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| Character_name = '''Gerold Dayne'''
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| arms          = Dayne of High Hermitage
| image          = [[File:Darkstar_by_acazigot-d4c34vr.jpg‎|250px]]
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| title          = Ser
| image_caption  = Darkstar by acazigot©
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| firstname      = Gerold
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| lastname      = Dayne
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| epithet        = Darkstar
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| image          = [[File:Gerold dayne by bellabergolts.jpg|300px]]
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| image_caption  = Darkstar by Bella Bergolts ©
 
| Alias          = Darkstar
 
| Alias          = Darkstar
| Title          = Ser<br>Knight of [[High Hermitage]]
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| Title          = [[knight|Ser]]<br>[[Knight of High Hermitage]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
 
| Allegiance    = [[House Dayne of High Hermitage]]
 
| Allegiance    = [[House Dayne of High Hermitage]]
| Race          = [[Dornishmen]]
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| Culture        = [[Dorne]]
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| Culture        = [[Dornishmen]]
 
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| Lover          = Princess [[Arianne Martell]]
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Dorne]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Gerold Dayne}}
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| Date_of_Birth  = {{Date|270|274}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Gerold Dayne|Gerold Dayne]] calculation.''</ref>
 
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| Books          = [[A Feast for Crows]] (Appears)<br>[[A Dance with Dragons]] (Mentioned)<br>[[The Winds of Winter]] (Mentioned)
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| Books          = ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
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[[File:Darkstar_by_arkoniel.jpg|300px|thumb|Darkstar by Mathia Arkoniel©]]
 
  
Ser '''Gerold Dayne''', known as the '''Darkstar''', is the head of a knightly [[House Dayne of High Hermitage|cadet branch]] of [[House Dayne|House Dayne]].  
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'''Gerold Dayne''', known as '''Darkstar''', is the [[Knight of High Hermitage]]. [[House Dayne of High Hermitage|His house]]  is a cadet branch of the [[House Dayne|Daynes]] of [[Starfall]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
  
==Appearance==
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==Appearance and Character==
Gerold Dayne has an aquiline nose, high cheekbones and a strong jaw. He keeps his face clean-shaven. He has thick silver hair that falls to his collar like a silver glacier, divided by a streak of midnight black. His eyes appear black but at closer vantage they are a [[purple eyes|dark purple]] - dark and angry. [[Arianne Martell]] finds him so fair to look upon that she had not believed half the tales she’d heard of him.<ref>[http://georgerrmartin.com/if-sample.html The Winds of Winter, Arianne sample chapter]</ref>
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{{See also|:Category:Images of Gerold Dayne|l1=Images of Gerold Dayne}}
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Gerold is in his late twenties.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Gerold Dayne}} A handsome man, he has a clean-shaven face with an aquiline nose, high cheekbones, dark [[purple eyes]], and a strong jaw. Gerold has collar-length thick silver hair, divided by a streak of midnight black.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}
  
Arianne thinks to herself that if there is a handsomer man in [[Dorne]] she does not know him. He has a cruel mouth and a crueler tongue. He is a cruel man. Arianne considers that if she were to take him as consort her father would question her good sense, but their children would be as beautiful as [[dragonlords]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 21|Chapter 21]], The Queenmaker</ref>
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Despite his beauty and valor, Gerold is a cruel man with angry eyes. He is jealous of his famous cousin, the late Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], who was the [[Sword of the Morning]]. Darkstar wields a longsword. He prefers to drink unsweetened lemonwater instead of [[wine|summerwine]].{{Ref|AFFC|21}}
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==History==
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At some point, Gerold was one of the lovers of [[Arianne Martell]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Gerold Dayne}}
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==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Feast for Crows===
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser Gerold allied himself with [[Arianne Martell]] when she attempted to crown [[Myrcella Baratheon]] as a new Queen of [[Westeros]]. She admits to her other companions that she only included him for his fighting prowess and his keep. During their travels, they were surprised by [[Areo Hotah]], who ordered them to surrender. While Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] rode to his death, Ser Gerold attempted to either maim or kill Princess Myrcella. He escaped capture.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 21|Chapter 21]], The Queenmaker</ref>
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[[File:Darkstar_by_arkoniel.jpg|thumb|Darkstar by Mathia Arkoniel ©]]
{{Quote|Only a beast would harm a little girl.{{Ref|affc|13}} }}
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Gerold allies himself with Princess [[Arianne Martell]] when she attempts to crown Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] in place of her younger brother, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]. At [[Shandystone]], Arianne admits to her other conspirators that she only included Darkstar for his fighting prowess and his keep, [[High Hermitage]]. Gerold is skeptical of Arianne's plan to provoke Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]].{{Ref|AFFC|21}}
-Ser Arys Oakheart to Prince Doran
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Arianne's party is surprised at the [[Greenblood]] by [[Areo Hotah]], who orders them to surrender. Gerold agrees since they are outnumbered, but Myrcella's bodygyard, Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] of the [[Kingsguard]], rides to his death in an attack on Areo. Amidst the fighting, Gerold attempts to kill Myrcella.{{Ref|AFFC|21}} Her horse rears, however, and Darkstar succeeds only in slicing off her ear and scarring her face.{{Ref|AFFC|21}} He escapes Areo's guards by riding into the sands of Dorne.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}
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Myrcella is taken to [[Sunspear]], where Maester [[Caleotte]] saves her life. Arianne ponders whether her plan had been betrayed by Darkstar or by another of her conspirators.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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[[File:Sacha Angel Diener DarkstarII.jpg|thumb|Darkstar by Sacha Angel Diener © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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Ser [[Balon Swann]] arrives at Sunspear with the [[Mountain's skull]]. Under Arianne's instruction, Myrcella has blamed Darkstar, not Areo, for the death of Arys.{{Ref|ADWD|38}}{{Ref|ADWD|54}} Arianne's father [[Doran Martell|Doran]], the [[Prince of Dorne]], sends [[Obara Sand]] with Balon to hunt Gerold at [[High Hermitage]].{{ref|ADWD|38}}{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} Cersei thinks that Darkstar is a catspaw of her brother, [[Tyrion Lannister]], whom she already blames for the deaths of her first son, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], and her father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{Ref|ADWD|54}}
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===''The Winds of Winter''===
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While traveling to the [[stormlands]], Arianne and Ser [[Daemon Sand]] discuss Gerold. Arianne feels that Obara and Areo can kill Darkstar, although Daemon is skeptical. Arianne is regretful for ever trusting Gerold, thinking that he was so handsome she had not believed half the stories told about him.<ref name=arianne1>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref>
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==Quotes by Gerold==
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[[File:Mathia Arkoniel DarkstarDayne.jpg|thumb|350px|Darkstar, by Mathia Arkoniel]]
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{{Quote|If I led a quarter of a million men to death, would they call me Gerold the Great? I shall remain Darkstar, I think. At least it is mine own.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}|Gerold to [[Garin (orphan)|Garin]]}}
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{{Quote|I was weaned on venom, Dalt. Any viper takes a bite of me will rue it.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}|Gerold to [[Andrey Dalt]]}}
  
===A Dance with Dragons===
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{{Quote|'''Myrcella''': Are you the [[Sword of the Morning]] now?<br>
[[Balon Swann]], with the help of [[Obara Sand]], is currently hunting Darkstar to bring him to justice.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Epilogue (A Dance with Dragons)|Epilogue]], page 952</ref>
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'''Gerold''': Men call me Darkstar, and I am of the night.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}|[[Myrcella Baratheon]] and Gerold}}
  
===The Winds of Winter===
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==Quotes about Gerold==
Darkstar is mentioned by Arianne when she travels to the [[Stormlands]]. [[Daemon Sand]] mentioned to her that [[Oberyn Martell]] considered "Darkstar" poison, Daemon mentions it was a pity Oberyn didn't kill him.<ref>[http://georgerrmartin.com/if-sample.html The Winds of Winter, Arianne sample chapter]</ref> Arianne thinks privately to herself that Dayne was her most grievous sin, the one that she most regretted as, 
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{{Quote|He is highborn enough to make a worthy consort, she thought. [[Doran Martell|Father]] would question my good sense, but our children would be as beautiful as [[dragonlords]]. If there was a handsomer man in [[Dorne]], she did not know him.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}|thoughts of [[Arianne Martell]]}}
{{Quote|With one stroke of his sword, he had changed her botched plot into something foul and bloody.}}
 
  
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{{Quote|By tradition the [[Kingsguard]] were the finest knights in all the [[Seven Kingdoms]] ... but Darkstar was Darkstar.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}|thoughts of [[Arianne Martell]]}}
  
==Quotes==
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{{Quote|You were a fool to make him part of this. Darkstar is the most dangerous man in [[Dorne]]. You and he have done us all great harm.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}|[[Doran Martell]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}
{{Quote|Men call me Darkstar, and I am of the night.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 21|Chapter 21]], The Queenmaker</ref> }}
 
  
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{{Quote|Ser Gerold is more a viper than your uncle ever was. Prince [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] could see that he was poison, he said so more than once. It's just a pity that he never got around to killing him.<ref name=arianne1/>|[[Daemon Sand]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}
  
{{Quote|I was weaned on venom, Dalt. Any viper takes a bite of me will rue it. {{ref|affc|21}}}}
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{{Quote|Poison, yes. Pretty poison, though.<ref name=arianne1/>|thoughts of [[Arianne Martell]]}}
- Darkstar to [[Andrey Dalt]]
 
  
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 17:40, 3 April 2023

None (Dorne).svg Ser
Gerold Dayne
Darkstar
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Gerold dayne by bellabergolts.jpg
Darkstar by Bella Bergolts ©

Alias Darkstar
Titles
Allegiance House Dayne of High Hermitage
Culture Dornishmen
Born 270274 AC[2]
Dorne[3]
Lover Princess Arianne Martell
Books

Gerold Dayne, known as Darkstar, is the Knight of High Hermitage. His house is a cadet branch of the Daynes of Starfall.[1]

Appearance and Character

Gerold is in his late twenties.[3] A handsome man, he has a clean-shaven face with an aquiline nose, high cheekbones, dark purple eyes, and a strong jaw. Gerold has collar-length thick silver hair, divided by a streak of midnight black.[4]

Despite his beauty and valor, Gerold is a cruel man with angry eyes. He is jealous of his famous cousin, the late Ser Arthur Dayne, who was the Sword of the Morning. Darkstar wields a longsword. He prefers to drink unsweetened lemonwater instead of summerwine.[4]

History

At some point, Gerold was one of the lovers of Arianne Martell.[3]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Darkstar by Mathia Arkoniel ©

Gerold allies himself with Princess Arianne Martell when she attempts to crown Princess Myrcella Baratheon in place of her younger brother, King Tommen I Baratheon. At Shandystone, Arianne admits to her other conspirators that she only included Darkstar for his fighting prowess and his keep, High Hermitage. Gerold is skeptical of Arianne's plan to provoke Queen Regent Cersei Lannister.[4]

Arianne's party is surprised at the Greenblood by Areo Hotah, who orders them to surrender. Gerold agrees since they are outnumbered, but Myrcella's bodygyard, Ser Arys Oakheart of the Kingsguard, rides to his death in an attack on Areo. Amidst the fighting, Gerold attempts to kill Myrcella.[4] Her horse rears, however, and Darkstar succeeds only in slicing off her ear and scarring her face.[4] He escapes Areo's guards by riding into the sands of Dorne.[5]

Myrcella is taken to Sunspear, where Maester Caleotte saves her life. Arianne ponders whether her plan had been betrayed by Darkstar or by another of her conspirators.[5]

A Dance with Dragons

Darkstar by Sacha Angel Diener © Fantasy Flight Games

Ser Balon Swann arrives at Sunspear with the Mountain's skull. Under Arianne's instruction, Myrcella has blamed Darkstar, not Areo, for the death of Arys.[6][7] Arianne's father Doran, the Prince of Dorne, sends Obara Sand with Balon to hunt Gerold at High Hermitage.[6][8] Cersei thinks that Darkstar is a catspaw of her brother, Tyrion Lannister, whom she already blames for the deaths of her first son, King Joffrey I Baratheon, and her father, Lord Tywin Lannister.[7]

The Winds of Winter

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While traveling to the stormlands, Arianne and Ser Daemon Sand discuss Gerold. Arianne feels that Obara and Areo can kill Darkstar, although Daemon is skeptical. Arianne is regretful for ever trusting Gerold, thinking that he was so handsome she had not believed half the stories told about him.[9]

Quotes by Gerold

Darkstar, by Mathia Arkoniel

If I led a quarter of a million men to death, would they call me Gerold the Great? I shall remain Darkstar, I think. At least it is mine own.[4]

—Gerold to Garin

I was weaned on venom, Dalt. Any viper takes a bite of me will rue it.[4]

—Gerold to Andrey Dalt

Myrcella: Are you the Sword of the Morning now?
Gerold: Men call me Darkstar, and I am of the night.[4]

Myrcella Baratheon and Gerold

Quotes about Gerold

He is highborn enough to make a worthy consort, she thought. Father would question my good sense, but our children would be as beautiful as dragonlords. If there was a handsomer man in Dorne, she did not know him.[4]

—thoughts of Arianne Martell

By tradition the Kingsguard were the finest knights in all the Seven Kingdoms ... but Darkstar was Darkstar.[4]

—thoughts of Arianne Martell

You were a fool to make him part of this. Darkstar is the most dangerous man in Dorne. You and he have done us all great harm.[5]

Ser Gerold is more a viper than your uncle ever was. Prince Oberyn could see that he was poison, he said so more than once. It's just a pity that he never got around to killing him.[9]

Poison, yes. Pretty poison, though.[9]

—thoughts of Arianne Martell

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