Sarella Sand

Sarella Sand is the Seneschal of Sunspear. Previously Prince Trystane Martell’s serving girl for over two years, she has soared to prominence since revealing to him her capabilities as a gifted thinker.

Her noble origins are unknown, and it is disputed as to whether she is in fact a noble bastard.

Appearance and Personality
Sarella is blessed with the beauty of her purported father’s people. She has defiant porcelain skin, full red lips, sultry brown eyes, and golden blonde hair. She is very thin. Unbeknownst to everyone save her mother, Sarella is a congenital eunuch.

Sarella is a woman of habit and discipline. Unless prohibited by her environment, she always wears a translucent, floral gown; she always curls her hair; and she always reddens her lips.

Despite her enraptuing looks, she is not overtly charismatic. She is honest and reserved, though she can be blunt. She will flatly reject assistance from those she feels will burden her, earning her the resentment of indivuals like Maester Wynston. Her staunch sense of loyalty, however, and sheer brilliance has earned her the quick respect of her overlords and inferiors alike.

History
Like many with the Sand surname, Sarella was born in a Planky Town brothel to a mother with a flower for a name: Camelia. She claimed her daughter was of noble blood and fiercely protected her from being dragged into prostitution. As such, Sarella lived much of her childhood in the brothel away from its usual operations, only to serve refreshments and launder sheets as she grew older.

From a young age, Sarella was obsessed with the mundane. She observed it and drew it: plants, desks, chairs, doors, beds, cups, clothes, she drew them all in great detail. She took them apart too and read whatever instructional manscripts she could get her hands on, so that she could rebuild the objects, though very few ever came into possession. To satisfy Sarella’s queer curiosities, Camelia would offer her services to learned individuals in exchange for lessons for her daughter. After a small while, one of Sunspear’s maesters, Maester Wynston, became one of Camelia’s most frequent customers and thus (informally) one of Sarella’s mentors. Others like him included Planky Town’s master shipwright, master blacksmith, and lead architect.