Iraxes, the Gilded Queen

The origins of Iraxes’ egg is shrouded by its mystique. It was an egg that came into the possession of Grand Maester Selwyn on his grand tour of Essos in the first half of the third century. After he returned to Westeros and became Dragonstone’s maester, it had already hatched. Originally a wild, willful creature, there were none that could mount her. That was until the young daughter of Prince Viserys boldly took hold of the dragon in a manner much akin to how her grandfather tamed Viserion.

In 439 AC, Visaera’s granddaughter, Laena Velaryon, tamed the near-century-old queen of dragons. Like Visaera, Laena boldly stepped before Iraxes, promising to make man and dragon kneel before her greatness.

Iraxes is a resplendent dragon, both large and majestic in appearance. She has crimson scales and sunlit membranes on her wings. Exceedingly well fed, Iraxes is not known to often hunt, even when upon the isle of Dragonstone. Despite this, when pressed the great dragon has displayed an acute savagery towards other dragons, marking her as one of the dragonkin to be most feared when roused. She laid a clutch of eggs upon Dragonstone, where they have been kept to this day.

As a result of Visaera’s stern influence, Iraxes is deceptively compliant towards her riders. Her flame is bright yellow.

Riders

 * 1) Visaera Targaryen. Claimed from 377 A.C. to 420 A.C.
 * 2) Laena Velaryon. Claimed from 439 A.C to Present