Aemma Grafton

The Lady of Gulltown and first born daughter of the infamously free spirited Zia Grafton. Aemma follows in her mothers footsteps, rightly or wrongly, doing as she pleases with whom she pleases.

## Appearance and Character

Aemma retains many of her mother's famous looks, whilst retaining the feminity Zia sometimes lacked. Lean with soft curves, grey eyes and brunette hair; Aemma's skin shows the weathering of a lifetime spent on deck. Unlike her mother, Aemma is just as comfortable in the elegant dresses that Westerosi decorum calls for, as she in her sailors garb.

## Early Life

Born of Zia Grafton and her first husband, Aemma knew all the luxuries that both life as a Grafton and as the daughter of a Lady Pirate could bring. She enjoyed the intricacies of court thanks to her father's influence; whilst being liberated on waves thanks to the tutelage of her mother.

Lady Zia's marriage to Aemma's father was born of Eustace Grafton's desire to see his daughter and heir tied into the knot of matrimony before departing once more to the seas. It was a loveless marriage, though with Aemma and Lyle not a fruitless one.

The young Aemma was blind to her mother's failings and doted upon each parent in their own ways, her idolation of her mother leading her to become a reckless teen. With Lady Zia being mostly absent, Aemma did as she pleased much to the chagrin of her stewardlike father. He had long since tried to impose a strict level of learning upon the bright but resistant girl who learned well but preferred to cause trouble.

With her mother absent, Aemma filled her free time with members of the lower nobility; enjoying the company of those from a coarser and more free spirited walk of life.

Toward adulthood, she resisted any efforts by her father to force marriage; turning away several tempting dynastic matches in favour of the company of her male and female friends.

By her nineteenth name day rumours were rife in Gulltown that Aemma had lain with half her closest friends, seeing many of them forced from the city by her embarrassed father.The absence of her friends made no halt to the Grafton's promiscuity, and only served to further isolate her from her bookish father. So soured was their relationship that Aemma went so far as to procure money from House Grafton's coffers to purchase her first ship, as well as investing in several of the more unsavoury businesses within the port town. Such businesses were in direct competition to her fathers interests, but he could do little to stop his daughter.

### Lady of Gulltown

By her early twenties, Aemma had grown into the second coming of her mother. Spending days at sea, ignoring the courtly influences of her father and engaging in decadent displays of wealth and promiscuity. Her father had had enough, and used members of the Gulltown Watch to force the closure of the brothel where Aemma was hosting a lavish and lewd party to celebrate her return from a trip to Lys. Zia Grafton returned from parts unknown shortly after and railed against the influences of her husband.

The furore that followed echoed across the city, as her mother and father clashed over how best to deal with their wanton daughter. In the end, against the odds, Aemma's father prevailed and put to sea with Zia in order to secure a marriage for their daughter in an attempt to prevent her lifestyle reaching unpreventable levels. It was during this journey that both parents would be lost at sea, as the autumn waves claimed both in a terrible accident off the Fingers.

Though Aemma had argued against her parents frequently, their loss hit her hard and served to balance her for a time as she ascended to the ladyship. Sealing herself away in her families fortress for two weeks, Aemma finally emerged with renewed purpose and vigour. She had resolved to embrace the duality put in her by her parents, to be a good lady of her lands and to indulge her every whim in equal parts. Over the following years, she accomplished every goal she had set herself; stabilising Gulltown and it's economy - whilst having her own fun over the course.

### Present Day

With her homeland secured, Aemma's eyes have now turned outward. The needs of Gulltown and Aemma Grafton have been met, but now they can be exceeded by the bounties of greater Westeros.

### Family

Grandparents: Lord Eustace Grafton (B. 47AC - 103AC) & Spouse.

Mother: Lady Zia Grafton (B. 71 AC - D. 125 AC)

Father: TBC (B. 69 AC - D. 125 AC)

Siblings: Lyle Grafton (105 AC. )