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Characters dates of birth:
King Viserys I Targaryen – Born on the 9th day of the 3rd moon of 74 AC
Queen Consort Aemma Arryn-Targaryen – Born in the 16th day of the 7th moon of 78 AC and died in the 20th day of the 8th moon of 112 AC
Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen – Born in the 26th day of the 10th moon of 97 AC
Prince Aenar Targaryen – Born in the 10th day of the 9th moon of 116 AC
Prince Daemon Targaryen – Born in the 6th day of the 6th moon of 81 AC
Princess Rhaenys Targaryen-Velaryon – Born in the 7th day of the 7th moon of 72 AC
Lord Corlys Velaryon – Born in the 13th day of the 1st moon of 62 AC
Ser Laenor Velaryon – The 8th day of the 2nd moon of 98 AC
Lady Laena Velaryon – The 1st day of the 8th moon of 100 AC
Lord Otto Hightower – 29th day of the 12th moon of 70 AC
Queen Consort Alicent Hightower – The 15th day of the 8th moon of 96 AC
Prince Aegon Targaryen – The 25th day of the 11th moon of 113 AC
Princess Helaena Targaryen – The 22th day of the 12th moon of 115 AC
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Timeline:
Time of events that precedes the beginning of the story
Series episode 01 happened in the year 112 AC: Around the 8th moon of year 112 AC happens the heir’s tournament and Queen Aemma Arryn-Targaryen dies along with Prince Baelon Targaryen;
The same month Prince Daemon Targaryen is exiled after the heir for a day comment, Lady Alicent Hightower starts secretly visiting the king and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen is made King Viserys I Targaryen official heir; in the 10th day of the 9th moon a dragon egg hatches in the Dragonpit for the first time since its construction and in the same month happens Princess Rhaenyra’s investiture as heir.
Characters’ ages by this year: Rhaenyra 15 years old; Daemon 31 years old; Aemma 34 years old; Viserys 38 years old; Alicent 16 years old; Laenor 14 years old; Laena 12 years old; Rhaenys 40 years old; Corlys 50 years old; Otto 42 years old.
Series episode 02 happened in the year 113 AC: The events starts around the 1st moon of year 113 AC
Around this time Lord Corlys Velaryon and Princess Rhaenys offer King Viserys I their daughter Laena’s hand in marriage and at the same time the Small Council starts talks about the king needing to remarry;
In this same period Princess Rhaenyra choses Ser Criston Cole for the Kingsguard and things in the Stepstones escalates;
Prince Daemon Targaryen has been residing in Dragonstone with his paramour Mysaria of Lys and a big contingent of his Gold Cloaks since his latest exile by his brother, then around the 2nd moon of this year he steals a dragon egg as a ruse to catch Viserys’ attention but his niece Princess Rhaenyra is the one to confront him on the island instead;
Eventually due the long months of secret encounters with Lady Alicent Hightower the king decides to marry her instead of Lady Laena Velaryon or giving other lords the opportunity to present their daughters to him;
Over half a moon after the king rejects his offer, Lord Corlys invites Prince Daemon to Driftmark to make a deal and they soon start their campaign in the Stepstones against the Crabfeeder and the Triarchy;
King Viserys I Targaryen and Lady Alicent Hightower marriage happens around the late days of the 4th moon of this year;
Over 8 months after their marriage Queen Consort Alicent give birth to King Viserys long awaited son, Prince Aegon Targaryen.
Characters’ ages by this year: Rhaenyra 16 years old; Daemon 32 years old; Viserys 38 years old; Alicent 16 years old; Laenor 14 years old; Laena 12 years old; Rhaenys 40 years old; Corlys 50 years old; Otto 43 years old; Criston 26 years old.
Series episode 03 happened in the year 115 AC: Events starts in the 11th moon of the year 115 AC
During the 1th month of the year King Viserys I throws a hunt to celebrate Prince Aegon second nameday.
During the festivities Princess Rhaenyra realizes her father has intentions of marrying her off and after a fight with him she storms off the camp grounds, spending the night in the woods along with her sworn shield Ser Criston, then early the next morning appears to her;
Only days after the celebrations, King Viserys sends his daughter and heir in a tour through the realm to search for a husband;
Prince Daemon and Lord Corlys war against the Triarchy in the Stepstones continues on, with not much progress for either sides, until Prince Daemon receives a missives from his brother finally deciding to send aid. Following Ser Laenor Velaryon’s mad plan, in a daring move Prince Daemon changes the tides of the war in their favor, killing the Crabfeeder and winning the war at last, earning a crown and the tittle King of the Narrow Sea;
In the late days of the 12th moon of this year, Queen Consort Alicent births another child for the king, a girl this time, Princess Helaena Targaryen
Characters’ ages by this year: Rhaenyra 18 years old; Daemon 34 years old; Viserys 41 years old; Alicent 19 years old, Aegon 2 years old; Laenor 17 years old; Laena 15 years old; Rhaenys 43 years old; Corlys 53 years old; Otto 45 years old; Criston 28 years old.
Series episodes 04 and 05 happened in the year 116 AC: The events start in the middle of the 1st moon of the year 116 AC;
After almost 2 months dealing with the most ridiculous of situations in the tour orchestrated by her father and stepmother, Princess Rhaenyra’s patience comes to an end during a petition in Storm’s End and she decides it is time to go back home;
Coincidentally the Princess ship arrives in the capital on the same day her uncle Prince Daemon is finally arriving back after years of absence. The prince has decided to return after losing his own patience with the long month of celebrations happening in Driftmark;
King Viserys welcomes back his young brother after the same gave away his own crown and tittles, declaring the Stepstones once more under the Crown’s rule;
For over a month Prince Daemon remains in the capital, his attentions almost entirely focused on his niece and Princess Rhaenyra basks in her uncle’s attention. They go on flights, racing between the capital and Dragonstone, they stroll through the gardens and often have picnics in the Godswood, and the prince bestows all sorts of gifts on the princess;
In the early days of the 2nd moon of this year, Prince Daemon takes Princess Rhaenyra out of the Red Keep and into the city. By the end of the night he leads her to a brothel, unbeknownst to them they were being followed by one of Otto Hightower’s spies, and the two almost has sex in the brothel but the prince refrains and takes the princess back to the castle.
Princess Rhaenyra and Prince Daemon intimate night is overheard by a member of the kingsguard who goes to the king with the information. At the same time Lord Otto goes to the king with the information about the brothel. Queen Consort Alicent confronts Princess Rhaenyra about that while King Viserys confronts his brother until he’s interrupted by his daughter.
Despite both princess and prince pleading to be married, King Viserys banishes his brother again instead and also his Hand for spying on his daughter.
Once the reason why Prince Daemon was exiled is too widely spread around court the king decides to break his promise to his daughter so he can hastily marry her to a man of his own choosing in hopes to cover the scandal quickly;
Around the end of the 2nd moon of the same year, King Viserys settles on his choice of husband for his heir and they soon sail to Driftmark to break a deal with the Velaryons. While their parents sell them off, Princess Rhaenyra and Ser Laenor make their own deal to do their duty when required but allow each other the freedom of seeking their own lovers outside their marriage bed;
Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Ser Laenor Velaryon marry in the 3rd moon of year 116.
During the festivities, Prince Daemon having recently become a widower shows up uninvited and his challenged by his niece to take her away for them to marry but he refrains deciding to run away alone instead. Ser Criston Cole, still reeling from all the rumors about his charge Princess Rhaenyra and her uncle, as well as her refusal to run away with him, in a fit of rage after some jabs from Ser Joffrey Lonmouth he attacks and kills the knight.
With the celebrations ruined after the kingsguard brutal attack and Prince Daemon daring appearance, King Viserys orders that his heir and Ser Laenor are hastily married in the same night, forgoing the seven days of tournament he had previously planned.
Despite Ser Criston’s actions, Queen Consort Alicent convinces the king not to punish the knight accordingly and once he forsakes the princess’s side she takes him into her service;
Some events post series episode 05:
Although Princess Rhaenyra marriage to Ser Laenor remains unconsummated for days after they had married, by the end of that same month she starts to feel symptoms of pregnancy and in the 4th moon of that year she is confirmed to be with child;
Prince Daemon flies to Essos to spend his exile there and around the 7th moon of that year he comes across the Lady Laena Velaryon, deciding to woo her in hopes a marriage to her will make his brother calls him back home. During the 8th moon of the year, after the prince killed Lady Laena’s betrothed, a former Sealord’s son, Lord Corlys agrees to a betrothal between them.
During the early days of the 9th moon King Viserys is made aware of his brother’s betrothal to the Lady Laena and shares the news with his queen consort who then proceeds to taunt Princess Rhaenyra with the information, causing the princess to start her labors too early;
In the 10th day of the 9th moon of year 116 AC, over 7 months after her dalliance with her rogue uncle, Princess Rhaenyra gives birth to her first child, her firstborn son and heir, Prince Aenar Targaryen.
Characters’ ages by this year: Rhaenyra 19 years old; Daemon 35 years old; Viserys 44 years old; Alicent 20 years old, Aegon 2 years old; Helaena 1 year old; Laenor 18 years old; Laena 16 years old; Rhaenys 44 years old; Corlys 54 years old; Otto 46 years old; Criston 29 years old.
The story first chapter starts during the 1th moon of the year 117 AC.