Seryse Baratheon

Seryse Baratheon was the Lady of Storm's End and Head of House Baratheon from 359 AC to 406 AC. In her time, she had destroyed the peasants fighting for their rights under the Hammer Uprising and personally led her troops in the War of the Three Thieves.

She is the mother and predecessor of the current Lord Baratheon, Gwayne.

Appearance and Character
Seryse possessed the traditional Baratheon traits of black hair and blue eyes. She was tall enough, and certainly strong.

Seryse was known for her sense of superiority and occasionally difficult behavior. When challenged she could be brutal, and her wiping out of the Hammer Uprising peasants is well known for how horrible it was. However, despite this, she was extremely competent, if arbitrary and vindictive.

Early Life
Seryse was the eldest child of Ormund Baratheon. However, she wasn't always his heir. Ormund had a son, Padraic, who seemed capable. However, he proved to be dishonorable in the eyes of many, and as a result Ormund was forced to publicly denounce him and deny him his succession rights.

Seryse was always a defiant child, which carried over into her teens and eventually her adulthood.

Accomplishments
During the Hammer Uprising, a group of peasants in the Stormlands came to the gates of Storm's End and demanded several rights, including the right to see the Lady herself in order to discuss their issues. This did not sit well with Seryse, as seen where she personally led her knights and slaughtered the unruly mob outside with no quarter given. This nearly caused a rebellion, and it took Seryse finally granting them the right to see her in order to prevent further attacks.

During the Great Famine she worked tirelessly to ensure that fish from the ocean were transported as needed to the landlocked castles and towns of the Stormlands, saving many lives by doing so.

Seryse personally led the Baratheon forces during the War of the Three Thieves. However, after startling losses to her opponents she was forced to relinquish some command to her newly knighted son Gwayne. Despite this she led the Baratheon forces in Grey Gallow, ultimately to their benefit.

Argument With Gwayne and Death
Seryse never truly forgave Gwayne for taking some control from her during the war. This vindictiveness led her to secretly mock his efforts behind his back, and plot to disinherit him in favor of his younger brother Davos. However, as she was writing up the official document to do so she took ill with a fever and died in the year 406 AC, leaving her hated son to claim the Stormlands.