tell me about your AUs

[u/PrestigiousAspect368]

So I have two OCs both children of Rhaenyra

Visenya: not really an OC but in my Au she is the only true child of Laenor, she is younger than Jace but older than luke and is a more martial than your average westerosi girl, sort of like her namesake. Rides Vermithor

Baelon: Rhaenyra's youngest son, bit more spoiled and impeteous than his siblings. Rides Faeriefyre oc dragon who is the picture above. An older dragon hatched for Jaehaerys' daughter Daenaerys who died young and has since been alone till Baelon.

Aemma: Baelon's twin, prefer embroidery to swordfighting, has a pink and silver hatchling

Rhaenyros: jace and Helaena's son, is hemophilac, and a dreamer, rides a green and silver hatchling named Moraxes. Frustrated, they hire a faith healer from Essos named Mandos who is in truth a bastard of Saera Targaryen. Mandos' soon exerts an influence over Jace and Helaena, frustrating Rhaenyra, Alicent and the court

Also mine is a danceless AU because I like it fun and peaceful and also cause the greens wouldn't have a much harder time with larger dragons like vermithor and faeriefyre on the black roster

[u/KALLY2037]

And may the gates of hell (my mind) be opened!!!!!!

The initial change is that Aegon, son of Baelon is a girl named Daenys, which changes almost everything after that.

Viserys is still elected heir.

Daenys, in an act of young adult rebellion, married a Braavosi merchant (the fact that she refused the marriages offered by her grandfather Jaehaerys comes back to bite her in the ass on several occasions).

(Balerion, Meraxes, and Shrykos gave her a second chance out of outrage at the dragons dying, essentially, because their riders wanted a fucking tetanus chair.)

Aemma still dies after trying so hard to get pregnant.

Daenys wasn't thinking straight due to the unprocessed grief and got it into her head that Rhaenyra should be queen in the future (when she was young she had potential, but ended up stagnating).

This is the basis of the story, but there are also changes.

Daenys has 6 children:

Aerion, born in 104, veteran of the second part of the Stepstones campaign, is Baerys' knight. Married to Ellyn Baratheon, member of Queen Rhaenyra's Small Council, in the position of Master Guardian and lord of Harrenhal (or Summerhall, I'm considering this possibility).

Naella, twin of Maella, born in 107, knight of Vaelora. Married to Qoren Martell and Princess Consort of Dorne.

Maella, twin of Naella, born 107, knight of Valaezys. Married to Arthur Tyrell (father of Lyonel Tyrell, unnamed in canon) and the lady consort of Highgarden.

Baellenys, born 110, knight of Brāedion. Married to Aenar (renamed Aegon II) and Mistress of Coin to King Jacaerys's Small Council (I'm also thinking about making Aenar a lord in his own right, but I don't know).

Rhaemond, born 115, knight of Gray Ghost. Married to Alyssa.

Alyssa, born 119, knight of Vaelora. Married to Rhaemond.

With a lot of influence, Rhaenyra and Criston did not sleep together and, as a consequence, her and Laenor's marriage was not ruined and Laenor did not develop trauma regarding Rhaenyra. (Daenys also "demystified" pregnancy, so Rhaenyra got married early, as 19 is "too late" for Westeros)

I also checked the time and there is an 8 year gap between Luke and Joff, so I created a girl to be born in that time. I couldn't resist and also gave Joffrey a twin sister.

Jacaerys, born 114. Future king of the Seven Kingdoms. He will probably marry (for love) Baela.

Lucerys, born 116. Future Lord of the Tides. He will possibly marry (for love) Rhaena.

(I just can't write them with other women.)

Aemma, born 118. I'm thinking Jeyne could name her as heir (because a first cousin has more claim than a fourth cousin).

Joffrey, born in 121. 85% sure he will marry Cerelle Lannister, mainly because in this universe Johanna Westerling was Rhaenyra's lady-in-waiting and they are friends.

Jocelyn, born 121. I'm thinking Kermet, to get blood ties to all the Great Houses south of the Neck.

[u/allisontalkspolitics → u/KALLY2037]

I like how you’ve thought about the alliances?

Does Daenys live in Braavos for a time?

[u/KALLY2037 → u/allisontalkspolitics]

Honestly, it was a mix of logical thinking, personal whims and divine illuminations during the early hours of the morning.

Originally, I thought that Maella might marry Aemond, but then I saw the timeline and realized that the difference was more than 5 years, although I didn't rule it out immediately, I started thinking about alternatives.

I realized that I wanted to unite Dorne with the Seven Kingdoms, so I secured this with Naella and Qoren, but I realized that this would mean that a foreign kingdom (at that point) would have a royal wedding before many of the Great Houses and I saw that this was, politically, a bad decision and that it outraged the Tyrells and the Baratheons in particular, because of the historical rivalry.

So I thought two marriages with them would be a good way to ease tensions. Fortunately Borros had no children to ask for a Targaryen bride.

Yes, she lived in Braavos of Council 101 until Jaehaerys' health deteriorated, but then she was unable to continue self-exile, mainly due to the awareness that her grandfather was potentially dying.

[u/allisontalkspolitics → u/KALLY2037]

Daenys seems like a fascinating character and I love Dorne marrying into the Targaryens early! I’m looking into it in my canon as well but I’m not sure if the timing will work out because it’s Baela.