Myra Snow

The North

 The Bastard of Winterfell

**Myra Snow**, also known as **Myra Wolfsbane**, is the illegitimate daughter of Mara Stark, and the ward of her uncle, Brandon Stark. She has grown up in Winterfell, raised alongside her maternal cousins.

## Appearance

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Myra has a slender and lanky frame, with long arms and legs. Her back is particularly strong and defined due to her use of the bow. Myra has short brown hair that falls just above her shoulders. Her hair and eyes are slightly darker than her cousins. Her skin is weather beaten and rough, at least compared to the soft ladies of the South. Her hands are also rough and calloused. Like her uncle, Myra has a long face. Her jaw is strong and box-like, with a pointed chin. Her cheekbones are high, her lips small yet full, and despite being a little cracked, do have a softness to them.

## Biography

### Background

Myra was born as a result from the (rumoured) rape of Mara Stark, by Kolfinn Mormont. The day she was born, Gwyn Stark held her, and Myra wrapped her hand around her aunt's finger. It was from then on that Gwyn decided to raise the girl as if she were her own daughter.

Despite this, Myra was treated relatively well by her mother's family. The Tallbran and his wife, Gwyn, raised Myra with love and attention, teaching her to act as a noble lady. She was educated, spending many a day sitting in front of the Maester, learning the histories of the great houses of Westeros. She learned etiquette and manners from her aunt, something that stuck far less than the tales of dragons and wargs.

#### Wolfsbane

As Myra grew, the mockery grew too, until it finally came to a head when she was ten. A grand melee was held in Winterfell, to celebrate Corwyn Stark's thirteenth name day. It was at this event Myra would meet one Melric Whitehall. Almost immediately upon meeting, Melric started to harass her, but it was not until that night's feast when things truly came to blows. Being the Tallbran's ward, Myra was allowed the privilege of staying in the feast halls and enjoying the festivities despite her illegitimacy. Upon being called 'Wolfsbane' by Melric, Myra turned around and slammed her fist into the boy's face, after which Corwyn separated them and removed the still-crying Myra from the great hall.

From the next day onwards, Myra would spend most of her free time in the training yard, learning to fight. Her affinity for the bow soon becoming clear, Myra discovered a love of archery. Years passed, and Myra eventually grew into a fine archer, the many hunters and men-at-arms of Winterfell allowing her natural talent to blossom into true skill.

Myra found a friend in Jonos Cassel, the master of the hunt's son, who accompanied her into the Wolfswood on some occasions. However, after 151 AC, Myra began to favour hunting on her own.

### *The Reign of Dragons*

At the start of *the Reign of Dragons*, Myra is practicing her archery with her cousin, 'Small' Brandon Stark. She meets with her aunt, uncle, and other cousins, Corwyn and Torrha, and discovers that she is to journey to Bear Island and meet her alleged grandsire, Colyn Mormont. Myra is also seen in Torrha's chamber when Cayden arrives. Myra is gifted a new weirwood bow by Cayden in the Godswood, and next seen leaving Winterfell after having a sombre goodbye with her aunt, Gwyn. When she asks if her mother attempted to avert her birth, Myra interprets Gwyn's hesitance in replying as an endorsement of her suspicions. Quickly making her way to Ironrath, Myra delivers a letter given to her by Alyna Forrester to Owen and Thorris, Alyna's brother and father respectively. Upon ingesting their bread and salt, Myra becomes a guest of House Forrester, wherein she is invited to stay with them at least until the summer snows cease. A few days later, Myra is revealed to be a warg, having slipped into the skin of her falcon, Swiftwing, in the midst of a dream, but doesn't seem to be aware of this as she immediately deems it nothing more than an admittedly intense dream. After joining Owen for breakfast, she learns Jeoranne Mormont is coming to escort her the rest of the way to Bear Island, remarking to herself that she'd not heard of the woman before that day. Myra is on hand when the Whitehills show up to make trouble at Ironrath, where after making several unpleasant remarks about her, they recoil upon realizing that she's niece of Lord Stark and swiftly depart.

## Personality

Reserved and quiet by nature, Myra Snow is a woman who has been shaped by an ever-present sense of isolation. She has lived her life believing she is a monster that stole the life of her own mother. The social ostracization that comes with being a bastard has left Myra a very solitary young woman. She prefers her own company, or the company of those few she actually feels cares about her. But, to many, Myra Snow is as cold and frigid as her Northern home.

Myra carries herself with a maturity beyond her years. She often tries to give off the impression that she is truly above petty names and come across as a stoic, like her cousin, Corwyn, who she has always looked up to. However, this could not be further from the truth. In fact, Myra possesses a volatile temper which as, at times, occasionally surfaced after years of ridicule and cruel words. Incredibly sensitive about her mother and her death, as well as her supposed father and his crimes, Myra is unable to talk about her parents.

Myra is an honest woman that despises lying and wants to live according to a code of honour taught to her by her Uncle Brandon; that a person, no matter how big, or small, should act with integrity and honesty. Myra is also a very kind woman who dislikes hurting others and always seeks to ensure that those she loves never to go through the pain she has. Sadly, Myra is an incredibly lonely individual who regularly assumes the worst about other people and finds it hard to believe it even when they claim otherwise.

Original Concept Art of Myra Snow