Cassana Connington

Cassana Connington is the eldest daughter of Lord Axell Connington and Lady Mylenda Selmy. She is married to Steffon Caron, with whom she has two sons, and serves as an advisor to her childhood friend, Lord Gwayne Baratheon.

Appearance
Blessed with long, chestnut locks and a bubbly disposition, Cassana is the delight of the Connington pedigree. She has thick, evocative eyebrows, an adorable, wide nose, and a charming smile bolstered further by full lips. She is quite lissome, but also deceptively strong for her size. While her complexion is smooth and fair, her hands are bony and calloused.

History
Cassana Connington was born in 381 AC as the firstborn daughter and fourthborn child to Lord Axell Connington, and the firstborn daughter and secondborn child to Lady Mylenda Selmy. Cassana was said to have entered the world with a big smile on her face.

With parents for warriors and three older brothers for warriors-to-be, Cassana took to rough, martial pursuits from a very early age. Quick on her feet, she often danced circles around her brother, Hugh, whenever they roughoused. She learned everything about fighting from her mother, a warrior of renown in her own right, and developed an enduring bond with her. Cassana was also close with her father, for he had encouraged her to pursue her passions without prejudice.

For Cassana, acceptance at home did not translate into acceptance abroad. Ostracized and ridiculed by the children of other Andal houses for her brutish but bubbly nature, Cassana had little in the way of a social circle beyond her immediate family. This relative social deprivation, however, was what made trips to Storm‘s End among her favourite as a child. While she found its heir, Gwayne Baratheon, irritating at first, she came to welcome his presence like an ox would an egret’s. As they entered adolescence, they became the closest of friends. Vicious rumours, however, surfaced in the region over their relationship. The most common rumour alleged that Cassana had proferred Gwayne her virginity; the more malicious rumour claimed she had forced herself upon him. The two had strongly denied the rumours, though for a time they continued to persist in the region.

Despite having the skills and passions of a warrior, Cassana’s heart desired most to start a family. After she had turned eighteen without a love interest of her own to bring forward, her father informed her that he would arrange her marriage. Due to her rumoured past, dozens of suitors initially declined her. It was only after she had met the new heir to Nightsong, Steffon Caron, that she was finally able to find her match and experience the sublimity of love. They married and had their firstborn son, Axell, within the year. Their secondborn son, Jon, arrived two years later. Though Cassana had kept her house’s name after the marriage, she happily moved to Nightsong to establish her new family there and live blissfully alongside her husband.

Soon after Cassana’s twenty-sixth nameday, Gwayne’s brother, Davos, summoned her to his brother’s service, citing the need for loyal counsel.

10th Moon

 * Davos Baratheon summons Cassana to attend his elder brother. She arrives at King’s Landing some weeks later.

Family

 * Lord Axell Connington (b. 349)
 * m. Lady Shyra Connington, nee Estermont (345-375)
 * Ser Rodrik Connington (b. 363)
 * Ser Criston Connington (b. 375)
 * m. Lady Mylenda Selmy (b. 360)
 * Ser Hugh Connington (b. 378)
 * m. Lady Helaena Connington, nee Merryweather (b. 380)
 * Gerald Connington (b. 395)
 * Cassana Connington (b. 381)
 * m. Ser Steffon Caron (b. 378)
 * Axell Caron (b. 399)
 * Jon Caron (b. 401)
 * Johanna Connington (b. 389)
 * Tyana Tarth, nee Connington (b. 355)

Household

 * Lord Axell Connington, her father
 * The remainder of the Connington family
 * Jon Caron, her secondborn son