Aelinor Targaryen

Aelinor Targaryen is the exiled princess of House Targaryen, residing in Essos with her brother Daeron III Targaryen.

Appearance
Aelinor has the classic Valyrian looks, with silve hair and bright purple eyes that attest to the royal blood of the Dragon that flows through her veins. Her skin is surprisingly dark for one of her ilk, however - hinting at long hours spent in the training yard beneath a harsh sun, with calloused palms that attest to much the same. She wears dresses only when she must, otherwise preferring snug leathers or linens that allow a greater range of movement. Her hair is long, and almost always twisted into braids to keep it out of the way. Her form is lean, but athletic.

Timeline

 * 338 AC - Daeron, Aelinor’s oldest brother and the first child of Baelor II Targaryen, is born.
 * 341 AC - Aelinor’s second brother, Prince Maekar, is born.
 * 343 AC+ - Princess Aelinor Targaryen, the youngest child and only daughter, is born and named for Queen Aelinor. She is a happy child, if prone to tantrums, and is often seen running down the halls of their home as soon as she can walk, exploring every corner. Aelinor is heavily influenced by her father's demeanor, growing up. In time, emotional outbursts are a thing of the past.
 * 353 AC - When Aelinor is ten years of age, her father launches an invasion to reclaim their rightful realm of Westeros. It is a disaster, and her father dies along with the last dragon, most of their strength, and the honor of their house, leaving her eldest brother to pick up the pieces.
 * 354 AC - Her brother is crowned King Daeron III Targaryen in the aftermath of the invasion, and their house and reputation are in shambles. As her rage rattle deep in her bones, she decides that rather than sit impotently by, she will learn to wield a sword, rather than set herself to more womanly arts.
 * 356 AC - When Aelinor turns thirteen, she begins learning to sword fight in earnest. Lithe, and smaller than the men with which she trains, she sets her mind to perfecting her footwork, to better avoid incoming blows and move with the flow of a fight, rather than batter herself against their blows.
 * 358 AC - For her fifteenth name day, Aelinor receives a precious gift from one of the men of her brother’s Kingsguard: a sword, not a heavy two-handed one but a sleek, lightweight blade. It fits perfectly in her hand, and the man, Ser Yin Haq, teaches her how to wield the weapon and she takes to it quickly.
 * 368 AC - Aelinor begins to grow bored of the endless waiting...waiting... waiting . Days slide by as her brother’s children grow, he further consolidates power, and there is nothing for  her  to do but wait, as he lives happily with another woman. Westeros is a far off dream - a growing obsession as her brother works to expand current borders - an impossibly distant desire after the failure of the last invasion. She gets all the news she can from sailors in the ports, and it’s not enough. She craves to see it for herself.
 * 370 AC - Present day. Having grown up in exile across the sea, the Princess has learned not only how to safeguard her family's secrets, but how to wile them out of others by way of clever manipulation, as well. Life as a Dragon is not easy, but she would have it no other way.

Post History

 * 1) Fortune's Favour - cards with Lord Rykker and Damion Hill, 12th of the 8th Moon 370AC
 * 2) A Curious run-in with Morgan Hightower, 12th of the 8th Moon
 * 3) The Seven and the Fourteen 13th Day of the 8th Moon,
 * 4) Night of Knives - final evening of Prince Robert's celebration, 13th Day of the 8th Moon
 * 5) Never Laugh at Live Dragons, 14th Day of the 8th Moon
 * 6) Dream a Dream of Dragon's Fire, 15th Day of the 8th Moon AC
 * 7) Home is where the Dragon is, 370 AC
 * 8) Dragon's Cunning, 14th Day of the 10th Moon, 370
 * 9) Everything You've Dreamed of, 19th Day of the 10th Moon, 370
 * 10) Dragon's Debut (Open RK post), 8th Day of the 12th Moon, 370
 * 11) The Dragon and the Onion 12th Day of the 12th Moon, 370
 * 12) Blood Ties 23rd of the 12th Moon, 370