Ashara Baratheon

### Siblings

Raymont Baratheon (d), Robert Baratheon (d), Sharra Baratheon (d), Jocelyn Blackwood

## META

### Auxiliary Character

Cassandra Baratheon

Ashara Baratheon is the Lady of Storm's End and Lady Paramount of The Stormlands. As the only surviving child of Lord Roy Baratheon, she has held her position since having the succession secured by royal intervention during The Summer of Three Stags

## Appearance and Character

Ashara inherited a tall, athletic frame from both her parents, and has maintained it through exercise. She is fond of hunting and riding in the forests near Storm's End. Her height and brawn combined with her dark features lends her an imposing image, though she is no stranger to displaying warmth and humor when the situation calls for it. As a mother she is caring but strict, often taking after her grandfather and aunt moreso than her parents when it comes to demeanour and temperament

From a young age Ashara has been instilled with a sense of duty and purpose, taking on the duties of an heir, a role that has rarely befallen a woman in the history of the Stormlands. She has resisted those who sought to set her aside and take what is hers in the past, only strengthening her resolve in the process

## Biography

### Early life

Ashara's birth was a difficult one. Born in King's Landing just before her father, Lord Roy, returned returned to their ancestral home with her mother Raya for the first time. Lady Raya was very close to her daughter from the first moment she laid eyes upon her, having lost conciousness in the process of bringing her into the world. Meanwhile Lord Roy dissapeared from her life at an early age. Even years later, she recalls her first memory of him, seing him pass through the gates of Storm's End as a four-year old girl, prior to which she had only known him through her mother's words.

The Stormlands would go through great turmoil at a time when Ashara was barely old enough to understand the events surrounding her. Bits and pieces continue to stick with her, of desperate prayers, lonely nights and words shouted in anger. Only later in life did the gravity of the events she'd lived through begin to sink in as she was being prepared to inherit a divided realm. As she began to gradually understand the difficulty her parents faced, she began striving to be a point of joy and light in their life. She was an boisterous and bright child, constantly seeking out new people to tell about the things she was learning. She would grow more serious and reserved once she realized the full weight of responsibilty looming ahead of her. By the time she was ten, Ashara had lost three siblings, Raymont, Robert and Sharra. The first two never lived to be a year old, while her little sister was stillborn. Even while she never got to know them, their names would echo in her prayers for years to come

### Heiress of Storm's End

As her adolesence began, Ashara was in a hurry to grow up, wishing to assuage the worries of her parents and give them peace of mind. She proved a studious young woman and a voracious reader, with a mind that quickly adapted to the ins and outs of statecraft. While traditional stewardship formed the basis of her education under Lady Raya's careful tutelage, her father also instructed her in how to act to make people serve under her happily and with pride. His ability to inspire the confidence of his men was one of the characteristics Ashara looked up to in her father the most, even as she remained closer to her mother. While Roy taught her to inspire trust, Raya gave her daughter a healthy sense of caution, imploring her to seek evidence of people's true intentions. As she neared womanhood, Ashara was quickly becoming a person the lords of the Stormlands would view as a suitable ruler. One other inspiration was her aunt Cassandra, who served as regent of Oldtown. Learning of how her mother and aunt had taken active part in the running of the Stormlands during times of war in the past raised Ashara's confidence that the lords would one day accept her. All the while, the story of Argella was one she remembered keenly, as she knew she would one day have to find out whether she would share the last Durrandon's fate. That day would come faster than anyone could have anticipated

### The Summer of Three Stags

A year after she came of age, Ashara's lord father went to King's Landing to ensure the crown's support for her succession. Ashara tensely awaited his return and the King's response. As time passed and neither arrived, a creeping fear filled her heart. When she finally learned of her fathers death there was no time for heartbreak however, as she knew her uncles would soon become aware of the situation. Ravens were sent to every holdfast in the Stormlands, however few replied. An eirie silence from the marches strengthened her suspicion that her father's brother Devan was trying to rally the southern Stormlands to support his own claim, a suspicion that would soon be confirmed by informants. Perhaps more frightening than Devan's uproar was Richard's silence, as if one were to heed both the High Septon's denounciation of the union of her parents and the King's disinheritance of Devan, the youngest Baratheon brother was next in line. Ashara, aided by lady Raya and Cassandra, began to tour the northern Stormlands to gain support from those bannermen whose loyalties had never been divided during the trial of 104. Over the coming weeks support would grow. Among her supporters was Davos Penrose, the young lord of Parchments. While it was clear from the outset that lords who supported her sought her favour in future, she began to think Lord Penrose might well be seeking her heart as well. As a war with Devan seemed to draw closer, Richard unexpectedly arrived at Storm's End. Her uncle proposed a settlement in which she would promise not to take a husband or bear children, leaving him and his sons as her heirs. Knowing that the Lannisters wanted Richard as lord of Storm's End, Ashara was hesitant in the face of this proposal, but also weary of the prospect of facing not one, but two armies. The two were on the verge of agreement when the crown intervened on her behalf. When Ashara learned that her father's final action had been to secure the support of the King for her succession, both her relief and gratitude were palpable. Richard left thinking the agreement was secured, though formal oaths or treaties had never been made. Devan stood down only when faced with the prospect of royal intervention, and would continue to simmer at Blackhaven

### Lady Paramount and Mother

As Ashara secured her reign, she grew more suspicious of the Lannisters, at the same time as she found herself drawn closer to Lord Davos Penrose. Eventually she chose to break the unofficial agreement with Richard, choosing to marry and have children of her own rather than living at the mercy of Casterly Rock. In 122 A.C she married Lord Davos, and was soon with child. Her first son, Lewyn was born by the end of the year, and another son, Andros, and a daughter, Jeyne, would follow in the coming years. Under her stewardship the Stormlands would see renewed prosperity, however the rifts between the branches of House Baratheon continued to grow as Richard became more adamant about his claim after being snubbed of inheritance, Devan's fury only growing all the while. Ashara remains prepared to defend her rights by force if need be

## Family Tree

-Roy Baratheon, father (d. 116)

-Raya Blackwood, mother (d. 121)

-Raymont Baratheon, brother (d. 106)

-Robert Baratheon, brother (d. 108)

-Sharra Baratheon, sister, (stillborn in 109)

-Jocelyn Blackwood, sister, born 121 A.C

-Davos Penrose, husband, born 93 A.C

-Lewyn Baratheon, son, born 122 A.C

-Andros Baratheon, son, born 124 A.C

-Jeyne Baratheon, daughter, born 127 A.C

-Devan Baratheon, uncle, born 82 A.C

-Richard Baratheon, uncle, born 84 A.C

## Meta

**Skills:** Awareness, Civil Engineering, Leadership, Espionage

**Mastery:** Steward

**Attribute:** Brilliant