Naelyx Blackfyre

## Personality

### Personality Description

Naelyx knows full well her family’s reputation and history, and she has been raised with the belief that they are the rightful heirs to the Iron Throne. Although she herself has very little claim to it and knows that she will likely have to get married to further her family’s position and strengthen their claim, she will accept nothing less than the best- striving for a position in a highborn noble family where she can have the most possible power. After all, it is her birthright and nothing less than what she deserves.

The young princess is exceptionally determined and stubborn when it comes to her birthright. This is oftentimes a weakness- but Naelyx will refuse to back down from a battle, be it physical or verbal. Despite her lack of political skills, she can hold her own in a debate and any conversation that requires her etiquette training, finding the conviction of her willfulness a strength on its own. After all, it is a belief of hers that if she can make somebody listen to her long enough, she can, after all, convince them that she is right- or that they are wrong.

Despite that, Naelyx very rarely has the patience to sit and talk for long enough to do any convincing. She wants everything and she wants it yesterday, no matter the means needed to achieve it. It can be both a strength and a weakness in its contradictory nature, but she will always lose the will to participate in just about anything if it takes longer than necessary. As a result of this, the princess favors more concise and strong language than perhaps is required, however, her efficiency in a fight cannot be denied. If she wants a victory, she will have it, and she will have it quickly before her patience runs out.

Mostly stemming from her pride and her inability to keep her patience for long periods of time, if something drags on for longer than she would like, Naelyx will not hesitate to speak her mind- or use more strength than is needed. If someone were to insult her or her family, the offender will at best have to retreat with injuries. At worst, she will take them apart piece by piece, enjoying the pain it brings. This also applies to conversations and negotiations. Although Naelyx has no patience to understand the intricacies of political games, she has a particular talent for drawing out information that point to a person’s weaknesses- and her sharp tongue has a history of leaving people to bleed, if not physically, then from the heart.

### Goals and Motivation

Power and a comfortable position to use it from, learning the use and workings of political intrigue so she can protect herself at court.

## Backstory

Naelyx was born and raised a Blackfyre through and through- and though she was once a little girl, happily thinking of marriage and romance, as so many young ladies do, her brother’s death when she was nine completely changed her pleasant attitude and took away her taste for life as it was. Suddenly, their home on Vulture’s roost was not enough for her to feel safe and protected. Her mother, Jynessa had turned into a bitter woman full of hate, and young Naelyx who had, up until then, never been seen away from her mother, felt the need to fix herself up to be able to protect her family. Even at the age of nine, Naelyx understood that they had a claim to the Iron Throne, and that understanding has since left her paranoid about their allies- and cruel to anyone she might perceive as an enemy.

This short-sightedness once had a grave effect. Nearly three years later, Naelyx had thought herself to be strong and brave enough to go training with the older boys, challenging them and forcing them to fight her. The people of Dorne didn’t love her family, the sons of the kingdom, didn’t love a girl of twelve waving a sword around and making her demands. And a sword in the hands of a twelve year old girl is nothing if not laughable, when facing three older Dornish boys. The fight left her with a scar across her eye- and an injury to her vision no maester could fix. It doesn’t bother her- other than a lessened field of vision and getting watery under duress, Naelyx felt herself proud to wear the scar. The fight, however, didn’t leave anyone walking away scot free- the youngest of the three boys later perished in his home from the aftermath of her rage, and the one responsible for her scar didn’t get the chance to walk away. This encounter solidified her and her house’s reputation- and although her mother scolded her extensively at home, Naelyx now knew her strength was there to protect herself, her house, and most importantly- her older brother. She was prideful, yes, and strong, but even she oftentimes thought his wish to sit on the Iron Throne a matter of madness, and thus she had decided he needed protection, even if he did not ask for it.

Thus, a new goal had been set, and Naelyx devoted herself to building her strength and her skills, so that one day she may find a place at Aegon’s new court as his protector- whether he accepted or not. Naelyx was not in the habit of accepting rejection. There was a plethora of people on the streets of Dorne who did not hesitate to let the young girl know her place in the kingdoms. Not that many were allowed to walk away without a souvenir that would guarantee some time to think about her and her house’s place, while the injury healed.

Naelyx received her real steel sword Moonshine a year later, as a nameday present from her family- it was a clear upgrade from the old training swords, made by the best weapons master of Dorne with her specifically in mind. There was, however, the condition that she did not take it beyond the walls of the keep- and eventually it lead to her refusing to go anywhere without the sword, but most importantly, it kept her out of trouble with the people, as she now had no incentive to go anywhere. This also lead to her intensifying her own training- often going for hours, if not days at a time. At the same time, she also requested her studies get more intense as well, fully meaning to protect her family at the council table as well as on the battlefield, however Naelyx never really got far enough in the art of politics as she would have deemed necessary. Beyond the basics of information on the houses and some easy political tactics, Naelyx found it too hard to comprehend the intricate games and details, and eventually gave up. This was also when she found herself far more loyal to her own interests rather than anyone else’s. Duty and honour only got you so far- and although she wished to see her family succeed in their ambitions, the fear of death and failure and all that it brought with it, was far too great for her to look past it.