Angelica Storm

Angelica Fairhart

House Baratheon

House Tyrell of King's Landing

## Appearance and Character

The blood of House Baratheon is strong, even in bastards. To quote: "Members of the family tend to be tall and powerfully built, with black hair and blue eyes, as well as strong, square jawlines." So it is with Angelica Storm, bastard daughter of Ser Gowen Baratheon. She is tall for a woman and sturdily built, with strong, shapely legs and an ample bosom. She has sharp, expressive eyebrows and long, lustrous black hair, which she typically wears loose, cascading in waves to the small of her back. Her large, cat-like eyes are as blue as the seas of Shipbreaker Bay, and her jaw is as strong and well-defined as its rocky shores. From her common mother, she inherited only two distinguishing traits: her snub, button nose and stub thumbs. She is easily mistakable for a trueborn Baratheon, especially given her temperament.

Angelica, just like her bastard half-brother, Barristan, was raised and properly educated in Storm's End. She was trained to believe that she was worth less than her highborn kin, but more than almost anyone else. Being perennially disparaged for her low birth while also enjoying all the comfort and respect of true nobility proved to be a perfect storm, heightening the hubris already so prevalent among the members of House Baratheon. Nothing fuels pride and vanity quite like shame and insecurity. She grew to be a prideful, prickly, protean young woman, and only became more mercurial as her life spiraled in adulthood. She is a woman compelled by the whims of her heart, caring yet callous, reputable yet reckless. She does as she pleases, as befitting the blood of the stag.

## History

On the 27th day of the 11th moon of 344 AC, a commoner by the name of Alyce gave birth to Angelica Storm. She had been conceived earlier that year when Ser Gowen Baratheon had paid a visit to his wife's ancestral home, Bronzegate. Convinced that Gowen was the father, she traveled to Storm's End, hoping to acquire a better life for herself and her newborn daughter. In both regards, she succeeded, though not as expected. Gowen granted Alyce a small sum of gold - which was more than she had ever seen in her life - and sent her on her way, claiming full custody of Angelica.

Or, more aptly, he granted her the hospitality of his house. Gowen proved to have little interest in parenting Angelica, and his family certainly wasn't fond of her either. She was raised by a smattering of guards, servants, and tutors, but none of them could ever have been described as her guardian. In her own words, her father was Gowen Baratheon, her mother was Storm's End, and she had a better relationship with the latter.

Despite this, Angelica received a proper education. She was trained to believe that she was worth less than her highborn kin, but more than almost anyone else. Being perennially disparaged for her low birth while also enjoying all the comfort and respect of true nobility proved to be a perfect storm, heightening the hubris already so prevalent among the members of House Baratheon. Nothing fuels pride and vanity quite like shame and insecurity. She grew to be a prideful, prickly, protean young woman.

By 362 AC, Angelica was a woman grown, and it was time to figure out her future. It seemed that her options were to marry a knight in service of House Baratheon, become a septa, or make a name for herself as a high-priced courtesan. Yet, to her surprise and delight, a different opportunity presented itself: the young Lord of Brownstone, Gawen Tudbury, was in need of a wife. Her otherwise neglectful father had learned this while drinking with the young man, commiserating over the similarity of their names, and he had proposed that Lord Gawen should marry his daughter. Overjoyed at the prospect of actually being the lady of a significant noble house, Angelica accepted without question.

Unfortunately, there was a reason that Lord Gawen Tudbury was willing to marry a bastard: Brownstone was destitute. Though they were wed on Maid Monty, they departed soon after to live in Weeping Town with Gawen's cousins, a merchant family descended from his great-great-uncle Tommen. The young lord hoped that by working for his cousins, he would be able to save enough money to restore Brownstone to its former glory.

After two years in Weeping Town, Angelica gave birth to a daughter, Falyse Tudbury. She was a welcome addition to the family, but unfortunately, she was also another mouth to feed. The slow rate at which Gawen was saving money slowed further.

Another two years later, Gawen became desperate, eager to provide his wife and daughter with a better life before she was a woman grown. Believing that a stroke of luck was the only chance he had, he began to gamble regularly. Angelica protested this course of action, thinking it extremely foolish, and so, Gawen sent her back to Brownstone to live with his mother, Seryse. Falyse remained with her father in Weeping Town.

After several months mourning her fate, wishing she had chosen the life of a courtesan instead, Angelica found new purpose, helping Seryse manage the daily affairs of Brownstone and Maid Monty at large. She served as co-regent of Brownstone for six years.

In 372 AC, Gawen was murdered by a debt collector named Royce, who subsequently entered into young Lady Falyse's service as an act of penance. A few months later, they managed to afford passage on a ship back to Brownstone. They did not stay there for long, however. Angelica resolved that her daughter would no longer live in squalor. Calling upon her kin for aid, she brought Falyse to Storm's End, where she was warded for the remainder of her childhood. Angelica was relieved to be home again.

Eventually, in 381 AC, after the conclusion of the War of the Last Dragon, Falyse returned to Brownstone to assume her role as ruling lady. Angelica went with her.

Over the years, Angelica discreetly enjoyed the company of various lovers. Among them was her daughter's sworn shield, Royce. Blissfully unaware that Royce had murdered her husband - Falyse had claimed that Royce was a personal friend of Gawen who had avenged his death - she found herself taking him into her bed rather regularly. This affair was discovered by Falyse in 382 AC - it proved more difficult to hide in Brownstone than it had been in Storm's End. The young lady compelled the two to marry, granting Royce, who had been knighted in the war, a small plot of land to make him worthy of her mother. The former debt collector became Ser Royce Fairhart, and Angelica became Lady Angelica Fairhart.

Later on in 382 AC, Angelica gave birth to a son, who Royce named Simon, in honor of his long deceased father.

And so, Angelica remains by her daughters side, a bastard born of Baratheon blood elevated - or perhaps lowered - to the titles of Lady Dowager of Brownstone and Lady of Fairbank.

## Recent Events

**383 AC, 1st moon:** Angelica Storm accompanies her daughter, husband, and company on a voyage to King's Landing. They visit Tarth, Stonedance, and Driftmark along the way. In King's Landing, they stay in the manse of Lord Arlan Baratheon. During this time, she and Orys Baratheon initiate an affair. Angelica is impregnated.

## Family

See House Baratheon for her parentage and paternal relations.

See the House Tudbury family tree for her Tudbury and Fairhart relations