Appendix: The Bloodlines of Fire and Storm

 

Appendix: The Bloodlines of Fire and Storm

Compiled in the Citadel of Oldtown, from the annals of the Imperial Archives of Rygoros.

The Imperial Line of House Baratheon

Emperor Richard I Baratheon, the Storm Dragon (violet eyes, long black hair)
married Empress Daenerys Targaryen, the Silver Queen.
Together they sired eight children, styled the First Generation of the Imperial Dynasty:

  1. Prince Daemon Baratheon – Crown Prince of Dragonstone, later Emperor Daemon I, 2nd Emperor of Westeros.

  2. Princess Elaena Baratheon – twin of Daemon, a beauty of strong Valyrian features.

  3. Prince Aegor Baratheon – bold and fiery, later Duke of Pentos.

  4. Princess Rhaella Baratheon – named for Queen Rhaella, her grandmother.

  5. Prince Rhaegon Baratheon – known as the scholar-prince.

  6. Prince Duncarys “Duncan” Baratheon – named for Lord Duncan Baratheon; bore black hair and violet-blue eyes.

  7. Princess Rhaenyra Baratheon – storm-born beauty, black hair with violet eyes.

  8. Princess Alysanne Baratheon – silver-haired Valyrian beauty, famed as the “Moonlight Princess.”

The Storm’s Branch – House Baratheon of Storm’s End

Prince Randall Baratheon, Lord Chancellor of the Empire
married Lady Melissa Lannister, daughter of Kevan Lannister.
They sired five children:

  • Daeron Baratheon – heir to Storm’s End.

  • Daena Baratheon – their eldest daughter.

  • Alyssa Baratheon – their second daughter.

  • Maegon Baratheon – their second son.

  • Orys Baratheon – their youngest son, named after Orys Baratheon, founder of the house.

The Sea’s Branch – House Velaryon of Driftmark

Princess Marianne “Mary” Baratheon, the Princess of Courtesy
married Prince Vaemond Velaryon, Prince of the Tide and Driftmark.
They sired four children:

  • Aemond Velaryon – heir to Driftmark.

  • Valaena Velaryon – their eldest daughter.

  • Baelon Velaryon – their second son.

  • Malenia Velaryon – their youngest daughter.

The Isles’ Branch – House Assarion of Bloodstone

Princess Rosalia “Rose” Baratheon, General of the Golden Sun
married Prince Rhaemond Assarion, Prince of the Isles and Dragonlord of Bloodstone.
They sired three children:

  • Lucaerys Assarion – heir to Bloodstone.

  • Valerys Assarion – their second son.

  • Baesella Assarion – their youngest and only daughter.

The Sun’s Branch – House Baratheon of Sunspear

Prince Lucas “Luke” Baratheon, Governor of Sunspear
married Princess Arianne Martell of Sunspear.
They sired four children:

  • Lucaegar Baratheon – heir to Sunspear.

  • Daelora Baratheon – their eldest daughter.

  • Nymeria Baratheon – their second daughter, named after Princess Nymeria Martell.

  • Aemar Baratheon – their youngest son.

The Restored House Targaryen

Though Richard claimed the legacy of the Storm and the Dragon, the Targaryen line did not end.
Prince Aegon Targaryen (son of Prince Rhaegar and Princess Elia Martell, nephew-in-law to Emperor Richard) was made Prince of Mantarys and Grand Governor of the Eastern Realm.
With his sister Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, the Targaryen line endured in honor and title.

In time, they too sired heirs, ensuring that House Targaryen’s name and legacy continued, no longer as kings of Westeros, but as princes and governors of New Valyria.

The Extent of the Empire

At the height of Richard’s reign, the Empire of Westeros stretched from:

  • The Lands of Always Winter in the far north, through the Province of the North,

  • Across all of Westeros and the Stepstones,

  • To the Valyrian Peninsula and the restored Provinces of Essos,

  • And east to the western half of the Dothraki Sea.

The storm and the dragon ruled together, and the Empire knew unity unseen before or since.

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