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− | When her father came to claim her, her mother did not want him to take her. He threw a spear down at her mother's feet and slapped her mother. Then Oberyn asked Obara which weapon, the spear or the tears, she would choose. Obara chose the spear. Her mother drank herself to death within a year. | + | When her father came to claim her, her mother did not want him to take her. He threw a spear down at her mother's feet and slapped her mother. Then Oberyn asked Obara which weapon, the spear or the tears, she would choose. Obara chose the spear. Her mother drank herself to death within a year.{{Ref|aFfC|2}} |
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Revision as of 23:11, 14 May 2013
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Obara Sand by Elia Fernández | |
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Allegiance | House Martell |
Culture | Dornish |
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+/-272 AC Oldtown |
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Obara Sand is the bastard daughter of Oberyn Martell and an Oldtown whore. She is the eldest of the infamous Sand Snakes.
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Character and Appearance
A prickly, hot-tempered woman who is given to martial pursuits as she considers herself a warrior, wielding a spear and whip. She is hard, quick and strong. Obara is a big-boned woman near to thirty, long-legged, with close-set eyes and rat-brown hair.[1]
History
When her father came to claim her, her mother did not want him to take her. He threw a spear down at her mother's feet and slapped her mother. Then Oberyn asked Obara which weapon, the spear or the tears, she would choose. Obara chose the spear. Her mother drank herself to death within a year.[1]
A Feast for Crows
Obara meets Prince Doran Martell at the Water Gardens, demanding vengeance for her father. Prince Doran says he will think about it. After more visits by her half-sisters, Prince Doran orders the arrest of all the Sand Snakes.
A Dance with Dragons
She along with her other sisters are released and are present at the feast when Ser Balon Swann presents the head of Ser Gregor Clegane to Prince Doran. When a toast is raised by Ricasso to King Tommen Baratheon, Obara allows her wine cup to be filled before upending it onto the floor. Doran has Obara lead Ser Balon Swann to High Hermitage so he can hunt and kill the Darkstar for his attack on Princess Myrcella.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, The Captain Of Guards.