Cassana Vance

Cassana Vance is the granddaughter of Queen Visaera Targaryen's former Hand, Perceon Vance, and assumed ladyship of Harrenhal upon his recent death. She is the only surviving child of Elana Frey's union with her father, Preston Vance. She is the last living Vance of Harrenhal save for her aunt Minisa.

Appearance
Slight of frame, Cassana is a petite woman; she is thin and narrow-shouldered, with long brown curls and a heart-shaped face. The Lady of Harrenhal dresses well and carries herself with an air of elegance and poise, befitting the sharp expectations of her grandmother, Shiera Vance, who raised her with the all the dignity afforded of their rich heritage.

Background
Cassana was born in 418 AC, and is the only surviving child of the former heir of Harrenhal, Preston Vance and his widow, Elana Frey. She was primarily raised and mentored by her grandfather, Perceon Vance, who had long served Queen Visaera Targaryen as Hand.

As a child, Cassana was tutored by the highest of scholars beneath the close scrutiny of her grandmother, Shiera Vance in King's Landing. Born a Velaryon, Shiera was the daughter of a Targaryen princess and the former Hand of the King herself, Lord Vaemond Velaryon; she allowed Cassana no room for failure, and assured each day and night that her husband's heiress would be well-groomed for ladyship.

Ofttimes, her books were her only escape from the pressures of duty, and remain so still. Cassana proved sharp of wit as a girl, and seemed only to sharpen as she grew. She flourished at the capital, delving far into her studies and becoming formidably well-versed in histories and laws, as well as the economic state of the realm. Her grandmother chose to harness her mind rather than her social influence, understanding well that her husband's name could very well depend on it, despite that her way of birth had already cruelly separated her from her mother and half-siblings, and her vigorous education seemed only to further isolate her from society.

Her strict lessons made Cassana to feel as though the walls would close in around her, even within a most cavernous keep such as her home of Harrenhal. For what reprisals and discipline has had to be taught to her, Cassana teems with an unthinkable measure of anxiety, and has been known to immerse herself all the more fully in her studies to better preoccupy her mind, rather than dwell on her most nagging thoughts and mental afflictions. A girl prone to her weeping, she was encouraged by her grandmother to hide her tears and never show a wet face at court. Cassana would become all the more closeted and reclusive for it, still, no matter that she had become lovelier as she grew older.

She was twelve when Shiera left this world for the realm of the Gods, instead. Left alone with only the guidance of her grandfather, Perceon, Cassana was subjected to frequent solitude between the Lord Hand's many political transactions. When the two did spend time together, her grandfather labored from dawn till dusk to instill his values within her, mentoring her as his heir and future Lady of Harrenhal. The fruits of his labor would surely show.

Seven years later, her aging grandfather too would pass, and Cassana would spend his final days at his bedside, tending to his every fleeting need weakly whispered to her. The maesters announced his departure in 437 AC, following The Bleeding, when the Four Year Winter proved its coldest and most disadvantageous for his health and livelihood as an elderly man.

Cassana ascended, then, as the Lady of Harrenhal - the last Vance.

Family

 * Her grandfather, Perceon Vance, the late Lord of Harrenhal, who served as Hand of the Queen to Visaera Targaryen d. 437
 * m. Shiera Vance (Velaryon), her grandmother, d. 430
 * Her father, Preston Vance d. 417
 * m. Elana Frey, her mother, the late Lady of the Crossing d. 438
 * Petyr Vance, who died an infant d. 415
 * Cassana Vance b. 418
 * Rhialta Tully, the former Lady of Riverrun d.?
 * m. Damion Tully, the late Lord of Riverrun, d.?
 * Rosalind Tully b. 408
 * Edgar Tully d.?
 * Androw Tully, the Lord of Riverrun b. 412
 * Lambert Tully b. 414
 * Brynden Tully b. 414
 * Melissa Tully b. 416
 * Paxter Vance d.?
 * Tansy Rivers, her uncle's alleged bastard with a common woman from Maidenpool, b. 420
 * Minisa Vance b. 399
 * m. Igon Hightower b.?
 * Quenton Hightower b.?

Skills
Attributes: Shrewd, Brilliant