Valaena Velaryon

== Personality ==
=== Personality Description ===
Valaena is the quiet, observant type, prudent and very, very pragmatic. She takes everything with a pinch of salt, and hates vehement or devoted people, dogmas, and dealing in absolutes. She sees complexity and dimension in everything, and has a deep understanding of how people work, borne from observation and experience.
She is cultured and learned, as she is an avid reader of all types of literature, but history is her favourite, since she adores coming to understand how and why people work like they do, what shapes circumstances and situations. 
She’s a firm believer of rules and laws, and has a strict moral code. She believes in consistency, order, and loyalty, though she rather thinks one should be loyal to those who deserve it rather than blindly by blood or pact. She’s loyal to her sister more than anyone, whom she admires for her strength and vividness, since she is mellow, patient, and very slow to anger.
=== Goals and Motivation ===
Valaena’s main motivation has always been to thrive, to have a bright, strong future ahead of herself, which she forged for herself. Being non-confrontational and bookish, she has turned to knowledge and inner strengths as her shield against the world.
=== Reputation ===
She’s known in the Narrow Sea for her hand in trade and sailing, known as the Naga of the Narrow Sea for it.
== Backstory ==
Valaena is the third and last trueborn child of Ayrmidon and Rhaenyra. She was born and raised in Castle Driftmark, alongside her siblings, of which there are many, four elder and two younger.
She has always been a quiet, out of the way, prudent child, who rarely spoke or got into fights. She liked the trappings of being a lady from early on, always having loved dresses, jewels, and fancy trinkets. She took to reading quicker than most children, and could always be found with a book, a habit that has persisted through teenagehood and into her budding adulthood.
She was never especially close to her family except for Elaena, her elder sister, whom she spent most of her free time with during childhood. Her father, Ayrmidon, spent most of his time with his sons instead of her or her sister, which led her to not be especially close to him or them. She used to be hurt by this in her younger years, but soon learned to not mind when she found one of her passions; trade and sailing.
She would, in time, be known as the Naga of the Narrow Sea, not for her prowess or combat skills, but for her passion for the act itself. She would take to the sea like a fish from the moment her older brother, Haegon, took her on a small trip, and would spend more and more time at sea, simply enjoying the travels and trade, learning like she loved. However, she still spent half of her time with her family, Elaena mainly, whom she never lost her closeness with. She trained alongside her in basic self defence, for her safety in land and at sea, but she despised it, and never learnt more than the very basics.
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