The Fall and Survival of Rhaena

Fire & Blood

This thread follows Rhaena Targaryen’s passage from heir and captive bride to a bereaved, isolated dragonrider.

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A Queen’s Daughter A Queen’s Daughter from "Fire & Blood". Rhaena’s Early Life A Royal Child Rhaena is born to Aenys and Alyssa, grows up within a royal family, and bonds with Dreamfyre.

A Queen’s Daughter from "Fire & Blood". Rhaena’s Early Life A Royal Child Rhaena is born to Aenys and Alyssa, grows up within a royal family, and bonds with Dreamfyre.

Rhaena’s Early Life A Royal Child Rhaena is born to Aenys and Alyssa, grows up within a royal family, and bonds with Dreamfyre. A Mother Lost Rhaenys’s death in Dorne leaves Rhaena bereaved as a child. The loss becomes part of a family history shaped by sudden deaths and political danger.

Flight and Captivity Flight and Captivity from "Fire & Blood". Rhaena Under Pressure A Husband Killed Aegon the Uncrowned dies in battle, leaving Rhaena with twin daughters and no secure refuge.

Flight and Captivity from "Fire & Blood". Rhaena Under Pressure A Husband Killed Aegon the Uncrowned dies in battle, leaving Rhaena with twin daughters and no secure refuge.

Rhaena Under Pressure A Husband Killed Aegon the Uncrowned dies in battle, leaving Rhaena with twin daughters and no secure refuge. A Forced Marriage She flees with her daughters, but Maegor compels her to marry him. Her resistance is constrained by the threat to her children and those who protect her.

Queen in the West Queen in the West from "Fire & Blood". A Separate Court Refuge on Fair Isle Rhaena marries Androw Farman and establishes a court away from King’s Landing.

Queen in the West from "Fire & Blood". A Separate Court Refuge on Fair Isle Rhaena marries Androw Farman and establishes a court away from King’s Landing.

A Separate Court Refuge on Fair Isle Rhaena marries Androw Farman and establishes a court away from King’s Landing. Her friendships with Elissa Farman and other companions offer a measure of belonging. Exile Again After Marq Farman’s death, Franklyn demands that she leave. Rhaena departs for Casterly Rock with her household, unwilling to answer insult with dragonfire.

The Dragonstone Plague The Dragonstone Plague from "Fire & Blood". Friends Lost A Circle Falls Ill Rhaena’s companions die from poison disguised as sickness. Her husband Androw is eventually exposed as the killer.

The Dragonstone Plague from "Fire & Blood". Friends Lost A Circle Falls Ill Rhaena’s companions die from poison disguised as sickness. Her husband Androw is eventually exposed as the killer.

Friends Lost A Circle Falls Ill Rhaena’s companions die from poison disguised as sickness. Her husband Androw is eventually exposed as the killer. A Ruptured Household Rhaena orders Androw’s death after he admits the murders. The loss strips away the small circle that had helped her endure exile and grief.

Widow of Harrenhal Widow of Harrenhal from "Fire & Blood". A Life in Retreat A Daughter Lost Aerea disappears on Balerion and returns dead. Rhaena’s search and grief separate her from court and family.

Widow of Harrenhal from "Fire & Blood". A Life in Retreat A Daughter Lost Aerea disappears on Balerion and returns dead. Rhaena’s search and grief separate her from court and family.

A Life in Retreat A Daughter Lost Aerea disappears on Balerion and returns dead. Rhaena’s search and grief separate her from court and family. A Quiet End Jaehaerys gives Rhaena Harrenhal, where she lives apart from the realm until her death. Dreamfyre remains her enduring companion.

7–10 AC, during childhood and the First Dornish War

43–47 AC, after Aegon the Uncrowned’s defeat

49–50 AC, after Jaehaerys’s coronation

54 AC, during the Year of the Stranger

55–73 AC, after Aerea’s disappearance