Corene Flowers

**Corene Flowers** is the bastard daughter of the late Manfryd Rowan, brother of Lord Rickard Rowan, the Lord of Goldengrove. She is the twin sister of Lawrence Flowers and a companion of Raya Blackwood, the current Lady of Storm's End.

## Appearance and Character

Corene is a naturally willowy woman, with deep-set, blue eyes and full lips. Dirty blonde hair frames a face whose sharpest features seem to be either eyes or brows; they capture her perfectly, with a heavy lilt that draws spectators towards them. Her hair is naturally wavy, usually carried in a few manners but never let fully down. She enjoys showing her face, or most of it, and keeping her hair relatively short to accommodate for that wish.

A lover of colors, Corene dresses in flamboyant Essosi gowns whenever she can find them. She finds Westerosi style drab and disappointing; largely this was due to her chats with Pentoshi merchants, where she believes they refined her tastes.

Corene has an impressively large bust, framed by an otherwise slender figure with flaring hips. She uses this to advantage more often than not, and when she does she usually employs seductive tactics; she is nothing if not base in what she wants, though her desires are her own and she shares them with few.

Corene is a secretive woman, even with friends. She rarely discloses what she wants. When she does, it is often a mask to hide what she truly wants; most of the time it involves power, influence, or happiness. She believes the pursuit of happiness to be the most ultimate goal in any one woman's life.

Corene will help any fellow woman she comes across. She believes she knows a woman's mind better than any mans, and can find vulnerabilities and manipulate therein.

## History

Born in 79 AC, mere moments after her twin brother, Lawrence, Corene Flowers was practically joined by him at the hip for a majority of her years. They were a union of Manfryd Rowan and a serving girl that would become known later as, 'Bessie the Farmer's Daughter,' a name given in spite and adopted in pride. As implied by her name, she was the daughter of an oat farmer living near Goldengrove, allowing Manfryd to visit her frequently.

Corene and Lawrence were largely similar in their childhoods, even looking similar. Despite that, their farmer grandfather tried giving the responsibilities befitting their respective genders, although which twin was actually doing what largely depended on their mood. Their mother never married, owing to the existence of her illegitimate children; however, she would find a fulfilling life among the oats, and took great pride in the quality of the oats she produced. So fine were these oats that Lord Rickard received the majority share, collected by Manfryd. On these visits the twins were usually sent away to the meadows, however on one visit in 87 AC Manfryd decided to bring Corene back to Goldengrove in order to enjoy an upbringing he felt lived up to her potential as a soft-spoken and mild-mannered young lady. Manfryd was never so fond of Lawrence, believing the child to be overly boisterous and a trouble maker.

If Manfryd knew his bastards at all however, he would know the child he brought with him was in fact Lawrence.

The deception lasted for at least a year until a servant received the surprise of a lifetime after walking in on an unfathomable sight. This servant swiftly told Lord Manfryd among others, who hastily struck Lawrence across the face and told him to "get the hell out of that dress". Manfryd seemed more upset about the trickery than rearing a bastard boy, although the fact that the entirety of Goldengrove knew how everything went down did little to smooth father-son relations. Despite their proximity, Lawrence never cared much for his father. Luckily, Manfryd did eventually send for Corene, who became better at hiding her mischief among other things as she grew into adolescence. Due to his rank, Manfryd sought out and quickly found a caretaker for his bastards, although the nannies would be replaced in quick succession.

As the years came on, Lawrence and Corene became easier to tell apart; their pubescent bodies changing according to their sex. Corene was the fairer of the two, but not for lack of trying. She would watch her brother in the practice yard often, marveling at what he was capable of doing. Besides that, she would always find herself yearning for a place outside of Goldengrove, a purpose and a meaning greater than that of a lord's bastard daughter.

## Recent Events

She would not find that opportunity until 97 AC when her brother was discovered doing something despicable. She reprimanded him when they departed Goldengrove, and continued to do so even when they found service in King's Landing after meeting at their family's farm for the last time. Corene learned much of Essos in that time, even seeking to visit it, but her chats with merchants often proved to be enough. Where coin came in, coin flowed. She purchased a series of gowns she keeps to this day.

It was Corene who first caught the eye of the Lady of Storm's End while at court in King's Landing, owing her attendance to her Rowan lineage. Alone and longing to feel the life that once filled her, Raya gravitated towards the cheerful maiden and her twin brother, whom she grew even closer to due to his passing resemblance to her former lover. She quickly appointed him to the unofficial position of her own bodyguard, in part due to her mounting paranoia and also because he loathed leaving her alone. The group's bond was perhaps accelerated by Corene's eagerness and Raya's isolation, and the twins became Raya's trailing shadows that almost filled the hole Viserys left behind.

Corene has since attached herself to Raya, believing that, among a many other things, Raya could bring her the wealth she's always wanted.

## Family

Rowan Family Tree

Farmer

m. Farmer's wife

* Bessie the Farmer's Daughter
	+ Lawrence Flowers
	+ **Corene Flowers**