Alyssa Celtigar

## Personality

### Personality Description

Like many highborn maidens from Westero she appears as a generally well-behaved young lady, ‘sweet’ and ‘dutiful’ towards her family and House. To those who know her personally, she is a passionate and fun-loving individual who loves her life and wouldn’t have it any other way. Alyssa lives as if every new day were an adventure or an excuse to explore, which hints at the curious side of her personality.

Hailing from a wealthy House has brought many blessings and a few notable flaws. She is sheltered, naive, and depending on what is told to her, somewhat gullible. These flaws, however, do not stop her from being innately curious about the world or people around her… Although it does lead her to be immensely nosy and a bit of a gossip.

### Goals and Motivation

Become fluent at High Valyrian, Explore the Realm, Marry Well (preferably to a Lord with an island Seat)

### Reputation

In general, she is known to be part of House Celtigar and a lady-in-waiting to Princess Helaena Targaryen. Other than being nice to look at and having a large dowry, there isn’t anything notable or interesting about her.

## Backstory

Alyssa Celtigar was born in 227 AC to Lord Alton and Lady Annara Celtigar on Claw Isle. She was born after Galaedar and before Daeron, making her the only daughter and middle child in the main branch of the family. Being in proximity to the ocean allowed her the privilege to learn how to swim, which she did as a squalling babe- it was an inside joke between her parents that she learned how to swim before she could walk.

Growing up, Alyssa was a rambunctious toddler who loved nothing more than to climb on top of cabinets, eat things she shouldn’t (mostly dirt), and throw tantrums at bedtime. She was also a talkative little thing with the ‘gift of the gab’, expressing herself without social grace and awareness to the amusement of those around her. She got along well with her brothers and for a while, they were always seen playing and having fun together. At this stage in her life, there was no such thing as ‘lords’, ‘ladies’, ‘boys’, and ‘girls’, it was just her, Galaedar, Daeron, Father, and Mother. Oh, and the Seven as well.

Everything changed once she reached the age of five or six. She wasn’t able to see her brothers as much AND instead of making mud pies, she embroidered, and instead of wrestling boys? Well, she wrestled threads into needles! Alyssa resented the fact that she was separated from her siblings due to her gender, it was a notion she scarcely thought about before lessons started. The young Celtigar was sneaky enough to skip her lessons with the septa and roughhouse with the common boys her age. At first, the boys were receptive to her due to the fact that she had her hair cut short like a boy’s (her hair was short because she got octopus ink in it), but after realizing that she was the liege lord’s daughter they acted awkward towards her. This annoyed the girl and she decided to endure her ladylike lessons with sad eyes and a petulant pout.

During a prosperous season, the Celtigars decided to visit King’s Landing for diplomatic or trade reasons. A nine-year-old Alyssa tagged along with her mother to the Red Keep and was surprisingly able to befriend the younger Princess Helaena Targaryen, along with two other girls, Jeyne Rosby and Elinor Stauton. Begging her mother to spend one night in the Keep turned into numerous nights spent in the palace. Soon, Alyssa became the Lady-in-Waiting and companion to the younger Princess. This development was all the more welcoming to her, for she didn’t have any female friends in Claw Isle. She still retained her tomboy-ish ways and sometimes even got the other girls into her antics which includes food fights, mock fighting with toy swords, and playing hide and seek with reluctant septas. Alyssa rarely got into any trouble for this and it was all thanks to the Princess who liked her enough not to chide her for misbehavior (or did so in such a gentle manner that Alyssa barely noticed it).

At eighteen, she is still employed by Princess Helaena whose father the King has unfortunately passed away, along with her two other childhood friends, Jeyne Rosby and Elinor Stauton. She’s the bravest of the two girls, but also one of the laziest, she tends to the Princess extraordinarily well during feasts, balls, and tournaments but does the bare minimum on regular days. Her time in the Red Keep has given her the opportunity to enjoy activities she wouldn’t in Claw Isle when she was younger. Her favorite time of the day is doing needlework with the Princess and their friends, clucking like a hen about the gossip surrounding nobles in their age range or older. Alyssa still swims, though not on a daily basis because of King’s Landing's dirty waters. She loves to dance and has an exquisite singing voice, which she doesn’t use as much because she’s far too busy using it to ask about who's involved with who and giggling. And while she isn’t a total knockout in the Valyrian beauty department (compared to the Velaryons and Targaryens), her tanned skin, sun-kissed waves, toned build, and purple eyes could attract an eye or two at best.
Being raised as a noble lady of opulent means has only prepared Alyssa for marriage alliances, child-rearing, and household management, leaving her with only minimal goals or ambitions besides what is wanted from her family. She does want to travel and see many sights, though isn’t sure how far she’ll want to go. She’d like to marry well, preferably to a Lord whose seat is on an Island with a large body of water. There is also being fluent in High Valyrian, but then again maybe she is overcompensating for being from a Valyrian House that doesn’t have the renown House Velaryon has.
There is a slightly darker aspect to Alyssa Celtigar. She is wealthy and sheltered which while could be endearing to any money-hungry and opportunistic Lord, can be dangerous and detrimental to her in the future. Having lived a simple life with no sickness, death, or strife and hardly ever being disciplined as a child has her believing that she could get away with anything, with the exception of horrid acts such as murder and such. Which can lead her into doing impulsive and destructive actions without thinking of the consequences.