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{{Infobox character | {{Infobox character | ||
| | | firstname = Mysaria | ||
| image = | | lastname = | ||
| image_caption = Mysaria, by | | arms = Lys | ||
| image = Mysaria by Hylora.png | |||
| image_caption = Mysaria, by Hylora © | |||
| Alias = Misery, the White Worm<br>Lady Misery{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}<br>Lady Mysaria{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | | Alias = Misery, the White Worm<br>Lady Misery{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}<br>Lady Mysaria{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | ||
| Title = [[Mistress of whisperers]] <small>(unofficial)</small> | | Title = [[Mistress of whisperers]] <small>(unofficial)</small> | ||
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| Race = | | Race = | ||
| Culture = [[Lys]]ene | | Culture = [[Lys]]ene | ||
| Date_of_Birth = | |||
| Place_of_Birth = [[Lys]]{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} | |||
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}} | |||
| Place_of_Death = [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} | |||
| Spouse = | | Spouse = | ||
| Lover = Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] | | Lover = Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] | ||
| coat-of-arms = | | coat-of-arms = | ||
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) | |||
| Played_by = [[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] | | Played_by = [[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] | ||
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]] | | TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 2|2]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 3|3]] | ||
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In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Mysaria is portrayed by [[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]].<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon/cast-and-characters House of the Dragon Cast & Characters]</ref> | In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Mysaria is portrayed by [[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]].<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon/cast-and-characters House of the Dragon Cast & Characters]</ref> | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance and Character== | ||
Mysaria had skin pale as milk. She was lithe and lissome in her youth, but age thickened her body.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Because of her appearance and reputation, Mysaria was dubbed ''Misery, the White Worm'' by enemies and rivals.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} | {{See also|:Category:Images of Mysaria|l1=Images of Mysaria}} | ||
Mysaria had skin pale as milk. She was lithe and lissome in her youth, but age thickened her body.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Because of her appearance and reputation, Mysaria was dubbed ''Misery, the White Worm'' by enemies and rivals.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} She spoke in a manner foreign to [[Westeros]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} | |||
While serving as [[mistress of whisperers]], Mysaria wore a hooded robe of black velvet lined with blood-red [[silk]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | While serving as [[mistress of whisperers]], Mysaria wore a hooded robe of black velvet lined with blood-red [[silk]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Paramour=== | ===Paramour=== | ||
While a dancing girl in [[King's Landing]], Mysaria became the favored lover of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Around {{Date|105}}, Mysaria became pregnant with Daemon's child while living at [[Dragonstone]]. Daemon gave his paramour a [[dragon egg]] for the child, which angered King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. The king ordered Daemon to return the egg and send Mysaria back to [[Lys]]. | While a dancing girl in [[King's Landing]], Mysaria became the favored lover of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Around {{Date|105}}, Mysaria became pregnant with Daemon's child while living at [[Dragonstone]]. Daemon gave his paramour a [[dragon egg]] for the child, which angered King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. The king ordered Daemon to return the egg and send Mysaria back to [[Lys]]. During her return to the [[Free City]], she lost the child during a storm on the [[narrow sea]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} | ||
===Dance of the Dragons=== | ===Dance of the Dragons=== | ||
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] desired revenge for the death of his stepson, Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]. With a pale stranger used as a go-between, two assassins, [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]], infiltrated the [[Red Keep]] and killed Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], the eldest son of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. | [[File:Mysaria by Warp Speed.png|thumb|350px|right|Mysaria, by Warp Speed ©]] | ||
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] desired revenge for the death of his stepson, Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]. With a pale stranger used as a go-between, two assassins, [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]], infiltrated the [[Red Keep]] and killed Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], the eldest son of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Blood was seized by the [[gold cloaks]] trying to leave the city, and he admitted under [[torture]] that he had been hired by a [[prostitute]], a pale older woman, called Misery by the other harlots. However, the [[gold cloaks]] were unable to find Mysaria or Cheese.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} | |||
Mysaria became Daemon's [[mistress of whisperers]] at some point.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} After the [[fall of King's Landing]] to Rhaenyra, Mysaria served as the queen's mistress of whisperers in all but name, although she did not join the [[small council]]. Rhaenyra apparently approved of Daemon sleeping with Mysaria each night.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | Mysaria became Daemon's [[mistress of whisperers]] at some point.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} After the [[fall of King's Landing]] to Rhaenyra, Mysaria served as the queen's mistress of whisperers in all but name, although she did not join the [[small council]]. Rhaenyra apparently approved of Daemon sleeping with Mysaria each night.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | ||
When Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] referred to the deaths of Rhaenyra's sons by saying only [[bastard]] blood had been spilled, Rhaenyra was enraged, and threatened to [[Tongue mutilation|cut out her tongue]]. According to the ''[[The Testimony of Mushroom|Testimony]]'' of the [[fool]] [[Mushroom]], Mysaria suggested a crueler punishment, proposing that the Dowager Queen and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] be taken to a certain [[Brothel Queens|brothel]] so they would be forcibly impregnated with bastard offspring. Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] discounts Mushroom's story, however.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | |||
Following the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], Mysaria informed Rhaenyra that Daemon had been sleeping with [[Nettles]], his fellow [[dragonrider]], at [[Maidenpool]]. Rhaenyra ordered the death of Nettles, but Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]] disobeyed the command. Nettles disappeared on [[Sheepstealer]], while Daemon flew on [[Caraxes]] to [[Harrenhal]] to await a [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|confrontation with his nephew]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | Following the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], Mysaria informed Rhaenyra that Daemon had been sleeping with [[Nettles]], his fellow [[dragonrider]], at [[Maidenpool]]. Rhaenyra ordered the death of Nettles, but Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]] disobeyed the command. Nettles disappeared on [[Sheepstealer]], while Daemon flew on [[Caraxes]] to [[Harrenhal]] to await a [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|confrontation with his nephew]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} | ||
After Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] was imprisoned for warning Ser [[Addam Velaryon]] of his impending arrest under charges of treason, two of the Sea Snake's [[sworn swords]], Ser [[Denys Woodwright]] and Ser [[Thoron True]], planned to free their [[lord]]. Mysaria learned of the plan from a [[whore]] Thoron had been [[bedding]], however, and the two [[knight]]s were promptly arrested and hanged. Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] suggests that Helaena Targaryen jumped to her death after being informed by Mysaria of how her son, Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]], had been killed at [[Sack of Bitterbridge|Bitterbridge]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} | After Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] was imprisoned for warning Ser [[Addam Velaryon]] of his impending arrest under charges of treason, two of the Sea Snake's [[sworn swords]], Ser [[Denys Woodwright]] and Ser [[Thoron True]], planned to free their [[lord]]. Mysaria learned of the plan from a [[whore]] Thoron had been [[bedding]], however, and the two [[knight]]s were promptly arrested and hanged. Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] suggests that Helaena Targaryen jumped to her death after being informed by Mysaria of how her son, Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]], had been killed at [[Sack of Bitterbridge|Bitterbridge]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{refn|group="N"|In a now deleted blog post, [[George R. R. Martin]] confirmed that hearing of Maelor's death was what drove Helaena to commit suicide, out of grief and guilt.<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://web.archive.org/web/20240904154210/https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/09/04/beware-the-butterflies/ Beware the Butterflies]. George R. R. Martin (September 4, 2024). Archived and retrieved September 4, 2024.</ref>}} | ||
During the [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|riot of King's Landing]], Mysaria warned Rhaenyra against the coming dark. When Rhaenyra ultimately [[Flight to Dragonstone|fled the capital]], Mysaria remained at the [[Red Keep]] among other members of the court. | During the [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|riot of King's Landing]], Mysaria warned Rhaenyra against the coming dark. When Rhaenyra ultimately [[Flight to Dragonstone|fled the capital]], Mysaria remained at the [[Red Keep]] among other members of the court. Ser [[Garth the Harelip]] surrendered the Red Keep to Ser [[Perkin the Flea]] and his [[gutter knights]], and Mysaria attempted to flee, but was taken. Perkin informed Mysaria that if she could [[Walk of atonement|travel naked]] through the city to the [[Gate of the Gods]] while being whipped, she would be allowed to live. Mysaria only made it halfway, dying on the city's cobblestones.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Lord [[Brynden Rivers]] was said to have rivaled Lady Misery as a [[master of whisperers]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} | Lord [[Brynden Rivers]] was said to have rivaled Lady Misery as a [[master of whisperers]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} | ||
[[File:Mysaria TV.jpg|thumb|350px|Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria in ''[[House of the Dragon]]'']] | |||
==''House of the Dragon''== | ==''House of the Dragon''== | ||
The television series ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' interprets various events that are disputed in the historical record. In the show, | The television series ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' interprets various events that are disputed in the historical record. In the show, Mysaria is from [[Yi Ti]] instead of [[Lys]], and a brothel proprietor.<ref>[https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/House-Of-The-Dragon-It-Starts-On-The-Page.pdf "The Heirs of the Dragon" script]</ref> Mysaria's supposed pregnancy at [[Dragonstone]] is presented as a lie that Daemon made up as part of an attempt to provoke his brother, also writing to the [[small council]] that he would take her as his second wife in the custom of [[Old Valyria]]. She did not know of this until Ser [[Otto Hightower]] arrived at Dragonstone for the [[dragon egg]], and was deeply upset that Daemon put her life in danger.{{Ref|HBOHotD|s01e02}} Mysaria becomes an information broker with a spy network in King's Landing,{{Ref|HBOHotD|s01e04}} before an agent of [[Larys Strong]] burns her manse,{{Ref|HBOHotD|s01e09}} driving her out of the city. She comes to Dragonstone, and while on the island, acts as a go-between with Daemon for the hiring of [[Blood and Cheese]],{{Ref|HBOHotD|s02e01}} then becomes a spy mistress for Rhaenyra as well as a love interest.{{Ref|HBOHotD|s02e03}}{{Ref|HBOHotD|s02e06}} | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
{{Quote|The other harlots called her Misery.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}} | {{Quote|[[Blood (butcher)|He]] also gave up a description of the [[whore]] he claimed had hired [[Blood and Cheese|them]]: an older woman, foreign by her talk, cloaked and hooded, very pale. The other harlots called her Misery.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}| writings of [[Gyldayn]]}} | ||
{{Quote|Let [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] slake his hungers where he will, and we shall do the same.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}| [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], regarding Mysaria}} | |||
==External links== | |||
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{{Notes}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{References | {{References}} | ||
{{Master of whisperers}} | {{Master of whisperers}} | ||
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| Aliases | ||||
| Title | Mistress of whisperers (unofficial) | |||
| Allegiance | Blacks | |||
| Culture | Lysene | |||
| Born | Lys[2] | |||
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130 AC King's Landing[3] | |||
| Lover | Prince Daemon Targaryen | |||
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| Played by | Sonoya Mizuno | |||
| TV series | House of the Dragon: Season 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Mysaria, also called Lady Misery, was a dancer from Lys who became the paramour of Prince Daemon Targaryen and the unofficial mistress of whisperers to Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons.[1]
In the television adaptation House of the Dragon, Mysaria is portrayed by Sonoya Mizuno.[4]
Appearance and Character
[edit]Mysaria had skin pale as milk. She was lithe and lissome in her youth, but age thickened her body.[1] Because of her appearance and reputation, Mysaria was dubbed Misery, the White Worm by enemies and rivals.[2][5][6] She spoke in a manner foreign to Westeros.[5]
While serving as mistress of whisperers, Mysaria wore a hooded robe of black velvet lined with blood-red silk.[1]
History
[edit]Paramour
[edit]While a dancing girl in King's Landing, Mysaria became the favored lover of Prince Daemon Targaryen.[2] Around 105 AC, Mysaria became pregnant with Daemon's child while living at Dragonstone. Daemon gave his paramour a dragon egg for the child, which angered King Viserys I Targaryen. The king ordered Daemon to return the egg and send Mysaria back to Lys. During her return to the Free City, she lost the child during a storm on the narrow sea.[2]
Dance of the Dragons
[edit]
During the Dance of the Dragons, Prince Daemon Targaryen desired revenge for the death of his stepson, Prince Lucerys Velaryon. With a pale stranger used as a go-between, two assassins, Blood and Cheese, infiltrated the Red Keep and killed Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen, the eldest son of King Aegon II Targaryen. Blood was seized by the gold cloaks trying to leave the city, and he admitted under torture that he had been hired by a prostitute, a pale older woman, called Misery by the other harlots. However, the gold cloaks were unable to find Mysaria or Cheese.[5][7]
Mysaria became Daemon's mistress of whisperers at some point.[6] After the fall of King's Landing to Rhaenyra, Mysaria served as the queen's mistress of whisperers in all but name, although she did not join the small council. Rhaenyra apparently approved of Daemon sleeping with Mysaria each night.[1]
When Queen Alicent Hightower referred to the deaths of Rhaenyra's sons by saying only bastard blood had been spilled, Rhaenyra was enraged, and threatened to cut out her tongue. According to the Testimony of the fool Mushroom, Mysaria suggested a crueler punishment, proposing that the Dowager Queen and Queen Helaena Targaryen be taken to a certain brothel so they would be forcibly impregnated with bastard offspring. Archmaester Gyldayn discounts Mushroom's story, however.[1]
Following the First Battle of Tumbleton, Mysaria informed Rhaenyra that Daemon had been sleeping with Nettles, his fellow dragonrider, at Maidenpool. Rhaenyra ordered the death of Nettles, but Lord Manfryd Mooton disobeyed the command. Nettles disappeared on Sheepstealer, while Daemon flew on Caraxes to Harrenhal to await a confrontation with his nephew.[1]
After Lord Corlys Velaryon was imprisoned for warning Ser Addam Velaryon of his impending arrest under charges of treason, two of the Sea Snake's sworn swords, Ser Denys Woodwright and Ser Thoron True, planned to free their lord. Mysaria learned of the plan from a whore Thoron had been bedding, however, and the two knights were promptly arrested and hanged. Septon Eustace suggests that Helaena Targaryen jumped to her death after being informed by Mysaria of how her son, Prince Maelor Targaryen, had been killed at Bitterbridge.[3][N 1]
During the riot of King's Landing, Mysaria warned Rhaenyra against the coming dark. When Rhaenyra ultimately fled the capital, Mysaria remained at the Red Keep among other members of the court. Ser Garth the Harelip surrendered the Red Keep to Ser Perkin the Flea and his gutter knights, and Mysaria attempted to flee, but was taken. Perkin informed Mysaria that if she could travel naked through the city to the Gate of the Gods while being whipped, she would be allowed to live. Mysaria only made it halfway, dying on the city's cobblestones.[3]
Legacy
[edit]Lord Brynden Rivers was said to have rivaled Lady Misery as a master of whisperers.[9]
House of the Dragon
[edit]The television series House of the Dragon interprets various events that are disputed in the historical record. In the show, Mysaria is from Yi Ti instead of Lys, and a brothel proprietor.[10] Mysaria's supposed pregnancy at Dragonstone is presented as a lie that Daemon made up as part of an attempt to provoke his brother, also writing to the small council that he would take her as his second wife in the custom of Old Valyria. She did not know of this until Ser Otto Hightower arrived at Dragonstone for the dragon egg, and was deeply upset that Daemon put her life in danger.[11] Mysaria becomes an information broker with a spy network in King's Landing,[12] before an agent of Larys Strong burns her manse,[13] driving her out of the city. She comes to Dragonstone, and while on the island, acts as a go-between with Daemon for the hiring of Blood and Cheese,[14] then becomes a spy mistress for Rhaenyra as well as a love interest.[15][16]
Quotes
[edit]He also gave up a description of the whore he claimed had hired them: an older woman, foreign by her talk, cloaked and hooded, very pale. The other harlots called her Misery.[5]
— writings of Gyldayn
— Rhaenyra Targaryen, regarding Mysaria
External links
[edit]- Mysaria on the Wiki of Westeros
Notes
[edit]- ↑ In a now deleted blog post, George R. R. Martin confirmed that hearing of Maelor's death was what drove Helaena to commit suicide, out of grief and guilt.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
- ↑ HBO.com: House of the Dragon Cast & Characters
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
- ↑ Not a Blog: Beware the Butterflies. George R. R. Martin (September 4, 2024). Archived and retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I.
- ↑ "The Heirs of the Dragon" script
- ↑ House of the Dragon, Season 1, Episode 2: "The Rogue Prince".
- ↑ House of the Dragon, Season 1, Episode 4: "King of the Narrow Sea".
- ↑ House of the Dragon, Season 1, Episode 9: "The Green Council".
- ↑ House of the Dragon, Season 2, Episode 1: "A Son for a Son".
- ↑ House of the Dragon, Season 2, Episode 3: "The Burning Mill".
- ↑ House of the Dragon, Season 2, Episode 6: "Smallfolk".