Serra Baratheon

Devan Baratheon

Richard Baratheon

**Serra Baratheon** is a lady of Storm's End, the youngest sister of Roy Baratheon, and the wife of Prince Daeron Targaryen.

## Appearance and Character

Serra is a tall woman with the height of a Baratheon, if not the strength. She is not particularly hearty-looking, owing to her rail-thinness and curveless figure and the perpetual light purplish shading beneath her eyes. Serra is pretty, but no great beauty. The features of her face are pointed, but softened by wide, curious blue-green eyes, spaced far apart, which are often hailed as her best feature. She has curiously long fingers and oddly-shaped thumbs which she often hides with gloves. Her attire fits her station; expensive silks, usually in light colors, and she normally wears a large golden locket about her neck, a present from her late mother. Her skin is pale and her resting expression is that of a small, pensive frown.

Serra often plays the simple, sweet, young woman when she needs to - doe eyes and a delicate figure give her an easy innocence she can lean on. She can be quite charming, though is sometimes moody or easily flustered. Towards her betters, she is gracious and sweet, towards her equals, she is neutral unless crossed, and to those beneath her, she is cold and neglectful. She has a sharp, unforgiving mind. Being doted on throughout her sickly childhood, and with Serra taking full advantage of her position as the youngest daughter of a Lord Paramount, has imbued her with selfishness that she takes pains to conceal. Deep down, she is only truly concerned with herself. She is not without the capacity for love; she loves her family, her pets, and a select few others, and has been known to do good deeds to earn praise. She will speak infrequently unless she has something important to say, though she is not ineloquent. Serra is young yet, and only just realizing a particular talent to mold people's actions into what she wants, in a way that is subtle and insidious, rather than with threats or bribes or cajoling.

She believes very ardently in the Seven and their teachings, and molds her life around the rigid structure of court, striving to be ever proper. She enjoys fine things, like art, music, fashion, and ladylike pursuits. Those that sin or find themselves pushing the constraints of society she views as lesser than dirt.

## History

Serra Baratheon was born in 80 AC to Raymont Baratheon, Lord of Storm's End, and Jeyne Caron. Her siblings Cassandra and Roy came before her. Whereas Cassandra quickly grew to be independent, and Roy was secure in his status as heir, Serra clung to her mother's skirts, drawing much of her attention away from her other siblings.

As a child, she was frequently ill with bouts of intense fatigue and a host of other symptoms, though each exam or inquiry by House Baratheon's maester never produced a firm diagnosis. Though her ailment remained a mystery, she was twice ill enough to be close to death, though managed to rally both times. Serra wallowed in her illnesses and how her family doted upon her. She secretly enjoyed being "delicate," and the special attention and consideration it lent her; she was not to strain herself, or be made to do tasks that were too difficult or given lessons that were too hard. As she grew, her episodes happened less and less frequently, until now as a woman she experiences them only rarely.

When Jeyne Caron died in 88 AC, Serra was left adrift, as she was perhaps most attached to her mother of all the Baratheon children. Serra would even lose Roy as someone for her to cling too when he was sent off by their father to the capital. The young Baratheon found herself slightly lost; a father growing more distant by the day and only Cassandra seemed to get through to him. She made herself a series of friends in Storm's End, daughters of minor nobles, and managed this pack of girls as its leader. She formed a strong attachment to one girl in particular, a daughter of a Baratheon bannerman named Ariana, and they were thick as thieves, perhaps unnaturally so. Ariana was, unexpectedly, sent away from Storm's End, devastating Serra and thrusting her into a period of melancholy and anger.

Serra was pleased to be taken to the capital for the royal wedding; especially happy to see her dear brother again. Unexpected was her father promptly dumping her upon the new Queen. Serra was to be one of Myranda Arryn's new Ladies in Waiting. She served dutifully, and when the queen perished, was left in the capital alone.

She met Prince Daeron Targaryen shortly after arriving, and in 97 AC, the pair began to trade flirtatious glances and short conversations, which led gradually to an innocent romance, which Serra has very purposefully and thoughtfully curated, thrilled to insert herself into royal life. In 98 AC, as per an agreement with her brother, she was betrothed to the prince, and now awaits their wedding.

## Pets

As a gift for her nameday in 96 AC, Serra was given two small, fluffy, stout, and squish-nosed dogs which she named Grumpkin (left) and Snark (right). The dogs follow her everywhere and are intensely loyal. Each one has a collar encrusted with jewels, its own silk sleeping pillow, and is extremely well cared for and spoiled. They are mild-mannered and sweet with their owner, but not particularly playful or welcoming to others.