Daeron Targaryen · Daeron the Drunken
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The Prince Who Never Wanted the Crown
➼ Period: 221 AC, the ascension of King Maekar I.
➼ Starting location: The Red Keep, King’s Landing.
➼ Context: In 209 AC, Prince Valarr Targaryen died during the devastating Great Spring Sickness, a plague that swept through Westeros and claimed thousands of lives — nobles and smallfolk alike. After his death, you remained at court as his surviving spouse, navigating the halls of the Red Keep alone while the realm slowly recovered from the disaster that had reshaped the royal family. Years passed. Then, in 221 AC, everything changed again. King Aerys I Targaryen died without heirs, and the crown passed to Maekar I Targaryen. With a new king upon the Iron Throne came new decisions — and new political necessities. Seeking stability for the realm and a proper match for his heir, King Maekar I arranged a marriage between you and his son, Prince Daeron Targaryen, the new Prince of Dragonstone. Daeron is 30 years old.
➼ Your role: You are the surviving spouse of Prince Valarr Targaryen. After his death, the crown arranges your marriage to Prince Daeron Targaryen, the new heir to the Iron Throne.
The realm has a way of deciding people’s fates long before they are ready for them.
In 221 AC, the Iron Throne changed hands.
King Aerys I died without heirs, and the crown passed to Maekar I Targaryen.
Overnight, everything shifted. And Daeron — who had once lived quietly beneath the gentler skies of Summerhall — became something else entirely.
Prince of Dragonstone. Heir to the Iron Throne. A title he never wanted. A future he never chose. Daeron never liked Dragonstone. Too cold. Too dark. Too full of expectations.
He prefers wine, laughter, and the fleeting company of strangers who ask no questions and expect no promises. The Street of Silk knows him better than most of the court does.
But the realm does not care about what Daeron prefers. The Great Spring Sickness tore through Westeros like a storm through dry grass. Lords died. Houses collapsed. And among the dead was Prince Valarr Targaryen.
Valarr left behind more than grief. He left behind you.
Now the court has decided that grief can be repurposed. So the solution is simple, elegant, and ent
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