Lysa Brax

Lady Lysa Brax is the heir and regent of Hornvale, for her elder sister Margaery.

She is the younger daughter of Lord Alyn Brax by his Riverlander wife, Alyssa Piper.

Appearance and character
Lysa has earned her monicker, the Dark Unicorn, for a very good reason. In a family of fair-haired people, she stands out, taking after her mother, with her dark auburn hair. Tall, she doesn't have the traditional body associated with women - though not stocky, it isn't feminine either, as someone who is not a stranger to wielding weapons.

Her skin is pale, for the colour of her hair, and her face seems a result of intricate, detailed carving of an artist. Her eyes are different colours - one light brown, almost hazel, and the other a clear blue.

As for her manner of dress, she likes wearing gowns of more expensive materials and is especially fond of lace and necklaces.

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The beginning
Lysa was born 7 years after her elder sister Margaery, and two years after her stillborn brother. After the death of her only son, Lady Alyssa grew more and more depressed, drawing into herself more often than not, but the birth of her last daughter managed to cover for the loss of the son. Her father, Lord Alyn Brax, rejoiced with his wife, and the couple was very fond of both their surviving daughters. The couple would have no more children but the two girls, as the Gods have inteded that Hornvale pass into the hands of a woman, the septon advised.

Margaery was not the model sister. Though she had the appearance of a Brax, much like her aunt Meredyth, it would seem she also had her aunt's trait of madness within her. She felt threatened by the birth of her sister, who, as she grew up, didn't exibit any signs of the cursed trait.

The responsability
Margaery's madness didn't need a traumatic event to take form. Instead, Alyn and Alyssa knew perfectly well that their daughter was not of healthy mind, and though they didn't love her less for it, they were aware they'd have to rear young Lysa as the heiress.

As soon as she was able, Lysa was learning. First the letters, then the numbers, which agreed with her much more than the letters. She spent hours in her father's solar, taking in lessons and advice. Against her mother's wishes, she put away the needle, having no patience to sew, and took up weapons in her hands, as is a tradition among the women of House Brax, a very military-oriented House.

In the meantime, Margaery continued quietly staring in envy at her sister, believing Lysa had taken a place that was rightfully hers by birthright. The relationship between sisters had always been, from the very start, one-sided - Margaery was too wraped up in her own world, finding the outside world too difficult to manage to notice Lysa's care, which developed under their father's lessons of family love and values.