Gael Celtigar

**Gael Celtigar** is a niece of Lord Balon Celtigar and a Lady-in-Waiting for Saerys Velaryon, the Queen Mother of the Seven Kingdoms. A charming, ambitious and ultimately vain woman, she has recently established herself as an effective conduit for rumors in the Red Keep.

## Appearance and Character

Tall for a woman, Gael's thin figure stands eye to eye with the average man. She has pale skin and blonde hair, with large, round blue eyes and a small nose. These features lend her a decidedly youthful and innocent image - one that she regularly wields to her advantage. Since beginning her service as a Lady-in-Waiting, her wardrobe has become increasingly extravagant; she strives to appear elegant and fashionable for even the most casual occasions.

Above all else, she is a gregarious and personable woman, capable of winning friends, eliciting candor and reading intentions. These charms mask an ultimately nefarious nature; Gael is amoral, vindictive, envious, meddlesome and most of all vain. This sinister potential, however, has yet to be fully realized, as every game she has played thus far has had decidedly little at stake.

## History

Gael was born the second child of Ser Damon Celtigar, then the heir to Claw Isle. He was everything the aging Lord Celtigar wanted in a successor, wed to the charming Minisa Royce in a valuable political arrangement - but their luck was short-lived. Four years later, Minisa Royce perished in childbirth, leaving Damon Celtigar with three daughters and no sons. Two years later, while traveling to Lys to arrange a second marriage, the heir to Claw Isle followed suit. His daughters now came second in the line of succession, behind their uncle Balon.

With little memory of her parents, Gael grew up in the care of numerous kinsmen and servants. Her lord grandfather succumbed to grief after his firstborn's death, neglecting his duties to his house and holdfast alike. The new heir assumed responsibility for his nieces - all of whom came to regard him as their father figure - but Balon's lordly duties, coupled with his own melancholy, left him with little time to raise children.

These circumstances shaped an already affable girl into a vigorous extrovert. She took interest in nearly every grown man and woman at Claw Isle, earning their acquaintance and learning from them whatever she could - be it valuable knowledge or common gossip. A growing collection of hearsay provided Gael with plentiful social capital, and in trivial ways she learned how to exploit rumors to her advantage. She proved just as precocious in her formal studies - especially with regard to language - but intellectual pursuits ultimately enthused her far less than the people around her.

Early in her adolescence, Gael convinced her lord uncle to bring her along on his regular visits to the Red Keep, where her other uncle, Corlys, served as a Kingsguard. She flourished at the royal court, furthering talents that had been limited by the humbler confines of Claw Isle. At the age of sixteen, Gael earned a place as a Lady-in-Waiting to Saerys Velaryon, the Queen Mother of the seven Kingdoms, and began permanently residing in the Red Keep. She was quick to gain both the confidence and favor of the Queen, who frequently charged her with gathering and relaying court gossip.

At the feast following Balerion's funeral, Gael earned the attention and infatuation of King Viserys himself. After her initial nerves were calmed, she became confident that she could win his heart and earn a queen's crown. Their courtship ended after a single pleasant date, however, when Viserys announced his betrothal to Raya Blackwood. During this same period, Gael's sister Valena reignited her affair with Prince Aegon Targaryen and became pregnant with an illegitimate child.

Both of these developments infuriated Gael, but she soon recognized them to be in her best interest. Viserys' continuing controversies led Gael to realize that he was not the man she believed him to be, and for that reason she was grateful that Aegon and Valena's affair precluded the possibility of any other Targaryen-Celtigar arrangement. She resolved to trust only in her own talents, confident that she could advance her status on her own terms.

## Recent Events

Gael visited Claw Isle following its recent attack at the hands of pirates, ostensibly to help in its recovery. In the privacy of her childhood home, she worked to lay the foundations for an information network spanning far beyond the Crownlands.

Gael travels with the royal family to attend the of Prince Daeron Targaryen and Serra Baratheon.

## Family

### House Celtigar

* Victor Celtigar, Lord of Claw Isle b. 32 AC d. 89 AC
* m. Ella Serrett b. 35 AC d. 92 AC
	+ Damon Celtigar, Heir to Claw Isle b. 56 AC d. 86 AC
	+ m. Minisa Royce b. 54 AC d. 84 AC
		- Valena Celtigar b. 77 AC
		- **Gael Celtigar** b. 80 AC
		- Serala Celtigar b. 84 AC
	+ Balon Celtigar, Lord of Claw Isle b. 60 AC
	+ w. Roslin of Maidenpool b. 57 AC
		- Elinor Waters b. 79 AC
	+ w. unidentified King's Landing woman
		- Adrian Waters b. 83 AC
	+ m. Marry Darry b. 73 AC
		- Merianne Celtigar b. 94 AC
		- Colmar Celtigar b. 96 AC
	+ Corlys Celtigar, Knight of the Kingsguard b. 61 AC//

## Skills

* Attractive, Sly, Bannerman
	+ Networking, Silver Tongue (CHA)
	+ Espionage, Diversions, *Cloak and Dagger* (INT)
	+ Racketeering (STE)
	+ Culture (STA)