Valarr Celtigar

Valarr Celtigar - Also known as Valarr the Vain or "the Little Crab" - is a scion of House Celtigar, and the second son of Lord Ardrian Celtigar of Claw Isle. He had a brief tenure as a novice of the Citadel.

## Appearance and Character

In his youth, Valarr was slim and of average height. He has straight silver hair and pale green eyes. Due to possessing Valyrian-silver hair, he was pampered by his family and became constantly aware of his appearance - growing up to become prideful and narcissistic. He even became known for his hatred for being served crab at the dinner table, seeing it as a slight against his House.

During his time at the Citadel, Valarr began to grow out his hair and experiment with new styles. He became known for obsessively brushing his hair, not wanting it to look dirtied or messy.

As a product of Tyroshi influence during his journey home to Claw Isle, Valarr also began to dye his hair a bright red like Captain Rolequo. He dyed only one side of his head, with the other side remaining Valyrian-silver.

Returning to Claw Isle, Valarr appeared to be the same vain lordling he was as a child. He was obsessively well-groomed, wearing his ruby crab brooch and finest clothing. However he proved a capable administrator in his father's absence, and his previous behavior seems to have changed greatly. With the trust and guidance of his uncle Gyleno Celtigar, he would fortify Claw Isle from pirate raids and slum gangs while also forging alliances across Blackwater Bay. Despite being considered half-wild, his ambition, education and experience helped him prove himself as Lord.

## History

Valarr was born the second son of Semelle Waters and Lord Ardrian Celtigar of Claw Isle. Semelle was the bastard daughter of Lord Lucerys Velaryon, the Lord of Driftmark Isle and Master of Ships to King Aerys II Targaryen "the Mad King". After escorting the exiled Targaryen heirs to Essos, Lucerys would abandon the cause and feed what information he had to the new king, Robert Baratheon. Semelle would grow up as the favoured child of Lucerys, becoming known as "Lady Seaspray" for her love of sailing. After her father's death, her trueborn brother Monford Velaryon would arrange her marriage to Ardrian Celtigar. Her bastard brother Aurane Waters would be drafted into the Sea Watch, and later the Royal Navy.

His elder brother Terrence and younger brother Maric both shared the Westerosi appearance of their father, with brown-red hair and black eyes with a slight tinge of purple. His mother gave him his Valyrian-silver hair, being of Valyrian stock herself.

Valarr also shares the pale green eyes of his paternal uncle Gyleno Celtigar.

Valarr grew up a "golden child" of House Celtigar for his Valyrian-silver hair, becoming increasingly self-aware of his appearance and the need to "put up an act" at all times. Known to be rebellious and callous, he would even fire a chef for feeding him crab. He would receive a ruby crab brooch on his name-day, adding to his vain appearance. In response, his elder brother Terrence would commission a crab brooch made of dragonglass.

Reading of Robert's Rebellion, young Valarr would convince his elder brother Terrence - a knight in his own right - to take him on a journey to find the fabled "lost rubies" of the late Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. Taking the advice of Ser Raymun Darry, they would journey to Maidenpool, Salptans, Harrenhal, Darry, Lord Harroway's Town, up the Blue Fork to Oldstones. Valarr would later sell the ruby for a small fortune to his maternal uncle, Aurane Waters. During their adventure they would also meet a wandering recruiter of the Night's Watch, which would eventually influence his brother Terrence to voluntarily "take the black" and give up his inheritance.

After his brother and a host of young men from Claw Isle joined the Night's Watch, Terrence would be given a ship called "the Black Claw" to ensure he gets a leadership position and a chance to return home via a trade connection to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. As Valarr was next in line, he became the whipping boy to his father. Not as chivalrous as his elder brother, not as intelligent as his younger brother, and a bad attitude to match. After years of failures to his father, Lord Ardrian Celtigar would send him to the Citadel to become a novice. As is common with lordlings, some receive a Maester's education to rule better. Others are sent away, effectively dis-inheriting them if necessary.