House Velaryon

House Velaryon is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Baratheon of Dragonstone. Their seat is Driftmark, an island in Blackwater Bay located west of Dragonstone.

Historical members

 * {Monica Velaryon}, wife of the firstborn son and heir of Lord Orys Baratheon.

In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Velaryon an ancient and proud house, with the blood of old Valyria in its veins and sometimes married into House Targaryen when the latter ruled over Westeros. Velaryons, like the Targaryens, often have the Valyrian features of silver hair and purple eyes. They rule over Driftmark, the largest island of the Blackwater Bay, and are sworn to Dragonstone. Their arms depict a silver seahorse on sea green and their titles are Lord of the Tides and Master of Driftmark. Their words do not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they are "The Old, the True, the Brave".