Elia Sand

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Elia Sand
Lady Lance
Elia SandCV II.jpg
Elia Sand, by Cristina Vela © Fantasy Flight Games

Aliases
Allegiance House Martell
Culture Dornishmen
Born 285 AC or 286 AC (age 14)[3]
Father Prince Oberyn Martell
Mother Ellaria Sand
Books

Elia Sand, known as El by her family[1] and Lady Lance by others,[2] is the oldest bastard daughter of Prince Oberyn Martell by his paramour, Ellaria Sand. She is one of the Sand Snakes.[4]

Appearance and Character

Elia wears her hair in a black braid,[2] and has her father's eyes.[5]

Elia has a wild and haughty personality. She is fond of horses and jousting, and her weapon of choice is the lance. Her cousin, Princess Arianne Martell, thinks Elia's sobriquet of Lady Lance was given to her by her father. Elia rides a black filly.[2]

History

Elia Sand and her namesake, Elia Martell.
Art by eliyadoodles

Elia was born in 285 AC or 286 AC[3] the fifthborn daughter of Prince Oberyn Martell, and the first by his longtime paramour Ellaria Sand. Elia was most likely named after her late aunt, Elia Martell, whom Oberyn was close to.[6] Elia and Obella worship their eldest sisters—Obara, Nymeria, and Tyene—and in turn are worshipped by their younger sisters, Dorea and Loreza.[1]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

After the death in King's Landing of Prince Oberyn Martell, Elia, her mother Ellaria Sand, and six of her seven sisters (Sarella Sand is outside of Dorne) are taken into custody by Areo Hotah. While Doran Martell, Prince of Dorne, does not think Elia and her younger sisters will be a danger to his rule, he fears they might be used by others in plots.[5]

Princess Arianne Martell mentions to Ser Arys Oakheart that she is not permitted to see her cousins by her father, Doran.[7] Elia is sent with her mother and three younger sisters to the Water Gardens, where she and Obella become the terror of the pools.[8]

A Dance with Dragons

When the Mountain's skull is delivered to Sunspear, Obara, Nymeria, and Tyene Sand continue to demand more vengeance against the Lannisters. Ellaria worries how the cycle of violence would affect her daughters.[1]

The Winds of Winter

Elia Sand, by Nicholas Gregory © FFG
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Now fourteen years old,[1] Elia joins Arianne on her journey to meet with Jon Connington. Lady Lance outraces Arianne and Valena Toland on horses to Ghost Hill, covering herself in chalk and dust. While traveling on Peregrine, Elia flirts with and challenges Ser Joss Hood and Ser Garibald Shells, so Arianne sends her below deck to end the conversation.[2]

Quotes by Elia

Elia Sand, Lady Lance, by elalendi ©

Valena: Are you half horse, child? Princess, did you bring a stable girl?

Elia: I'm Elia. Lady Lance.
Valena: The girl jouster. Yes I've heard of you. Since you were the first to the yard, you've won the honor of watering and bridling the horses.

Arianne: And after that find the bath house.[2]

Joss: Someone needs to spank that child.

Elia: I am almost a woman grown, ser. I'll let you spank me, though ... but first you'll need to tilt with me, and knock me off my horse.
Joss: We are on a ship, and without horses.
Garibald: And ladies do not joust.
Elia: I do. I'm Lady Lance.

Arianne: You may be a lance, but you are no lady.[2]

Quotes about Elia

Oberyn wanted vengeance for Elia. Now the three of you want vengeance for him. I have four daughters, I remind you. Your sisters. My Elia is fourteen, almost a woman. Obella is twelve, on the brink of maidenhood. They worship you, as Dorea and Loreza worship them. If you should die, must El and Obella seek vengeance for you, then Dorea and Loree for them? Is that how it goes, round and round forever? I ask again, where does it end?[1]

The girl was mad for horses, which might be why she often smelled like one, to the despair of her mother.[2]

—thoughts of Arianne Martell

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess
of Dorne
 
Prince
Consort
 
 
 
 
 
Lewyn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Doran
 
Mellario
of Norvos
 
Mors
 
Olyvar
 
Elia
 
Rhaegar
Targaryen
 
 
 
 
Various
women
 
Oberyn
 
Ellaria
Sand
 
 
Manfrey
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arianne
 
Quentyn
 
Trystane
 
 
 
 
 
Rhaenys
Targaryen
 
Aegon
Targaryen
 
Obara
Sand
 
 
Tyene
Sand
 
 
Elia
Sand
 
 
Dorea
Sand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nymeria
Sand
 
Sarella
Sand
 
Obella
Sand
 
Loreza
Sand
 


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