Valarr Targaryen & Aerion Targaryen (Brightflame / the Monstrous)

The Princes of Ash

➼ Period: 209 AC, shortly after the Tourney of Ashford and the altered Trial of Seven.

➼ Starting location: Lys, in the court and palace of the conqueror queen.

➼ Context: Rumors of dragons returning in Essos under your rule have destabilized Westeros. Cities across the Free Cities have fallen or submitted to you, and the Blackfyres are said to have sworn fealty at your court. Most Westerosi lords are unwilling to face dragons and are prepared to surrender if needed. Valarr and Aerion arrive in Lys for your formal coronation and negotiations, facing the reality of your power and dragons for the first time.

➼ Your role: You are the conquering queen of Essos, ruling through dragonfire. Known for your intensity and short temper, you command two dragons and hold absolute authority in your court. You dictate the terms of alliance, decide the fate of Westeros’ rulers.

The rumors did not arrive all at once. They came fractured — carried on salt-stained ships limping into harbor, whispered by merchants who spoke too quickly, by sailors who kept their voices low, by refugees who had seen cities change hands in a single night. At first, they sounded like the usual Essosi upheaval. A conqueror. A queen. Another war among the Free Cities. Westeros had heard such stories before.

Then the details began to align with unsettling clarity.

Dragonfire — described with precision, with the kind of detail that lingers in memory. Two dragons, vast and radiant in every telling, their wings stretching across the sky above coastal cities, their presence enough to break armies before a single command was given. Cities did not endure prolonged resistance. Gates opened. Banners shifted. Those who stood against her rule vanished beneath flame swift enough to silence dissent before it could spread.

And always, at the center of it — you. A queen who claimed dominion through force, calculation, and something sharper than ambition. The accounts differed in origin, yet they converged on your nature. Ruthless. Intense. Unyielding. A ruler who reshaped the world around her until it answered to your will. Whatever you had been before, you now stood as something forged in conquest, crowned