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{{Infobox character | {{Infobox animal character | ||
| | | firstname = Stormcloud | ||
| image = | | epithet = | ||
| image_caption = | | arms = Targaryen | ||
| Alias = | | image = [[File:Stormcloud Aegon.jpg|400px]] | ||
| Title = | | image_caption = Stormcloud and Aegon the Younger fleeing the [[Battle of the Gullet]] by Rudolf Hima | ||
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| Allegiance = [[Aegon III Targaryen]] | | Allegiance = [[Aegon III Targaryen]] | ||
| Race = [[Dragon]] | | Race = [[Dragon]] | ||
| Culture = | | Culture = | ||
| Spouse = | | Spouse = | ||
| Place_of_Birth = | | Place_of_Birth = | ||
| Date_of_Birth = | | Date_of_Birth = | ||
| Place_of_Death = [[Dragonstone]] | | Place_of_Death = [[Dragonstone]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} | ||
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|129}} | | Date_of_Death = 5<sup>th</sup> day of the 1<sup>st</sup> moon of {{Date|130}}<ref group="N">Stormcloud died during the [[Battle of the Gullet]] which ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' includes among the battles of {{Date|129}}, but George R. R. Martin [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/152215-fire-and-blood-excerpt/&page=24&tab=comments#comment-8264969 settled for {{Date|130}}] in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.</ref> | ||
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice | | Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) | ||
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 2|Season 2]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Stormcloud''' was a young male [[dragon]] bonded with | '''Stormcloud''' was a young male [[dragon]] bonded with Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} | ||
==Appearance== | |||
{{See also|:Category:Images of Stormcloud|l1=Images of Stormcloud}} | |||
Stormcloud's coloring is not stated in the books. However, according to Rudolf Hima, the artist who depicted Stormcloud for the tenth anniversary of the publication of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', [[George R. R. Martin]] describes the dragon as "turquoise with black horns and claws."<ref name="10years">westeros.org: [https://www.westeros.org/News/Entry/10_Years_of_The_World_of_Ice_and_Fire_Day_8 10 Years of the World of Ice and Fire: Day 8 (October 23, 2024)]</ref><ref name="himainstagram">Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/p/DBgnau5zhxz/?igsh=dWRrc3FyaGs2cmox himarudolf: Stormcloud], October 24, 2024</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
A [[dragon egg]] was placed in the cradle of Prince Aegon Targaryen at his birth, and hatched into the dragon Stormcloud. At the start of the civil war called the [[Dance of the Dragons]], nine-year-old Aegon had yet to mount his young dragon.{{ | A [[dragon egg]] was placed in the cradle of Prince Aegon Targaryen at his birth, and hatched into the dragon Stormcloud. At the start of the civil war called the [[Dance of the Dragons]], nine-year-old Aegon had yet to mount his young dragon.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} | ||
During the civil war, it was decided by Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] that his half-brothers Aegon and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] should be sent to [[Pentos]] to be [[fostered]] by the [[Prince of Pentos]] for their own safety. In late {{Date|129}}, the young princes boarded the Pentoshi cog ''[[Gay Abandon]]'' at [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]. Aegon took Stormcloud with him, and Viserys took his dragon egg. In the [[Gullet]], the cog and her escort ships were captured by warships sailing under the banners of the [[Three Daughters]]. Aegon escaped by flying away on Stormcloud, his first flight.{{ | During the civil war, it was decided by Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] that his half-brothers Aegon and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] should be sent to [[Pentos]] to be [[fostered]] by the [[Prince of Pentos]] for their own safety. In late {{Date|129}}, the young princes boarded the Pentoshi cog ''[[Gay Abandon]]'' at [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]. Aegon took Stormcloud with him, and Viserys took his dragon egg. In the [[Gullet]], the cog and her escort ships were captured by warships sailing under the banners of the [[Three Daughters]]. Aegon escaped by flying away on Stormcloud, his first flight.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} | ||
Prince Aegon managed to reach [[Dragonstone]], clinging desperately to his dragon's neck. Stormcloud had been terribly wounded as he fled; when he arrived at Dragonstone stubs of countless arrows were embedded in his belly, and there was a scorpion bolt through his neck. Stormcloud died within the hour, hissing as the hot blood gushed black and smoking from his wounds. After Stormcloud's death, Aegon would never fly again.{{ | Prince Aegon managed to reach [[Dragonstone]], clinging desperately to his dragon's neck. Stormcloud had been terribly wounded as he fled; when he arrived at Dragonstone stubs of countless arrows were embedded in his belly, and there was a scorpion bolt through his neck. Stormcloud died within the hour, hissing as the hot blood gushed black and smoking from his wounds. After Stormcloud's death, Aegon would never fly again.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} | ||
==Known | ==Known dragonriders of Stormcloud== | ||
* [[Aegon III Targaryen]] - first and only rider | * [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] - first and only rider | ||
== | ==Quotes== | ||
{{ | {{Quote|Find [[Dragonrider|riders]] to master [[Silverwing]], [[Vermithor]], and [[Seasmoke]], and we will have nine [[dragon]]s against [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon's]] four. Mount and fly their wild kin, and we will number twelve, even without Stormcloud. That is how we shall win this war.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]}} | ||
{{Quote|Only nine, [[Aegon III Targaryen|he]] had never flown before…and would never fly again, for Stormcloud had been terribly wounded as he fled the ''[[Gay Abandon]]'', arriving with the stubs of countless arrows embedded in his belly, and a scorpion bolt through his neck. He died within the hour, hissing as the hot blood gushed black and smoking from his wounds.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}|[[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]] in ''[[Fire & Blood, Being a History of the Targaryen Kings of Westeros]]''}} | |||
{{Quote|And though his brother [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] had fled and lived, all the joy had gone out of the boy; he would never forgive himself for leaping onto Stormcloud and abandoning his [[Viserys II Targaryen|little brother]] to the enemy.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}|[[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]] in ''[[Fire & Blood, Being a History of the Targaryen Kings of Westeros]]''}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | |||
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[[es:Borrasca]] | [[es:Borrasca]] | ||
[[fr:Stormcloud]] | [[fr:Stormcloud]] | ||
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[[ru:Грозовое Облако]] | [[ru:Грозовое Облако]] | ||
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Stormcloud was a young male dragon bonded with Prince Aegon the Younger.[2]
Appearance
[edit]Stormcloud's coloring is not stated in the books. However, according to Rudolf Hima, the artist who depicted Stormcloud for the tenth anniversary of the publication of The World of Ice & Fire, George R. R. Martin describes the dragon as "turquoise with black horns and claws."[3][4]
History
[edit]A dragon egg was placed in the cradle of Prince Aegon Targaryen at his birth, and hatched into the dragon Stormcloud. At the start of the civil war called the Dance of the Dragons, nine-year-old Aegon had yet to mount his young dragon.[5]
During the civil war, it was decided by Prince Jacaerys Velaryon that his half-brothers Aegon and Viserys Targaryen should be sent to Pentos to be fostered by the Prince of Pentos for their own safety. In late 129 AC, the young princes boarded the Pentoshi cog Gay Abandon at Dragonstone. Aegon took Stormcloud with him, and Viserys took his dragon egg. In the Gullet, the cog and her escort ships were captured by warships sailing under the banners of the Three Daughters. Aegon escaped by flying away on Stormcloud, his first flight.[1]
Prince Aegon managed to reach Dragonstone, clinging desperately to his dragon's neck. Stormcloud had been terribly wounded as he fled; when he arrived at Dragonstone stubs of countless arrows were embedded in his belly, and there was a scorpion bolt through his neck. Stormcloud died within the hour, hissing as the hot blood gushed black and smoking from his wounds. After Stormcloud's death, Aegon would never fly again.[2]
Known dragonriders of Stormcloud
[edit]- Aegon the Younger - first and only rider
Quotes
[edit]Find riders to master Silverwing, Vermithor, and Seasmoke, and we will have nine dragons against Aegon's four. Mount and fly their wild kin, and we will number twelve, even without Stormcloud. That is how we shall win this war.[5]
—Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
Only nine, he had never flown before…and would never fly again, for Stormcloud had been terribly wounded as he fled the Gay Abandon, arriving with the stubs of countless arrows embedded in his belly, and a scorpion bolt through his neck. He died within the hour, hissing as the hot blood gushed black and smoking from his wounds.[1]
And though his brother Aegon the Younger had fled and lived, all the joy had gone out of the boy; he would never forgive himself for leaping onto Stormcloud and abandoning his little brother to the enemy.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Stormcloud died during the Battle of the Gullet which The World of Ice & Fire includes among the battles of 129 AC, but George R. R. Martin settled for 130 AC in Fire & Blood.
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
- ↑ westeros.org: 10 Years of the World of Ice and Fire: Day 8 (October 23, 2024)
- ↑ Instagram: himarudolf: Stormcloud, October 24, 2024
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens.