House Velaryon
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| Coat of Arms | A silver seahorse on sea green |
|---|---|
| Words | "The Old, the True, the Brave" |
| Seat | Driftmark |
| Current Lord | Monford Velaryon |
| Region | Blackwater Bay |
| Title | Lord of the Tides, Master of Driftmark |
| Heir | Monterys Velaryon |
| Overlord | House Baratheon |
House Velaryon of Driftmark is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of old Valyria on its veins. Velaryons, like the Targaryens, often have the Valyrian features of silver hair and purple eyes. They rule over Driftmark, the largest island of the Blackwater Bay. Their arms depict a silver seahorse on sea green. Their words do not appear in the books, but in noncanon correspondence with fans, George R. R. Martin has given their words as "The Old, the True, the Brave".
Targaryen kings have choosen Velaryon wives for three of their princes. A Velaryon woman became the second wife of King Aegon III, and gace birth to Kings Daeron I and Baelor I. She was also an ancestor of the Blackfyre line through Daena the Defiant.
[edit] The Velaryon House at the end of the third century
The known Velaryons during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Lord Monford Velaryon, Lord of the Tides and Master of Driftmark. An impulsive and resolved man.
- Lord Monterys Velaryon, his son and heir. A young boy.
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there is also:
- Aurane Waters, a young and handsome man sellsail. Known as "the Bastard of Driftmark".
[edit] References in the books
[edit] A Song of Ice and Fire
- Lord Monford Velaryon answered Stannis' summon when he crowned himself king and called his banners.
- Stannis comments to Davos his disgust about having to sup with his lords, among them Velaryon who he expects to threaten him to take his leavies home unless they attack at once.
- During the burning of the images of the seven gods from the sept of Dragonstone, Davos notices Lord Monfrod staring at Stannis instead of looking the pyre, and wonders what he is thinking.
- Lord Velaryon’s contributed to Stannis fleet with the Pride of Driftmark and her three sister ships named Bold Laughter, Harridan and Seahorse.
- When Stannis made public the accusations of Joffrey being born from an incest, Lord Velaryon stated that only steel would decide the matter.
- When Stannis besieged Storm's End during the War of the Five Kings, Lord Velaryon urged him to storm the castle walls as soon as possible.
- Lord Monfrod Velaryon burned with his ship at the Battle of the Blackwater. Before sinking, the Pride of Driftmark managed to take down two Lannister ships.
- When leading his sortie, Tyrion Lannister found surrounded with Balon Swann and Mandon Moore by a circle of Velaryon spearmen.
- The bastard of Driftmark was made prisoner during the Battle of the Blackwater, and surrended to King Joffrey.
- Aurane Waters reminded Cersei of Rhaegar Targaryen whenever she met him on the Red Keep
- Regardless of his youth and Jaime's objections, Cersei named the bastard of Driftmark the Master of Ships.
- As Master of Ships, Aurane proposed the construction of the dromonds, and also suggested to fleet them with thieves and poachers.
- When Margaery was accused of adultery, Aurane suggested to set the ships on the river to ease the turmoil. Once he got notice of Cersei imprisonment he fled to the sea and disapeared.
Grand Maester Pycelle believed that he had the idea to set himself up as a pirate in the Stepstones.
| Houses from the Blackwater Bay | |
| Overlords: | Baratheon |
|---|---|
| Noble houses: | Mainland: Buckwell | Hayford | Rosby | Stokeworth Narrow Sea: Bar Emmon | Celtigar | Sunglass | Velaryon |
| Extincted houses: | Blackfyre | Darklyn |
| Exiled royal line: | Targaryen |
