Allyria Martell

## Allyria Nymeros Martell

Sister - Nymeria Nymeros Martell **†**

**Allyria Nymeros Martell**, also known as the **Scarlet Scorpion**, is the youngest daughter of House Martell and the Princess-Captain of the Dornish army. She is currently serving underneath her uncle, Prince-Commander Qyle Martell.

## Appearance

Allyria is described as a pretty woman, but not a beautiful one. She has a strong, box jawline and high cheekbones, with a small nick of a scar below her right eye. Her lips are thin and her nose is slightly crooked.

Allyria has a lithe and athletic build. Her body is petite, yet well defined. She has wild black hair that falls to her shoulders. Allyria has inherited her father's almond-shaped purple eyes. As a salty Dornishwoman, Allyria has olive skin, but her skin is rougher than most noble ladies.

## Biography

### Backstory

#### Childhood

From an early age, it became clear that Allyria would grow into a wild girl. As an infant, she would often climb from her crib at night and crawl about her room. As she grew into a young girl, it became clear that the life of a princess would not suit Allyria well: She was too wild, too rambunctious, and seemingly aimless in her wants and pursuits. It was her father, Nymor, who noticed this more than any other, and decided that she needed a proper outlet. From an early age, Allyria would train under her own father, the Sword of the Morning.

#### Education

As Allyria's marital training continued, her more trouble-making tendencies began to become more focused. She often got carried away with her sparring and gained fresh bruises across her body. Allyria did not flourish under her father's tutelage, as she found fighting with a sword too cumbersome. Nymor reached out across the narrow sea to find a tutor for his daughter - a Ghiscari pit fighter named Shidaz.

Within her first year of training, she discovered her knack for the spear, as well as her natural gift at acrobatics. By the age of six-and-ten, Allyria had grown into a whirlwind of agility and steel. The old pit fighter passed on his personal philosophy of nihilistic pursuits of pleasure: Duty means little in the grand scheme of history, dynasties and crowns rise and fall, and the only constant is the thrill of fighting for your life and the relief of a lover's warmth. All were doomed to die, and this could not be changed. It was only after his training that Allyria grew hedonistic, losing all care and pride in her homeland. This combined with her ever present wild and temperamental nature, has led her to gain a reputation in Dorne, both good and bad.

## Personality

Allyria is a complicated young woman. She comes across as a wild and hot-blooded as any other Dornish, more interested in pleasure than politics. She is undoubtedly a hedonist, someone who values the pleasures of the flesh and of the self more than almost anything in the world. She is an aggressive, bloodthirsty woman too, who enjoys the thrills of fighting.

Allyria is a deeply intelligent woman, with a creative and highly philosophical mind. She believes that all is doomed to eventually fade away to the sands of time, and so cares for very little in life. However, she is still royalty, and with such title comes an ego; Allyria is prideful, arrogant, and has no qualms with using her privilege to get what she wants.

Unshakably confident, Allyria is fierce, stubborn and fiery. She generally prefers to wear men's clothing, favouring gold silks.