HBO's 'Game of Thrones' prequel throws a lot of proper nouns at you. Here's a guide to the important whos, whats and wheres of 'House of the Dragon.'
A volcanic region of Essos that no longer exists. It was once home to a proud people who conquered much of that continent on the backs of their dragons, armed with weapons of Valyrian steel. Hundreds of years before the events ofhowever, a volcanic upheaval called the"Doom of Valyria" destroyed the Valyrian peninsula — along with the secret to forging Valyrian steel; only a handful of these weapons remain in the world.
opens, have come together with the stated aim of ridding the Stepstones of pirates. The Iron Throne welcomes this news ... at first.The current ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, and the fifth Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne. Asopens, he's aging, and has yet to produce a male heir. This fact will drive the central conflict of the series, a civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.
Viserys' younger brother, a skilled soldier with a fiery temperament. Leads the City Watch of King's Landing. He fully expects to be next in line for the Iron Throne, but the King's advisors deem him too rash and cruel for the role, and jockey to suggest alternatives.A cousin of Viserys and Daemon who came close to inheriting the Iron Throne instead of Viserys. Rhaenys would have been the Seven Kingdom's first Queen — but a council of Westros's lords chose Viserys instead.
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