Valena Blackmont

Valena Blackmont is the presumptive heir to Lady Ashara Blackmont. Since reaching the age of majority, she has emerged as an integral partner in her elder sister’s rule. Well-regarded for her kindness and charm, Valena’s frivolous pursuits serve to conceal her greater ambitions.

Appearance and Character
Like her elder sister, Valena sports decidedly Andal features and stands at an impressive height. Her conventional Dornish beauty is complimented by an approachable demeanor and a carefully cultivated wardrobe; Valena strives to balance an air of elegance with an impression of confidence and power.

Known for her amicable spirit, Valena has been beloved by the Blackmont court since she first began to speak. Despite a general lack of expertise, her sensitivity and charm make her an effective diplomat and provide a friendly face to her sister’s rule. Although her intentions are more widely trusted than any other member of her disgraced family, Valena is no less ambitious than her elder sister; she relishes in the informal influence she wields within her house.

History
Valena Blackmont was born in 420 AC to Ser Andrew Blackmont, the youngest child of the venerable Lady Alysanne. Naturally gregarious, her energy and charm was in stark contrast to her more mild-mannered kindsmen - though it was cherished nevertheless.

Like her sister and cousins, she received a thorough and well-rounded education, and was at liberty to follow her own learned interests - but little intrigued her as much as good company. Bored with the relatively austerity of Castle Blackmont, her wishes were at last fulfilled when her father agreed to take her to the Silver Wedding in 431 AC.

A year shy of adolescence, she nevertheless flourished in King's Landing. Mingling with children from the other six kingdoms proved to be a productive and educational pursuit for Valena, and her father reluctantly allowed her to stay in the capital with her grandfather, who chose to remain at court as an advocate for the lords of the Red Mountains.

What was intended as a two year stay was lengthened by the outbreak of the Second Hammer Uprising, and later that of the War of Stone and Sky. Though Tommen Blackmont's initiation of an uprising put her grandfather in a difficult position, Valena was young enough to remain insulated from politics. But she was not content to remain ignorant of the turmoil ravaging the southern kingdoms; Valena took to eavesdropping as a means of keeping herself informed.

It was not until 436 AC that Valena was able to return to Blackmont, where her elder sister had recently assumed the lordship of her house. Five years of separation had failed to sever their sororal bond, and the talents that Valena had honed in King's Landing proved equally useful in Dorne. She became a valued partner in her sister's rule, lending a friendly face and a charming presence to the house's most difficult endeavors.

Recent Events
As Ashara tended to their mother's failing health, Valena attended the royal wedding at Oldtown in her stead. On her own initiative, Valena attempted to seize the opportunity to broker strategic alliances and marriages for her house - though this ambition was met with a failure that she has since concealed from her family.

She once again traveled on her sister's behalf for the Great Council that convened early in 439 AC. Despite her personal disagreement, she heeded Lady Ashara's decision to support Prince Viserys.

Family

 * Alysanne Blackmont, Lady of Blackmont b. 371 AC d. 425 AC
 * m. Ryon Blackmont b. 373 AC
 * Bryce Blackmont b. 392 AC d. 423 AC
 * Barristan Sand b. 414 AC
 * m. Leyla Graves b. 392 AC
 * Owen Blackmont, Lord of Blackmont b. 415 AC d. 433 AC
 * m. Alyse Uller b. 414 AC d. 433 AC
 * Tommen Blackmont, "the Vulture King" b. 394 AC d. 435 AC
 * m. Genna Drinkwater b. 395 AC d. 415 AC
 * Quentyn Blackmont b. 412 AC d. 435 AC
 * m. Nymella Wells b. 416 AC
 * Simon Blackmont b. 435 AC
 * Galladon Blackmont b. 415 AC d. 418 AC
 * Andrew Blackmont b. 396 AC d. 435 AC
 * m. Myranda Ladybright b. 398 AC d. 439 AC
 * Ashara Blackmont, Lady of Blackmont b. 418 AC
 * Valena Blackmont, Heir to Blackmont b. 420 AC