shiera seastar

King Aegon IV Targaryen sired Shiera upon the ninth and last of his mistresses, Lady Serenei of Lys. Serenei died giving birth to the last of the king's bastard children, naming her child Shiera, Star of the Sea.

Shiera never married, but took many lovers, and numerous duels were fought for her favor. Her half-brother Brynden Rivers, known as Bloodraven, was her most ardent suitor, and repeatedly proposed marriage to her. Although she refused to marry him, Shiera did share her bed with him and was amused by his jealousy. Her other half-brother Aegor Rivers, known as Bittersteel, also desired her, which only served to increase the hatred between Bloodraven and Bittersteel.

Seastar Shiera was renowned as a beauty and seductress. She had a heart-shaped face, and thick and curly Targaryen silver-gold hair that she wore long. Although she had two mismatched eyes — one dark blue, the other bright green — it was said that the "defect" only enhanced her beauty. In clothing, Shiera was fond of ivory and lace and cloth-of-silver, but not cloth-of-gold, which she considered too vulgar.

Shiera was a great reader, even at an early age, spoke many languages, and maintained a large and arcane library. She also was reputed to share her mother Serenei's skill in the dark arts. Shiera was known to possess a heavy silver necklace, with alternating star sapphires and emeralds, that complemented her unusual eyes.