was "prophesied that she had been both blessed and cursed with great beauty upon her 5th birthday and whoever who caught any single glimpse of her face from that point onwards, before she was married, would be struck down with  a great misfortune at a major point of their lives." So yeah, they managed to make many people believe this bullshit fake prophecy with asking a few servants to spread rumors that she was an incredibly beautiful baby & toddler & a few daredevils who had tried to sneak a peek of her face properly when she was 10/ 11 had been afflicted with horrible accidents and disastrous illnesses. The ruling couple also were planning to tell their in-laws after she managed to be wedded, that “this gift of beauty of her was also two-edged curse as she would be struck with a minor harmless affliction (ugly facial marks and stuff) after her wedding night”  XD rofl

They also obviously never told anyone that her health wasn’t that strong and constantly on a see-saw condition ;)

Ruling Lady Hightower was overly-protective of her poor little girl and devoted a lot of her time to pampering and spoiling her daughter so much, that the real Alaeria Hightower, grew up to be quite the brat : shallow, entitled  & extremely lazy young woman that was only interested in material items and frivolous matters, never bothering to study much or read nor get well-versed with current political events (despite having pretty sharp brains). She was also pretty selfish, never genuinely concerning herself at all with the welfare of anyone but that of herself and her beloved mom. She never ended up being close with her father at all as well.

In the meantime, my baby ( who I’m still struggling with deciding on her real, original name asdfghjkl, forgive me ^.^”) had been growing up in a pretty nomadic lifestyle with her loving mother, who had quite of a wandering soul in her. Despite never truly having a proper home or a long-term abode, she was pretty happy with her life as a travelling low commoner. She adored her mother and her mother cherished her right back, always making sure that she felt safe and secure. During all her many years of growing up, she had travelled to many & all sorts of lands and kingdoms & had a very rich past filled with memorable experiences and cultures as well as meeting all sorts of people. Her mother taught her to always be kind, loving and to be compassionate no matter what, as well as to always hold on to the hope that there will always be a light shining in the darkness in end. Her mother also always(!), highly stressed on filial piety and thus her daughter become an extremely dedicated & very dutiful daughter, that rarely counteracted nor really argued with whatever decisions her mother made ( even if very secretly sometimes doesn’t really like it nor agree with it :p)

In the end through it all, Her personality is that of a warm, genuine, sincerely charming and pretty affectionate woman. She's also pretty gentle sometimes. She's happens to be quite witty and pretty knowledgeable as she has a huge thirst for knowledge and was always very eager to learn as much as possible about anything & everything from when she was a child till now still. She's very loving and always tries her best to smile a lot no matter what, and also is very generous. Her flaws are that she is pretty naive towards the noble-people’s  manipulation, cunning & wicked ways since she's so open. She gets anxious(TM) easily at times and can be quite the worrier over some matters. She's also too docile/ overly-fillial towards her elders which would be her dad, his wife and all the older relatives of Drogon's family. ( this would give them a bit of power over her and it's kind of second nature to her to feel obliged to obey whatever they demanded of her...for now) She  is actually rather clumsy on some occasions, but now she has to try her best to be elegant & graceful  as much as possible ( so hard tbh XD) . She actually doesn't like the idea of battles and war and doesn't fully enjoy being a royal.  All she ever wants in life is to just live simply, happily and peacefully with her loved ones and that's it. Poor gurl. She likes spending time outdoors a lot and her hobbies more lies with cooking on her own, making small herbal soups/drinks (which she learned a great deal from her mother), swimming, riding and wood-crafting and playing with animals. She also has a pretty curious nature and high penchant , nay desire(!), for exploring all kinds of new places.

Now back at Hightower: (3 and a half years ago, before everyone came to King’s Landing) ;D: Shortly after Drogon's mother & his privy council and the rulers of Hightower came to an agreement & set arrangement to wed Drogon and (the real) Alaeria in the near future, the real Alaeria unfortunately got infected with a fatal and incurable, long-term, disease. Lord Hightower was panicking hard over what to do with the marriage arrangement as he really wanted to strongly bind their house with the great House of Targs, (cos despite whatever their current status may be , he wisely deemed that this powerhouse could potentially rise up to take over the Iron Throne again in the future & if not, well, it was better to be allies with this formidable house than be enemies ryt incase of any future wars?)

And this is when he unexpectedly & finally met with his bastard daughter at this critical emergency time. Upon meeting her and seeing some potential in her, he then had this brilliant but crazy & extremely risky solution, that my baby should take over her royal half-sister's place and pretend to be her for the benefit/good of the kingdom.

My baby had been seeking hard for her biological dad a few months prior to that life-changing event, as her beloved mom had just recently died but she managed to tell her daughter the truth of her real-parentage and told her that if her dad ever accepted her as his own & welcomed her  , she (my baby) must promise to be an obedient and filial daughter to him as my baby had been to her all these years.

However, when her father revealed his plan of deception to her, she immediately didn't  wanna do that plan with her dad as she was so damn scared that it would quickly derail and go wrong and they'd be exposed within the first day of her setting foot in Dragonstone XD Plus, also she ever truly wanted was to meet her biological dad and get to know him, not to be powerful lady! She was fearful for both hers & her dad's lives if they were found out and that she might either be facing life imprisonment , exilation or the worse of all, death, if her future husband and his council was so enraged over the whole major deception and wanted to punish them badly. BUT because of her promise to her mom and also because her dad eventually managed to sway her with lots of showers of affection and eager interest to bond and get to know his bastard daughter, which Dietrich quickly detected that she longed for fatherly love and acceptance ( half of this stuff he did,  was subtle manipulation which my poor baby will not realize until later) she then eventually did reluctantly agree to go with the whole plan.

Thus they spent that two years, before the day she was to step foot into Dragonstone for the engagement party and the wedding, coaching her relentlessly on how to become  perfect princess. The becoming Araelia part was easier to get into bcos,  nothing much was really known about the real Araelia outside of Hightower, since she was kept hidden most of the time by her parents, and had minimal interaction with folks during any major public feasts & events happening there and only a handful of highly trusted folks in Hightower knew of this whole matter. SO basically my baby could really be her own character & personality when she was and is still, now going about as "Lady Araelia.”

Atm, my poor gurl feels so conflicted internally, cos she loves Drogon so, so much and she's so torn over whether to  finally tell him the truth rn or continue holding it a secret to her grave. Cos she doesn't know how he is going to react!  She's in so much agony over her current dilemma right now, because the one thing she's no.1 scared of,  is losing him and his love . She's felt so happy, secure and at peace with him eversince the day they got married till now hence, she's so scared of losing him & this happy marriage forever if she confesses.But then again, she feels so horrible for still continuously lying to the man she loves, every single day.