Gwyneth Martell

Survivalism

**Gwyneth Martell** is the heir to Sunspear and a Princess of House Martell. She is twenty-three years old, and is the twin sister of her brother, Lewyn.

## Appearance

A tall and slender woman by any means, Gwyneth is the spitting image of
her Martell ancestors. Dark, straight hair, large amber eyes and thick
brows. Her form is rigid and defined, the product of years spent in the
sands of Dorne, her skin the color of rich copper.

## Biography

Born in 257 AC, the third child of Prince Qoren Martell and his wife
Mysaria Vhassyl, Gwyneth was a child that was all her father, healthy,
strong, and pretty, without an inch of her mother.

Though the other children might’ve been called lively in comparison
to her, it was Gwyneth who was a quiet child, rarely crying, rarely
causing a fuss. She took to her studies young, but she did not truly
excel at anything, unlike her brothers.

At a young age, their father begins to train them in the art of the
spear. Gwyneth is given a choice: The spear or the book, and she chooses
 the former. Her life becomes that of ridicule and pressure now, and she
 spars with her brother daily. Father treats hers more like a hobby, but
 scrutinizes Lewyn every time he fails.

The year 270 saw a swift change in the air of Sunspear. Gwyneth's elder brother, taken to a sickness, passed away in the night, leaving Lewyn as her father's heir and she as the second in line. He imposes harsher lessons on her, more taxing, and she becomes demure in that time, seeking solace amongst the people of the Shadow City.

Two years after Quent’s death, she meets a man named Garris in the
Shadow City. He is a small crime lord of a sorts, and he explains to her
 who he is. The night grows, and they spend a great deal of time
together, and she learns more about him, about why he is a petty crime
lord.

She understands him. And then she asks him, some two, three months
later, to join her as she tours Dorne. Assent from her father had been
achieved, and she sought only to bring some friends along the way.

Garris declines, only to show up a quarter of the way through the
trip. She travels all of Dorne with him over the course of two years,
learning to live in the sands, mountains, and terrible terrain that
inhabits most of the region. **Survivalism**

At the end of their journey, in Starfall, Gwyneth says that she shall
 marry Garris, and to her surprise, he accepts. The two wed in secret at
 Starfall, and return to Sunspear thereafter.

She makes a new sigil for herself at home, mimicking the Martell
sigil, and her and her husband take it on. Father is disappointed in her
 for wedding someone so common, but he does not blame her. Neither does
Lewyn.

Though their marriage remains childless, Garris and Gwyn come to love
 each other in the following years. Gwyn comes upon a girl who names
herself Elena in the Shadow City. They make quick friends of one another
 and they soon practically became bosom friends, confiding both in one
another. Of all the people in her life, Gwyn believes Elena is the
person she is closest to -- outside of her husband.

In the year 280, Qoren’s health begins to fail, and, though nursing
him, learns of his imminent death and sends a letter to Lys to inform
her brother of his failing health.

## Timeline

257 AC: Lewyn & Gwyneth are born,

258-264: Gwyn is not as quick to come to tutor as her siblings.

270-271 AC: Events happen with her elder brother, Quentyn, that force
 Gwyneth to conceal herself for some time, before he is eventually
discovered, and dies two weeks later.

271 AC: In an attempt to get away from such harsh events, Gwyn travels to the Shadow City and Plankytown often.

273 AC: Gwyneth meets her future husband, Garris,

274 AC: Gwyneth departs on a tour of Dorne, and invites Garris along,
 who declines initially, but appears again two months into the trip.

276 AC: Gwyneth asks Garris to marry her. He accepts, and they marry secretly in Starfall.

277 AC: Gwyn and Garris return to Sunspear, to find that Qoren is
more than disappointed in her. Though disappointed, he quickly gets over
 it. Gwyn also meets Elena Samanthes, and they become quick friends.

280 AC: Qoren dies shortly after Gwyn sends a letter to Lys to inform her brother of his failing health. He dies shortly after.

## Family

* Qoren Martell, Prince of Dorne, father, d. 280 AC,
* Mysaria Vhassyl, mother, d. 272 AC,
	+ Quentyn Martell, brother, b. 251, d. 271,
	+ Lewyn Martell, brother, Prince of Dorne, b. 257,