#it's the actual iron throne

[andy-clutterbuck]

Rick's Lips | requested by Anonymous

[dragonseeds]

love and light to everyone but if i see one more post that’s like “the point of asoiaf is that feudalism is BAD” i’m going to rip out my hair and start eating dirt and worms. like yes, it is bad. yes, monarchies are bad. yes so true it’s annoying when people ignore all of that and focus on who they think deserves the throne more. but that’s not the point—that is the premise? it’s the beginning of the exploration and deconstruction. functionally this system is rigid (specifically in terms of gender and class) and horrifically violent: so what it’s really like to live in it? to try to be a hero, a knight, to be a lady in a world where your body belongs to your family, your lord, your order? is it possible to be a good person in a hierarchal world like this, with such vast power imbalances woven throughout it and every relationship and interaction that you have informed by that? how do you navigate that imbalance in order to have meaningful relationships—can you every truly do it? and who decides what is good? how do you know if it’s truly right or it just felt right because it’s what you wanted to do? what about the people who have no name, no family, no order: what happens to them? don’t they matter? what if in a lifetime of looking the other way or actively causing others harm, you do a few things—maybe one thing—that’s objectively good: does it mean anything? does it matter, even if no one ever knows? what if the best thing you ever did broke every vow you made, every law that governs your society? how do you live with that dissonance?

what’s it like to be a ruler, to be a king or queen—is it possible to be a good one in such an unequal system? to wield power justly? who decides what is just? who decides who should rule? at which point does the amount of power someone can have cross the line into too much? is it when you stop trying to figure out how to use it correctly and worry only about how to keep it? if holding onto it costs you everything, your family and all your relationships, is it still worth it? what if having that much power available is necessary to the survival of your people, maybe even your world, but when it’s misused the carnage left behind is beyond articulation—is it still worth it? are the lives it saves worth the lives it took? how do you measure that? who carries the weight of that choice and how? how do you live with it? how do you go on living in a world that can be harsh and cruel and unfair, a world where your good intentions and your personhood seem to matter very little in the face of someone else’s greed or when compared to the yoke of your duty? and the questions never stop and the answers when and if they come are rarely easy, but the point is that you keep asking and keep trying because that’s what it means to be alive lol

[scrapimmortal]

"there isn't a single valid justification to support team green and yet people still do it" yes and? didn't realise i need a justification to like a fictional family in a fictional tv show about flying lizards. i don't care about the throne, i don't care about the realm, i don't care about "justification", and i definitely don't care about what viserys did and didn't want. team green has the most compelling and complex characters and most compelling and complex dynamics #tome, and they happen to serve all the cunt

[fromtheseventhhell]

"What do you mean by targaryen restoration" may sound chiche but it's exactly what everyone says, dany continuing the targaryen lineage and winning back the family throne 😭

I don't think George created a character like her, made her have 3 dragons for nothing btw

It's just so jarring to me that Dany having children has been labeled "Targaryen restoration", but then that's what I expect from a fandom that thinks Dany should have to answer for the "crimes" of her family. There should not be this level of controversy over a character potentially having children, and definitely not to the point where it's being called "neo-nazi rhetoric". Dany is a character integrally associated with motherhood, she's the Mother of Dragons and "Mhysa" to the freedman, but we're supposed to ignore that cause people on tumblr/reddit/twitter/etc. don't like the Targs 😭

[aeriondripflame]

wait so im new to asoiaf why do people hate jaehaerys ?

jaehaerys is the bogeyman to every woman he comes in contact with. i can’t speak for everyone when i say this is the reason (there is no shortage of hateworthy men in asoiaf… looking at you hoster tully) but for me the absolute rage i have for jaehaerys comes down to him being at the center of every targ girl’s downfall. rhaena was disinherited for him. he disinherits his own daughter on account of her sex saying well she’ll be the queen as if that is any real power in the world he sets out to create. he cages his own wife (his sister) in the prison of queenhood leaving her to quote unquote more womanly pursuits like i don’t know getting rid of first right and domestic abuse? not to mention him marrying off his very young daughters to old ass men over and over again. not to mention the saera debacle and it’s many implications for his relationship to his daughters. and then of course when he disinherited yet another woman through rhaenys (and his own firstborn son just because his heir was a woman).

[wonder-worker]

In the end, politics was an accretion of personal decisions, and that means that the personality of the protagonists cannot be left out of the discussion. It determined not only how they reacted to the situations in which they found themselves, but how others reacted to them. The growing support for Edward IV in 1461 must have owed something to the realisation that he would make an effective king - whereas his father never seems to have been regarded in that light.

--Rosemary Horrox, "Personalities and Politics", The Wars of the Roses (Problems in Focus), edited by A.J Pollard

...When the worst had happened, and civil war was a reality, the overwhelming imperative was to find some way of restoring order. At the level of high politics, what this entailed in practice was a rallying around the de facto king. The Wars of the Roses, far from weakening the monarchy, actually strengthened it, since the king was the only man able to surmount faction. In spite of (Henry VI’s) manifest failings, Richard, duke of York's criticism of the regime commanded little high-level support - and would have commanded even less but for the crown's alienation of the junior branch of the Nevilles, headed by York's brother-in-law the earl of Salisbury. York in fact never did attain the political viability to break the vicious circle of temporary ascendancy and political exclusion. It was his son, Edward, earl of March, who finally mustered enough support to take the throne. He was able to do so in part because the situation had been transformed by the country's descent into open war, which reduced the compulsion to uphold the king as the embodiment of stability. Once it was no longer a matter of averting war, but of stopping it, political opinion began to divide more evenly between Henry VI and his rival. However, the crucial change may well have been York's own death at the Battle of Wakefield late in 1460. In the ensuing months Edward of York was able to present himself as the man who could mend the shattered political community. That self-identification with unity proved immensely potent, and it was not a role which could plausibly have been filled by his father. In the eyes of contemporaries, York had been the begetter of faction: a man tainted by his willingness to go to extremes.

[atopvisenyashill]

What if Ned and Catelyn were gender bent? And let's assume they still get married though this time they're betrothed from the get-go what happens? How does this change things? Who does Lysa marry now that she's the only Tully daughter? Does Littlefinger fall for her instead? Who does Robert want to marry if he's not friends with Ned? Who is Lyanna betrothed to?

i rewrote this answer ten times sorry.

firstly - we know who lysa was supposed to marry and that’s jaime. if the northern-riverlands alliance is already there with nedcat, hoster is gonna look at the westerlands and the eyrie, his powerful neighbors, for lysa. i imagine the jaime to jon arryn pipeline goes the same for her regardless of how the plot changes. however, lysa without a perfect older sister to feel inferior to is gonna be a vastly different person, and a petyr without an unattainable and perfect cat to get fixated on is also wildly different. maybe those two crazy kids try to run away when hoster & tywin start talking engagements, esp since jaime & cersei are ALSO plotting, but i canNot imagine petyr and lysa are particularly successful.

when it comes to robert, that is admittedly tricky - rickard sends ned to foster at the vale in part because robert is there, but benjen is several years younger than ned and that bond might not exist so seriously without ned there (and, if you want my opinion, the smartest thing to do in this situation is actually for brandon to marry cat and ned to marry robert, and use Lyanna's hand for someone else later on). there's also the debate over how in on the "southron ambitions" stuff Steffon, so Robert marrying Lyanna might have been more Robert's fancy and Rickard's political machinations than anything Steffon would have pushed for. Given Jon Arryn's mentorship of Robert, though, Robert would likely lean whatever way Jon Arryn leans, and Jon Arryn is very likely in on the southron ambitions shenanigans which means Robert is looking outside the Stormlands for a bride.

as for rickard - i don't know that I buy some of Barbrey Dustin's more tinfoil-y "the maesters are trying to control Westeros" ideas, but I firmly believe that the lords were getting some bad vibes from aerys and started making alliances through marriages to prepare for another civil war. rickard has the riverlands locked in, now he wants a wife for his heir. mind you, "most eligible bachelorette" for brandon has a lot of crossover with rhaegar and robert in previous asks - Mina and Jana Tyrell, Cersei Lannister, Elia Martell. Given that Rickard's maester, Walys, is a Hightower bastard, Walys might push Malora, Denyse, or Leyla for a marriage match as well. And mind you, this is the list for Robert as well, with the addition of Lyanna. Very likely when Rickard goes engagement hunting, Jon Arryn suggests Lyanna for Robert - Lyanna's options (if we're looking at the important families) include Jaime, Elbert Arryn, maybe Oberyn, Willas, and Robert. If I'm Jon Arryn, I'm probably wondering if I can get Elbert and Lyanna hitched (considering how often the Arryn line is wiped out, it's important to get your relatives hitched and having kids, lmaooo) and if I'm Rickard and I can't get the Tyrells to bite at either Brandon or Lyanna, I'm probably looking at a Hightower so I have some friends in the Reach, and Robert.

[rhaeisthequeen]

"I can’t wait to see Rhaenyra get eaten. I despise that woman. Nothing can make me like her entitled, spoiled ass. "

As I can't wait from Aegon's demise...and Aemond's...and Haelena's...and Daeron's...and Otto's...and every single one of the hightowers. Cause nothing makes me sicker than to watch a bunch of misogynists complaining about female characters being "entitled" and "spoiled" when their favorite characters are exactly like the description above yet their fans can't admit it.

[andy-clutterbuck]

[shaykai]

What if. Hear me out. It’s not likely. But what if all the scrying eyes in Moonrise belong to Gortash, including the one sent with Balthazar

[fablewritesnonsense]

Last Line Challenge

In a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or however many as you like).

Tagged by @justaduckarts

Okay so I'm caught on a technicality here because the last thing I was writing was actually my original WIP currently titled Team Squishy so I'm including both and I am so sorry neither are particularly interesting.

Nuclear Family: Richard realized what the girls were doing and waved them off.

Team Squishy: Maybe the Blessed get better treatment than that, but it's defintly a far more attractive option.

No-Pressure-Tagging @andyandnormski @bokatan @bardic-inspo @thefallenangelsgang

[wulfhalls]

bts videos can have one right this once ss daemyra going full steam ahead lets go insane people LETS GO

[idolbound]

On one hand I can't believe GoT is giving me a bit of Meredith muse, but also I can absolutely believe it.

Kirkwall should've been able to convey the intense political workings of the city-state in the game had they not been rushed to finish it. Between the ways that the Templars are deeply embedded as an armed force (e.g. when the active Viscount during Meredith's time as Knight-Captain decided to block Orlesians from achieving passage on the Waking Sea , the Chantry ordered the Knight-Commander and his Templars to pressure the Viscount to open it. This led to the Viscount sending mercenaries, capturing and hanging the Knight-Commander, which forced Meredith to lead her templars to go after the Viscount and arrest him. This chain of events led to Grand Cleric Elthina naming Meredith as the succeeding Knight-Commander, which created a strong political alliance between them aka the only person who could truly 'command' Meredith).

I've written about it before, but the way that Meredith knows full well the sort of armed force she has at her command is the exact reason after the Viscount is killed by the qunari that she refuses to allow the people to fill his seat and declares marital law - she wants that power, and it is her opportunity to lead the city in her image (paired with her paranoia, enhanced by the red lyrium idol sword).

These are all very calculated moves, and so I do think Meredith would do the same in a GoT verse, even if her position is not all powerful. She waits for the opportune moment to seize control, whilst still using other methods to aid her (some kind of magic, I've not yet figured out as I'm only on season 3 now).

[5mcsinatrenchcoat]

I gotta say, Wyll's quest this time is going kinda differently to the way it went last time I played it. It's making me concerned but also excited. Oooh new stuff.

[thesadboy]

 The Freedwomen AU

Children of Elia

Children of Lyanna

Children of Rhaella Targaryen

In an AU where Rhaegar still dies at the Trident, but the women he had hurt survive and thrive...

Ser Bonifer Hasty arrives on a cog ship disguised as a merchant just as Rhaella is evacuated to Dragonstone. After a tense duel with Ser Willem Darry that ends in a draw, Bonifer convinces the Kingsguard to have the queen and her son flee elsewhere since he doubts that the loyalist forces would win and the safety of the family would be ensured. So under the cover of night and using the chaos of war as a distraction, a pregnant Rhaella leaves Dragonstone with Bonifer, Willem, and Viserys. The voyage is a tiring one, with Rhaella even giving birth at sea. After wandering around Pentos, they settle in Lys where surprisingly, they discover that an offshoot branch of House Targaryen going by the name “Brightfyre” and headed by her parents’ kindly cousin Maegor, son of Aerion “Brightflame” Targaryen, has settled down. With a life away from the dysfunction of the Iron Throne and Royal Court, Rhaella finally gets to live in peace with those she loves in the company of relatives who while distant in blood, become close to her in bond. 

Viserys Targaryen Duncan Brightfyre

“Duncan of the Walls”

“Serry”

-Initially, before they settled down in Lys with the Brightfyres, he and his mother and sister had all their hair cut off to help hide their identity. He initially greatly disliked it, complaining all the while as Ser Willem cut his hair. When his hair started growing back though, he found that he liked how it looked while it was short and since then, has kept it closely cut both for practicality and style. 

-Renamed specifically after his great-grandfather’s best friend, since Rhaella had some resentment over her uncle Duncan. At first, he hated going by a “peasant” name instead of a Valyrian one but over time, listening to stories about Ser Duncan’s adventures made him warm up to the idea and look up to him instead of Rhaegar. Now, he’s proud to carry the same name as a man who was noble not in blood, but in character.

-Often dresses himself in blues to make his eyes seem blue, hoping it would help hide his identity. Whenever he and his family receive word of Westerosi visiting Lys, he makes sure to dye his hair blue or red.

-Protective over his mother, given that he’s been the one who had to see her try to hide her pain and stay strong for a long time. Because of this, he often does his best to make her happy and lavishes her with gifts

-Trained under Ser Willem Darry and Ser Bonifer Hasty in the Westerosi style of swordfighting. His mother’s second cousin Maekar Brightfyre, son of Maegor Brightfyre, is the one who taught him some more underhanded tactics and Essosi styles of swordfighting.

-Knows High Valyrian, both the dialect taught to his mother, and the one used in Lys.

-Dislikes Lyanna Stark, unaware that she was captured and unwilling, since he thought that she deliberately ran off with Rhaegar and thus started the war that endangered his family

-Misses Elia, Rhaenys, and Aegon. He remembers how Elia was like a second mother to him and nothing but kind and gracious like Rhaella, while Rhaenys was his best friend and seeing Aegon would light up his day. He doesn’t know that they’re still alive.

-Given how he adored them at first, he was initially in denial over both Aerys and Rhaegar’s madness, believing that the two were the pinnacle of Valyrian greatness. It took lots of growing up and hard but necessary lessons from Rhaella, Ser Darry, and Maegor for him to learn to view them in a less biased way. Now, he knows that those two had caused problems for their family and has grown past blindly idolising them.

-While he seemed to have the capacity for the same brand of madness as Aerys, being raised in a loving and less toxic environment by relatives who’ve discarded teachings of Targaryen Exceptionalism has curbed Aerys’ influence on him and he’s matured much more now.

-Became rather skilled at both Westerosi and Essosi styles of swordfighting, which got him recognized by the sellsword company that had a contract with Lys to guard the walls. This landed him a position as a Lyseni guard, which is where he mainly earns coin and the title of “Duncan of the Walls.”

-While he admittedly tends to be arrogant and a bit cocky, it never goes to the point that he’s outright delusional. He’s a man who just happens to know his strengths very well and is proud of them.

-In private, when he’s among family, he’s referred to by his birth name.

-Had a slight hedonistic streak when he was a teenager, frequently indulging himself in wine, women, and fighting. Though Rhaella and Bonifer’s influence would help him mature over time and he has mellowed down as he grew.

-Even though he’s learnt to see past the supposed exceptionalism and inherent superiority often taught to those of House Targaryen, his wonder and amazement at dragons still remains. The difference being is that he’s more interested in learning about how they are in the wild and as creatures instead of wielding them as weapons. 

-At first, he saw Ser Bonifer as beneath him and undeserving of his mother because of his low birth, stating that he would “taint” his mother. After he was reconditioned to no longer believe in Targaryen Exceptionalism, he saw Bonifer as undeserving of his mother, but this time because he felt that every man interested in Rhaella in that way would only hurt her. After he grew to warm up to the landed knight though, he would begrudgingly grow to accept their rekindled romance and while he wouldn’t admit it, he sees Bonifer as the father that he and Dany should’ve had.

-His first love was his distant cousin Saela, who comes from a branch of House Brightfyre descended from Saera. Though nothing came of it since he was ten and she was twenty three at that time. Rhaella had also discouraged a match between the two due to preferring that her children married or became parents when they were at least eighteen, and wishing that if ever they had children of their own, it would be with someone wholly unrelated to the Targaryens. 

-While he never married, he did find a paramour in a half-Yi Tish woman named Min Malagos whose father was Marrous Malagos, a Pentoshi magister. The two met while Min and Marrous were visiting a Lyseni magister the latter was friends with, Viserys being eighteen while Min was twenty one at that time. They shared a few jokes and bonded over a love for wine and dragons and had kept correspondence with each other that lead to them building a friendship, which was helped by Marrous paying frequent visits to his Lyseni friend. Eventually, the two became lovers and Min would come to live with Viserys and his family in Lys after the death of her father.

-After he and Min officially started their relationship, he got a tattoo of a Yi Tish dragon on his sword arm, while Min got a tattoo of a Targaryen dragon on her back. 

-He and Min would have a daughter then a son. Both go by two names, Viserra Brightfyre and Ming Malagos for the daughter, and Dunkos Brightfyre and Marlon Malagos for the son

Daenerys Targaryen Dany Brightfyre

“Dany of Lys”

“Daenerys Seaborn”

-Being the last child she could ever bear, Rhaella was scared that she’d lose her. For the first few moons of Dany’s life, Rhaella could only sleep peacefully if she was in the same room. As she grew up though, Rhaella would loosen up and wasn’t as paranoid, wanting her to have the freedom in her life that she never had.

-Was born while Rhaella and company were en route to Essos. Bonifer had been the one to help Rhaella with the delivery, as he had prior experience working with midwives in helping smallfolk women give birth. The experience is how she had gotten the title “Daenerys Seaborn”

-Loves reading about and drawing dragons, her room is filled with different sketches and paintings of some depictions of dragons

-Doesn’t actually like keeping her hair short, wanting to style it in different ways, but she does so to make it easier to hide her identity if ever any Westerosi visits Lys

-Unaware that she’s the product of incest since from her point of view, Bonifer has always been her father and no one has really wanted to argue with her about it. Viserys did initially try to tell her, but since the thought of a brother and sister together was “gross” for her, she thought he was just being mean.

-Maintains her own lemon garden at the back of Brightfyre keep and personally harvests them when they're ready

-Initially, she admired and looked up to Old Valyria and various Targaryens of old, especially Aegon the Conqueror. However, Rhaella and Maegor would tell her of their former House’s follies and arrogance, as well as the destruction they brought about. So over time, she grew to view her ancestors in a less biased light.

-Aside from the Common Tongue, she knows High Valyrian, Dothraki, and some Naathi. Unlike her brother and mother, when she speaks Westerosi, it’s tinged with a Lyseni accent 

-Adores Maegor, who she calls ”Uncle Maegy,” and loves listening to his stories about his grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s through him that she really learns to view House Targaryen in a more grounded way. She also grew fond of listening to stories about his grandfather Rhaegel, seeing him beyond the image of a foolish and mad prince.

-Often bickers with her sister Jenny since they find each other annoying, but at the end of the day they still do care for each other, albeit in a “no one picks on her but me” kind of way.

-She’s best friends with her cousin Maegor’s adoptive daughters: Missandei, Doreah, Irri, and Jhiqui. The five of them are often seen together and are inseparable to the point that it’s not uncommon for Rhaella or Maegor to find the girls all fast asleep in a huge pile in one of their chambers. 

-Has lots of pet cats, half of them being strays she found and brought home. Some of their names are: Meleys, Meraxes, Moondancer, Rhaegon, Viserion, Drogon, and Lemmy. Maekar has joked that their Rogarre ancestor Larra must be blessing her from the afterlife with companions.

-She would later fall in love with Drogo (who is much closer in age to her here), the former khalakka of a khalasar who left after he decided he wanted to go on his own, having been one of the sellswords guarding Lys’ walls. The two would marry in a Dothraki ceremony when Dany had turned twenty, with Drogo at twenty three. They would later have a son named Rhaego, named after Rhaella and Rhaegel.

Helena Brightfyre

“Helly”

“Lena Brighteyes” 

“Haelor of Lys”

-An orphaned Pentoshi girl who ran away from her neglectful father who was a wealthy winemaker. She was taken in by Bonifer after she unsuccessfully tried to pickpocket him and Rhaella happily welcomed the girl as one of her own

-When she was adopted, her situation may have improved but it wasn’t exactly a smooth integration. Ser Willem protested it, saying she’d be “another mouth to feed.” Viserys found her to be “irritating and insipid.” Dany meanwhile, was jealous that she wouldn’t be the baby. Over time, all three of them grew to love her too though, but she won’t let them live down these reasons. Especially Ser Willem.

-She’s close to Bonifer, being ever grateful that the man took her in out of the goodness of his heart. Bonifer for his part,  showers her with affection and often does his best to remind her that she too, is family.

-Is Dany’s age, albeit a moon younger, which Dany likes to use as a reason why she should “always listen to her”

-Named after the Queen Consort of the Greens, someone Rhaella often would find herself connecting with despite the fact that she wasn’t a direct ancestor. Rhaella felt that Helaena should’ve still been honored in some way. She did have a name given to her by her father but after he stopped caring about her, she discarded it. 

-Likes making some rather tall tales, usually to scare Dany. It hasn’t fully gone away after she’s grown into a young woman but this time, she uses her imagination to write various stories, which have given her some coin. She writes her stories under the pen name “Haelor of Lys,” pretending to be a man when she writes.

-Her hair is naturally red but due to it being the one thing she inherited from her father, she prefers to dye it pink the way her late mother did

-Doesn’t quite understand different parts of Westerosi customs and traditions, finding the concept of chivalry and knighthood in particular, to be a bit funny

-Is allergic to lemons, something that Dany sometimes can’t quite believe

-Often makes trips into Lys’ market with Saela, Irri, and Jhiqui to buy some food for Brightfyre keep. Because of this, the commonborn Lyseni are quite familiar and friendly with her. She’s particularly known for making witty quips and jests and entertaining the commonborn children with her tall tales. Due to this, she’s been affectionately called “Lena Brighteyes” by the commonborn

-Her mother is a topic she doesn’t want to talk about often, since she was a former bedslave to Helena’s father and stayed with him after being freed since she was still conditioned to see the man as her master. Because of this, Helena is absolutely disgusted with her father and doubts that for all his claims of it being true, didn’t actually love her mother. 

-While she and Bethany are as thick as thieves and she does love Dany, her relationship with Viserys is probably the most strained one she has with a sibling. This is because he had once said something extremely hurtful and never apologised nor remembered it. What exactly he said is unknown to everyone but her.

-She met a sellsword known as “Serkhon of Lys” during one of her trips to the markets and the two would strike up a friendship, often writing to each other. Eventually, Serkhon would ask Rhaella and Bonnifer for their blessing to marry her, and the two happily agreed. The two would have a daughter named Elaena.

Bethany Brightfyre

“Bethany the Silent”

“The Wellflower”

“Bethany Flowers” “Bethy”

-The orphaned daughter of two bastards, her mother being a Dornish sellsword named Maria Sand who was contracted to Lys and her Lyseni paramour who formerly worked in a pillowhouse. It’s unknown how her parents died, since she’s tight-lipped on the topic and it's still a sore spot for her. What she would talk about regarding her parents does show that they were the best any child could ask for, which made their deaths hurt all the more for her.

-Rhaella discovered her by a well trying to sell some “cloth flowers” and taking pity on the girl, took her under her wing. 

-Often quiet and as such, easily fades into the background, Bonifer suspects that her demeanor could be connected to her parents’ deaths. As such, most people would assume that this means she can easily be pushed around but make no mistake, she doesn't’ take insults to her or her loved ones lying down.

-She has quite a fascination with flowers,knowing lots of different species and facts about them, along with often making them in different arts and crafts. Because of this, there came a joke e from Ser Darry about how the bastard name “Flowers” would fit her better than “Sand.” As such, she’s sometimes known as “Bethany Flowers”

-Believe it or not, she was the first who got Viserys to stop being less of a brat, since he had a soft spot for her...and because she slapped him during one of his tantrums when they were little and now he’s honestly scared of her sometimes.

-Very close to Helena, seeing as the two of them found common ground from being “outsiders” of a sort from Rhaella’s group and from the Brightfyres, along with how both of them lost a loved one. Though Helena would admit that she’s a bit envious that Beth had a loving father.

-Part of the reason Rhaella decided to adopt her was that her name and dark hair reminded the former queen of her beloved grandmother, something Bethany herself has picked up on over the years. 

-Honestly does not know what to do with children, put a baby in her arms and she will feel awkward. 

-Fond of riddles, expect her to jump at the chance to solve one whenever she can.

-She picked up on the Common Tongue faster than Helena did, her teasing her sister over it is one of the few times others witness her joking side. On the other hand, she honestly has difficulty picking up on the Lyseni dialect of High Valyrian.

-The whole culture and idea of bastardy is something she doesn’t quite fully understand nor get behind, due to her parents’ influence. If it was up to her, every bastard would be loved, since she would seriously make it a law.

-Quite skilled at embroidering and sewing. Greyworm, Maegor’s adopted son, and Rhaegel, Maegor’s son from his second marriage, both came up to her asking her to teach them how to sew. She agreed and patiently taught the two boys and over time, the three became close. 

-Eventually grew to romantically love Rhaegel Brightfyre and the two would marry, though they both decided they didn’t really want any children, content with each other.

[camelpimp]

Another tragery: local girl is apparently never going to get the bg3 slutty robe :( :(