You are Rhaenyra Targaryen, eldest child of King Viserys Targaryen, the first of his name. After the tragic death of your mother and newborn brother, and the disgrace of your uncle Daemon, your father has seen fit to name you Princess of Dragonstone and Heir to the Iron Throne. Declaring to the whole Realm that one day you will be it's ruling queen, a first for the Seven Kingdoms. Even now you can see many lords are skeptical and may oppose you rule in time. Can you navigate the treacherous path that lay before you, avoid your canonical fate and become the first true Dragon Queen of Westeros.
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Adhoc vote count started by veteranMortal on Jul 26, 2024 at 10:11 AM, finished with 106 posts and 60 votes.
[X] Plan Hopeless Romantic
-[X] Visenya Reborn
-[X] To become Queen (Mandatory) -[X] To become a Knight (Visenya Reborn only)
-[X] To find Love
-[X] To sit on the Small Council
[X] Duty & Delight
-[X] The Realm's Delight (Canon)
-[X] To become Queen (Mandatory)
-[X] To convince Alicent to ride on Syrax (The Realm's Delight only)
-[X] To sit on the Small Council
-[X] To find Love
[X] Plan Be Queen, Eat Hotcakes, and Lie
-[X] The Realm's Delight (Canon)
-[X] To become Queen (Mandatory)
-[X] To convince Alicent to ride on Syrax (The Realm's Delight only)
-[X] To have an Adventure
-[X] [Write-In:] To drink life to the lees and to have it all, the best songs and plays, the best hunts and tournies, the best balls and feasts, the best puzzles and contraptions, a palace of wonders beyond any before
[X] Plan: Solidify our Position -[X] Speak with Viserys -[X] Speak with Alicent -[X] Study the history of the Small Council -[X] Try and gather info on Daemon's activies
[X] Plan Doing our Homework -[X] Speak with Alicent -[X] Ser Raylon Tarly
-[X] Investigate the Death of King Aenys
-[X] Study the history of the Small Council
[X] Plan Homework and freeing our castle
-[X] Speak with Lord Corlys Velyarion -[X] Ser Raylon Tarly
-[X] Training
-[X] Study the history of the Small Council
[X] Plan Training And Entirely Non-Sapphic Interest In Nymeria -[X] Speak with Alicent -[X] Ser Raylon Tarly
-[X] Training
-[X] [Write-In]: Study the ways of these half-civilized Dornish warrior-maids, who feature so prominently in the house-lore of Tarly, and in the battles of Queen Visenya herself
Adhoc vote count started by Teen Spirit on Aug 5, 2024 at 3:34 AM, finished with 99 posts and 39 votes.
[X] "I could not bear to stand idly by as others suffered when I had the strength to aid them. They told me that it was not a princesses place to do so, but that of a knight. There was no choice. It is who I truly am. And I could not bear to fight my own heart for every day of my life."
[X] "I just always knew in my heart that this is what I wanted to be. No. That this is who I truly am. Maybe it is selfish of me, but is it not worth fighting for what you know to be the truth?"
[X] "I wanted to protect my family. I knew if my mother ever gave me a brother he would have been a lot younger than me, perhaps even come to throne young, and I wanted to make sure he had someone to protect him."
[X] Write in: "I will not shirk what is needed of me as a royal, least of all now as heir. What would have been of the Rhoynar but dust and ash had Nymeria simply garbed herself in silks and trusted in prince Garin, and later in her husband prince Mors Martell to lead them alone through battle and adversity? What would have been of house Targaryen itself had Rhaenys not brought herself to battle with no less courage then her siblings during conquest time and time again, even at the cost of eventually dying in battle? As a Targaryen and as a dragonrider I have a duty to my house and to the realm to be no less comfortable in armor then in silk and if need be to feel no less at home at a hastily set up barracks then at a palace.
Adhoc vote count started by Teen Spirit on Aug 6, 2024 at 3:10 AM, finished with 126 posts and 59 votes.
[X] Fly to Dragonstone. Calm. You just want Baelon's egg back and to put an end to this nonsense. You had been insulted, but you weren't going to indulge Daemon by letting him see you upset.
[X] Fly to Dragonstone. Furious. Your uncle had threatened your position and insulted you and your late brother. You are not going to take this quietly. You are going there and you are going to let your pathetic excuse for an uncle know exactly how you felt.
Adhoc vote count started by Teen Spirit on Aug 9, 2024 at 1:57 PM, finished with 88 posts and 31 votes.
[X] Plan Important Talks and Studies
-[X] Speak with Otto Hightower
-[X] Speak with Lord Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys
-[X] Look into Alternative Marriage Options for Viserys
-[X] Study
[X] Plan Private Talks with the Power Couple and Studies.
-[X] Speak with Lord Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys
-[X] Speak with Rhaenys Targaryen alone.
-[X] Look into Alternative Marriage Options for Viserys
-[X] Study
[X] Plan politicing and training
-[X] Speak with Otto Hightower
-[X] Speak with Lord Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys
-[X] Look into Alternative Marriage Options for Viserys - [X] Train
[X] Speak with Otto Hightower
-[X] Speak with Lord Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys
-[X] Look into Alternative Marriage Options for Viserys(Great Houses?,maybe even Martells?) - [X] Train
[X] Plan Politicking
-[X] Speak with Otto Hightower
-[X] Speak with Lord Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys
-[X] Look into Alternative Marriage Options for Viserys
-[X] Push for Action in the Stepstones
[X] Training for your Dreams - [X] Speak with Alicent Hightower
-[X] Speak with Otto Hightower - [X] Train
-[X] Look into Alternative Marriage Options for Viserys
Adhoc vote count started by Teen Spirit on Aug 13, 2024 at 12:52 PM, finished with 203 posts and 49 votes.
[X] Plan: Second Mother to Our Siblings
-[X] Matters of Law and Coin -[X] Try to convince him to support a marriage alliance with the Velaryons, but delayed. We need their dragons as a hedge against Daemon. Considering Laena's age, a betrothal while delaying the actual marriage for four years is reasonable. It will give your father time to grieve, and it will ensure that you will be 19 years older than any siblings, allowing you to marry your children to them if Laena has children, avoiding any future dynastic conflicts.
-[X] Agree to support their efforts in exchange for favors (Select as many as you want but they will likely refuse if too much is demanded) --[X] They agree to delay any marriage for four years. This is far safer for Laena than trying to have children too young. It also allows Viserys time to grieve, making him more likely to agree. --[X] They agree to support your inheritance to the throne, and you agree to wed your heir to a child of either Laena or Laenor's. (If you have no children, of course you will name a sibling heir).
--[X] Lord Corlys agrees to support your efforts to attain a seat on the Small Council
[X] Plan The Conciliator
-[X] Diplomacy and Etiquette
-[X] Try to convince him to help convince your father to choose another bride
-[X] Make no firm offers but remain civil
[X] Plan Not Great, Not Terrible
-[X] Diplomacy and Etiquette
-[X] Try to convince Otto that the match is advantageous, given that Daemon has been all but committing treason already, and that you need to focus on checking the Sea Snakes power more directly. Promise Otto to support his cause, once you sit on the Small Council.
-[X] Agree to support their efforts in exchange for favors (Select as many as you want but they will likely refuse if too much is demanded)
--[X] Set up a treaty concerning the succession, clearly stating that you are the heiress to the Iron Throne ahead of all children from a second marriage, and those in turn are ahead of Daemon and any other claimants.
--[X] Lord Corlys agrees to support your efforts to attain a seat on the Small Council
[X] Plan: Political Marriage is Both our Duties
-[X] Diplomacy and Etiquette
-[X] Try to convince him to help convince your father to choose another bride --[X] If your father is going to marry for the good of the realm, then it should bring the realm something: Propose Deria Martell as a match.
-[x] Try and convince them to drop offer with Laena and have Laenor marry you instead (Will increase Stress if they accept)
--[X] Lord Corlys agrees to support your efforts to attain a seat on the Small Council
[X] Plan Commit To Your Choices
-[X] Matters of Law and Coin
-[X] Otto: Try to convince him to help convince your father to choose another bride.
-[X] Corlys: [Defiant] None, instead decry both of them for using their daughter in such an abhorrent manner. They are her parents, they should not be selling her like a piece of meat.
[X] Plan: The Dragonriders' Compromise
-[X] Diplomacy and Etiquette
-[X] Write-In: Try to convince him to help convince your father to choose Johanna Westerling, Sabitha Vypren, or Deria Martell.
-[x] Try and convince them to drop offer with Laena and have Laenor marry you instead (Will increase Stress if they accept)
[X] Plan: Political Marriage is our Duty
-[X] Diplomacy and Etiquette -[X] Try to convince him to help delay your father's decision on who he should marry.
-[x] Try and convince them to drop offer with Laena and have Laenor marry you instead (Will increase Stress if they accept)
--[X] Lord Corlys agrees to support your efforts to attain a seat on the Small Council
[X] Plan Take Your Time
-[X] Diplomacy and Etiquette -[X] Try to convince him to help delay your father's decision on who he should marry.
-[X] Make no firm offers but remain civil
[X] Plan Continuing To Ruin Alicent's Life
-[X] The Seven Pointed Star (Improves Relationship with Alicent)
-[x] Purpose an alliance with Otto, offering to marry his son Gwayne (Will increase Stress if Otto accepts)
-[X] [Defiant] None, instead decry both of them for using their daughter in such an abhorrent manner. They are her parents, they should not be selling her like a piece of meat.
[X] Plan Chaos is a Ladder
-[X] Diplomacy and Etiquette
-[x] Purpose an alliance with Otto, offering to marry his son Gwayne (Will increase Stress if Otto accepts)
-[x] Try and convince them to drop offer with Laena and have Laenor marry you instead (Will increase Stress if they accept)
Adhoc vote count started by Teen Spirit on Aug 15, 2024 at 5:37 PM, finished with 292 posts and 67 votes.
[X] Plan Don't Do Everything Alone - Simple Version
-[X] Plainly tell your father about the discussions you had with Otto and Corlys, and the other possible matches you found.
-[X] Also discuss the persistent fears he might marry Alicent you keep having.
[X] Plan Don't Do Everything Alone
-[X] Tell him that you tried to help him as much as you could and what was said between Otto, Corlys and yourself, including noting that Corlys cast doubt on the value of House Targaryens word.
-[X] Lay out that you quietly looked for other possible matches for him to avoid the Sea Snakes offer without instead having half the realm try to force their daughters on him.
-[X] Lastly close that you have fears that Otto might try to present Alicent as an alternative, though you can't name where that dread comes from.
-[X] You did all this out of a desire for him to be happy and the house strong, hoping that there will be no more fighting about succession and that he would have time to grieve and heal.
[X] Plan: Be Our Father's Support
-[X] List the three matches we have as alternatives to Laena: Victaria Tyrell, Deria Martell, and Johanna Westerling. Discuss the relative benefits of each. If some levity is needed, jokingly offer to fly to Volantis and see if you can find some of his wayward cousins to bring back. Mostly however, focus on being a support for your father, so that he knows he is not alone in this decision, and that you will fight for him if need be.
[X] Plan: The Spicy Option
-[X] A Dornish match would be beneficial for several reasons. One, the heirs would be very incapable of acting as usurpers. Like it or not, the ruling of having a daughter as heir is tenouous, and an ambitious family could use Viserys' son as a rallying point. Two, Viserys would go down in the history books as the King who both conquered the Step-Stones and the one who began to bring the last Kingdom into Westeros. It would also silence those who may see this as Cotlys Velaryon's war. And three...more personally... the wisdom of the Dornish and their female rulers might be availed to his struggling daughter.
-[X] If the marriage is paid in blood on the Stepstones, fighting with the rest of Westeros, it will silence at least some of the dissatisfied whispers. And if unrest grows too much then I can be the one who brings stability with marriage next time. You don't deserve to be the only one suffering father.
-[X] PLEASE, don't marry Alicent. She's my best friend. And I know you and Otto are friends, but you know how ambitious he is. He can be almost as bad as Corlys. If his grandson had the chance to sit on the throne over me it might get...messy.
[X] Plan New Acquitances and Pumping Iron -[X] Speak with Ser Raylon Tarly
-[X] Speak With Lady Johanna Westerling -[X] Help with Wedding Preperations
-[X] Train
[X] Plan: Family Time
-[X] Speak with Viserys
-[X] Speak With Lady Johanna Westerling -[X] Help with Wedding Preperations
-[X] Study Valyrian History with your Father.
