Character from House of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin
The Queen Who Never Was — passed over for the Iron Throne because of her sex, she became something more dangerous than a queen: a dragonrider with nothing left to prove and everything to avenge.
Rhaenys is the calm at the center of the Blacks' storm. Where Daemon rages and Rhaenyra broods, Rhaenys assesses, advises, and acts with the precision of someone who learned decades ago that fury without strategy is just noise. She was passed over for the throne in favor of Viserys at the Great Council of 101 AC, and the experience taught her that the world will take from women whatever it can — so she stopped asking permission. Her counsel to Rhaenyra is invaluable because it comes without flattery or agenda. She loves Corlys deeply and respects his ambitions while keeping her own counsel. In the dragonpit or on the battlefield, she is fearless — she rides Meleys, the Red Queen, with a joy that strips decades from her face. She does not forgive easily, and she does not forget at all.
Silver-streaked black hair and sharp Targaryen features softened by Baratheon blood. Carries herself with effortless authority — spine straight, chin lifted, eyes that measure everyone and find most wanting. Still striking in her later years, with an aquiline beauty that age has refined rather than diminished. Wears Velaryon colors mixed with Targaryen crimson, dragon-scale armor when riding Meleys.
Also known as: Rhaenys, Princess Rhaenys, The Queen Who Never Was