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'''Moondancer''' was a young she-dragon.  She had only one rider, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
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'''Moondancer''' was a young she-dragon, ridden by Lady [[Baela Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
She was a slender pale green. Her horns, crest and wingbones were pearl. At the beginning of the [[Dance of the Dragons]] she was considered not quite large enough to bear the weight of [[Baela Targaryen]]. When she flew up with Baela to meet [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and [[Sunfyre]] she was no larger than a warhorse and weighed less. She was very quick. 
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Moondancer was a slender pale green.{{Ref|tpatq}} Her horns, crest and wingbones were pearl.{{Ref|tpatq}} She was very quick, both in the sky and on the ground.{{Ref|tpatq}} Although in {{Date|129}} Moondancer was not yet considered large enough to carry the thirteen-year old Baela Targaryen upon her back, a year later Baela was able to mount the dragon. At the time, she was no larger than a warhorse and weighed less.{{Ref|tpatq}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
She may have hatched from a clutch of eggs produced by [[Syrax]].
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Moondancer remained at [[Dragonstone]] with her rider, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], for most of the first two years of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. When [[Fall of Dragonstone|Dragonstone fell]] to [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Baela was able to evade capture by escaping from her bedchambers as the door was being smashed down. She managed to reach Moondancer in the stable, loosed the dragon's chains and strapped a saddle onto her. As Aegon II flew [[Sunfyre]] over [[Dragonmont]]'s smoking peak, planning to land triumphantly in the courtyard of the castle, Baela and Moondancer rose up to meet.{{Ref|tpatq}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
  
Towards the end of the [[Dance of the Dragons|civil war]], as [[Dragonstone]] fell to [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Baela was able to escape from her bedchambers as the door was being smashed down. She managed to reach Moondancer in the stable where the castle dragons were kept. There she loosed her chains and strapped a saddle onto her. As Aegon II flew [[Sunfyre]] over [[Dragonmont]]’s smoking peak up to meet him rose Baela on Moondancer.  
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The two dragons fought fiercely in the air. The younger, smaller Moondancer was far more nimble than the half-crippled Sunfyre, and she managed to evade his flames, jaws, and claws for a time, while at the same time wounding Sunfyre heavily on his back and malformed wing. Moondancer was blinded when a blast of Sunfyre's flames hit her directly in the eyes. Despite the fire, Moondancer advanced on Sunfyre, slamming into him and falling to the ground with him. Although both dragons survived the fall, upon the ground Moondancer's speed could not defeat Sunfyre's size and weight. The younger dragon was eventually killed by Sunfyre.{{Ref|tpatq}}
  
The two dragons fought fiercely in the air:  Moondancer was smaller but also more nimble, while Sunfyre had been half-crippled from his previous fights with [[Meleys]] and the [[Grey Ghost]], making it difficult for him to keep up with her manuevers.  Eventually both fell to the ground, slamming into the hard stone still fighting. Moondancer's quickness proved of little use against Sunfyer’s size and weight and the green dragon soon lay still. King Aegon leapt from the saddle when the dragons were twenty feet from the ground but Lady Baela stayed with her dragon wall the way down. Despite being burned and battered Baela found the strength to undo Moondancer’s saddle and chains and crawl away as her dragon coiled into her death throes. Moondancer was devoured by Sunfyre. Nonetheless, Moondancer had succeeded in mortally wounding her opponentSunfyre would never fly again, and died six weeks later from the injuries she dealt him.{{ref|tpatq}}
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Moondancer's carcass was devoured by Sunfyre.{{Ref|tpatq}} Nonetheless, Moondancer had succeeded in mortally wounding her opponent. Sunfyre died in the last month of the year from wounds received during the battle.{{ref|tpatq}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
  
 
==Known dragonriders of Moondancer==
 
==Known dragonriders of Moondancer==
* [[Baela Targaryen]]
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* Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 23:02, 18 January 2018

Moondancer
Baela and Moondancer.png
Baela Targaryen and Moondancer
Art by Juliana Pinho

Allegiance Baela Targaryen
Born Dragonstone
Died 130 AC
Dragonstone
Books

Moondancer was a young she-dragon, ridden by Lady Baela Targaryen.[1]

Description

Moondancer was a slender pale green.[2] Her horns, crest and wingbones were pearl.[2] She was very quick, both in the sky and on the ground.[2] Although in 129 AC Moondancer was not yet considered large enough to carry the thirteen-year old Baela Targaryen upon her back, a year later Baela was able to mount the dragon. At the time, she was no larger than a warhorse and weighed less.[2]

History

Moondancer remained at Dragonstone with her rider, Lady Baela Targaryen, for most of the first two years of the Dance of the Dragons. When Dragonstone fell to Aegon II Targaryen, Baela was able to evade capture by escaping from her bedchambers as the door was being smashed down. She managed to reach Moondancer in the stable, loosed the dragon's chains and strapped a saddle onto her. As Aegon II flew Sunfyre over Dragonmont's smoking peak, planning to land triumphantly in the courtyard of the castle, Baela and Moondancer rose up to meet.[2][1]

The two dragons fought fiercely in the air. The younger, smaller Moondancer was far more nimble than the half-crippled Sunfyre, and she managed to evade his flames, jaws, and claws for a time, while at the same time wounding Sunfyre heavily on his back and malformed wing. Moondancer was blinded when a blast of Sunfyre's flames hit her directly in the eyes. Despite the fire, Moondancer advanced on Sunfyre, slamming into him and falling to the ground with him. Although both dragons survived the fall, upon the ground Moondancer's speed could not defeat Sunfyre's size and weight. The younger dragon was eventually killed by Sunfyre.[2]

Moondancer's carcass was devoured by Sunfyre.[2] Nonetheless, Moondancer had succeeded in mortally wounding her opponent. Sunfyre died in the last month of the year from wounds received during the battle.[2][1]

Known dragonriders of Moondancer

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 The Princess and the Queen.