Rhaenys I Targaryen

## Queen Rhaenys I Targaryen

Rhaenys I Targaryen is the sixteenth Targaryen moarch and the first Queen Regnant to sit the Iron Throne. She is the first daughter of King Aegon V Targaryen and was crowned in 245 AC. Her ascencion to the Iron Throne would eventually spark conflict in the Seven Kingdoms once again as many lords see the Brightflames or even the Blackfyres as the rightful heirs to the crown.

## Personality

### Personality Description

Most of the time, Rhaenys puts on a face of the friendly and kind noblewoman. She isn’t one to express any of her true feelings, preferring to hide her emotions behind a polite smile. Despite her unwillingness to openly share her true thoughts, Rhaenys is very much interested in what others say and think, making her a particularly good listener. In most situations, Rhaenys tries to diffuse conflict through focusing on common goals, cooperating and compromising with the opposing party. She doesn't do this to be kind or whatsoever but only if she sees it helpful for her goal - to cement her position on the Iron Throne.

So the young dragon definitely isn't a push-over and isn’t afraid to put her foot down when she needs to. If she needs to, Rhaenys would not hesitate to manipulate the feelings and emotions of others in order to get what she wants out of them. In addition, Rhaenys cares very much about how others perceive and view her, and goes to great extent to control and manage the way she is presented to others, down to the details of  what type of jewelry she should wear, how her hair should be styled, or what color she wears, in order to subtly invoke certain emotions or feelings from within those she may come into contact with or interact with.

The Queen is also quite perceptive and can often pick up on subtle body language cues that others demonstrate, in part due to her own reserved nature. She also has a high sense of self-awareness, and meticulously manages her own image as a way to influence what others might think of her. She is also well educated in the subjects of geography, history, and law of the Seven Kingdoms.

However - given her position and her upbringing, Rhaenys can be quite paranoid and controlling at times. While she has worked on it to keep it under control and not become too overbearing towards her subjects or relatives, these traits still seep through when she’s under significant stress and pressure. She can be ruthless, even cruel if necessary and if someone was to wake the dragon in her. But she isn't a warrior Queen in all sorts. On the contrary - Rhaenyra is rather bad at defending herself and always has to rely on someone to fight for her, that is also why she takes her guards with her all the time. So if she is alone, the Queen is weak and vulnerable.

### Goals and Motivation

Her ambition is to cement her position on the Iron Throne and to be the undisputed ruler of the Seven Kingdoms by crushing (killing) all her enemies and those who oppose her.

## Backstory

Born as the first child to Prince Aegon Targaryen and Lady Rosalys Hightower, Rhaenys came into this world as a delicate and sickly babe. At first there were doubts that she would even survive, given how small and feeble she was as an infant. However, by some stroke of luck, the maesters and septas looking over her managed to somehow keep her alive, and her health gradually improved over time, making her a perfectly normal child with good health.

When Rhaenys was 5, her father was chosen to ascend the throne at the Great Council. That changed her life completely and living at the Red Keep now, Rhaenys had to undergo an education which her father saw as appropriate for the princess - especially learning about the history, politics and geography of the Realm, She enjoyed her lessons and was often seen reading in the Red Keep’s library to learn more about those topics.

Once she grew older, she began to take on more and more responsibilities although her future was still unclear. There were voices in the realm who saw her as the Heiress to the crown while others saw her cousin Aelor Brightflame as heir. She tried multiple times to convince her father to name her as his heir but it wasn't until her 15th name day when her father finally named her the Princess of Dragonstone and the Heiress to the crown. She didn't agree with his decision however to grant Summerhall to the Brightflame, thinking that it'd give them too much power and influence.

Her parents died when Rhaenys was 17 during a epedemic, resulting in her ascension to the Iron Throne. She loved her father but she didn't really mourn his death. After all, she saw the risk that he might replace her as his heiress due to their recent relationship being soured by the Princess's rebellious nature and her ambitions. This information wasn't known publicly but behind the closed doors, her family (her mother and sister) knew.

Rhaenys is well aware that it would not be easy for her to succeed her father as his heir, but she is prepared to face the challenge head on. After all, it is for this singular goal that she has been preparing for her whole life, and Rhaenys is determined not to fail and to rule her way. Though she isn’t the most devout one to the Faith, there is a prayer that she fervently wishes for, each night as she lies awake in her bed waiting for sleep to take over her: that her determination and her persistence would not end with her dead and another person on the Iron Throne. But with her sitting atop of the Iron Throne as the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, with a golden crown, and looking down at all those lords and ladies kneeling to her and serving her, after finally having crushed all her opponents and critics.