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Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
Viserys’s named heir and leader of the Blacks, ruling from Dragonstone after Aegon’s coronation.
ClearStory · HBO · SEASON 2 · EPISODE 6
HOUSEOF THE DRAGON · SEASON 2
Smallfolk
The setup
Aemond tightens control of King’s Landing as food shortages worsen. Rhaenyra considers how to find riders for the unclaimed dragons, and Mysaria turns the smallfolk’s anger into political pressure.
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
QUICK REMINDER
12 peopleThe only names you need
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Mysaria
An intelligence broker with contacts in King’s Landing and a long connection to Daemon.
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Prince Aemond Targaryen
Aegon’s younger brother, a dangerous fighter bonded with the enormous Vhagar.
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Alicent Hightower
Aegon’s mother and former queen, increasingly uncertain of her influence over the war.
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Queen Helaena Targaryen
Aegon’s sister-wife and mother of his children; gentle, withdrawn and prone to strange observations.
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Prince Jacaerys Velaryon
Rhaenyra’s eldest son and heir, called Jace; rider of Vermax and an active diplomat.
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Prince Daemon Targaryen
Rhaenyra’s husband, uncle and most experienced warrior; rider of Caraxes.
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Alys Rivers
A mysterious healer at Harrenhal who challenges Daemon’s certainty and seems to know hidden things.
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Addam of Hull
A shipwright serving the Velaryon fleet and Alyn’s brother, of uncertain noble parentage.
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Hugh Hammer
A skilled blacksmith in King’s Landing whose family is suffering under the blockade.
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Ulf White
A talkative King’s Landing man who claims royal Targaryen blood.
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Ser Gwayne Hightower
Alicent’s brother, newly arrived from Oldtown to serve in the Green army.
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Key story points
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Content note: Violence, strong language, death, grief and distress, immolation, civil unrest and attempted sexual assault.
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