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Chapter 2 - Characters

Aegon's Mistresses and Bastards

► Lady Falena Stokeworth, Aegon's first mistress. In 91 Ac, she took the virginity of a fourteen-year-old Prince Aegon when visiting the court with her father. Their affair continued for almost 2 full moons until a knight of the Kingsguard found them together in bed. Prince Baelon then decided to marry Falena off to the master-at-arms at the Red Keep, Ser Lucas Lothston, and convinced his father to name Lothston as a lord of a small holdfast in the Riverlands, thereby removing Falena from court. Prince Aegon, however, continued to frequently visit said holdfast for two more years and in doing so Falena gave birth to four children with silver-gold hair and violet eyes under the names Gaemon, Dagmar, and Ryman Lothston.

► Megetta, also known as Merry Meg, was found by Prince Aegon in 97 AC when his father sent him out to find a new smith for the Red Keep. Megetta was married to the smith, and seven gold dragons and the threat of feeding the smith to his dragon, Vysreos, "persuaded" the man to let Aegon "but" his wife. Megetta was placed in a mansion in King's Landing in secret, and "wed" Aegon in a secret ceremony by a mummer playing a Septon. After seven years of being Aegon's "Sex Slave" or "breeding bitch" in all but name, giving birth to eight children with silver-gold hair and violet eyes under the names Alysanne, Lily, Willow, Rosey, Ellaria, Daemion, Aria, and Ryker Waters, Aegon finally confessed the truth to Megetta and released her and her children and returned her to her husband, who beat her to death within a year, killed her son; Ryker, sold her daughters; Alysanne, Lily, Willow, Ellaria, and Aria to a whore house, and married Rosey when she came of age.

► Lady Cassella Vaith was one of the ladies in waiting sent to Lady Daenaera Velaryon - former wife of Aegon's uncle and namesake Prince Aegon Targaryen. In the year 93 AC Aegon took Cassella as his third mistress yet it did not last long. It took Baelon even less time to find out about Cassella than it did Falena, the Crown Prince ordering that Cassella be sent back to Dorne. Aegon, who had grown bored of Cassella did so without hesitation, sending a now pregnant Cassella back to her Lord Father where she half a year later gave birth to triplets which she named Aegon, Viserra, and Visenya Sand, consumed by the belief that she had been Aegon's one and true love and would soon send for her and their children.

Bellegere Otherys, the Black Pearl of Braavos, was the captain of the Widow Wind, whom Aegon met after having been sent as an envoy to Braavos with his cousins Princess Rhaenys Targaryen and Princess Rhaena Targaryen in 96 AC to treat with the Iron Bank and secure a loan for the construction of a holdfast that was to be named Summerhall. Aegon and Bellegere's affair continued on for over 10 years as Bellegere frequently visited King's Landing to share Aegon's bed and in these 10 years, Bellegere gave birth to 3 bastards whom she named Bellenora, Narha, and Balerion Otherys.

► Princess Rhaena Targaryen, known as Rhaena the Reckless, was never considered amongst Aegon's mistresses. In the year 101 AC, the same year of Aegon's father Baelon's death, Aegon took Rhaena to bed. The act had been quick and swift, Aegon not being the first man Rhaena had slept with and Rhaena certainly not the first woman Aegon took to his bed. Rhaena only accompanied Aegon in his bed for a few more times yet one thing was certain, nine months later in the year 102 AC Rhaena gave birth to twins from Aegon's seed, Aurion and Daenys Waters. Rhaena never gave the name on whom fathered her children, even when Jaehaerys; the King, asked her. Yet Rhaena and Aegon as well as most of the court in Kings Landing knew that the babes were born from Aegon's gluttonous seed.

► Princess Daena Targaryen, despite being the elder sibling of Rhaena was the second of the two sisters to enter Aegon's bed. Unlike Rhaena she returned to his bed many times for many months in secret, resulting in her later falling pregnant and giving birth to a son in 103 AC whom she named Daemon Waters after Aegon's younger brother; Prince Daemon Targaryen - the "Rogue Prince". Like Rhaena, Daena never shared the name of whom sired her son on her, yet in doing so she earned the name "Daena the Defiant".

► Lady Barbra Bracken was the daughter of Lord Bracken; she had been a companion to Princess Daena, Rhaena, and Elaena. She caught Aegon's attention in 103 AC shortly after Daena gave birth to her son and later became Aegon's seventh mistress, giving birth to in the same year to a son whom she named Aegor Rivers born but a few weeks before Aegon's daughter; Daenerys with his sister-wife Princess Naerys Targaryen.

► Lady Melissa Blackwood, also known as Missy, was a kind girl who befriended Princess Naerys, Princess Vaella, and Princess Shaena. She "reigned" for 5 years as Aegon's mistress, before being set aside. In her five year "reign", Melissa gave birth to three children: Mya, Gwenys, and Brynden Rivers.

► Princess Elaena Targaryen was never considered amongst Aegon's mistresses, yet rumors claimed that she gave birth to one of the gluttonous' princes' sons, and that said son was passed off as the legitimate son of her then husband, Lord Ossifer Plumm. The realm might have believed it that Viserys Plumm, Elaena's son, was the trueborn son of Lord Plumm, yet in 107 AC, 2 years after Lord Plumm's death, Elaena gave birth to a bastard daughter whom she named Daella Waters.

► Princess Shaena Targaryen was Aegon's youngest sibling as well as sister, regarded as one of the most beautiful woman in the realm. Shaena always seemed infatuated by Aegon, soon after Elaena gave birth to her daughter taking Elaena's place as Aegon's mistress in the year 107. However what Shaena thought was love she soon realized was not as when she was seven months pregnant, Aegon rejected having her in his bed despite her beauty even whilst pregnant and instead took another. Shaena despite being heartbroken still gave birth to triplet girls whom she named Aerea, Aurora, and Aelara Waters. However, unlike her other family relatives who'd birthed Aegon's bastards, Shaena confessed who'd fathered her daughters to her brother Viserys and pleaded with him to legitimize her daughters which he eventually did, giving them the name Targaryen.

► Lady Bethany Bracken, the younger sister of Lady Barba, had been trained by her sister and father to seduce Aegon and replace Melissa Blackwood. She caught Aegon's eye in 108 AC, when he came to visit his bastard son by Barba, and she was taken back to King's Landing. Aegon had already grown quite fat by then, and Bethany did not feel comfortable with this relationship. She found comfort in the arms of Ser Terrance Toyne of the Kingsguard. Aegon soon discovered them told his brother, Viserys, who had now been King for over five years. Viserys gave Terrance the choice between castration and the wall. Terrance chose the wall. Bethany meanwhile was ordered to return to her father's keep yet was intercepted by some cutthroats and tortured and abused even whilst pregnant for many months, finally being put out of her misery after being forced to watch them kill her newborn babe in front of her. 

► Lady Jenye Lothston, the daughter of Lady Falena Stokeworth, Aegon's first mistress, and secretly sired by Aegon on her was Aegon's mistress for a short time yet she just like so many others who'd been mistress to Aegon fell pregnant. She gave pregnant to a bastard son named Tristifer Rivers in the year 109 AC.

Serenei of Lys, Aegon's thirteenth mistress, was working in a pleasure House owned by a man named Lord Petyr Baelish whom served on King Viserys' small council as Master of Coin. In an attempt to gain some favor with Aegon, Baelish gave Serenei to Aegon whom soon became his mistress. Serenei later gave birth to a girl in 110 AC whom she named Shiera Seastar, yet in the year 111 AC when attempting to give birth to another child of Aegon's, Serenei died in childbirth.

► Lady Cassana Estermont was regarded as one of Aegon's last mistresses, being one of Queen Aemma Arryn's ladies in waiting for almost a year before in the year 113 AC becoming Aegon's fourteenth mistress, giving birth to two daughters as her 3 years as Aegon's mistress whom she named Maenora and Rhaella Storm.

► Lady Talia Tyrell was Aegon's last yet also one of his most important mistresses. Though her reign was not very long, Talia gave birth to Aegon's final child whom the realm would regard as one of the great bastards, a girl who she named Saera Flowers. Talia suffered multiple stillbirths or miscarriages after this before finally being removed from the position of Aegon's mistress.