Otherys Family

The Otherys Family is a Braavosi merchant family of Summer Islander descent. Their most famous members are the various Black Pearls of Braavos, famed courtesans that stem from the very first Black Pearl; Bellegere Otherys. According to rumour, the Otherys family descend from House Targaryen by way of Aegon IV. They have lived in Braavos for some two hundred years, and are matrilineal by nature.

Belladona Otherys
Main Article: Belledona Otherys

The matriarch of the Otherys family, Belladona is an experienced woman who has long navigated the courts and intrigues of Braavos. She had an avid hand in the raising of all four of her daughters, though her son Balerion was often difficult to curb. Though still a courtesan, it is no secret that she keeps the son of the previous Sealord as a lover. He is the father of her youngest three daughters, and ensures his lover has all that she might require.

Balerion Otherys
Main Article: Balerion Otherys

The eldest child and only son of the current Black Pearl of Braavos, Balerion Otherys is the bastard son of Maegor Waters. A troublesome child, he was exiled from the city after an altercation with the Sealord's son, where the latter boy was slain.

In the years since Balerion has grown into a fierce fighter and a cunning foe, though few would describe him as honorable or trustworthy. After taming the dragon Sunburst Balerion headed east, towards Volantis and Valyria, and was rumoured to have followed the Rhoyne to its headwaters and explored the shadowy depths of the Forest of Qohor. Whatever his past, the present has seen his return; his dragon spotted making its way west.

Bellegere Otherys
The first of the Black Pearl's daughters and her apparent successor, Bellegere has all the beauty of her mother but none of the same business acumen. A beautiful girl with sharp features, some have already petitioned her mother for her hand - but thus far Belladona Otherys has declined all comers. The young maid remains beneath her mother's tutelage, learning from the matriarch not only of the courtesan arts, but of intrigue and subtlety. Though coin does not seem to interest the young Otherys woman, knowledge can prove far more valuable; and recent years have seen the Otherys begin to dabble in such avenues as a matter of course.

Bellegere has already gathered a loyal following of bravos, some believing that it won't be long before her mother retires and the younger daughter inherits her place. Duels have been recorded between those sworn to Bellegere and those sworn to Belladona; though by all accounts the pair have a very solid relationship.

The Ebon Daughters
The three younger daughters of the main Otherys line are often collectively called the Ebon Daughters, or the Black Daughters, and they are often inseparable. Though only half-siblings with the rest of Belladona's children, they are each full-blooded relatives through their shared father and mother.

Belandra is the eldest, at eighteen years of age, with her younger sisters Narha and Isabelle sixteen and fifteen respectively. Their grandfather was Alios Prestayn, who ruled as Sealord for many years, granting them something of noble status in the city of Braavos. With their sister being groomed to succeed their mother as the Black Pearl, the future of the Ebon Daughters is as of yet uncertain.

Betharios Otherys
Belladona's full-blood brother and captain of her merchant fleet, Betharios is a seafarer by nature and by trade. His vessel - the Whirling Dagger - has made port in over a half hundred piers, and been as far east as Asshai. Recent years have seen Betharios return to Braavos, overseeing the storehouses of the Otherys family business and growing fat on wine and luxury.

Daario Otherys
The youngest of the previous Black Pearl's children, Daario spent his early days as a bravo, learning to water dance and fight in the streets of Braavos as he defended the honour of his sister. In time he put down the blade, entering his sister's business and learning the intricacies of court, before he met, woo'd, and wed the daughter of a prestigious Braavosi family. Since then Daario has little to do with the family business, opting instead to focus on his young family.

Historical Otherys

 * Bellegere Otherys, the first Black Pearl, pirate, smuggler, and mistress of Aegon the Unworthy
 * Bellenora Otherys, the second Black Pearl, Bellegere's daughter, a courtesan
 * Bellonara Otherys, the third Black Pearl, also a courtesan
 * Bellegere Otherys, daughter of Bellonara, the fourth Black Pearl, also a courtesan
 * Bellandra Otherys, daughter of Bellegere, who refused to take up the mantle and lived as her great great grandmother did; as a pirate and a smuggler.
 * Bellevendra Otherys, who revived the title of the Black Pearl and wed a Sealord
 * Bellemera Otherys, the previous Black Pearl, and a courtesan